Is the Pro 8 quart worth it?

If you got 4+ people to feed regularly, absolutely I would.

I have the Ultra 8-qt, and I'm loving the extra capacity. My spouse commented that "we don't use it as often as I thought we would," and I pointed out that that's because I can cook once and make enough of something for a week.

I have a 3,6, and 8 quart (I am bicoastal for work. Don’t judge!) and love the 8 for everything. I use pot-in-pot for smaller batches, but never want for more room. Well, I do, but the 12 quart IP does not exist, so….

I am a diabetic and the 8 qt. is great for cooking complete meals. I can then freeze part of meal for later use. This has helped me stay away from lazy day fast food. People say you should not buy an 8 qt. if just for one person, but I disagree. I am able to cook a larger chicken, turkey breast, or spiral ham in my 8 qt. I also enjoy making big batch of soups. It is easier to cook less in 8 qt. than cooking more in 6 qt. Just my thoughts and preference.

The Pro 8 quart was my first and only instantpot and I am absolutely in love with it. The one thing I noticed which led me down a rabbit hole was the sous vide setting that I had troubles with. I had to use my kettle boiler to toss in boiling water and fill up slightly past the half full mark for my sous vide to not stay in the warming up stage. Before I was waiting nearly 45min-1hr to get it to start the "cooking" process but as mentioned, I tried the boiling water method and it worked. Knock on wood but I have had no issues with anything so far. I've made soups, wings (frozen to cooked then in oven to crisp), and other things but its a beast and really nice. My opinion will be biased based on my aforementioned fact of this being my first and only instantpot I have ever owned. I honestly dont understand why there is a decent $100 price difference when compared to other models. Using the Pro 8 Quarter makes me feel like i can make anything and everything.

I think yogurt is the only setting that you can’t replicate with the cheaper model.

For family of 4 or more, I say it is worth it. But for just 1 or 2, 6 qt is enough. Since it will cut down on food waste imo

Edit: whoos, mb, I misread your question. I don't see a reason not to upgrade if the chance arrive tho.

It really depends on what you plan to use it for – personally, I barely even use any of the special functions on my Duo. But you say you like what you see, so that sounds like it'd probably be worth it.

I love the pro 8qt we bought. Really like that the pot has handles and flat bottom (states it is stove safe) so it's like getting two in one.