InstaPot Anyone??

girl_dee · 01-07-2019, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

After following y'alls recommendations and watching some YouTube videos, I did it! I pressure cooked a ham bone and then cooked some butterbeans. I feel a lot more confident now that I have used it and have an idea how it works. It's not so different from my old pressure cooker as I thought - high or low pressure, and number of minutes. Easy!

The only thing I don't like about it is the quick release pressure valve. I'm used to being able to pick up the whole pot, put it in the sink, and run cold water over the lid to quickly reduce the pressure with the old school pressure cooker. The IP has to stay in place on the counter and because of how my cabinets are built, they get sprayed with the steam and whatever is in the pot. Fortunately, one of the YouTube videos I watched recommended putting a dish towel over the quick release valve when you open it. I will try that next time.

At least it's safer than opening a hot car radiator.

The ham and beans were delicious, BTW!

YAY!!! Yes i keep the steam away from the cabinets etc, and my face. LOL

Orema · 01-08-2019, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by girl_dee

Yes! I found youtube to be my savior while figuring it out.

I did find that I liked my ribs more in the slow cooker mode. I like them to melt off the bone. They were cooked with the pressure cook mode but i cooked them longer in slow cook to get them super tender.

Maybe try some hard boiled eggs first? what’s the worst that can happen.? And its so easy.

I use the 5-5-5 method!

https://www.onehappyhousewife.com/in...d-boiled-eggs/

The 5-5-5 method was too much for the size eggs I get. I usually get "large, grade AA" eggs which are smaller than the extra large and jumbo eggs. I have found 4-4-4 on low pressure works well for me. They're still hard boiled but the yolks don't have a green coating and whites are digestible.

I think it all depends on the size of the eggs.

Lovin' my IP.

~SweetCheeks~ · 01-08-2019, 10:47 AM

I have been wanting an Instant Pot cooker and an air fryer for a while now but just never got around to getting either of them. So I have been seeing commercials/infomercials for the Ninja Foodi crisper the last couple months and was doing some research on that vs the instant pot. Well today I decided to go for it and I ordered the Ninja foodi. I am excited to have an appliance that does all the instant pot does but crisps/air frys as well. I will post my review after it arrives.

C0LLETTE · 01-08-2019, 11:05 AM

I may be naive about just how many deviled eggs the B-F community eats or how many pot-lucks we get invited to but seems to me that the 1-10-1 method is best ( and no muscle strain lifting an I.P.).

1 min to fill pot with water and put egg (eggs )
10 min to boil
1 min to remove, run under cold water.

1 pot, one soupspoon required.

Our Moms, alive or passed, must be laughing their heads off.

Call me a Luddite but I really don't see the benefit of this technology.

BTW, my tone here is not hostile LOL

MsTinkerbelly · 01-08-2019, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by C0LLETTE

I may be naive about just how many deviled eggs the B-F community eats or how many pot-lucks we get invited to but seems to me that the 1-10-1 method is best ( and no muscle strain lifting an I.P.).

1 min to fill pot with water and put egg (eggs )
10 min to boil
1 min to remove, run under cold water.

1 pot, one soupspoon required.

Our Moms, alive or passed, must be laughing their heads off.

Call me a Luddite but I really don't see the benefit of this technology.

BTW, my tone here is not hostile LOL

I too am a 1-10-1 in the pot egg cooking kinda gal, but it is an art lost to the young folks who think that buying food in a pkg for big bucks and having it delivered so you can eat tiny portions you have to cook is a good thing! All kidding aside, I love the way food cooks and tastes in my insta pot... I have so little space that I need something that can do so many things, and do them quickly.

girl_dee · 01-08-2019, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ~SweetCheeks~

I have been wanting an Instant Pot cooker and an air fryer for a while now but just never got around to getting either of them. So I have been seeing commercials/infomercials for the Ninja Foodi crisper the last couple months and was doing some research on that vs the instant pot. Well today I decided to go for it and I ordered the Ninja foodi. I am excited to have an appliance that does all the instant pot does but crisps/air frys as well. I will post my review after it arrives.

I saw this and wondered about it.Let us know!

~SweetCheeks~ · 01-09-2019, 12:34 AM

A little disappointed it may be up to 6 weeks to receive my order. Item is on backorder.

girl_dee · 01-13-2019, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ~SweetCheeks~

A little disappointed it may be up to 6 weeks to receive my order. Item is on backorder.

Awwwwwwwwww

Wrang1er · 01-13-2019, 10:39 AM

The local library is offering a free 3 course class on instapot cooking. I am thinking about taking it even though I don't have one yet.

01-08-2019, 10:47 AM	#3
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01-08-2019, 11:05 AM	#4
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,170 Times in 4,340 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	I may be naive about just how many deviled eggs the B-F community eats or how many pot-lucks we get invited to but seems to me that the 1-10-1 method is best ( and no muscle strain lifting an I.P.). 1 min to fill pot with water and put egg (eggs ) 10 min to boil 1 min to remove, run under cold water. 1 pot, one soupspoon required. Our Moms, alive or passed, must be laughing their heads off. Call me a Luddite but I really don't see the benefit of this technology. BTW, my tone here is not hostile LOL __________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

01-09-2019, 12:34 AM	#7
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01-13-2019, 10:39 AM	#9
Wrang1er Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Me, myself and I Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Here Posts: 1,526 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,112 Thanked 7,043 Times in 1,354 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	The local library is offering a free 3 course class on instapot cooking. I am thinking about taking it even though I don't have one yet.