The undisputed community favorite with over 100,000 Amazon reviews averaging 4.7 stars. Seven versatile cooking functions, dead-simple controls, and a price under $100 make it the go-to for most home cooks.
If you're buying your first pressure cooker, stop overthinking it — get the Duo. It's the #1 bestseller for a reason, and every expert test confirms what real owners already know: it just works.
“I did my water test in the garage so I wouldn't hurt anything if I mangled things. Now, it's an absolute go-to cooking tool, i use it at least 3 times a week.”
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“I hid from mine for almost a year, and now I use it constantly! And I already had a crock pot and a stove top pressure cooker. You will get there too!”
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“This Instant Pot, the #1 Best Seller on Amazon, has a serious following with an average 4.7-star rating from over 100,000 reviews. It also aced our pressure-cooking and slow-cooking beef stew tests.”
Good Housekeeping · read full review →
“The Instant Pot Duo is the company's most popular series and for good reason. It's super simple to operate and offers seven versatile cooking functions.”
CNET · read full review →
“Weighing an airy 11.8 pounds, the Instant Pot Duo is easily the smallest electric pressure cooker we tested, despite having the same capacity as many others. The interface was also very simple.”
Epicurious · read full review →
“The Duo line has fewer special features than the Instant Pot Pro, but it works well and is reliable.”
Serious Eats · read full review →
