Instant pots - worth it, and which is best?

[skalexander]

I’ve got the pressure king pro, the middle one in the range, and I really like it. I use it for curries, chilli, bolognaise, soups, gammon, steaming veg, rice, rice pudding.

I made tarka dahl in it last night, took 5mins to prep, no soaking of lentils, and left it to it.

[Sandraoh40]

Originally Posted by Claudette

You are definitely not alone, I had never heard of an instant pot until just now! I am going to have to refrain from googling as I have too many gadgets.

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I had never heard of it , and probably wouldn’t have even looked at it, if my dad hadn’t asked for one for his Christmas. He is daft about gadgets and I just thought it was another thing he had found and honestly just thought it would be like a slow cooker. I’m so glad we did though. This is the first time we have ever bought something like this.

[JoS]

I have 2..both instant pot brand. Had a 6qt and loved it so much I bought a bigger 8qt. There are a number of FB forums you can join and pinterest has hundreds of recipes. I cook chicken beef pork, usually something like Mongolian Beef, Sesame Chicken etc. i love it.

[loldis]

I had one a few years ago and didn't get along with it. It functioned perfectly fine but I'm not a fan of the steamed/boiled texture that it gives everything. Don't like slow cookers for the same reason. I pretty much only use them for things like chilli or bolognese where the texture isn't as noticeable, both of which I'm perfectly happy to make on the stove top. So it wasn't worth the storage space (it's HUGE) to me.

[goodevans]

Originally Posted by Trusty ian

Nore me.
I thought it strange a thread about instant pot noodles. 😂😂😂😂

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Never heard of it either ... i thought it was going to be about instant potatoes!

[Trusty ian]

Originally Posted by goodevans

Never heard of it either ... i thought it was going to be about instant potatoes!

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[justacey]

I only heard about it on this forum and so needed to buy it

[2010]

We got a 7-1 Ninja in November use it nearly everyday. We like that you can pressure cook a Chicken etc then Air fry it to finish it off. In a lot less time than the oven. We do a full breakfast aswell.

[Trusty ian]

Is it as instant as getting a takeaway delivered with no washing up? No? Ok, I will give it a miss untill it does. 😂😂😂

[JoS]

I have used recipes from Jeffrey Eisner...Pressure Luck. There are loads of you tube videos. Maybe take a look at those to help you decide.