5 Stages of the Instant Pot
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You can cook chicken from frozen!!! That thing was invented for people with adhd like me that constantly forget to take out the meat for dinner ahead of time!
@Linda Dammann Oooops! Really? Even starting it on high? My bad! Fortunately the two times we cooked boneless chicken thighs for 10 hours in the crockpot - 2 on high, the remainder on low - no one got sick.
Diane Ericson I cook from frozen in crock pot all the time and I have a super weak stomach! Never get sick
Yes! That's what I use it for, it's the best!
You can totally cook frozen meat in the crock pot.
You can also cook frozen meat in the oven. It takes anywhere from 20-45 minutes, depending on the meat. Frozen salmon comes out amazing! I think I am in stage 0 - skeptical because I hate adding more gadgets to my kitchen and can cook anything in the oven or crock pot.
for the Star Trek geeks out there: "The Ferengi call it the Five Stages of Acquisition: Infatuation, Justification, Appropriation, Obsession, and Resale..."
This.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.had a lot of Ferengi; however I am not sure which episode or series that quote is from.
@@AlbertaRose94 - Voyager: Harry Kim
@@dougdraper4892 Thanks for the info!
I adore you for posting that.
It's pretty much a fast crockpot. Throw everything in and walk away.. and instead of that taking 6-8 hours, it takes less than one. So you can start it when you get home instead of in the morning.
Exactly.
It's a pressure cooker. Pressure cookers have been around for years and is just a pressure cooker.
And it won't dry and burn things like a crock pot tends to
Yes!!!! hope she see this
This is the response everyone needs to read. I forgot to start a chuck roast in the morning before I left for work yesterday. When I got home, I had a ridiculously tender roast in an hour. And I got to brown it easily before hand, which wouldn’t have happened in my slow cooker.
My two big things:
1. Chilli in an hour from *dried* beans.
2. Throw in a whole frozen chicken/roast/etc. and it will cook it perfectly.
As an Indian who makes meals that usually have either rice or steamed or boiled things in them, the Instant Pot is a life saver.
Best. Rice. Ever. We make a LOT of basmati in it (and Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken!)
It's definitely great for making everything from curry to rice and makes many things faster. However, I still prefer the control I have by cooking on the stove with pots.
I've even made paneer in the instant pot! It's so great for Indian food.
@@dancer2die4 oh please PLEASE share recipe?
@@lauraburgess1534 Paneer Indian Soft Cheese twosleevers.com/instant-pot-paneer-indian-soft-cheese/ I only made the Paneer once, just before the COVID hit. Trying to find milk without carrageenan took me to four stores, having to read those tiny labels on every brand. Finally found some at Grocery Outlet. My Instatcart doesn't include Grocery Outlet. : (
I have to tell you that being in Phoenix, AZ with record-breaking heat this year the Instant Pot was a lifesaver when we were trying to make dinner without heating up the house. I am Stage 5 for sure. I started with a generic pressure cooker then upgraded to the 8 qt Instant Pot. Last Christmas my whole wish list was Instant Pot accessories.
From the same situation in Las Vegas this year. I don't have the pressure cooker, but I have the counter top roaster/crock pot version and I use it a LOT. Not only is it hot here, but our kitchen doesn't have a vent, so all that hot air from the oven just vents into the house, so oven cooking during the hot months (8 months out of the year) is a no-no. Today was finally nice enough to make cookies for the kids.
Yep, desert dweller here. I can cook and make cakes, cornbread, or cheesecake all summer (April to October and counting...)
They say you can make cake in the IP. Never tried though.
Same story here, got a 'similar model's first and it was great but the button labels were not readable. So you could only use rice and meat. Upgraded to the duo and love it.
Phoenix West Valley represent! Got mine 3 quart Mini a couple months ago and have been using it almost every day (sometimes twice a day) ever since.
Do you have to adapt your recipes for the 8 quart?
stage 6 instant pot ends up on the floor in the back of the pantry never to be used again :-)
Definitely stage 6... Mine is currently up on a shelf that I need a ladder to get down
Stage 7 - eventually give it away because you never use it
Stage 8 - watch a video like this and hear about someone using it and want one... just to remember you had one and gave it away lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's what I was waiting for
jgclark45 I went from terror to this stage lol. I really ought to give it a try! Love my air fryer though!
