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

[lostcreekranch]

Chicken Breast.

Season them up ... what ever you like. At least salt / pepper.

Sauté in olive oil 2-3 minutes per side.

1 cup water or chicken broth in pot.

Chicken on trivet.

Manual mode for 5 minutes.

Natural pressure release for 8-10 minutes then vent.

(I do similar for chicken thighs but, cook for about 12 minutes then natural pressure release 10-15 minutes.)

 

[buckeyefarmer]

How do you do natural pressure release?

What’s trivet?

So far only found obnoxious YouTube video’s for recipes.

 

[lman]

How do you do natural pressure release?

What’s trivet?

So far only found obnoxious YouTube video’s for recipes.

Might want to read the manual.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Might want to read the manual.

WHAT!!!!

 

[lostcreekranch]

How do you do natural pressure release?

What’s trivet?

So far only found obnoxious YouTube video’s for recipes.

When the cooking cycle is completed it switches to warm, starts a timer and as everything cools the pressure slowly goes down.

If recipe calls for NPR for 10 minutes, then vent, you watch timer go to 10 minutes the rotate the vent knob CCW but keep you hand to side as any remaining steam is vented straight up.

"Trivet" is the stainless steel rack, with loop handles that sits in the pot. It keeps, whatever your cooking, out of the liquid in bottom.



As other have noted ... read the manual ... it's pretty informative.

Forget about most videos. They're either wrong / stooopid ... or trying to sell you something. Just google Instant Pot XXXXX and just look at the posted, no drama, recipes.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I find the book very lacking in detail. I got the duo plus 6 qt model.

 

[Oaktree]

Or my wife of 11 years? She thought the Air Fryer was stupid till she had 2-3 meals made in it. Now ...she's a believer. She bought into the Instant Pot "instantly" after the first chicken breasts I fixed for her.

I think I'll wait and see if this isn't just another fad appliance. Someone gave us an air fryer a couple years ago, tried it once or twice and decided it was more trouble than it was worth and gave it away.
I will admit I like my crock pot, but it took a while.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I will possibly buy one at Value Village (Thrift Store) for ten bucks in a few years. Probably next to the half dozen brand new in the box bread makers.

Really, the last thing I want is another thing with a digital display on it.

 

[txdon]

I think I'll wait and see if this isn't just another fad appliance. Someone gave us an air fryer a couple years ago, tried it once or twice and decided it was more trouble than it was worth and gave it away.
I will admit I like my crock pot, but it took a while.

Ours is not a fad. We have two and use the instant pot 6 time a week, sometimes more for the past 7 years.
We also use our air fryer about 4 times a week. Stovetop about 3 times a week and oven about twice a week.

 

[Industrial Toys]

You must have been a submariner or something, that keeps a record of everything. lol

I modified a steel box, throw in a few foil wrapped potatoes and put it in the fireplace. Needs no electricity or digital display.