What do you do with your Instant Pot you cant do with a crock pot?

[goeduck]

^^^ I really think the Instant Pot shines on roasts, loins and whole chickens. Plus dried beans .

 

[Ford850]

This thread was started a year ago and had a lot of replies, but it's gone silent for many months. Are you guys still using these Instant Pots as much as when you first got them?

 

[Doofy]

Yes. Pinto Beans last week and Beef Stroganoff tonite. Perfectly cooked every time.

 

[Cat385B]

After over a year, it’s still in it’s box and has not been used yet. Did not need it, I guess?

 

[txdon]

We use it an average of 8 times a week. We have two and use them for rice, steamed vegetables all sorts of beans, soups, spaghetti, etc . . .

 

[goeduck]

I am still using mine but less often. Always when dried beans are involved. I did move entirely back to the crock pot for bone broth. Larger and has a 24 hour setting. I still very much like the instant pot but also like my Dutch ovens and slow cooker. I never got the hang of pasta in it, it always seemed too soggy. So now it is used for beans, soups, that type of thing.

 

[txdon]

. . . I never got the hang of pasta in it, it always seemed too soggy. So now it is used for beans, soups, that type of thing.

For soup with pasta in it we finish pressure cooking the soup and then use the sauté setting (no lid) to boil the pasta in the soup

 

[goeduck]

For soup with pasta in it we finish pressure cooking the soup and then use the sauté setting (no lid) to boil the pasta in the soup

Why couldnt I be a thinking man. I do that sort of thing all the time on the stove :duh:

 

[MF243RedTop]

Boiled peanuts in less than 30 minutes.
I'm actually using old style pressure cooker...
Done in 15-20 minutes.
Wife uses the insta pot... Scared to death of an actual pressure cooker..

 

[California]

I make a batch of beef stew that lasts for 2 to 3 dinners, every couple of weeks.

Ribs occasionally. And we soften dried beans and lentils - cook then leave soaking overnight - at least weekly.

I do the stew and ribs, and I can't convince my wife to cook her more elaborate recipes in it.

We haven't used a crock pot since this arrived. The rice cooker continues in use as before. It cooks rice faster than Instant Pot with less cleanup and uses less counter space.

The Instant Pot is a useful addition but it's not worshiped like in some ads.