I held off on buying an instant pot, a rice cooker (even though I can't cook stovetop rice worth a damn), and an air fryer for years because right now my kitchen is microscopic (think European size). I have a pressure cooker for canning but it's absolutely massive & in no way would it make sense to drag it out of the storage shed just to make some potatoes.

When I saw the price on this go to a deal I couldn't pass up, I pulled the trigger, rationalizing I could use my current crock pot to make hot process soap & this could be my new crock pot, plus I had air fryer French fries at my sister's and was shocked at how quickly they cooked & how deliciously crispy they were.

So- the positives. This is one tool which does an incredible range of functions. You can sous vide egg bites, make perfect fries, make the best & fastest boiled (pressure cooked) potatoes ever, make yogurt, use it as an instant pot, make perfect peel steamed eggs (I'm still trying to work out the time so that it doesn't overcook or get a green sulfur ring, but the peels literally slide off & I have chickens so these are ultra fresh eggs with extra sticky peels when just boiled).

I was worried I wouldn't use it, but I've found a bunch of uses already. I also can save a bunch of $ buying dried rice & beans & pressure cooking them in this vs. buying canned or my expensive habit of Seeds of Change bags of premade brown rice. Anyway, I'm a fan.

Now for why I've knocked off a star. First of all, this thing is massive. I've had to keep it in my dining room adjacent to the kitchen since I got it because it's too big to fit in the over fridge cabinet where my crock pot has lived. Because it has 2 big lids plus I bought extra egg racks for my steamed eggs & it came with some other racks, it's just"¦ a lot of accoutrement to wrangle. I'm going to have to figure out how to make room for this in my laundry room because it's just too big to fit in my base cabinets which have central shelves. I definitely don't have the counter space to keep this big honkin' thing on my counter. So, look at the measurements carefully if you're dealing with any space considerations.

Secondly- I am not the biggest fan of the interface. After using it for weeks, I still don't understand why the dial seems to skip all over the place & I find myself having to fuss with it a lot. It's not very intuitive how you change from med heat to high either. It's annoying.

Thirdly- although it comes with a recipe book & there's a sort of handy-ish chart in it with cooking times, I wish there were fewer recipes (I'm a vegetarian anyway & most if the recipes are meat based) and more instruction for cooking a variety of single items with perfect settings & times. I've had to do a good bit of trial & error. Plus, the internet recommendations for things like instant pot don't work for this & the Emeril website doesn't offer any help either. I haven't found a good source for cooking times & settings on the internet which apply to this model. So, when I first got it I kind of didn't know what I was doing other than making fries (and there's no fries setting so I just guessed & use the vegetable one, idk, it works fine just shake the basket halfway through). Bottom line is you'll be cooking pretty blind with this thing.

I'm still happy I got it & I have some milk ready to expire so I'm about to try yogurt because why not lol.

I imagine for people who do a lot of crock pot type meals this would be especially useful.

Overall, it's a solid recommend with the caveats I mentioned.

Just wanted to say that this Air fryer/pressure cooker is an amazingly well built, quality cooker. I bought another one right away for a family member!

Bought as a gift for a beginner cook. This Emeril cooker is the same as my Power Quick brand one with an added air fryer lid.

Pros: Stainless dishwasher and utensil safe pot.
Includes air fryer lid, pressure lid, AND glass lid for slow cooking, sauteing, sous vide, etc. Instructions are very clear on which lid to use for which functions.
Includes stainless dishwasher safe racks and basket. Racks can be used for air frying, pressure steaming and regular steaming.
Wide range of manual settings, very versatile.
Decent booklet of Emeril recipes.
Much less expensive than alternatives.

Cons: inner pressure lid is aluminum, not dishwasher safe.
Drip container tends to fall off back of pot.
When air frying, it's easy to accidentally touch edge of inner pot which is blazing hot.
Air fryer max temp is 400F.
Pot bottom is not flat - designed with a slight hump in middle that makes sauteing a little difficult.
One pressure setting, not high and low pressure.

Overall: I think the beginning cook will enjoy this appliance a lot. We already tried a combination pressure/air fryer recipe ("broasted" JoJo potato wedges) that came out well and would have required 2 appliances otherwise. Also have cooked rice, chicken curry, and zucchini with great results.

I have had this for about a week. I've tried everything I've cooked in both my pressure cooker and air fryer. Made the crispiest french fries ever. Pressure cooked both hard boiled eggs and macaroni, both perfect. Baked a pot pie it came out perfectly, I would cover crust with foil for a bit in future. I even baked bread twice in this thing. The bread thing is a learning curve. I love this thing, don't need to keep that box anymore. I do have small silicon bowls for placing on top of the racks. I think you'll love it 7/17. I wanted to add that I've used this over and over. Today alone, I made a small pan cookie, cooked potatoes for potato salad and hard boiled eggs. Later I'll use it to brown up my smoked sausage. This thins is so versative, it's amazing

Update - still loving it and using daily! So easy to keep clean and cooks e everything well! Please never stop making this and at such great value too!

Reluctantly bought this when my pressure cooker needed replacing. This pressure/air fryer is an amazing value and works well for both functions so far - I'm so glad to find it!! Recipes included are unique, easy, delicious! One thing is I had to clear a shelf to neatly store extra lid but well worth it!!