Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1
Score: 70/100
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 Instant Pot Duo 8-quart model offers versatile 7-in-1 cooking with a large capacity and durable stainless-steel inner pot. Its size and weight make it less portable and it lacks smart connectivity. Ideal for families needing a single, all-purpose cooker.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
8 quartsbest | 7.5 quarts | |
| ↓ lower better | 4.6 kgbest | 8.096 kg |
— | 1,400 Wbest | |
120 Vbest | 120 Vbest | |
7 | 9best | |
7 | 9best | |
10 | 11best | |
| ↓ lower better | 26.4 cmbest | 34.5 cm |
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| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
Features(2) | ||
Number of Functions | 7 | 9 |
Cooking Functions | 7 | 9 |
Safety(1) | ||
Safety Features | 10 | 11 |
General(1) | ||
Capacity (quarts) | 8 quarts | 7.5 quarts |
Build & Design(5) | ||
Weight (kg) | 4.60 kg | 8.096 kg |
Height (cm) | 26.4 cm | 34.5 cm |
Width (cm) | 33.5 cm | 42.2 cm |
Depth (cm) | 37.6 cm | 44.5 cm |
Inner Pot Material | Stainless steel | Stainless steel 18/8 tri-ply |
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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.
“Wider pot enables better browning, larger items (e.g., 3 kg chicken, ribs)”
