Trisa—February 4, 2026✓ Verified purchase
We purchased our Chef IQ during the pandemic (2021), after our barely 1.5 year old Instant Pot we'd received as a wedding gift died--we were just barely out of warranty and they had zero interest in helping. We have used it a minimum of once a week ever since. It's easy to use, size is great, cleans up well, cooks perfectly, and we've used it on multiple settings - high and low pressure, all 3 release settings, slow cooker, sear/saute, and recently the sous vide mode. I've done everything from a whole chicken, soups and chilis, pulled pork, sous vide steak, and more. We've been in need of a new inside liner pot of awhile, and I kept watching their website and Amazon for replacement ones to become available, but I kept missing them so this past October (2025) I decided to email their customer service and ask when they would be in stock. Ours was so scratched at this point that it was unsafe to use and we needed a replacement, or needed to replace the entire machine. Ana at Chef IQ support asked me for a couple of photos, and just sent us a whole new pot! I was blown away, and it arrived quickly. Just after the new year, the whole thing just...stopped working. So here I am emailing Ana, again, asking her how to fix it or if there's a part I can buy (I'm decently handy). She asked me for a brief video of it plugged into the same outlet as another appliance that worked, to show it was non functional. I just received a notice that I have A WHOLE NEW APPLIANCE on its way! I'm stunned. I don't remember the last time I've had any type of customer service support actually fully support their customers to this level, especially in this world of planned obsolescence of appliances and devices. Thank you Ana, and thank you Chef IQ! You have a customer for life. Husband's birthday's coming up and he's been eyeing your thermometers... Read more
Philip—January 19, 2026✓ Verified purchase
This thing is worth every penny. Every once in a while it gets de-synced from the app but that is literally the only problem I have had so far. Other than that, this thing is perfect. It's designed so you have minimal dishes, every dish comes out perfect, there is tons and tons of recipes, it walks you through every step. If you're like me and enjoy cooking from time to time, but 80% of the time decide "meh, it's too much work", then you will love this thing. It even sends you notifications when it's time for the next step. 30 minutes of basically no work and 1 rinse of a dish later, and you have food for 3 days. Absolutely incredible. Read more
Honesty is the best policy!!!—April 2, 2024✓ Verified purchase
I've been cooking dinner for more than 50 years. I'm at the age where I don't like to try new recipes because it's too much mental strain on me to find a recipe, read through it, then follow it step by step. I never thought I'd say this, but it's too much work mentally, and it's too much physical strain to stand at a stove, so I stick to simple cooking at my age. Then I needed a new pressure cooker, came to Amazon to find one and came across this gem. It looked easy enough for me to understand, it was digital, and the reviews were great, so I took a chance and paid twice the amount I would have paid for a regular stove top pressure cooker pan that only is used to pressure cook. I'm glad I took the chance!!! This Chef iQ is like having your own personal chef standing next to you telling you step by step how to make amazing meals! It has made cooking fun and easy again! The app has many different recipes, including beef and barley soup which I have been wanting to make for years but have no desire to stand at a stove cooking...now I can have my Chef iQ tell me step by step what to add, and the best part is thr scale. It weighs the amount of water you put in, it weighs the meat (no more digging through the garbage to see if it was 2 pounds roast or a 3 pound roast) it weighs it for you! A dinner that would have taken me hours, and dirtied many dishes and pans, is now made in one pot and it does everything for you! It took 30 minutes to pressure cook 5 pounds of roast. When it was done I pulled it apart some of them and added some BBQ sauce and we had pulled beef sandwiches, then saved the rest for dinner, again using the insta pot to steam veggies to add to the beef to make a stew. It took less than an hour to make 2 meals! Washing the unit is simple, just make sure you remove the gasket ring and wash under it, then replace it. This unit has made 2 elderly people become instant chefs! My husband can't stand for long and for years had to give up making his famous rice and beans. I came back from walking the dog to find a plate of freshly made rice and beans waiting for me, and a husband with a smile so big because he was able to cook again! This pot gave us more than easy and amazing meals, it gave us back the pride and confidence that we can once again make difficult recipes that used to require standing at the stove all day and using and washing many pans, it's given us more time together and has truly made life easier for both of us! I highly recommend this product for everyone! It would have been amazing to have this unit when I was in college, to be able to cook full meals in one pot without knowing how to cook would have been so great as a college student living in a dorm! This makes a great wedding gift, housewarming gift, college student gift, and just a great gift for everyone you love and want to make their life easier! Read more
