Iain K. MacLeod

February 11, 2026

Review: Instant Pot 7-in-1 Programmable Pressure Cooker (6qt/1000W) [IP-DUO60]

Purchased for $86.24 on 25-NOV-16 and still in operation after ten years, I found this old review:

After hearing it was “the internet’s choice for pressure cookers” from Jason Kottke and The Wirecutter, plus several friends repeating the same sentiment on Facebook, the Instant Pop became our family's best Black Friday deal of 2016.

The standout feature? Effortless chicken stock. We just toss in grocery store chicken carcasses and veggie scraps (collect them in your freezer), and it does all the work. It also perfectly boils eggs (incredibly easy to peel), cooks rice, and preps ribs.

You can program it to delay cooking, there are lots of safety precautions to deal with any fears associated with pressure cooking and it all ends up in a dishwasher-safe stainless steel pot. 7-in-1 seems like a stretch and I haven't tackled all it says it can do, but it claims to be a pressure cooker (1), slow cooker (2), rice cooker (3), saute/browning (4), yogurt maker (5), steamer (6) and warmer (7)—but we haven't tested every function.

The downsides: It's a little bulky, the controls aren't intuitive and it has some unique terminology, and you can't peek at your food while it cooks.

“It takes up a lot of space, it’s not at all intuitive, and I hate not being able to check on my food as it cooks. But even so, I don’t plan on giving mine up anytime soon.”

About Iain K. MacLeod

He/Him | Paid Worker. Unremarkable Hobbyist. Occasional Friend. Full-time Dad. Great-great-great-grandnephew of Angus “Giant” MacAskill. Worked skateboard check at 1994 Gobblefest in Cape Breton. Based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. aka Boost Ventilator. For more info…