Instant Pot: every meal is like disarming a bomb 🤣
This comment made me cackle! I literally feel like I am from hurt locker when I defuse my IP
You are not wrong... and it's loud and terrifying too.
🤣😂🤣😂 it’s funny because it’s true!
Don't cut the red wire.
Ah that's the fun of it
In defense of how long the Instant pot takes.. it may take about the same amount of time, but you dont have to be actively DOING anything during that time. So... less actively cooking time... yes I'm at stage 5 😁
Agreed and with pets and kids it's safer
Came here to say this same thing. What people like Penn are missing is that it isn't about how long it takes for the food to be ready, it's about how much of *my* time I have to spend getting the food ready. I'm hardly an evangelist, I use the thing maybe twice a month (more in winter, less in summer) but for the things it is good at it is a massive time saver.
I love the lack of watching over a pot on the stove when I use mine. I also use it as a slow cooker for meat I want to be very tender. Excellent for stews and soups. Ok. I might be entering the evangelical segment of ownwership 😂
Exactly.
@@linnbayberry2482 We originally bought ours because our evil genius kitty figured out how to get into even our locking crock pot.
It might be the same amount of time, but it also doesn’t heat up my house like the oven
And set off the smoke alarm.
I am laughing so hard right now! So much truth in humor....I bought myself an InstantPot last November (2019) and it is still sitting in the box in my garage because I am afraid to use it!!! LOL Thanks so much for adding much needed laughter to our lives!
I agreed with Peen about the time, until I started using the SAUTE function to sear the meat or saute onions/carrots for soup. If you use SAUTE to preheat the pot while you pull out or chop ingredients, it cuts the time to pressure way down!😉
Ribs, best EVER! My husband swears they are the best he’s ever had, and he is a trained chef. I also do ham, oatmeal, small potatoes (creamy!), salmon, and teriyaki chicken in it.
Yes! Ribs are amazing and ridiculously easy.
Trader Joe's coffe rub on them!!
Ribs sold me on the instapot but wings are a game changer
Oooh. Never tried ribs. Yum
@@christifey6480 oh do tell us your tips for wings😯😲🤭
What I love about the instant pot is that even if it takes as long as a stovetop or oven recipe, I don’t have to babysit it! No stirring, no checking, no risk of overcooking. It’s also a crock pot for people who don’t plan ahead, as in, people like me 😉
I’ve been in stage 5 for like 3 years now. It lives on my countertop because I use it almost every day.
Apple butter in the Instapot is amazing!
I will say, my kids get excited when I “really” cook-because I use my pot daily. They do like most everything I make, though
Oooo, apple butter sounds good. I made some in my crock pot years ago. Yum. Enjoy your apple butter.
We did apple butter this fall too and it was incredible. Just like home canned from grandma.
Yep. I'm definitely an instant pot evangelist. I sing its praises anytime somebody stands still long enough to listen 😂
Yep, same here! Stage 5 for a few years now!
I love it because I don’t love cooking. AT ALL. That means I rarely take out meat to thaw (since I’ll likely change my mind about dinner). You can put frozen meat in that thing, WALK AWAY, and come back to a dinner. The future is now!
I am totally at stage 5 (although ours is a generic pressure cooker, not an official instant pot) - have you tried cooking big chunks of meat from frozen? Throw some frozen chicken breasts in, a can of tomatoes and some seasonings, boom. You've got chicken you can literally shred with a spoon, stir it all up and serve it over rice (made in my sistema microwave rice cooker, which is another thing I'm stage 5 at) and you've got a delicious dinner with basically no work and precisely zero babysitting.
After the holidays we like to go to the store and buy all the discounted turkey crowns, hams, etc. Bone in or boneless, as long as its small enough to fit in the pot, we get it and stick it in the freezer. No more filling up the sink with a defrosting chunk of meat (that the cats will inevitably get into) - just straight into the pot. Sometimes we'll just cook up a hunk of random meat, shred it and put it in the fridge - great for healthy snacking when you're stuck in the house.
I didn’t know you could throw frozen meat into it! How long do you set it for to do those chicken breasts you mentioned?
@@Huddie400 About 20-30 minutes, depending on the number of breasts. Let the steam release naturally rather than opening the valve - that takes 20 ish minutes (I've literally never timed it, just gone about my life while I wait)
@@Huddie400 If you're putting in just meat without any liquid, throw a tablespoon or so of water into the pot to get the steam starting - otherwise you'll get an overheating error.
