Pot Duo

Bought an Instant Pot Duo to replace their rice cooker; at 1:1 water it makes the best rice for fried rice.

Prefers rice from their 6-qt Duo at 1:1 water, 3 minutes high pressure and 15 minutes natural release.

Used their Instant Pot Duo to make rice at comparable speed to a rice cooker, with a small learning curve, before upgrading.

Cooks eggs, oatmeal, yogurt, rice, broth, pasta, chili, beans and more in their Duo.

Appreciates that their IP Duo 6 cooks frozen chicken breasts in five minutes plus natural release for broth and shredded chicken.

Got an IP Duo for Christmas and uses it mostly for rice; they aren't a fan of the air fryer lid.

Has had their IP Duo for 3 years and uses it regularly.

On their first cook, a new Duo showed 'Food Burn' and never counted down.

Has a 6-qt Duo with the air fryer lid and likes having an air fryer.

Their chili on the Duo's slow cooker function went wrong and the pot ruined the batch.

Their 2016 Duo 6 qt stopped holding pressure during rice and pasta until they pushed the sealing ring in further.

Their 8-quart Duo had been misbehaving and boiled hard instead of counting down while making beef soup.

Loves their Mini Duo (3 qt), perfect for two light eaters with a small footprint that easily goes in and out of a cabinet.

Loves their 3 qt after previously having an 8; no issues, quick with raw chicken breasts.

Has the mini and follows 6-quart recipe directions with no problems.

Their 6 qt turned chili meat to leather, the same issue another owner reported.

Their 5.7 litre Duo is slightly too big for two but perfect for batch cooking; rice from it sucks.

Loves their 3 qt mini after nine months, though its sauté surface is small so they do some steps on the stove.

Their 6 qt Duo, bought in November 2024, broke already, with the pressure cook button dead; their old 3 qt lasted 5-6 years.

Their new Duo 6 has a meh sauté mode and can barely boil water compared with their cheap electric pressure cooker.

Owns two Duo 60s and a Duo Plus and finds none of them sauté acceptably.

Their 7-year-old Duo has started steaming all over while cooking even with the lid tight.

Was disappointed using their Duo 6 qt as a slow cooker; the meat didn't come out right with the regular lid.

Their first white rice in the Duo ended with a food burn message.

Their 8-year-old 6 qt Duo has recently started losing steam on certain dishes once at pressure.

Has a Duo 6 qt and a Duo Nova 10 qt and rarely wishes for more features beyond pressure cooking.

Started with a 6 qt Duo and loves it.

Chose the Duo mini because they cook mostly for one and have little storage; finding recipes works well.

Very happy with their new Duo Mini, very compact and doing everything their big 6 qt does.

In their original Duo, the slow cooker setting was terrible.

Got an 8 quart Duo about 7+ years ago and it is still going perfectly.

Their new 8 qt Duo kept giving a 'food burn' error cooking pork loin with cream of mushroom soup.

Their 8 qt Duo of nearly 10 years still works, and the newer one has little improvements.

Their Instant Pot Duo had trouble coming to pressure at first until they washed and dried the gasket and lid.

Their 2022 Duo started showing a food burn error, which a fix resolved.

Their 2016 8 qt Duo burns often while their 2013 6 qt almost never does.

Gets good results sautéing in their newer Duo Mini for a mirepoix.

Bought a Duo 6 qt in 2017 and it is still going strong with its original sealing ring.

Replaced their old 8 qt Duo, which still pressure cooked fine but had a poor slow cook and a very slow sauté.

The lid of their Duo started peeling and its top components slowly broke after two years, and replacement lids aren't sold any more.

Finds the Duo they got a few years ago much worse than their original Lux, which never gives a burn notice.

Has had their Duo about three years and it has worked perfectly.

Their Instant Pot Duo Mini is very nice and compact for meals for two.

Has a Lux and a hand-me-down Duo; the Duo is newer with more features, but they hate it.

Their older Duo has been wonderful for years without a problem until an odd 'OF' display appeared.

Got the 8-qt Duo for $104 on sale; a little big and the 6-qt might have done, but still very happy.

Their Duo60 from 2016 is still going strong, and two more they gave as gifts are still running fine.

Their Duo from 2016 shows no signs of failure whatsoever.

