Instant Pot Superior 7.1L Slow Cooker Multi-Function Cooking System review

About the Instant Pot Superior 7.1L

The Instant Pot Superior is a four-function slow cooker with a removable inner pot. Instant Pot lists its capacity as 7.1L, enough for up to 10 portions. The pot is aluminium with a PFOA-free ceramic non-stick coating and has cool-touch handles. It measures 35cm wide, 39cm deep and 26cm high, and John Lewis lists the weight as 3.5kg. John Lewis also gives the power as 800W and lists the box contents as the inner pot and lid.

Slow Cook runs from 30 minutes to 24 hours on Low or High. Instant Pot's own guide says Low reaches 95°C after about 4.5 hours and High after about 2.5 to 3 hours. Sauté/Sear has three heat levels, 110°C, 135°C and 160°C, and runs for up to an hour, so you can brown meat or onions in the same pot before slow cooking. Steam runs for up to four hours, and Keep Warm holds food at 68°C or 77°C. Slow Cook and Steam can also be set to start later, and slow cook switches to Keep Warm when the timer ends.

There is no pressure mode, air fry or bake. Steaming needs a separate rack or basket, as the pot has no built-in one. The brand's retailer Q&A says it is not compatible with induction hobs, which matters little here, as the heat comes from the base unit rather than your hob.

What owners report about the Instant Pot Superior 7.1L

We found very little written owner feedback for this exact UK model that we could open, so this section is short. The retailer pages we could read carried ratings but no readable review text.

The one recurring question in the brand-side retailer Q&A is how to steam: owners and buyers are told a separate rack or basket is needed. Nothing we could read pointed to a repeated fault with this model.

Who the Instant Pot Superior 7.1L suits

Buy it if you cook for four or more, or batch cook and freeze. The 7.1L pot, searing in the same pot and a keep-warm mode make it a straightforward set-and-leave cooker for stews, curries, soups and joints. The handled pot can go to the table, and the lid and inner pot go in the dishwasher.

Look elsewhere if you want pressure cooking, air frying or baking. The Midea 9-in-1 Pressure Cooker 7.6L is a large pressure option, and the Ninja Foodi 8-in-1 PossibleCooker 8L adds baking and proving to a similar slow-and-sear design. If you want more presets in a non-pressure pot, the Morphy Richards Multifunction 10-in-1 Food Multicooker 6.5L is another choice. For one or two people, 7.1L is more pot than you need.

Questions about the Instant Pot Superior 7.1L