Instant Pot vs Ninja

[Catinabox21]

Currently down a pressure cooker/multi-cooker rabbit hole and would love to hear your opinions.

The function I’m most interested in is pressure cooking, but open to the idea of more bells and whistles (eg slow cooker) provided they are actually decent.

i’m after something with a larger capacity.

Thanks!

I have an Instant Pot Duo Crisp, the larger version. I can sear and sauté ingredients then add liquid and change function to slow or pressure cook and that is a game changer to develop flavour. The surface area for air frying is quite small though, which is OK for roast veg, roast spuds, chips etc that don’t need to be in a single layer and can be shaken in the basket, but I can’t air fry much in a single layer.

I can cook turkey crown, large roast chicken, joint of meat with pressure cook then finish with airfry - this is the perfect way to cook as I get succulent meat with malliard reaction tasty roasty surface, also amazing juices for gravy. I can pressure cook a large bag of dried beans or massive pot of soup for 10. I’ll steam a huge Christmas pudding on pressure cook. I make 12 large portions of chilli, spag Bol or curry etc in the slow cooker. Size is only an issue for air fry function compared with 2 drawer models.

How big is it? I have a slow cooker and pressure cooker already but willing to try something else

@Shineonyoucrazyis it the Ninja 15 in 1 of which you speak?

No, the Pot Dip Crisp. Thank you.

Dear god I need to stay away from this thread. I’ve only JUST sold the insta pot that MN convinced me I needed x years ago 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I do NOT need to buy another one 🤣

But also.. I came here to look at soup maker opinions 🤣🤣

Instant pot, so much better - safer and easier to clean

Love my ninja. Use the pressure cook function to make soups every week

I’ve never used the Niinja, but love my Instant Pot. Get the non stick pot for easier cleaning.

I’ve got an instant Pot and a Ninja air fryer and they are both used all the time, the af is used most days but I’m glad they’re separate devices as the multi ones are massive and a bit ugly

I had a Ninja multicooker. I liked it but it broke a few months out of warranty. I am now trying an Instant Pot and hope it lasts longer than the Ninja.

@MarxistMags@Catinabox21its the large capacity Instant Pot Duo Crisp. Discontinued! Instant Pot Duo Crisp on clearance on some sites, but I’m not sure if this is the bigger model that I have. The Ninja 15 is very similar but the air fry lid isn’t detachable and has to be flipped up in the wet cooking modes which made it more difficult for me space wise.

I have to say all the bells and whistles for me are not used. I have an instant pot 6 in one or 9 one one. All I use it for is conventional pressure cooking. I love bone broth so every week make a big stash of that and use it for my stews to get tender meat.

Separately we have a ninja air fryer which is also fab.

@MissConductUS what model do you have?