CHEF iQ Smart Pressure Cooker
Score: 84/100
Instant Pot RIO Wide Plus
Score: 89/100Rankings
The Instant Pot RIO Wide Plus is a 7.5-quart 9-in-1 electric pressure cooker featuring a wide tri-ply stainless steel pot and WhisperQuiet steam release, delivering strong performance and versatile cooking. Its large size and weight make it bulky and may require recipe adjustments, and the limited 1-year warranty could concern long-term owners. Ideal for growing families and batch cooks needing extra capacity.
The CHEF iQ Smart Pressure Cooker is a 6-quart Wi-Fi-enabled multicooker featuring a built-in scale and ten cooking functions. Its smart features add complexity and price, and occasional app issues can be frustrating. Best suited for tech-savvy cooks who value precise, guided cooking and have space for a larger appliance.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
6 quarts | 7.5 quartsbest | |
| ↓ lower better | 4.717 kgbest | 8.096 kg |
1,000 W | 1,400 Wbest | |
120 Vbest | 120 Vbest | |
10best | 9 | |
10best | 9 | |
9 | 11best | |
| ↓ lower better | 33 cmbest | 34.5 cm |
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| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
Power(1) | ||
Power (Wattage) (W) | 1000 W | 1400 W |
Features(2) | ||
Number of Functions | 10 | 9 |
Cooking Functions | 10 | 9 |
Safety(1) | ||
Safety Features | 9 | 11 |
General(1) | ||
Capacity (quarts) | 6 quarts | 7.5 quarts |
Build & Design(5) | ||
Weight (kg) | 4.717 kg | 8.096 kg |
Height (cm) | 33.0 cm | 34.5 cm |
Width (cm) | 33.0 cm | 42.2 cm |
Depth (cm) | 33.0 cm | 44.5 cm |
Inner Pot Material | Aluminum with nonstick ceramic coating | Stainless steel 18/8 tri-ply |
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Professional reviewers commend the CHEF iQ for its integrated scale, Wi-Fi app with extensive recipe library, and premium touchscreen interface, calling it one of the smartest pressure cookers available.
Everyday users love the cooker's versatility, app-guided recipes, and the convenience of the built-in scale, reporting reliable results and easy cleanup.
“Versatility ("everything you can think of")”
“Wider pot enables better browning, larger items (e.g., 3 kg chicken, ribs)”
Professional reviewers commend the RIO Wide Plus for its 35% larger searing surface, tri-ply stainless steel pot, and WhisperQuiet steam release, noting that the 7.5-quart capacity makes it a strong upgrade over the Duo Plus for families. However, they caution that the wide-shallow design may require recipe tweaks and that occasional lid or steam-release issues could affect performance.
Everyday users praise the generous capacity, improved browning, and ease of cleanup, describing it as a reliable workhorse for batch cooking. Recurring complaints focus on the lid/steam mechanism being finicky and the need to modify standard recipes to suit the wider pot.
