So I ordered one of these million in one things aka Instant Pot..

[klflowers]

I finally got around to making these. I usually use a recipe by Emeril that takes all day - these were right up there with Emeril's. Man are they good!

[Craigar]

fzxdoc Frozen Smoke The RB&R was the very first thing I made in my Instant Pot and it was fantastic!

[Buck Flicks]

I had to come to grips with that added time, which most recipes don't include in the cook time. If you sautee/brown meat or veggies or aromatics in the pot, it doesn't take as long to come up to pressure, but then you have the possibility of the dreaded burn warning, especially if you're cooking rice or pasta or something that might stick to the bottom of the pot.

[Thunder77]

I made some really awesome pulled pork in the IP. Used some liquid smoke flavor. It wasn't "BBQ" but it was dang good.

[Thunder77]

Yeah, the name Instant Pot is really a misnomer. The reason it said "on" was that it was coming up to pressure. It switches to timer when desired pressure is reached.

[binarypaladin]

I love mine. In my experience anything you can do in a slow cooker you can do better and faster in a pressure cooker. If you have a slow cooker and are concerned about space, ditch your slow cooker. For us, it replaced our slow cooker and our rice cooker.

It makes stock/broth making so fast I have a continuous supply.

My wife, who's really the queen of one pot meals, loves it too.

I used to use it for yogurt, but I actually do that sous-vide these days.

Compared to some slow cooker stuff, you might have to go through a quick reduction at the end or use less water in the first place. But seriously, these little Swiss Army knives are great.

[fracmeister]

Mine does sous vide. I was surprised how well. Now I use it as often for that as my Joule rig.

[Lazy Layne]

ddmcwhirter

[fzxdoc]

Frozen Smoke , if you like international recipes, give this Instant Pot-focused website a try. It's one of my faves. Her Authentic Red Beans and Rice is a solid go-to around our house, for example.

Paint the Kitchen Red website

Authentic Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice

Kathryn

[Frozen Smoke]

You are right again Kathryn it's like any other tool and it has it purposes and will shine better in some areas than others. I had some more of the spaghetti bolognese for lunch yesterday and the flavor was excellent so I'm in no way disappointed in the outcome. I'm guessing it would have been better had I done it right the first time. Already perusing recipes for my next go around.

[fzxdoc]

Yep you are right fzxdoc and had I read the manual I would have known that before I started but that would have taken all the suspense out of it right? So now with that being said I could have prepared this dish in the same amount of time and maybe even less than what the Instant Pot did so for this dish the only advantage I see is it's all done in one pot. Otherwise I would have browned the hamburger and sauteed the veggies cooked down the beef broth and added the tomatoes in one skillet. While I was doing this I would have had the pasta cooking in another pot. When done combine the pasta into the skillet. Done.

So I would have had to wash the skillet that's it. So this recipe wasn't a dish that really makes the Instant Pot show it's value. We will be giving it another go I'm sure.

For sure, Frozen Smoke , from a time viewpoint, it doesn't make sense to make some dishes like soups and sauces in an Instant Pot, if the only goal of using a pressure cooker is to save time. However, a pressure cooker concentrates flavors as it cooks, so your marinara sauce should have tasted like a stovetop-cooked one that had simmered for hours. To have more flavor in the same amount of time with the same amount of cleanup still stacks up as a win for the IP in my kitchen, at least.

Just as you have done for your smokers, you're going to discover what works best and tastes better in your IP than by other cooking methods. It will just take a little time, and you're going to have a lot of fun along the way. Enjoy!

Kathryn

[Donw]

I was the same way but over several days we had sleet here so no outside cooking. I broke down and made pulled pork in the IP and it was down right good. Some of the moistest I ever made.

[Rfhd69]

Not gonna lie. Was not a fan of a new gadget my wife wanted for Christmas. She told me all of her friends had one and they make incredible food. Bought the large one and have been impressed so far. She describes it as a "fast action crock pot." I would never make BBQ in it. Just my opinion. She makes incridible soups, bone broths, bake potatoes, hard boiled eggs, etc. Awesome appliance in my opinion. Just not for "BBQ."

[ribeyeguy]

And here's last night's chicken cordon bleu recipe:

https://www.adventuresofanurse.com/2016/09/30/instant-pot-chicken-cordon-bleu-casserole/

I'd double or maybe even triple the mustard amount. It was slightly on the bland side before I juiced it up a bit.

[ribeyeguy]

Here's where she got the cheeseburger one:

https://crayonsandcravings.com/ip-cheesy-hamburger-pasta/

It came out more like a casserole/soup hybrid but man, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.