I have a 6 Qt. Instant Pot, and 6 Qt. isn’t huge because you can’t fill them, or any other pressure cooker, more than 2/3 full. However they’re probably fine for a family of four. But these are a fantastic device! Once you have one you’ll never again want to be without one. Want some new or baby potatoes with your meal, throw them in whole or cut in half, add a couple of cups of liquid, I prefer chicken stock, and 6 - 8 minutes later … eat! I often saute in mine before using pressure, but I don’t think this one has the saute function. However the design of the lid, control panel layout, keep warm function are all very similar to the instant pot. It does look to be a good price. Again, once you start using one of these, you’ll be hooked. The food is always moist, tender and delicious. Cooking times are greatly reduced and clean-up is easy. Best of all … they’re safe!
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And personally - I have one of these, and I love it! Easy to use, easy to clean, and super safe.
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Thank you for your awesome feedback! Actually, you CAN saute with this unit! Once you plug it in, push the cancel button, which will activate the HOT mode. You can saute your veggies in the same pot you cook them in. Love it!
Hey Versonel, is it possible to slow cook as well? Would love to have just one appliance for doing both.
This Youtube reviewer seems to think so!
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Yes! it is great for slow cooking!
I’m looking for a pressure cooker that also does pressure canning. Will this do that? If so, how many quart or pint jars will fit?
Can you make yogurt in this?
Is the height stated in the dimensions interior or exterior?
Exterior.
Same, do we know how much clearance a quart jar would have, height-wise?
This pressure cooker does not have a yorgurt preset, which can make timing difficult.
You can use this for canning, as long as you use a barrier between the jars and the heating element, to prevent them from touching the bottom of the pot which can cause breaking. I’ve seen several blogs using the small silicon cupcake wrappers in the bottom, with water. This will bring your quart jars around an inch from the top of the the pot. You will want to make sure you have ample water, then set the pressure cooker to steam and set the time depending on what you are canning.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any additional questions.
Don’t buy this piece of crap. The “manual” is next to useless and unless you have some experience with an electronic pressure cooker, you will be baffled by the “instructions.” And despite the insrtuctions, I can’t get the timer function to work. Tonight, I had to go back to the stove top because it didn’t cook the way it was supposed to (so we are going to eat at 9:00 p.m though I started at 6:00) By all means, pay a few $$ extra and get a pressure cooker that can work the way it should. Woot- you should be ashamed of yourself for carrying such crap.
I’m very sorry to hear that you were having trouble deciphering the instruction manual. There are lots of video tutorials on Youtube for this product if you think that might help.
If after checking those out you find that the timer function is still not working, please contact customer service. An issue like that would be the result of a defective product, which is covered in our return policy.
Is the lid and inner lining compatible with the instant pot?
This looks like a very good deal
The mother ship, so to speak, is offering an instant pot for about the same price. I have one and love it. Sausage and peppers in 20 min. Made a fantastic Lima bean and andouille sausage soup the other night. Even made sunflower whole wheat bread. It was delicious, and fast but didn’t brown. I’ll make it again.
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Although the Versonel Pressure Cooker and the InstaPot are very similar, we cannot guarantee the pieces will be a perfect fit with each other.