I am not an appliance user. Give me a pot, a skillet, a wooden spoon, a spatula, and a sharp knife and I am happy. But when I use one, I like that it has multiple uses. The Instant Pot, which I haven't learned to use much does a LOT! It will brown your meat before you cook it, all in one pot. I used it as a slow cooker cuz I am Old School. It is smaller than my Crockpot. It can't hold a whole large chicken. But if you want to cook fast in smaller amounts I think it would work fine.
