Crock-Pot - 8-Qt. Express Crock Programmable Slow Cooker and Pressure Cooker with Air Fryer Lid - Stainless Steel

First of all I can't describe how much id a life saver this little number has been. Don't get it mistaken by when I say little, this baby is HUGE! You'd better have plenty of counter or cabinet space because you're going to need it. I've cooked Ribs, chicken, veggies, salmon I mean the possibilities are endless. I love the airfryer feature which my kids like using often. Clean-up is always a breeze after using, the nonstick tub is awesome as nothing ever gets stuck on and hard to get off. The only bad thing I would say about this pot is the pressure cooker setting. When using this feature and you want to check the food it takes an insane amount of time to open the valve and release the steam. You can't unlock the top for about 5 minutes, trust me I know this is a precaution but does it really need to take that long I can see about 1 minute and then you're good to proceed to open. Also after opening, you have to start the timer all the way back over if you need to finish cooking.

I love this Crockpot Express! Keep in mind the box is huge but the product itself fits well on the counter with the pressure cooker lid. The racks can be kept in the pot and the crisper lid easily stored. There are so many ways to cook with this product you will find yourself using it almost every day! There is the Crisper/Air fryer for a quick grilled or healthy fried meal, the slow cooker for a nice slow cooked meal and of course the pressure cooker. There are traditional and pressure cooker function keys by type of meal and there's a saute function so you can brown meat and saute vegetables truly making this a one pot wonder. Easy to use and clean up is a breeze. This is one of my best purchases yet!

This went on sale and we couldn't pass it up. It works really well as an air fryer, slow cooker, and pressure cooker. If you follow the instructions, the air fryer feature works fine and is convenient. Pictured are some chicken wings that we pressure cooked first and then air fried. Works better that way in my opinion. Also coating them with butter helps in the browning. I noticed in some other comments that some people tried using it to make fried chicken. Not a good idea, so please DO NOT coat chicken with raw batter and try to make fried chicken, you need a fryer with oil for something like that.

This was a great tool but I ended up returning it and getting the Bella instead. This is because this machine is SUPER bulky and I did not have enough counter space for it (you can see how big the box is in the picture). Also, you cannot set an actual temperature so it was just high or low when using the air fryer so food would end up with burnt edges on the high setting. The Bella brand you can set temperatures.

Didn’t know what all the fuss was about until I cooked chicken in 12 minutes! Amazing unit amazing deal. St Patrick’s day dinner in less than an hour, BONUS!

Cooks super fast, didn't think it will be big enough because it was replacing a 10qt Elite platinum but it is enough for all my bone-in cuts of meat. You must read and understand the usage instructions for you to enjoy this pressure cooker, e.g you don't need a cover for almost every button on the left panel. This pressure cooker has a modern built and looks very good on the kitchen counter. Clean up is a breeze. Best buy has the best price and I received it the next day! Puts Amazon Prime delivery to shame.

The first thing you realize when you get the Crock-Pot 8-Qt. Express Crock Programmable Slow Cooker and Pressure Cooker is the size. This is not a product for the meek or anyone who has limited storage space. The positive aspect to this is the many uses this product allows. It's a pressure cooker, slow cooker, convection oven and air fryer. This is my second pressure cooker and other than making rice or hard boiling eggs, I’m not that experienced with this cooking style yet. I tried some of the recipes in the included booklet. This was my only disappointment. Using the Crock-Pot 8-Qt. Express Crock Programmable Slow Cooker and Pressure Cooker is fairly straightforward right out of the box and it worked as expected every time. It heats up and builds pressure fairly quickly. The pressure release was a little slower than expected though I assume this for safety reasons and to help prevent burns. The cooker comes with two wire racks, one has silicone feet on it and the other is a reversible, two-level rack. It was only after reading the instruction manual that I realized the smaller rack was not a cooking rack but the browning top cooling stand. I can tell you it works well as both. I was able to prepare a whole chicken from start to finish in just over 45 minutes, including browning the outside. A five pound chicken fit in the pot with plenty of room to spare. I followed the recipe in the book for this dish and the chicken came out beautifully, however it was pretty much tasteless. This is not the fault of the cooker. Like all recipes, they need to be adapted to your cooking style. For the chicken, I will try a brine next time. The rubbed seasonings didn't have time to permeate the bird. Next I made the Macaroni and Cheese recipe. It was nice not having to rinse the pasta but next time i'll reduce the cooking time by a couple of minutes as following the recipe, the noodles came out a bit softer than we like. The browning top worked great crisping the bread crumbs. I will also change the cheeses from the recipe to achieve a bolder taste. One pot spaghetti and meat sauce worked well and so did a pork roast with kraut. Using it as an air fryer worked well also. Frozen fries and chicken nuggets came out crispy and nice. My only complaint here is I wish the front shield of the crisping lid had a glass front to be able to see the products. You have to remove the lid to check on the doneness or simply rely on time. When using the crisping lid, the unit automatically chooses the proper setting, all you need to select is low or high temp and time. Low is set to 350 and high is 400 degrees. Clean up is simple due to the teflon coated bowl. Other than the size and finding a place to store the Crock-Pot 8-Qt. Express Crock Programmable Slow Cooker and Pressure Cooker, there isn't anything I don't like about it yet. I look forward to continued experimentation to add variety of meals and menus to my life. Yes, I would recommend this to anyone who has the space to store it.

This is a great starter. The crisp lid is great for food that I cook inside and can crisp. The crisp lid works okay in air fryer function. Its my first somewhat air fryer that I have use. So I'm still getting the hang of it. And can't compare it in other words. I learned that if and when I use it... to start off for the full 30 min to get the result that I want. Next time I use it I'll try the low setting for my veggies. Im not sure if it would air fry chicken or turkey without pressure cooking it first. But I will definitly try it to see if it does. My zuchini the first batch took 15 min plus 15 min plus 6 min on high for a total of 36 min. The second image is 30 min 1 time on high. I see potential. Good thing I got this product on sale. If I would have paid full price I probaby would be disappointed. I will update my review if something changes. For the most part Im somewhat satisfied. The pressure slow cooker steam function is great. Im a vegatarian so I was satisfied. I cooked some whole chickens for my mom and dad and brother and they loved it . The meat was falling off the bone. Decent product.