Their IP-DUO60 V2 bought in 2016 is still going strong.

Has had the Duo since 2015 and it still works great and gets used all the time; a stuck steam valve pin was freed by wiggling it.

Has had their Duo 6-qt for nine years and four sealing rings, with no taste carry-over from the ring smell.

The slow cooker settings on their Duo are their chief complaint: far too low a temperature to cook anything.

Their Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 6 L leaks steam from the lid and won't build pressure until the lid is readjusted or retightened.

Their Duo died almost exactly two years after purchase, no longer sealing or coming to pressure.

Keeps a 6-qt Duo and an 8-qt Duo Crisp on the counter and uses both basically every day.

Loved the Duo they had for years before switching to a Rio.

Their Duo Mini bought nine years ago has started releasing pressure early, even with a new sealing ring.

Still has two original Duos from 2016 that work great.

Has had a Duo 7 since 2018 with no issues ever, now using it a couple of times a week.

Finds their 6 qt Duo a workhorse with no problems.

Has 6 qt and 8 qt Duos that both work well and considers them the most useful kitchen appliance, though contacts need cleaning to avoid overheat faults.

Their first-gen 6 qt and 3 qt Duos are both still going strong, the 6 qt nearly 10 years old, used for stew, beans and quick soups.

After their Ultra died, their new Duo 7-in-1 leaves beans undercooked using the same recipes and times that worked for years.

Used their 2014 Duo faithfully for congee and stews through new gaskets and an inner pot, until it threw a C6 error.

Had an IP Duo for about 15 years and loved it.

Their IP-Duo leaked steam from the lid on the first water test and now shows a C6L error.

Has a Duo 8 qt and an older 6 qt and calls the Instant Pot the best kitchen appliance they own: cheap, nutritious, easy to clean and amazingly fast.

Makes jasmine and basmati rice perfectly every time in their 3 L Mini Duo on the rice setting.

Still using the v2 6 qt Duo they bought on Black Friday 2016, which predates the burn notice firmware.

Still using the 6 qt Duo from their 2014 wedding registry.

Has bought two 6 qt Duos, which do everything they need for one or two people.

Loves their Instant Pot Duo and uses it daily.

Their new Instant Pot Duo's inner pot showed spots that look like flaking after the first use.

Has two 8 qt Duos bought before Instant Pot was sold and they've performed flawlessly, without even needing new silicone rings.

Owns the Duo 7-in-1 6 qt and finds it absolutely fantastic and cheaper than the smart models.

Their 6 qt Duo is almost ten years old and they hope it lasts forever.

Has used their 6 qt Duo, bought for about $60 eight to ten years ago, fairly often with no complaints.

Was given a Duo 60 v3 years ago, forgot it on a shelf, and has been using it like crazy for three weeks.

Their few-months-old 6 qt Duo is awesome: no burn messages or other problems, everything just works.

Bought an 8 qt and a 6 qt Duo for cold-start yogurt; the 8 qt is over a decade old and only needed new sealing rings.

Their simple Instant Pot Duo has worked great for several years for smaller jobs, unlike their larger, more automated 6.5 qt model that now throws errors.

The pressure release switch on their 6 qt Duo broke after about four years and they couldn't find a replacement part or lid.

Their older Duo sometimes doesn't build enough steam to seat the float valve, needing the lid handle lifted and pushed back down.

Calls the 6 quart Duo a win and a lean, mean bean machine.

Uses their Duo frequently for beans, brown and white rice, yogurt on its yogurt setting and overnight bone broth.

Cooks rice and beans in their Instant Pot Duo and they come out great; very easy and safe after a traditional pressure cooker blew up on them.

Has had the Duo for about four years and it's still going strong.

Their 6 quart Duo, bought for about $50 in 2018 or 2019, has fed lots of family and gone strong weekly for years.

Recommends the Duo after six years with theirs.

Their very old Duo Mini was great when they were single, though scaling recipes down takes some getting used to.

Their Duo lasted 10 years and a few thousand cycles before burning out.

Has had both the Duo and the Rio and preferred the Duo.

Their IP Duo makes perfect long-grain rice every time with the rice button.

Their 6 qt Duo V2 worked flawlessly for 7 or 8 years before the heating stopped working under pressure.

