Are you still loving your Instapot?

[Anonymous]

We don’t have an InstantPot but do have a Ninja Foodi, which is a combo pressure cooker and air fryer. It gets used daily, mostly to do hard boiled eggs, but also “baked” potatoes. It makes incredible whole chickens, wings, fries, pulled pork, shredded chicken, crispy tofu, dal, stew, etc. You can cook a whole meal in it all at once, but I usually don’t (wg. Chicken thighs, pearl couscous, broccoli).:We’ve had it going on 2 years now and it’s been worth the counter space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never use. It’s a pain to clean large insert. Customer service never responded. Tried rice, disgusting.

We can debate the utility of the appliance, but how is the insert any more difficult to clean than a pot?

[Anonymous]

A huge plus is that I don’t have to watch it. Nothing will burn — it just cooks then switches to warm. It’s wonderful having one less thing to pay attention to. Because it does things so well and so easily, I’ve been cooking things that I wouldn’t usually do. It makes perfect boiled eggs, and the shells slip right off. That led me to making potato salad for the first time in years. The bonus chicken broth has me experimenting with soups, veggies and grains. I’m a convert. This thing is great.

I’ve got two cookbooks by Urvashi Pitre — the butter chicken lady, and I enjoy the recipes on her site, so I’ve had fun trying new recipes. I really like my Instant Pot — and that has been a very nice surprise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never use. It’s a pain to clean large insert. Customer service never responded. Tried rice, disgusting.

We can debate the utility of the appliance, but how is the insert any more difficult to clean than a pot?

DP: It’s not at all difficult to clean, but if you’re used to nonstick surfaces, it might take more effort than some people are expecting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like my instant pot and use it a couple of times per week to make dinner. However, if I was going a while without a kitchen, I would invest in an air frying toaster oven because it is more versatile.

+1. I like my Instant Pot, but I love my Breville oven. I use the IP several times a month, and the Breville every day. If you have both, you could survive without a range fairly well.

[Anonymous]

We use it a lot - several times a week. It does a great job with Indian food recipes, vegetarian chilis, etc. and the recipes turn out much better than a crockpot version. It also is awesome for risotto! And then we use it for rice and to boil eggs. Highly recommend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IT IS CALLED AN INSTANT POT

NOT AN INSTAPOT. CAN'T YOU READ???

Thank you PP! I realize it’s minor, but the mistake totally annoys me too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never use. It’s a pain to clean large insert. Customer service never responded. Tried rice, disgusting.

We can debate the utility of the appliance, but how is the insert any more difficult to clean than a pot?

DP: It’s not at all difficult to clean, but if you’re used to nonstick surfaces, it might take more effort than some people are expecting.

If you are only used to non-stick surfaces, what you are doing can only very generously be called cooking. Unless you're on an egg-only diet, I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never use. It’s a pain to clean large insert. Customer service never responded. Tried rice, disgusting.

We can debate the utility of the appliance, but how is the insert any more difficult to clean than a pot?

DP: It’s not at all difficult to clean, but if you’re used to nonstick surfaces, it might take more effort than some people are expecting.

If you are only used to non-stick surfaces, what you are doing can only very generously be called cooking. Unless you're on an egg-only diet, I guess.

I use my non-stick skillet for ??? everything I use a skillet for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like my instant pot and use it a couple of times per week to make dinner. However, if I was going a while without a kitchen, I would invest in an air frying toaster oven because it is more versatile.

+1. I like my Instant Pot, but I love my Breville oven. I use the IP several times a month, and the Breville every day. If you have both, you could survive without a range fairly well.

Good to know! I’ve been eyeing the Cuisinart oven / air fryer for over a year — wondering if I’d actually use it enough to make it worth giving up the counter space.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never use. It’s a pain to clean large insert. Customer service never responded. Tried rice, disgusting.

We can debate the utility of the appliance, but how is the insert any more difficult to clean than a pot?

DP: It’s not at all difficult to clean, but if you’re used to nonstick surfaces, it might take more effort than some people are expecting.

If you are only used to non-stick surfaces, what you are doing can only very generously be called cooking. Unless you're on an egg-only diet, I guess.

I use my non-stick skillet for ??? everything I use a skillet for.

You can get a non-stick insert for the Instant Pot too.

[Anonymous]

Sous vide steaks, reason enough

[Anonymous]

Never loved mine. I think I have found one decent recipe. The actual cooking time is much longer once you factor in building up pressure and releasing. I tried several things people claim make it worth it - hard boiled eggs, rice, beans - and all of it was subpar. I keep it because I keep thinking I will find more good recipes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never use. It’s a pain to clean large insert. Customer service never responded. Tried rice, disgusting.

We can debate the utility of the appliance, but how is the insert any more difficult to clean than a pot?

Np. I can pick up a pot easily with pot holders and soak it immediately. Getting an insert out of the instant pot is more cumbersome. More burn risk or you wait fit it to cool and then you lost the good soaking period. Plus you have to clean around where it is inserted. It is not horrible, but a pot is easier for me to clean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never loved mine. I think I have found one decent recipe. The actual cooking time is much longer once you factor in building up pressure and releasing. I tried several things people claim make it worth it - hard boiled eggs, rice, beans - and all of it was subpar. I keep it because I keep thinking I will find more good recipes.

I had the check the date of this post because I thought maybe I wrote it once. This is me exactly. Except I got rid of mine. The only thing I liked about it was it made easy to peel hard boiled eggs, which I don’t eat/use often enough to justify the counter space. On the other hand, I frequently make some fantastic meals in my crock pot.