I place 6-8 frozen chicken tenderloin in the InstantPot, sprinkle them with 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning, and then cover with 16 ounces of medium restaurant-style salsa. Cook on high pressure for 25 minutes. At the same time, I cook 2 cups of white rice in my rice cooker. When the InstantPot completes, do a quick release. The chicken shreds very easily. I place that on top of the rice, then place sharp cheddar on top of each serving. Sour cream is optional.
I use chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts - I find the texture/flavor is better and thighs are much more forgiving (breasts can get kinda dry & stringy even in the IP if you’re not careful - I tend to prefer chicken breasts coming out of the sous vide bath.) Pulled pork, though - ==chef’s kiss== Thing. Of . Beauty.
For 23 years of our marriage my hubby cooked ALL our dinners (God Bless Him). Then I decided I wanted to change up our menu and got an Instant Pot last November. I LOVE IT! I use it at least 2 times a week and hubby gets those nights off so he is happy. (Though he is still my sous chef who cuts all the veggies AND all the meat) Last night we had Korean Beef BBQ over quinoa. Variety is the spice of life! And yes, rice is so much quicker in the Instant Pot and always perfect. 🍚
Stage 5 Instant Pot user here! We adore roast beef, pulled pork, sweet and sour meatballs, pulled pork, chili - and more in ours. We are a two-teacher household, and in the chaos of the morning we are notorious for forgetting to get (insert dinner item here) out of the freezer. Lately when we come home cooking is the LAST thing we want to do - but the Instant Pot makes a super delicious incredible meal in a fraction of the time, unlike the crockpot. How many times have you walked in the door expecting ti have that aroma of whatever has been gradually been simmering all day in your crockpot, and then.....nothing? You forgot to turn it on! We are total converts!
I just nuke my food 🤣
The rice is actually all done without you having to drain the water. It is excellent for steamed potatoes. Green beans are done in just 1 minute. And yes, stews and soups are made without you having to stir or watch that they don't burn. So, for me it is the best thing I have bought... I tried the crock pot and it is way to long to do a recipe... it takes like 5 hours.
Crockpot stews are amazing. Make it in the morning, leave for the day, and come home to the most beautiful smells. Grab a bowl and you’re eating in less than 5 minutes.
How the heck were you cooking rice that you ever had to drain water???
@@eviesharpe1183 the water is absorbed by the rice.
I use mine for all the boring stuff - that usually forces me to eventually clean up a lot. Instead of soaking beans 24 hours, boiling them 1-3 hours, keep an eye out for burnt beans in the bottom... 1 hour all inclusive in the IP... And I don't actually have to DO anything ... Win! (Goes for brown rice as well) - And my hubby uses it for homemade soy yoghurt as well...
3 years and still love it! Hysterical video...thank you!
I'm definitely on stage 5. And while it's not necessarily instant, I love how fast it cooks frozen meat and that I don't heat up my entire house during the summer. I use it at least once a week, sometimes 3 or 4 times.
I love my instant pot! As someone with ADHD and 3 kids the ability to just let it do it's thing and walk away has helped me so much in the kitchen department! Lol
OH GIRL PLEEZE! I am "old enough" to tell you I used a STOVE TOP pressure cooker and the hissing.....hisssing and HISSING! MAKE IT STOP!!! I now have the 3 quart BABY Instant Pot (so quiet) and LOVE IT and no hissing and don't be afraid to release the pressure......but a trash can lid makes one heck of a shield if you feel you need one. (also, a football helmet if you are really scared) Happy Instant potting!
Me2! That hissing and banging drove me nuts.
pst pst pstp st pst pst pstp st pst pst pstp st pst pst pstp st pst pst pstp st pst pst pstp st
I remember those.
And using the right size weight. And finding the exact right amount of heat so it wasn’t crazily banging around. Or having the lid blow off and hit the ceiling(my grandma did that).
*shudder* Those stovetop things are terrifying. I'm never touching one of those again.
Glad not to use a stovetop instant pot and I love my 3 qt ultra IP. It’s especially good for lentil and butternut squash curry.
Also homemade yogurt is amazing! I bought it specifically for making yogurt and now I use it for dinner a few times a week. It's been so amazing not having to stand over the stove or boil/drain the pasta, or heat up the house with the oven. We've made pot roast with potatoes, spaghetti and meatballs, beef stroganoff, beef shawarma for sandwiches, adas lentil soup, steamed butternut squash, butter chicken, okra and lamb stew, stuffed grape leaves, and more!
