Instapot

[Brent S]

I bought an instapot a while back and really haven’t used it much. I wasn’t thrilled that it dosent really come with instructions, but there are loads of recipes on line for it. Anyways, I am making beef stew in it for the first time. Just cooked the beef and am about to throw the veggies in. Will see if just over an hour compares to simmering all day long. The cubed and seared beef was fall apart tender after just 55mins. Just added carrots, potatoes and onions and will cook for just 12 more minutes. Of course that dosent count the warm up and the 10minute venting, but overall it is a lot faster cook time. I would love to hear others recipes in this glorified pressure cooker.

 

[Brent S]

The stew was perfect. Can’t say enough about it being really nice to start dinner late and still have it turn out well. The potatoes and carrots were thoroughly cooked in 12 minutes. Honestly 10 would have been adequate as I like firm vegetables, it just seems heartier that way to me. So, overall I’m glad I bought this thing now but it will still take some time learning the cook times.

 

[DrHenley]

My sisters gave me a different brand for Christmas (Emeril Lagasse) and I've been trying things out in it. I mostly use the steamer and air fryer functions. I air fried some sausages for lunch today.

The only thing I used the pressure cooker for so far is a venison pot roast.

It has a canning setting, and I plan on trying that out soon

 

[Maverick]

My daughter and mom uses one and swear by it. I don't have a clue where they get the recipe from perhaps on line.

 

[DrHenley]

I looked up recipes online, but I had to modify them some.

One thing I have air fried several times already is whole small sweet potatoes. I rub them with olive oil, and salt and pepper them, then set the air fryer on 350° for 25 minutes. My collards are starting to get big enough to pick and I can't wait to see how they turn out in the pot. I can't decide whether to slow cook them or pressure cook them.

Another thing I'm itching to try is venison chili.

 

[Proud Prepper]

I cooked asparagus last night in my air fryer and they where the best I ever had, even the base of the stems where not tough. Red beans come out great using the pressure cooker or slow cooker.

 

[Kevin L]

I clicked on this thread, and was disappointed.

I thought "Instapot" was another strain of marijuana that gets you stoned faster or something.

 

[Brent S]

My daughter and mom uses one and swear by it. I don't have a clue where they get the recipe from perhaps on line.

There’s loads of recipes on line for cooking just about anything. The problem is until you try a new recipe you don’t know if it’s to your liking. As far as cooking though it reduces the cook time by 75%. The beef I cooked last night for 55mins was as tender as 8 hours in a crock pot.

 

[DrHenley]

I tried an online calculator to figure out how long and at what temperature I should use the air fryer to cook a frozen lasagna based on the instructions on the box for baking it. The box called for 375°, and the calculator said reduce it to 350°, but it turned out to be too high a temperature and the top burned. The time was probably about right though.