Their Duo lasted a long time, but they disliked the wobbly steam vent, which stopped working well, and rice was inconsistent.

Received an Instant Pot Duo Mini as a gift and got a C1 error on the first water test run, so it has to go back.

Both of their 8 qt Instant Pot Duos burnt out; they find the newer manufacturing lower quality than the older ones.

Their IP-DUO60 is still going strong after ten years of near-daily use for rice, oatmeal, beans, lentils and eggs, even surviving being placed on a hot stove grate.

Still uses the 6 qt Duo they bought over a decade ago, but would buy a different brand when it dies.

Uses both a 3 L Mini and a 6 L Duo at least weekly for beans, grains, chili and chicken breasts.

Uses a 3 qt Duo almost every day to batch-cook whole grains, lentils, peas, beans and potatoes.

Has had the Food Burn warning on their Instant Pot Duo three or four times in a couple of years, usually with rice.

After more than a year, their Instant Pot Duo gave a strong static-like tingle on its side when plugged in.

Their teal 6 qt Duo suddenly got stuck on the Porridge program after being unplugged mid-cook and won't respond to other buttons.

Their 3 qt Duo Mini comes up to pressure significantly faster than their 8 qt Pro despite lower wattage.

Has had their 6 qt Duo for about five years with only about five burn notices, each their own fault.

After almost a decade of trouble-free cooking in a 3 qt Instant Pot, their new 6 qt Instant Pot Duo won't come to pressure unless they press down on the lid; on the rice preset it stalls and burns rice on the bottom without a burn warning.

“I recently got a 6qt Instant Pot Duo and just can’t get it to come to pressure without assistance, by which I mean a slight push down on the lid.”

Their 3 qt Duo started rusting and corroding under its outer film after only 11 months living in a camper, so they sanded and painted it; it still works great.

Cooks for one in the original 6 qt Duo and recommends that size over the 3 qt; they regularly cook small amounts like half a pound of potatoes in it.

Has the Instant Pot Duo Mini 3 qt, loves it and makes soups in it in winter.

Their first Instant Pot, a Lux 60, never gave trouble, but their Duo V2 is a constant worry: anything that might stick triggers a burn notice, so they can't stir rice into one-pot dishes and use it much less.

Has no microwave and reheats in their 6 qt Duo several times a week; with a little water it comes to pressure very fast, and wet foods and rice reheat well pot-in-pot.

Has used their 6 qt Instant Pot Duo since 2015 for soups, beans and yogurt and is very pleased with it.

Their Duo60 V2, about 8 years old, still works like a charm; when they broke the lid they bought a replacement lid instead of a new pot.

Their Duo just passed nine years of use at least three times a week with nothing ever replaced or repaired.

Had to replace their old Instant Pot, and the sealing ring on the new Duo is impossible to de-stink: lemon, vinegar, Dawn, microwaving and Phoenix sun have all failed.

Used an Instant Pot Duo for years until it eventually died, then replaced it with a Pro.

Just bought their third Instant Pot Duo over many years of use; they make yogurt, stews, soups and the occasional cheesecake and find it quick and effortless.

Finds the Duo more reliable overall and has never had the inner pot spinning issue; they rarely lift the pot right after cooking so don't miss handles.

Loves their Duo 6, likes that the pot can spin when sautéing ground meat, and finds replacement parts readily available.

Their 10-plus-year-old Instant Pot Duo 6 qt 7-in-1 is still doing okay with no parts ever replaced, until the condensation cup broke.

Has a 3 qt Duo and finds it good for beans as long as you respect its lower fill limits.

Their Duo is still going strong after 10 years, unlike the Pro they bought for its extras, so they are back on the Duo.

Their 2016 Duo still works great for family dinners.

Has two Instant Pot Duos bought the same year, now 8 years old, and plans to keep them a long time.

Their 6 qt Duo is going on ten years without an error message; the basic models are clearly the most reliable.

Their 6 qt Duo has been a tank since 2017 with no repairs, only replacement sealing rings, though they find its sauté finicky with hot spots.

Has had the Duo for a few years without issues and never wanted the extra bells and whistles.

Was pretty happy with their 6 qt Duo until it broke, then upgraded to the 8 qt Pro for big batches.