Best Instant Pot

[RebeccaCreekKid]

Thinking I might finally join the crowd. Can it really replace a crock pot? What’s your favorite?

[Smokeater]

Think ours is a ninja. It's still a crock pot....sorta. Just has new skills! ..pressure cookin' and air fryer I think. Had it a while and has been very handy. Couldn't tell you about any of the new stuff tho.

[Strummer]

We had an insta pot . Now we have a ninja . Like it better . I still prefer the crockpot .

[Box-R]

Got the wife a new InstaPot (spelling) for Christmas to replace the last one that she wore out.
She can do magic with those utensils...

[TeamAmerica]

We like instapot. Got a sear function so you can cook meet directly in it before full pressure cooking. Can fully cook beans in 1 5 hrs!

[Playa]

I have an instapot. It’s ok, except anytime I use the soup/broth setting it stops cooking and gives me a “food burn” error. I suppose it could replace a crockpot, but it hasn’t replaced
mine, I’ve got both.

i did however tell my wife that I wish I had one at the ranch instead of the crockpot we have at our cabin.

[ThisLadyHunts]

I’ve never been all that enamored with the Instant Pot. In the first place, they’re too small. Even the large.

A few years back, I decided to look around for something better and purchased a Breville slow cooker/pressure cooker and have loved it. It’s slightly larger, has far more options and settings, and the results seem to be more consistent than other brands.

I discovered Breville products when shopping for a new food processor sometime back. Disgusted with my Kitchenaid food processors and vowing never to buy any Cuisenart product. Ever. I read several articles on Breville kitchen electrics and their design features. Intrigued, I bought a food processor and was so impressed, I turned around and bought a waffle iron, then the slow/pressure cooker. Never been happier.

[tvc184]

Thinking I might finally join the crowd. Can it really replace a crock pot? What’s your favorite?

Can a pressure cooker replace a slow cooker? Not really as they are generally opposite ends of the spectrum.

Of course many pressure cookers now have a slow cooker function in a 2 for 1 appliance as a convenience/selling point. By “replace” if you mean one appliance that will fo both? Yes, those are available.

The biggest benefit of a pressure cooker is speed whereas a slow cooker….. isn’t. It’s the turtle vs the hare.

Imagine how much depth of flavor you would get if you cooked a gumbo in 15 minutes as opposed to simmering in the stove or slow cooker for hours. But,… you can make a gumbo in a pressure cooker.

Some soup or stew recipes don’t take hours to simmer to have a great result. I make a taco soup that starts to finish is about 45 minutes.

Slow cookers, microwaves, pressure cookers, sous vide, air fryers, etc., all have their place and do certain things very well. They generally don’t replace another appliance but… many times you can cook a specific meal in more than one. There are many slow cooker/pressure cooker conversions where you can make a one pot meal in one it the other. If you want a meal 8 hours from now, the slow cooker is awesome. If you want to eat in 90 minutes, the pressure cooker is your option.

A pressure cooker is a great device that some people will use once or twice and a year later it goes into the garbage sale. For others it will become a weekly go to. There is no wrong answer.

So how interested are you in speed and convenience and is it important in your lifestyle?

[ThisLadyHunts]

Can a pressure cooker replace a slow cooker? Not really as they are generally opposite ends of the spectrum.

Of course many pressure cookers now have a slow cooker function in a 2 for 1 appliance as a convenience/selling point. By “replace” if you mean one appliance that will fo both? Yes, those are available.

The biggest benefit of a pressure cooker is speed whereas a slow cooker….. isn’t. It’s the turtle vs the hare.

Imagine how much depth of flavor you would get if you cooked a gumbo in 15 minutes as opposed to simmering in the stove or slow cooker for hours. But,… you can make a gumbo in a pressure cooker.

Some soup or stew recipes don’t take hours to simmer to have a great result. I make a taco soup that starts to finish is about 45 minutes.

Slow cookers, microwaves, pressure cookers, sous vide, air fryers, etc., all have their place and do certain things very well. They generally don’t replace another appliance but… many times you can cook a specific meal in more than one. There are many slow cooker/pressure cooker conversions where you can make a one pot meal in one it the other. If you want a meal 8 hours from now, the slow cooker is awesome. If you want to eat in 90 minutes, the pressure cooker is your option.

A pressure cooker is a great device that some people will use once or twice and a year later it goes into the garbage sale. For others it will become a weekly go to. There is no wrong answer.

So how interested are you in speed and convenience and is it important in your lifestyle?

Very insightful comments and good points all around. I agree that there’s a time and a place for slow/pressure cookers and I, too, prefer more traditional methods when cooking, if for no other reason than that it makes your house smell wonderful.

[Geezy Rider]

I have both an Instant Pot and a crock pot. For me it all boils down to time. If I need it cooked fast and and tender then the Instant Pot fits the bill. If I have time to let it cook all day then I prefer the crockpot for the ease of use.
My main use for my Instant Pot lately is to make yogurt. In fact I’ve got a pot fermenting right now.

[sv2100]

Our InstaPot has a slow cook setting. I bought a glass lid and use it for the slow cooks. When it is a small amount, I use it instead of the bigger crock pot.

[tvc184]

And like some pressure cookers have a slow cooker feature, some come with an air fryer lid.

[tvc184]

Before long we will have something out of The Jetsons where one device will bake, broil, sous vide, slow cook, microwave, sear, make roux……

[Chase4556]

We have a Ninja 3-1. We were thinking about getting an air fryer when our crockpot and pressure cooker both decided to stop working within weeks of each other.

Got the ninja to replace the two plus add the air fryer option. It works great, but when air frying I Ind myself wishing I had something bigger. If it’s just a family of 2, you could probably get away with it. Crockpot/instapot is plenty big for whatever we may cook. Key on air fry is to lightly coat things with a spritz of oil. I just use spray Avacado oil(higher smoke point and healthier for you).


The one we have:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ninja-Foodi-Large-Capacity-Multi-Function-9-in-1-Home-Food-Cooker-6-5-Quarts/553202634?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222228553202634_14069003552_202077872&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=m&wl3=42423897272&wl4=aud-393207457166:pla-295289030566&wl5=9027422&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=553202634&veh=sem&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADmfBIqzFIv6xSbF5iqP6rvn6-s5P&gclid=CjwKCAiA1-6sBhAoEiwArqlGPlbZE0A2YDhW_VhIMdZG272fHX2WG7FPuwja9iY0L24ezn_T_4jziRoC2GYQAvD_BwE

[Playa]

I’ve never been all that enamored with the Instant Pot. In the first place, they’re too small. Even the large.

A few years back, I decided to look around for something better and purchased a Breville slow cooker/pressure cooker and have loved it. It’s slightly larger, has far more options and settings, and the results seem to be more consistent than other brands.

I discovered Breville products when shopping for a new food processor sometime back. Disgusted with my Kitchenaid food processors and vowing never to buy any Cuisenart product. Ever. I read several articles on Breville kitchen electrics and their design features. Intrigued, I bought a food processor and was so impressed, I turned around and bought a waffle iron, then the slow/pressure cooker. Never been happier.

If you are a coffee drinker, get a Breville Coffee Maker. I’m on my 2nd and they are just fantastic