I love pressure cookers, so switching to an instant pot wasn't a big switch for me. I do love it with the air fryer lid, and the saute setting is great for getting it started or doing the first stage of mose sauces and soups without dirtying another pot. I've made bread and cake, dried fruit, steamed fish, scrambled eggs, roasted game hens, made stew, tongue, shortribs, celery root, rice pudding, steel cut oats, congee , pulled turkey, and egg bites.... this is an amazingly versatile machine.
Instant pot is genius and im still in love 5+ years later. All day taste in under 30? Yes please!
I’m already terrified of opening canned biscuits. No way could I ever hit the pressure release. 😱
You don’t have to, just let it release naturally and you’ll be fine!
@tootieq I am also terrified of those canned biscuits. My husband has to open those for me. Lmao. That's hilarious!!!!
Those things are the adult equivalent of Pop Goes the Weasel.
Just use a wooden spoon or tongs or something...
This is hysterical because it's spot on. I watched a coworker go through the 5 stages and now I'm doing the same. 😊
YES! Went threw all five stages! Now it sits on a shelf collecting dust.
that's stage 6 :-)
@@jgclark45 That is to funny! Thank you, I needed some laughter.
That would be stage 6
I've had mine for over a year and I'm still completely in love with the thing. I use it literally every day. Mine isn't the instant pot brand though it is a mealthy pot and they have awesome customer service.
I love cooking in it, totally. I am retired and short cooking times allow me to put food, in it and wow dinner is served.
@@janicehousley4833 exactly! It is such a hands off time saver.
"The eventually pot" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 stage 6 put in the dark recesses of your storage closet and never use again after the that terrifying Quick release!!! I had crab legs and it was fast but the most terrified I have ever been! Had it for 2 years and there it sits in its cave along with other forgotten things
people are funny about that.. They suit up and get this long stick.. It isn't THAT terrifying folks.. Maybe the first time but it isn't that being of a deal. I recommend getting one of these. www.etsy.com/market/instant_pot_dragon
@@caelidhg6261 well kudos to those who master it...
@Ricochet Bing Bing Bing i wasn't scared until the quick release! My soul almost left my body!
I steamed crab legs in mine today 😁
@@skylark741 they were great huh??!!! I loved em!
I've been struggling with heaviness and just a lot of negative thinking lately, and watching your videos makes me smile. Thank you for adding positivity and laughter into the world, especially now.
hope you feel better
Raise your hand if you want Kims famous instapot recipe for water , lol!
It's one ingredient, H2O.
@@yuki_eerhs4591 No, it's 2 ingredients: 1 part Hydrogen and 2 parts Oxygen!
I also went through each of those 5 stages--including the step backwards to step 2!
With Instantpot you don’t have to watch the stove. Set it and no worries. I’m an “evangelist “ as well (also absentminded). I burn less foods with it. Favs: potatoes! Eggs! Yogurt! Pork loin! Chicken breast! Sauté feature! Would I lend my pot out?! No. Get your own! 😆
It saved my life, or well the not burning has probably saved my life & others. Still can have fun sauteing.
What kind of potatoes do you make ? Like baked potatoes ?
@@mysharona6754 You can make boiled potatoes, scalloped potatoes, potato soup, beef stew, basically any thing but potato salad which would be mushy for the rest of the veggies in it. But, you could cook the potatoes for the salad in the Instant Pot. Ooh, that sounds good - potato soup!
Perfect topic!! I just used my pressure cooker three days ago and the food is awesome. I found a bag of barley, mixed creamed corn, chili tomatoes, black beans, mushroom pieces and ripe olives. I set the cooker on Bean/Chili, loaded the clothes in the dryer and went in the bathroom to get ready for the day. When I was finished in the bathroom; the 'mess' in the cooker and the clothes in the dryer were both finished. I am on my third pressure cooker in the last two years. One malfunctioned and the manufacturer replaced it. (It was still under warranty.) The second, I didn't release the steam and broke the lid by trying to open it under pressure. So far the third cooker works perfectly. I like the fact that I can do other things around the house and not worry about the food that's cooking. The video is accurate and funny and an instant classic. Thank you.
I have an Instant Pot Duo Crisp (air fryer instant pot combo) and i basically replaced my stove/oven 🤣
Thats actually really awesome! A great option for people living in a space with no stove/oven!
