Still luv your Insta Pot?

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Old 12-25-2018, 11:41 AM
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Thinking of getting one now......previous thread months back rave reviews.

What is a favorite recipe, do you still use it often, and what size do you recommend. Thanks.
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Old 12-25-2018, 02:59 PM
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I like the one in our tiny summer house (bought it because it killed two birds with one stone) so much I bought one for the house in TV. I use it for anything you can make in a pressure cooker or slow cooker, although I think it runs a tad hot on the slow cooker function, so I cut the time down. I bought the Instant Pot Ultra for down here because while I was waffling between the Duo or the Ultra 6 qt, the Ultra came on sale on Crate & Barrel for $100 with free shipping. It has low & high settings for both slow cooking and pressure cooking.

Visit hippressurecooking.com for ideas on what to make. One of my favorite slow cooker recipes is chicken thighs/chorizo sausage chunks/pimento-stuffed olives in a wine/chicken broth, served over rice. It's a British recipe, so of course English peas on the side. Invalid Request (says Invalid Request, but the link works.)

Skinnytaste.com has a lot of Instant Pot recipes. I like her one pot spaghetti sauce with spaghetti squash, which can be made either in slow cooker or pressure cooker. Spaghetti Squash and Meat Sauce (Instant Pot) | Skinnytaste

I make a lot of vegetarian recipes for myself; a lot of vegetable curries. The rice function works well.

It's just the two of us, so the 6-quart size is perfect.
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yes!!!!!!
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Do you have the 6 qt insta pot?
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8 quart ultra
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14 Quart......use it all the time.
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My wife loves ours but it doesn't seem to do a terrific job as a slow cooker. Even when adjusted to high, slow cooking seems very slow, maybe because all the heat is coming in from the bottom instead of the bottom and sides like a regular slow cooker.

Is there a trick to this? Would it be helpful to bring the temperature up quickly by using Saute for a few minutes and then switching to slow cooking?
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I have the 6 qt. ultra instant pot and am very happy. I've had it about a year. Favorites are pot roast and beef stew, perfect rice, and eggs (peel perfectly). Great for cooking vegetables, particularly potatoes and sweet potatoes. I believe the flavors of food intensify in the instant pot. It's nice to set and forget - no pot watching.
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How to Use Instant Pot as a Slow Cooker - YouTube
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Numerous comments below the video on this link reporting that the slow cooker function seems much less hot than a true slow cooker. Our experience as well.
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Have two and use both after 18 months. Turkey breast, rice, hard boiled eggs, scalloped potatoes, corned beef, pork ribs, cheesecake, chicken soup are just a few uses.
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Have two and use both after 18 months. Turkey breast, rice, hard boiled eggs, scalloped potatoes, corned beef, pork ribs, cheesecake, chicken soup are just a few uses.
Which model and size do you have?
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We have a 6qt. that we use at least twice a week; Mrs. KC just bought us a new 3qt. last week to use at the same time as the larger one.
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I've had the 6 quart about a year. I cannot say I love it because I don't like steamed food but I use it for things that need to be fixed quickly like potatoes for potato salad.
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Do you have the 6 qt insta pot?



We went big.......8.




The capacity is nice for soups. Most of the time 6 would work, but we went 8.


We like leftovers.
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