I read somewhere that it sits in the kitchen drawer forgotten most of the time. Wonder if I should buy one for simpler cooking. Have the basic idea of just throwing all the ingredients in, setting 30mins and meals ready. I know I need to saute meat a bit for stew but basic idea remains. Buy or skip ?
If you actually use it, it's fantastic. Good for braising and rice if you don't have a rice cooker and don't want to bother with making it on the stove, but amazing at soups and stews. I use mine for curries almost weekly. In reality a slow cooker can also do the soup and stew thing really well and is cheaper, but the difference there is that with a pressure cooker, you don't have to wait like 5-8 hours.So if you only really make soups and can be patient, get a slow cooker, it'll be cheaper, have the same outcome but slower and make your house smell amazing. If you want to make a slightly larger range of dishes, and actually use it, get a pressure cooker.If you don't make those types of dishes, pass on it.
>>21642491Skip. Its mostly useless if you have the capability to think forward and plan your time.I have one for the record. I never used it despite braising a lot and eventually converted it into a pot for distillation>>21642598>5-8hThat's way too long. 2-3h is what you want for the vast majority of soups, stews and braises.And you don't need a "slow cooker", just put a pot on the stove on low.
>>21642491I used mine for a bit to make curry in it. Kept the rest of the house from smelling like curry since it's sealed.... Then I tried making the same curry without the instant pot, came out way better.I might use it next time I make chili or something, but it doesn't get much use.
>>21642491Solves:>stews>broths>potatoes>eggs>rice>beans>grains>steaming>sous videBut it's an actual tool that needs learing, not a toy for cooklets.>>21642600>Skip. Its mostly useless if you have the capability to think forward and plan your time.Filtered. It not only saves time, but also prepares some things much better than regular cooking.
>>21642491I use it a couple times every week, depending on the season. Feels like I'd waste a ton of gas if I had to cook without it
I have a stovetop Jeet pressure cooker.I like it. It's nice to try and keep all my cooking into 1 device because I hate cleaning. I also like that I don't have to look at the food while it's cooking. I can go to my computer, wait for whistles, turn down the stove, set a timer and then go back to the computer.My only problem is that I have an electric plate stove. So the time savings is non-existent, unless I do a larger chunk of meat.
i have 2 pressure cookers a huge stovetop one and an instapot onei love instapot but i will admit i dont use it much because i have a big house with a big kitchen full of gadgets and gismosBUT if i had a small ill equipped kitchen, i would make room for it and use it a lot morei have taken it travelling and used it iin my van and motels a lot becausr its pretty good at a lot of things
There's a big list of things that you're not allowed to cook in a pressure cooker because they'll clog the valves and explode and spray everywhere. Peas, pasta, barley, etc.
>>21644870>they'll clog the valves... Peas, pasta, barley, etc.tf, are you cooking 10 lbs of food? Put the same amount in an average pot/pan and it'll overflow out the top. Guess we're not allowed to cook those stuff either huh?
>>21644870>noooooo it's bad because you can't do this big list of 3 specific thingsRetard. It's literally just "don't overfill the pot and don't quick release starchy water".
>>21644963>>21644981Educate your'reselfs. Pressure cookers cannot cook rhubarb
>>21644981i put like half a cup of gravy into a big multi quart pot of chili just to get rid off it without thinking and it fucked with my pressure cooker so much i had to take the meat out and pressure cook it seperately.. just a little bit of gravy!
>>21642491I bought one almost 15 years ago when I wanted to try home-canning chili. It worked fine but I haven't used it since then. I might have even given it away, I don't remember. I've never had a desire to use one for day-to-day cooking.
>>21644804>I have a stovetop Jeet pressure cooker.>Jeet pressure cookerWhat?
>>21646077How underage or ESL or you? Indians use exploding stove top pressure cookers. They've been around forever and they've been exploding people forever too.
>>21642491I use it to sterilize jars with grain for mushroom growing.
>>21647311Tell me moreDo you buy the starter online? What kind of mushrooms do you grow? What scale (that is for your own consumption or for selling).I've been fascinated with mushrooms since i read this article about this tech bro and his wife getting out of tech and starting a mushroom farm with a lot of sensors and shit and earning more than they did in tech
>>21647950glowie>>21642491use it nearly every day. it consumes less electricity than my oven or stovetop hobs do. the specific model i have is both a pressure cooker and an air fryer. it steams my potatoes in 12 minutes instead of 40+. it cooks rice in 15 minutes tops. it steams vegetables in 2 minutes. once you learn how to use it, the ultimate benefit of a pressure cooker is saving time.
>>21642491I use mine constantly.>lazy pulled pork>soups and stock take no time>easily cooks beans without soaking or other bullshit>pork carnitas>works great as a rice cooker, cook all my rice in it>works well for rice dishes as well, usually need some adjustment but biryani, tahdig, pilaf, all no problem>great for hard boiled eggsmine's an airfryer which just saves more space, since I use that for chicken thighs and potatoes frequently.