Love your shows. Just discovered them today. Look forward to checking out all the ones I've missed .
You have a wonderful creative family
Stage #6, the instant pot is now a large rice cooker
YES. THIS IS ME!
I actually had to get a rice cooker to go with my instant pot since I make so many curries and beans in mine:)
We bought ours as a replacement for the small countertop rice cooker years ago, and still keep finding more uses for it.
I feel like people who give on it just don't look for new ways to use it.
I don't see how it could get better unless they figure out how to refrigerate the liner until it turns on. Oo then it could make ice cream too!
Hard boiled egg cooker for me
Yep, that’s me too. 😂🤣
I’m totally at Stage 3: Confusion and I’ve been there for 3 years... don’t have the energy to figure it out. But I totally went through the excitement and then terror stages. Great video! So relatable!
This made me laugh because I bought mine 6 years ago before it was popular and before there were recipes or videos online. I was so afraid to use it that I didn’t do anything with it for a whole year! The steam is scary too. Now that I DO use it, I love the rice function, I do a ton of soups (which could be done in a stock pot, admittedly) and I like that it cooks meat to a crock pot tender point, but that it is faster.
There are a lot of things that may take the same amount of time, but there are also a lot of things that take much less! Example - my hungarian goulash recipe takes 3 to 3 1/2 hours to cook on the stove top. From start to finish, I made it in the instant pot in less than an hour.
Roasts that can take upwards of 8 hours in an oven or crock pot take about an hour in the instant pot, and the meat is more tender I have found.
Plus the ability to have a dinner made quickly when I've forgotten to defrost anything, but can use frozen chicken in an instant pot recipe is fantastic.
The instant pot isn't meant to replace the stove for every recipe, but for some meals it is a game changer!
This is me- you are my people 😂
@BlueButterfly 525 bluebutterfly 525 I AM SO CONFUSED BECAUSE THAT'S MY USERNAME FOR LIKE EVERY OTHER PLATFORM I HAVE!!!!!!! We must be twins
Still love mine two years later! Doesn’t heat up my kitchen!
I feel meats in stews or in general or more tender in instapot.
I love the instant pot!! I own two and use them both several times per week. I enjoy the fact that when I forget to take meat out to thaw, I can still have supper ready in less than an hour!! I also love that I don’t have to “babysit” my food. I homeschool 5 boys ages 6 to 15 so we eat alot but I don’t have alot of extra time to actually cook. I recently made mashed potatoes in it. It’s so easy! I scrubbed my potatoes, poked holes in them, put them in the instant pot, covered them with water, set to manual for an hour and while I taught math, our potatoes were being cooked and switched to low without any supervision!! All I had to do at lunch time was scoop them out, throw em in my standup mixer, add butter, milk and salt and voila! SO much easier and faster than having to peel and cut potatoes or even prepare them for baking and then having to preheat oven and check them Periodically, etc. etc. Even boiled eggs are awesomely easy!! I set my egg setting to 3 minutes and I get the perfect boiled egg every time! They even peel perfectly!! Even though it seems like things take longer to cook, it takes away the “supervision” step. That’s what I love most about it.
Sorry, my first stage was three months of putting it away in the cabinet because I was so terrified by the cautions, but I guess we’re all different. Also, Pen is totally wrong. Beans are much faster in Instant Pot.
I concur, beans are the best, much quicker in the Instant Pot.
Agree! I got it as a present and was so thrilled. Then it set there for weeks because I was too intimidated to use it. Got over it, though. Life is good now...
The 5 stages start from scratch when you get the Air Fryer lid. LOL
Stage 6 - put it on the back shelf with all the other "must have" appliances you rarely use.
My air fryer is dying a slow death cuz no one gives it any attention.
Lmaooooooo
Stage 6 - After a year of owning the instant pot you discover that the tab/handle that sticks out of the lid, actually fits inside the handle of the base - mind blown!
LOVE my instant pot because I HATE cooking. I can dump stuff in there and walk away. When it's dinner time, I just serve it. Almost like not cooking at all. No the preparation and cooking time is not faster, but the convenience is AWESOME!
Exactly. I hate babysitting my food. I like to set it and forget it
I totally relate to all 5 stages, so funny. Thanks for keeping us all entertained during this very trying time in history.
