you don't need to purchase an entirely new model — pop on the Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid, and you're set. Even better, as of Oct. 18, this air fryer lid and the Instant Pot Duo Plus are both on ...

(I had a terrible experience with the air fryer lid attachment for my regular Instant Pot, so I don’t recommend trying to consolidate that way, though my colleague Tim Carman has good things to ...

This isn't the only Instant Pot to double as an air fryer, but it's the only one that doesn't require you to swap the pressure cooking lid for the air fryer one and find somewhere to put the big lid.

Instead, the normal lid has a removable section that pops out to reveal the air fryer fan and heating element. Put it back in and you've got an Instant Pot; take it out and it's frying time.