Chances are, you probably have a slow cooker. And even more likely, you probably have at least one friend that keeps posting all over social media about how she’s made all sorts of delicious things in her Instant Pot. It’s not an attempt to best you or the rest of the folks subjected to her feed. It’s truly an all-in-one kitchen gadget that can make your life easier.

What are the reasons people are going gaga over the Instant Pot? Here are a few!

1. Master of meal prep

Your slow cooker is great for meal prepping, but the Instant Pot works much more quickly. That means you’ll spend half the time you’d normally spend prepping your meals for the week.

2. No worries about defrosting

Uh oh! Did you forget to take out your meat and it’s still frozen solid? It’s not a problem with the Instant Pot. You can actually lob a frozen piece of meat into it and have it come out as a delicious meal.

3. You can sauté right in the Instant Pot

Hate doing dishes? You can cut out the use of pans to brown your meats because the Instant Pot can brown it for you.

4. Set it and forget it

Most pressure cookers you have to watch to release the pressure, but with Instant Pot, you can set it and go about your normal routine. It time releases steam for you in a safe manner, making it a worry-free way to cook foods fast.

5. Eliminates the need for other appliances

You don’t need a rice cooker or rice cooker anymore if you have the Instant Pot. It does everything those appliances do and faster too. It can even make yogurt!

6. Ideal for one-pot meals

Again, because Instant Pot is a jack of all trades, it can braise, sauté, and do everything your other cookware does. One pot meals are super simple in this thing.

7. Less heat

Hate heating up your kitchen in the summer? The Instant Pot doesn’t release heat which makes it your best friend when cooking in hotter weather.

8. Easy cleanup

Because the insert for Instant Pot is made from stainless steel, it’s easy to clean up no matter what you make. So you’re using less cookware and cleaning is a breeze, giving you more time to enjoy life.

There are many more reasons why people rave about Instant Pot. Still not a believer? Get a dinner invite over to a friend’s that uses Instant Pot on the regular and you will be convinced it’s what you need in your kitchen too!