Anyone still using the Instant Pot?

[Anonymous]

I use it regularly to make steel cut oatmeal and rice. Probably 2-3x a month to cook meat or soup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Use my IP a few times per week! Rice, chicken, and chicken noodle soup! It’s a good rice cooker and we don’t have space for multiple appliances. If you cook chicken (frozen boneless breasts for us) in broth or water with seasoning then drain, shred, and add a sauce (BBQ, salsa) it’s great! For ck noodle soup cook breasts, set meat aside leaving liquid in the pot, add enough water to equal 4-5 cups, turn on sauté to boil, add better than bouillon to taste, sliced carrots and celery, once boiling throw in some egg noodles, put shredded meat in the bowl, ladle the hot broth/veg/noodle over that, voila, soup!

Save the water you drain off the chicken, refrigerate or freeze it. Use it instead of bullion next time, just be more liberal with the salt.

[Anonymous]

I use it whenever I’m in a pinch, like afternoon meetings, ran late and the kids have to get to practice. I always have ingredients on hand, like chicken, salsa, beans, etc. throw that in and 15 minutes later we have a meal.

[Anonymous]

Hard boiled eggs and rice frequently. Chile, stock, or chicken dishes on occasion.

[Anonymous]

I just use it for beans.

[Anonymous]

After years of friends raving about the IP, I broke down and ordered one. I had success with potatoes and hard boiled eggs. Everything else I tried was flavorless and didn’t seem to save time over the stove or oven when factoring in the building pressure time and the pressure release time. I have a small kitchen and regretted the space it took up so I donated it. Most people I know who use it regularly make lots of beans and soups. We use the crockpot when we want soup and I prefer it for chili and meats.

[Anonymous]

Forgot to mention rice and hard boiled eggs.

[Anonymous]

Chicken soup/broth, beets/potatoes, apple sauce. Not too many things but once a week we do soup so it helps keep a pot off the stove.

[Anonymous]

I use it a couple times a week for rice, beans, or yogurt and a couple times a month for shredded pork or pot roast.

[Anonymous]

Beans, beef stew, hard boiled eggs, and quick stock.

I've made a few one-off recipes (Indian food, posole, etc.), but I come back to those staples. DH also uses it for air frying.

[Anonymous]

I use it as a stove basically!

I make the following things in it:
-Sauces
-Lentils/chickpeas
-Boiled eggs or potatoes
-Stews/chilli
-Curries

[Anonymous]

I use it for rice, hard boiled eggs, and oatmeal. Sometimes chicken, especially a large amount from frozen that I then use for other things.

But yes, the air fryer gets more daily use. It sits on our counter and the instant pot doesn't.

[Anonymous]

I love this thread. You all have inspired me to get rid of my insta pot that I never even took out of the box but felt guilty about getting rid of.

[Anonymous]

We have a large one and a small one. The small one we use almost daily to make hard boiled eggs. The large one I use maybe once or twice a year, usually if I'm hosting Thanksgiving and/or Christmas dinner.

[Anonymous]

Not super often but yes, for beans.

That said, I got it as a gift, and if I didn’t have the easily-accessible closet to keep it in, would skip it. Definitely not a must have if you’re short on space.