I use mine for dried bean dishes....45 mins instead of a couple hours, fast 1 pot pasta and rice dinners in hotels on the road or weeknights, by fast I mean 3 minutes.
Early convert here; my family's favourite recipe is the Italian Chicken with Penne. Dinner in less than 30 minutes from the time you pull the IP onto the counter until you're serving. There's quite a few versions of it but once I got the basic measurements (2 cups penne, chicken breasts/thighs, 12 ounces crushed tomatoes, 12 ounces chicken/broth, 1 tablespoon of Italian Seasoning, cream cheese and parmesan) then I've made it my own by adding crushed garlic, various vegetables etc. That's the great thing about the IP, the recipes are just the starting point.
I love the Instant Pot, we have the 8-quart "Chewbacca" model, the 6-quart "Stormtrooper", the 3 quart BB-8 Model as well as the classic 8-quart and 6-quart models. Use them all the time for meal preps. Also, love the Instant Pot Air Fryer. Use it almost daily for French Fries and Steaks...
If you are eating steaks and fries daily, i need to be your friend.
Want a 10 qt!
i grew up with pressure cookers and pressure canners, so it wasn't a huge "new" thing for me when i got it. I do love it for doing bulk baked potatoes, bone in turkey breast, chili (that would normally take all day, or even 2 days if using dry beans...), corn on the cob, pork loin, etc... pretty much anything I can do in my slow cooker, I can do in the pressure cooker (it's also great if we forgot to pull meat out of the freezer....which i need to go do....) but i rarely bother looking up actual recipes for things.... I do have 2 of them at the moment, so yeah. i've gone through your 5 stages and come out the other side.. lol... will add... due to some medical issues and a car accident 13 years ago, i deal with some limited mobility and wear out if i have to be super active, including in the kitchen, so using the IP, esp at the end of the day is very helpful for me.... (we also have a rice cooker and an air fryer and an assortment of slow cookers... so there are a lot of options for days that I'm not up for babying the stove top...) it's just myself and my husband (and an assortment of dogs...) at this point, but he travels a lot for work and, well food allergies and a lack of delivery options means i do a lot of cooking... lol...
I made a 3lb roast... From frozen to fork tender on the plate in 55 minutes (plus heat up time)
Love it! Tell Penn it is better than any other pot because the pressure literally infuses the food with the flavor of the spices or broth or whatever you are cooking. We love doing ribs and wings in it because the meat has so much flavor after pressure cooking in your favorite sauce!
So the INSTANT-POT will be ready in 45 minutes? LOL GOLD
Best appliance ever..from eggs, to cheesecake, every soup you can ever make on the stove top, potatoes, risotto, a whole chicken, ribs, corn on the cob, macaroni and cheese, the choices are endless. Nothing to fear!
I love when she talks to the instant pot! It was so funny 😂
My kids got me one for Christmas and my husband wants to use it more than I do *lol*
It cuts the time when cooking dry beans, brown rice (which can take longer than white), got a cheap cut of meat that is tough - it will fall apart when cooking in the Instant Pot. Forgot to take meat out to thaw? Not a problem, toss it in the Instant Pot and it will be cooked through.
I am not going to do deserts and things. I have an oven to make cakes in.
But for main dishes, it really can make the difference in cooking times and tenderness.
My mom absolutely loves her Instant Pot, so this will definitely hit home.
There’s a reason I call it by what it is, an electric pressure cooker.
That's what I was thinking.
Stages 2 and 3 are exactly the same for anyone who grew up with a pressure cooker.
My husband also calls it that, (the heathen!) 😅😂
@@wenha2937 lmbo
That’s exactly what it is, except that it doesn’t vent steam to control the pressure and uses less power because of that. So the amount of water in the cooker stays inside. I just add extra water to instant pot recipes and just use a Presto pressure cooker.
Okay, I DIED when she said “these are my PEOPLE!” 😂😂😂 Yup. It me. 😁
I like making chili from dried beans in an hour and a half
Yup. I'm totally on the instant pot Facebook group. Giving advice... Comforting people who destroyed their food or misplaced a part of their pot 😂
Thanksgiving before work: Frozen duck + salt & pepper + 1 cup water. High pressure 1 hour. "Keep Warm" until I got home eight hours later. Put duck in oven to brown. Cook sweet potatoes in duck broth in Instant pot on High for 10 minutes. I would have cooked stuffing in there too but I didn't have any.
Love mine... Especially when I forget to thaw meat for dinner...
