Turn your pressure cooker into an air fryer with this Instant Pot lid on sale
Check out these Instant Pot deals at Amazon as of Oct. 18:
BEST STARTER: Instant Pot Duo Plus — Save $30.04
BEST ADD-ON: Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid — Save $40.04
The iconic Instant Pot. You've likely heard of this appliance with a cult following, even if you're not quite sure what it does.
In a word, it's magic. In a few more words, the Instant Pot is an electric pressure cooker that makes meals way faster than an oven or slow cooker without sacrificing flavor. In other words, that pot roast that might usually take all day can be fully cooked to juicy perfection in a little more than an hour with minimal effort on your part.
Now don't let its quick cook times and delicious possibilities fool you — an Instant Pot is not an air fryer. At least, not in every case. Before 2019, Instant Pot didn't sell air fryers. Now, they do offer a wide selection of products that includes pressure cooker/air fryer duos and even just straight up air fryers.
However, if you already own a non-air frying Instant Pot, you don't need to purchase an entirely new model — pop on the Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid, and you're set. Even better, as of Oct. 18, this air fryer lid and the Instant Pot Duo Plus are both on sale at Amazon. Whether you're looking to finally learn what the Instant Pot craze is about or change your pressure cooking game with a lid, keep reading to hear more about these two deals.
BEST STARTER: Instant Pot Duo Plus — $89.95
Okay, so it makes good meals in good time, right? Yes, but there's more to the story. In addition to being a pressure cooker, the Duo Plus functions as a slow cooker, sauté pan, rice cooker, steamer, yogurt maker, food warmer, sous vide, and sterilizer. Even sans air fryer capabilities, that's a nine-in-one appliance. The display is easy to read, and if you really crave simplicity in all things culinary, there's 15 customizable smart programs— that's a bunch of meals you can cook in literally the touch of a button. With six quarts, you can make up to six servings, and when it's time to clean up, the inner pot and lid are dishwasher safe.
BEST ADD-ON: Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid — $49.95
If you're wondering whether a humble lid can take your nine-in-one pressure cooker to a 10-in-1 pressure cooker and air fryer, we're here to tell you yes, and then some. To be precise, this lid does air fry, but it also lets you broil, bake, roast, reheat, and dehydrate. In addition to the lid, you'll receive a multi-level air fry basket that's dishwasher safe, a broiling and dehydrating tray, and a protective storage cover for when the lid isn't in use. Basically, all the essentials for air frying functionality. Plus, this lid doesn't just fit on to the six-quart Duo Plus — it also works the six-quart Duo, Duo Nova, Duo Gourmet, Viva, Ultra, and Lux. If you don't already own an Instant Pot, you might consider biting the bullet and paying a bit more for a model like the Duo Crisp, but if you've already snagged one of the models listed above, this lid definitely offers the best bang for your buck.
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Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices. That knowledge comes in handy when she's covering shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday, which she's now done for three years at Mashable.
