InstaPot Anyone??

girl_dee · 09-24-2018, 09:10 PM

Also, I was tired of cleaning the bottom of the insert so I bought these, I reuse them but clean up is SO much easier. It fits right inside of ours which is a 8qt. I put the peppers in here so everything stays in place. I also like the other meals cooked in this:

I put it on top of the little rack that came with the Instapot.

MsTinkerbelly · 09-24-2018, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by girl_dee

Also, I was tired of cleaning the bottom of the insert so I bought these, I reuse them but clean up is SO much easier. It fits right inside of ours which is a 8qt. I put the peppers in here so everything stays in place. I also like the other meals cooked in this:

I put it on top of the little rack that came with the Instapot.

I used the pan you show there for my cake, but be sure you put the pan in the pot BEFORE you pour in the batter. I filled the pan and then tried to put it inside...no bueno, BIG mess. It wasn’t strong enough and kept wiggling and bending...everyone else probably already knows that, but I had a senior moment

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MsTinkerbelly · 09-24-2018, 10:34 PM

My biggest success was last year’s Thanksgiving Turkey.

I stuffed it before cooking, and a 12lb bird took 30 minutes; leaving your oven free for all of the other goodies.

girl_dee · 09-25-2018, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MsTinkerbelly

My biggest success was last year’s Thanksgiving Turkey.

I stuffed it before cooking, and a 12lb bird took 30 minutes; leaving your oven free for all of the other goodies.

Wow! That’s impressive! I thought of doing a whole chicken but I like it crispy.

easygoingfemme · 09-25-2018, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by girl_dee

Wow! That’s impressive! I thought of doing a whole chicken but I like it crispy.

Me too- I feel like if you take it out and run it under the broiler in your oven for a minute you'll get there?

I have yet to cook a bird in my insta pot. I almost did today when my turkey breast didn't fit in the crock pot I intended to use but I threw it in my dutch oven instead because I didn't have time to google recipes.

girl_dee · 09-25-2018, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by easygoingfemme

Me too- I feel like if you take it out and run it under the broiler in your oven for a minute you'll get there?

I have yet to cook a bird in my insta pot. I almost did today when my turkey breast didn't fit in the crock pot I intended to use but I threw it in my dutch oven instead because I didn't have time to google recipes.

Right. I could stick the bird under the broiler i suppose. One of my favorite things is that it does not heat up the house.

cinnamongrrl · 09-30-2018, 08:45 PM

Sooo...

I impulsively bought an Instant Pot today while we were getting dog food at Walmart.

I couldn’t wait to break that baby in so i made dinner in it tonight.

I marinated steak tips, cut up unpeeled carrots and added red potatoes. Threw it all in with some beef broth and spices. Twenty minutes later, we had steak tips that cut like butter. The potatoes held together nicely; I was worried they would be mush. The carrots were perfection. All in 20 minutes plus the time of chopping veggies.

Needless to say, we are planning many more dinners!

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MsTinkerbelly Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: ... Preferred Pronoun?: ... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ... Posts: 6,573 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,737 Thanked 22,908 Times in 5,019 Posts Rep Power: 0	My biggest success was last year’s Thanksgiving Turkey. I stuffed it before cooking, and a 12lb bird took 30 minutes; leaving your oven free for all of the other goodies.