• Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io
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    21 days ago

    I got an insta-pot a couple years back, but basically only use it for cooking up grains, and beans. What else do you use your’s for?

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      21 days ago

      Baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, pasta, yogurt, steamed veggies, lots of rice dishes, pulled pork, chicken, venison, Thanksgiving turkey breast when it’s just the 3 of us

      It’s extremely helpful when I forget to thaw meat for dinner (which is more often than not)

      There is a trick to the pasta, but it saves me from panic dashing into the kitchen when the pot boils over because I forgot to check it

      I cook most of our meals in it. We even have 2 so I can cook the meat separately since I’m vegetarian

      But wait! There’s more! (not really, I just know I sound like an infomercial)

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      21 days ago

      It’s great for making chili, since 7 minutes of pressure cooking replaces an hour of simmering, It can make quick rice based meals with the addition of a handful of ingredients like a rice cooker can, and replaces a slow cooker for any meals that require it.

      It also can make yogurt, though I haven’t tried that yet myself.