I LOVE my IP. I’m on my second one now - still have first, use both for bulk cooking. Been nearly 3 years and still love it. So many recipes where I can do all the prep, put it on, walk away and forget about it until ready to serve. The speed is irrelevant, it’s all about the convenience. Best appliance in my kitchen.
Steel cut oats, meat dishes where the meat is supposed to be shredded at the end, and soups are our things. It is NOT the best tool for some things. I'm going to sous vide steak and chicken that should be sliced after cooking. I'll use a regular pot to make pasta, and I'm not going to use an IP to make popcorn or cheesecake or things like that.
It is great for pulled pork since it takes about 2 hours in the IP as compared to 12+ hours in a crockpot. When I used a crockpot, the smell of pork cooking all day long put me off actually wanting it by the end. We used to put it in the garage to avoid the whole house being strongly scented alllll day long. IP holds the air in so there isn't (much) scent and we don't get sick of it.
The IP cheesecake is amazing! The best texture, fluffy and moist!!!
Had mine for years and now use it every day. Couldn't (wouldn't want to) live without it. Reminds me, I need to check in on the fb group, haven't been in a while.
I started out with a Crock-Pot before anything and then of course Facebook took over and I bought an instapot and I absolutely love it. One thing is it takes so much less time and preparation of ingredients and it taste better
😂❗ I absolutely LOVE my Instapot! It actually saves me countertop space, since it replaces a few appliances at once.
Holderness: You can make the same thing on the stove with the same amount of instant's.
IP lovers: Now you've cross a line...
I love it so much that I’m at a new stage. We gave our Instant Pot to my son and we upgraded to the Duo with an… wait for it…air fryer lid!! We use it everyday! Veggies in the air fryer are amazing! Air fryer for frozen foods in the summer or kids at home for lunch. Instant Pot for stew is the best!!
I went through a similar life stage with my air fryer haha
Yes, stage 5 here too! I’m 100% thankful my SIL got me one as a gift a few years ago. I love that you can cook frozen meat in an hour
“Have you heard the good news....
About insta pot?”
Cooked a 7 lb pork butt roast in an hour with sprite.
I like to throw some bacon on top of the butt, and cook it in root beer. 90 minutes to some solid pulled pork
I just bought the air fryer lid for the Instant Pot and it's great for reheating pizza (crispy!), frying chicken, and cooking tater tots. I failed at making sweet potato fries, potato chips, and dehydrating figs (lid has a dehydrator mode). My favorite things to cook with the classic IP are beans (no soaking!), chili, kitchari, winter squash, steel-cut oatmeal, and any meat that I forgot to defrost. Oh, and corned beef and cabbage! It might take longer to pressurize and release, but you don't have to keep an eye on it, which is truly the best part about it.
Could bake potatoes in the pot a whole lot faster than in the oven. Don't even need foil. Set them in on the metal-grate thing in the bottom of it with a cup of water. But honestly that's about all I use it for. Prefer the crockpot.
Or.. wash and sprinkle salt over potatoes (I poke one hole in each, any more and your tater shrinks up) and stick in them on a paper towel in the microwave for 6 mins. Turn potatoes over at 3 min mark. (Per 2 potatoes in my microwave - some even have a potato preset button) so easy and quick!
I just got mine. I didn't even think of bake potatoes! I'll be doing that soon
That's not baking. That's steaming. Still tasty, but not the same.
@@tysonstanek847 If you say so. I can't tell the difference unless the baking is done outside in the grill. Each his own. 😊
never baked a potato with foil in my life (in my 60's) - clean them throughly, lightly coat them with some shortening and bake them. They'll be fluffy inside and you'll love them.
Literally cooking dinner in the Instant Pot when I saw this in my feed! 😂👌🙌
Don’t worry Kim,My mom uses her Instant Pot almost every day! No joke!
P.S. My mom actually has 2 pots,one she keeps in the house,one in the camper, she has days where she uses both to ground beef that she freezes. My favorite recipe is Pasta in the pot,wha you need it bow tie noodles,ground beef,tomato sauce,and that’s it,idk what my mom all adds,but it’s really good!
I had 4. My dad broke one during a dementia induced rage and I gave 1 away when we went to a tiny house. I kept my mini to be on the counter still (use it several times a week if not daily) and kept my 8qt also.
Have to admit, I had 2-8qt crockpots too. Now I use my IP for things I used to crock so I just have 1 in my storage unit waiting for our storage bldg to be built!
