Got an instant pot for Christmas. I was ambivalent about it because my wife is a pseudo hoarder when it comes to the kitchen. I still don't have any idea where the fuck it's going to go.
But, that said, this is an impressive gadget. We have an electric oven/range, so maybe this is just me used to how slow electric burners heat up. This thing heats up fucking fast. The time saved in slow cooking -> pressure cooking and just regular "pan frying" cooking is worth it alone. I'm not sure this thing enables me to cook anything I couldn't before with other devices, but meh, don't care at this point.
The only downside I noticed is that after finishing a dish, I noticed some shit at the bottom sticking and starting to brown. It was shutoff but I suspected when I came back after dinner it would be burnt(it was). On a cook top, you just move the pan to a burner that is cold. How do you do that with this thing? I wasn't completely trusting taking a really hot pot out of the device.