In Love With My New Instant Pot Pro (Review)

I needed to buy a new Instant Pot when I was writing recipe for a cookbook. After considering all of the options, I ended up buying a new 6-quart Instant Pot Pro. I had no idea I could fall in love with my new Instant Pot Pro because of all of the new features and improvements. It’s a pressure cooker game-changer worth checking out.

Disclosure: The company that makes the Instant Pot has no affiliation with this post. I purchased the Pro and am sharing my opinions with you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

12 Reasons to Love the Instant Pot Pro

I haven’t tried all of the features of the Instant Pot Pro yet, I mainly use the saute, steam, or pressure cook functions. I love cooking with the Instant Pot because it is more nutritious, saves time, and doesn’t heat up my kitchen (or me!). I love this Instant Pot Pro for the following reasons:

1. The Anti-Block Shield is easy to remove. Win!
2. The Pro has a steam button. Win! Win!
3. The steam function is not pressurized which means that we can open the lid during the steaming to check to see if the food is ready.
4. It has a Whisper Quiet Steam Release. There’s a steam diverter over the steam release valve and when I release the pressure, it’s a cute little hiss. This makes such a big difference for anyone who is sensitive to noise or sudden sounds.
5. The inner pot has silicone coated handles that make it so much easier to stir food inside the inner pot without spinning the pot. The handles make it easier to hold the inner pot when putting the inner pot into the cooking base or taking it out.
6. The Inner Pot is also stovetop friendly and oven safe up to 450 °F.
7. There’s a Quick Cool Plastic Cover on the lid to protect fingers from the hot metal parts of the lid. We can take the cover off and install a Quick Cool Tray (an optional accessory).
8. The Instant Pot Pro also has a quick release switch so that it’s easy to keep fingers away from the valve. Left-handed people will need to remember to use their right hand to use the quick release switch!
9. The control panel is intuitive and easy to use, it also has a cooking progress bar. There are 28 preset programs that are customizable and as well as 5 buttons to program your favorite recipes.
10. And the programmable timer is my favorite new feature. You can program it to remind you 5 or 10 minutes after it’s done cooking, which is perfect for recipes that call for 5 or 10 minute natural pressure release.
11. You can also make changes to the program while cooking is in-progress.
12. It’s also possible to Delay Start, which gives you flexibility to make things like congee or oatmeal for breakfast. I marinated some chicken wings in the inner pot and programmed it to delay start for 30 minutes so the wings could marinate while I did other things!

The Instant Pot Pro also includes two sealing rings (a red one and a white one) plus a trivet. If you want more information about the Instant Pot Pro, you can download the Instant Pot Pro manual from Williams-Sonoma. The Instant Pot Pro 6 quart uses 1200 KWh and it seem to cook faster than my Instant Pot Duo.

Pressure Cook and Air Fry Options

I didn’t consider any Instant Pots with the air fryer lid option because we have a convection oven and not enough storage space for extra accessories. My son will be sharing his Instant Pot with roommates and the air fryer lid can only be wiped clean, so it would be difficult to clean thoroughly in case of cross-contact with his allergens.

I love multi-function small appliances where you have one base but parts to use it in two different ways. However if the base breaks, then you lose both functions. I bought an Instant Pot Vortex Plus air fryer and love using it. So now I can use an air fryer and a pressure cooker at the same time if I want!

I’m Writing an Instant Pot Cookbook!

Another reason I want an extra Instant Pot is that I wrote a cookbook and I am SO excited. Having two Instant Pot makes recipe testing go twice as fast! I decided that if I need a new Instant Pot and there’s no incentive to buy one that’s on sale, I would buy the model I want and I’m so happy about my splurge.

I ordered a 6 quart Instant Pot Pro (affiliate link) and fell in love with all of the smart, well thought out features. Instant Pot also makes a slightly larger 8 quart version of the Instant Pot Pro (affiliate link). Be aware that if you order from Amazon, the Instant Pot Pro and the Instant Pot Duo Plus share the same page but are different “Style Name” and the reviews are mixed up together. Order the Pro!

I hope my Instant Pot Pro review helps you if you have been on the fence about buying an Instant Pot or have been considering an upgrade or you need some ideas for your back to school and holiday shopping lists. Let me know if you buy one and what you are cooking! If you need some inspiration here are some of my favorite Instant Pot recipes.

Instant Pot Recipes by Nut Free Wok

Beginner Recipes – Start Here

First read the manual and follow the directions to do a water test, which I described in my first review of the Instant Pot. Then try making some eggs in the Instant Pot.

• The Best Instant Pot Eggs
• Instant Pot Soft Boiled Eggs

Soup and Congee Recipes

• Crazy Good Carrot Soup Instant Pot Recipe
• Instant Pot Chicken Soup with Corn and Vegetables, A Dream Come True
• Instant Pot Chicken Corn Egg Drop Soup Recipe
• Instant Pot Chicken Congee (Chicken Jook)
• Century Eggs and Pork Porridge, an Easy Instant Pot Recipe

Main Dish Recipes

• Instant Pot Chicken Thighs with Teriyaki Sauce Recipe 
• Instant Pot Chinese Spare Ribs with Five Spice Recipe
• Soy-Braised Duck Legs with Ginger and Scallion Instant Pot Recipe – one of my favorite recipes from Chinese Instant Pot Cookbook
• Instant Pot Kalua Pork with Cabbage
• Lu Rao Fan, Braised Pork and Egg Rice Bowl, Easy Instant Pot Recipe – a Taiwanese recipe from Chinese Instant Pot Cookbook
• Instant Pot Beef Tongue and Soy-Free Soy Sauce 2.0 Recipe
• Japanese Beef Curry Recipe; The Gluten Free Instant Pot Cookbook Review
• Easy Instant Pot Tortellini with Meat Sauce

Easy Side Dish Recipes

• Instant Pot Okinawan Sweet Potatoes, Two Ways
• Baby Bok Choy Instant Pot Recipe, Tender Crisp, Chinese-Style – a featured recipe from my cookbook, Chinese Instant Pot Cookbook.
• Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce, An Easy 3 Ingredient Recipe

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