I'm still on stage 5! I think compared to a crock pot, I can make all day Sunday gravy in 45 minutes vs 8+ hours so that's instant to me! Haha 🤣
I use mine mostly in the winter. It’s perfect for soups, stews, pot roast, etc that you want when it’s cold out.
If you want more recipes like this (boiled water) stay tuned. LMAO!
I love cooking with it in summer, outside, along with my air fryer. Keeps the house cool.
I hate my instant pot honestly. I was hoping your last stage was going to be putting it at a yard sale.... I can’t relate. I loved it for a month and then I got sick of it. 🤷🏼♀️
I hate it too! It was way too complicated to understand and scary to use. Mine sits on a shelf collecting dust!
I have no desire to own one of these. My cabinet space is too precious for such a huge appliance.
I had a generic one with a crappy low quality pot/liner. Feel like the named-brand stainless steel was a game changer. I literally love mine so much I upgraded. Have, on 3 occasions now, had both going at the same time (spanish rice in once, chicken enchiladas in the other. ) i LOVE those nights because I get to actually Sit Down after work while dinner cooks its damn self!
Same. Sold it on Marketplace.
Hated mine. Sold it on FB marketplace -- basically made all my money back on it too.
I absolutely love my instant pot. This Christmas will be 3 years I have had it and I have used my actual stove maybe 12 times in those 3 years. I want to get a small one so I can do sides at the same time. Loved this.
Embarrassed to admit the stages were condensed to one session. Not like microwave but so much more versatile. Love doing baked beans in double batch, doing baked potato then reload with ribs and potatoes crisp while ribs carmelize under broiler. Frozen chicken goes in and then rests in oven while resultant broth cooks rice and carrots.
Carrots...yes! Cuts the time and perfect tenderness.
My main appreciation for the Instant Pot is that it is a portable pressure cooker. I've been cooking in pressure cookers since the 60's and I enjoy the results. I haven't exactly joined the craze but it is a convenient appliance to cook the main dish while using the stove and oven to cook the rest of the meal. I'm glad it has allayed some of the fear of pressure cooking for the general population and I think the stainless steel is better to cook in than the cast aluminum.
Once you get the instant pot you’ll never going back
Nope. It sits in the back of a cabinet and has been there for years.
I always used a slow cooker, a rice cooker and eventually a stovetop pressure cooker I got from my dad. As these things eventually broke I saved up and got an Aussie version of the instant pot - so it actually saves me space cuz it’s only the size of my old rice cooker and replaces all 3. Mine also has a non-stick bowl inside so I can easily cook a curry, then pop it in a thermal bowl I use for serving & then cook rice and serve both hot together.
Can you do a random vlog filmed in 2019 BC (before COVID-19)
I've had both of mine for over 2 years now and love them both! I normally use it at least once a week for something. It's put my rice cooker out of a job and more often than not is how I make my supper for work all week. Not always, though. You Tuber Indigo Nili was my first IP guru and I always look forward to her videos. Her community tab put me on to this one of yours! I've since found other sources of recipes and made one last night after work and it got done around 1:30. I will always recommend the IP to anyone who cooks. It makes the very best banana bread I've ever eaten or made. I don't work for them at all. I have a rotten job I hate but it pays the bills so I keep at it out of necessity! Hope you guys are doing well!
Stage 1 Excitement that’s what we had at the start of lockdown bc of homeschool but that’s not what it’s like now🤣
If I may be so bold, can I guess that you’re a student and not a parent? 😂 Excitement was not my exact emotion at the start of lockdown either
I love making ribs!
Also it is my go to for the days I forget to take something out of the freezer!
Cooking frozen roast beef/pork/chicken! Awesome!
Maybe it’s just my wife and me, but we just pronounce it “instapot”. Fully pronouncing “Instant Pot” sounds so weird and I think I’m getting triggered by it...
It should be Instapot, it rolls off the tongue better..
I called it instapot ALL THE TIME lol.
I was so glad they actually said it right. Instapot gets under my skin 🤣
I think "Instapot" is actually a brand name, so they were using the generic "instant pot" instead.
I legit thought it was Instapot.
Yes, I did. The first thing I cooked was a beef roast and it was ready in less than an hour. My favorite thing to cook is Cabbage.
Yes, cabbage. I swear the house is less smelly when I cook it in the instant pot too.