America’s number-one cooker brand Instant Pot – which has gained somewhat of a cult following among culinary connoisseurs abroad – has reached local shores and is set to transform the way South Africans cook this winter. 

Instant Pot is an all-in-one functional kitchen appliance and has been the fastest growing cooking brand in The United States for the past two years. It has been featured in the New York Times and rated the top-selling kitchen appliance on Amazon.com in 2018. If you live a fast-paced lifestyle, then Instant Pot is designed just for you. And the reasons to consider treating yourself to one are more than plenty:

EASY

The reason Instant Pot is so popular is because of the way it has made cooking the meals we love easier than ever before. It will also fit conveniently into any kitchen; You get a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté pan, warmer and yoghurt maker all in one neat package, allowing for a super organised and neat kitchen counter.

Instant Pot is also very easy to handle. The brushed stainless-steel exterior is fingerprint resistant with a lid holder for left- and right-handed users.

SMART

Instant Pot features smart programmes for soup, meat, stew, beans, chilli, poultry, rice, multigrain and porridge dishes, as well as settings for sautéing, simmering, steaming, slow cooking, warming, yoghurt making and manual pressure cooking.

You can prepare your favourite dishes with the press of a button. It even remembers and customises itself to the way you cook!

FAST

Cook up to three times faster! Prepare a scrumptious gourmet dish at the press of a button with 14 microprocessor-controlled programmes to take the guesswork out of cooking. Achieve perfect results every time.

VERSATILE

You can use it to make almost anything! Think stews, soup and oxtail potjies, to cheesecake, home-made yoghurt or ricotta and even sponge puddings!

HEALTHY

Cooking with Instant Pot also ensures healthier cooking. All components of the Instant Pot that come into contact with your food are food-grade 304 (18/8) stainless steel, including the lid and the inner pot (which comes with a three-ply bottom), and the steam rack with handles.

There are no unhealthy non-stick chemical coatings and each component is easy to clean and dishwasher-safe too.

SAFE

Instant Pot is UL certified with 10 proven safety mechanisms to give you peace of mind. Highly energy efficient, this kitchen-friendly cooker releases no steam while cooking, contains all smells and automates cooking.

Owning an Instant Pot gives you access to one of the fastest-growing online recipe-sharing communities as well. and support and inspiration is also accessible here, on the Instant Pot South Africa Facebook page.

Priced at R2 199 and available at all @home stores.