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The Instant Pot Duo Plus is the one who shows up early, stays late, and never complains when I ask her to pull off dinner, dessert, and tomorrow’s lunch in one pot. And right now, she’s 50% off for Amazon Prime Day, which is wild considering she’s already one of the most cost-per-use justified gadgets in my whole arsenal.

Let’s be honest: if you’re not already a Prime member, now is the moment to sign up and pretend it was always part of your financial strategy. Prime Day is on through July 12, and this isn’t one of those fake “up to 5% off select paper towel bundles” situations. This is an actual half-off deal on the only multicooker I trust not to ruin rice, short ribs, yogurt, or my reputation.

The Instant Pot Duo Plus is a 9-in-1 electric pressure cooker that replaces your pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté pan, yogurt maker, warmer, and sterilizer (if you’re into that sort of thing). It has 15 customizable smart programs and an upgraded digital display that makes it easy to toggle between modes even if you’re elbows-deep in mise en place.

The stainless steel inner pot is dishwasher safe, the steam release is quieter now (bless), and the whole setup feels surprisingly luxe for something that just dropped to under $70.

As someone who’s cooked in everything from Manhattan lofts with $40K stoves to Texas ranch guest houses with nothing but a hot plate and hope, the Instant Pot Duo Plus has saved me more times than I can count. I’ve braised, steamed, sauteed, slow cooked, and pressure cooked my way through client dinners, hungover brunches, and 9pm “what do I have in the fridge” crises. It doesn’t care if I’m using bottom-shelf lentils or a $60 pork shoulder, it makes everything taste like I planned it. Which (current clients, look away), I didn’t.

This article was written by Kendall Cornish, New York Post Commerce Editor & Reporter. Kendall, who moonlights as a private chef in the Hamptons for New York elites, lends her expertise to testing and recommending cooking products – for beginners and aspiring sous chefs alike. Simmering and seasoning her way through both jobs, Kendall dishes on everything from the best cookware for your kitchen to chef-approved gourmet meal kits to the full suite of Ninja appliances. Prior to joining the Post’s shopping team in 2023, Kendall previously held positions at Apartment Therapy and at Dotdash Meredith’s Travel + Leisure and Departures magazines.