InstaPot Anyone??

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Originally Posted by Apocalipstic

I want an instapot, are they worth it? and an air fryer. Thoughts?

In my case, it took the place of three other items that I used regularly (rice cooker, pressure cooker and crock pot). So it cleared up that much room in my kitchen. It was worth it for that alone. But I was surprised that I like the rice made in the IP better than the rice in the rice cooker; they're similar if I'm making 3/4 cup of rice or less, but for larger amounts the IP is superior.

I'm a big fan of pressure cooking and always have been. It imparts a deep flavor to foods that is difficult to achieve otherwise (other than with a cast iron dutch oven and hours and hours of slow cooking) - and no, I didn't get rid of my Le Creuset. I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

I have no opinion on air fryers. I don't think I'd personally use one enough to justify the cost.

[Orema]

Originally Posted by Apocalipstic

I want an instapot, are they worth it? and an air fryer. Thoughts?

It's worth it for me and I'm glad I bought mine. Found it at Amazon at a great price and I use it at least once a week. I use it for boiling eggs, making soups, infusing butter, sterlizing jars I use for body butters, making beans, cooking frozen foods ... I'm looking forward to making the dumplings Andrea wrote about and the mushroom soup TF posted. I have no regrets about my purchase.

I'm not crazy about the air fryers, but just bought an air fryer add-on gadget for my instant pot. We'll see how it goes. Good luck.

[Orema]

Originally Posted by Orema

Thanks for tellling us about this air fryer for pressure cookers, TF. I’m going to get one at Amazon. It’s a free-return item at Amazon so that makes it worthwhile for me.

Here’s a link to a smallish cookbook for this air fryer at Amazon I’m getting, too. I think it willl be a good starting point for me:
https://www.amazon.com/Mealthy-Crisp...gateway&sr=8-2.

I haven’t been happy with any air fryers I’ve had (difficult to clean, non-stick material chips, too smokey, one more appliance, etc.) but this looks like it might work for me.

Thanks again

Last night I made some lemon-pepper wings with the new air-fryer gadget and they were tasty. I marinated them for a couple hours in olive oil, lemon juice, seasonings and cooked them for 20 minutes on each side at 375. They were crispy but not burnt. I made a point of not cooking them at 500 degrees to avoid the smoke. They were a little overdone on the inside, but I’ll adjust the time and temperature tonight when I make some more. Think I’ll make buffalo wings tonight.

It was easy to clean but there’s a stainless steel part that may not be easy to clean after many uses. I’m not too worried about that.

This one is a keeper and am glad I bought it.

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Orema

Last night I made some lemon-pepper wings with the new air-fryer gadget and they were tasty. I marinated them for a couple hours in olive oil, lemon juice, seasonings and cooked them for 20 minutes on each side at 375. They were crispy but not burnt. I made a point of not cooking them at 500 degrees to avoid the smoke. They were a little overdone on the inside, but I’ll adjust the time and temperature tonight when I make some more. Think I’ll make buffalo wings tonight.

It was easy to clean but there’s a stainless steel part that may not be easy to clean after many uses. I’m not too worried about that.

This one is a keeper and am glad I bought it.

Interesting! I think I want to try this !

[Orema]

Originally Posted by girl_dee

Interesting! I think I want to try this !

Not sure you’ll want one since you already have the air fryer.

I like the CrispLid because you can see the food as it’s cooking and adjust the temp and time. It fits right over the inner pot of the pressure cooker. You can adjust the height of the food based on the trivet used. It’s a neat little gadget, I think.

It’s worth it for me because I like crispy wings and don’t want to fry them, but I didn’t want another appliance in my kitchen.

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Orema

Not sure you’ll want one since you already have the air fryer.

I like the CrispLid because you can see the food as it’s cooking and adjust the temp and time. It fits right over the inner pot of the pressure cooker. You can adjust the height of the food based on the trivet used. It’s a neat little gadget, I think.

It’s worth it for me because I like crispy wings and don’t want to fry them, but I didn’t want another appliance in my kitchen.

Totally agree! I love wings and i have found that if you put less in the air fryer they come out so much better.. the issue is it takes a while to make a big batch... still not a biggie

[girl_dee]

Originally Posted by Orema

It's worth it for me and I'm glad I bought mine. Found it at Amazon at a great price and I use it at least once a week. I use it for boiling eggs, making soups, infusing butter, sterlizing jars I use for body butters, making beans, cooking frozen foods ... I'm looking forward to making the dumplings Andrea wrote about and the mushroom soup TF posted. I have no regrets about my purchase.

I'm not crazy about the air fryers, but just bought an air fryer add-on gadget for my instant pot. We'll see how it goes. Good luck.

Could you post a link to the add on gadget?

[Orema]

Originally Posted by girl_dee

Could you post a link to the add on gadget?

Of course. I should have called it by its name.

It’s the Mealthy CrispLid that TantalzingFemme told us about.

Here’s the link to the website;

https://mealthy.com/products/mealthy...yZlUL29uAxtv0S

And here’s a link to the product at Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Mealthy-Crisp...s%2C196&sr=8-2

I bought some brussel sprouts today and will make them using the CrispLid.