Instant pot owners

Leablahblah

Leablahblah

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Hi!

My husband got me an Instant pot for Christmas. There is a slow cooker function. My question is:
Did you get rid of your Crock Pot/slow cooker?
How does it compare to the Crock Pot for that function?
 
I've only had mine for a few months, so I'm not sure what I'll do with my crockpot. I might just keep it so I can have two things going at once?

Not that you asked- but I LOVE my instapot! Rice in under 5 mins is my most favorite. I also just make a one-pot parmesan pasta chicken dish that EVERYONE in my family ate- that's a Christmas miracle! ;)
 
I did not. In fact I don’t care for my IP. My middle on the other hand loves the IP and will take it with her when she leaves the house!
So the crockpot, glad I didn’t get rid of mine because I use it more than the IP!
 
AmieN1 said:
I've only had mine for a few months, so I'm not sure what I'll do with my crockpot. I might just keep it so I can have two things going at once?

Not that you asked- but I LOVE my instapot! Rice in under 5 mins is my most favorite. I also just make a one-pot parmesan pasta chicken dish that EVERYONE in my family ate- that's a Christmas miracle! ;)
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How do you get rice done in 5 minutes? Mine is 10 minutes.

What’s your recipe for one pot parm chicken?
 
I didn't have a crock pot when I got my Instant Pot. I've since bought a crock pot, too. So, I would say keep both :)
 
AmieN1 said:
I've only had mine for a few months, so I'm not sure what I'll do with my crockpot. I might just keep it so I can have two things going at once?

Not that you asked- but I LOVE my instapot! Rice in under 5 mins is my most favorite. I also just make a one-pot parmesan pasta chicken dish that EVERYONE in my family ate- that's a Christmas miracle! ;)
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Recipe please :)
I got one for Cmas too!!
 
I kept my crockpot. I love my IP. So far everything has turned out great. Best tenderloin I ever made!
 
I don't have an instapot, but I do have 4 crockpots. No joke. I seem to buy one every black Friday when they are 20 bucks. I have two regular black and silver ones, one pretty and flowery Pioneer Woman one, and one smaller one for dips. But that being said there have been plenty of big family holidays or cookouts, etc that I could throw dishes in a crockpot to cook and stay hot and not have ten different things on burners so I will use multiple. So my vote is keep it! :thumbup:
 
tanyiadeskins said:
I don't have an instapot, but I do have 4 crockpots. No joke. I seem to buy one every black Friday when they are 20 bucks. I have two regular black and silver ones, one pretty and flowery Pioneer Woman one, and one smaller one for dips. But that being said there have been plenty of big family holidays or cookouts, etc that I could throw dishes in a crockpot to cook and stay hot and not have ten different things on burners so I will use multiple. So my vote is keep it! :thumbup:
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I have four too and use them all, so I agree on keeping it.
 
Here's the recipe- I used cubed up half frozen chicken & an entire box of rotini pasta and it still worked perfectly!
https://www.eatwell101.com/instant-pot-chicken-pasta-recipe

I'm in an instapot group on fb where there are a lot of recipes posted! I've done a REALLY good pork tenderloin as well as a requested again by my family pulled pork roast! I am loving this little machine!

For rice- I use jasmine rice, 1 cup with 1 cup of chicken broth. Pressure cook on high for 4 mins & natural release for 1 min, then quick release. Stir in a tablespoon of butter & put lid back on for keep warm function. Turns out great... maybe it's elevation related Wendy?
 
I've had my Instant Pot for about a year and a half and I love, love, love it and use it often! But I did keep my 2 crock pots as well. There are some things (Chicken mostly) that I prefer in the crock pot as it seems to be more tender in the crock pot.
 
We've only used our IP twice. We've had it for a few years now.

I prefer the slow cooker. The IP scares me. lol
 
AmieN1 said:
Here's the recipe- I used cubed up half frozen chicken & an entire box of rotini pasta and it still worked perfectly!
https://www.eatwell101.com/instant-pot-chicken-pasta-recipe

I'm in an instapot group on fb where there are a lot of recipes posted! I've done a REALLY good pork tenderloin as well as a requested again by my family pulled pork roast! I am loving this little machine!

For rice- I use jasmine rice, 1 cup with 1 cup of chicken broth. Pressure cook on high for 4 mins & natural release for 1 min, then quick release. Stir in a tablespoon of butter & put lid back on for keep warm function. Turns out great... maybe it's elevation related Wendy?
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I'm back down at sea level. I have a Rice function on my IP and it's 10 minutes, that's after it comes to pressure. Now the only thing I can think of is because mine is old (going on 2.5 years), the newer ones are more advanced with their cooking/timing?
 
Interesting, I looked it up and it's saying:
Add wet rice, water, oil, and salt to your Instant Pot and stir once to combine. Lock lid and set the steam valve to “sealing” position. Press the “rice” button or set on manual for 5 minutes. When the timer goes off, let rice sit for 10 minutes, then quick release pressure.

My rice button is 10 minutes and my IP never calls for oil when making rice. Maybe that's the downfall--you use oil because it's quicker cooking? I don't know. Interesting. Maybe getting a new IP in the future is something for me???
 
Neverland Scraps said:
I'm back down at sea level. I have a Rice function on my IP and it's 10 minutes, that's after it comes to pressure. Now the only thing I can think of is because mine is old (going on 2.5 years), the newer ones are more advanced with their cooking/timing?
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I never use the rice function... takes too long... ;) I just use manual for almost everything- except saute- I use before manual for meats! lol!
 
AmieN1 said:
I've only had mine for a few months, so I'm not sure what I'll do with my crockpot. I might just keep it so I can have two things going at once?

Not that you asked- but I LOVE my instapot! Rice in under 5 mins is my most favorite. I also just make a one-pot parmesan pasta chicken dish that EVERYONE in my family ate- that's a Christmas miracle! ;)
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Can you share the recipe?? I’ll be pinning away to a new Instant Pot board soon!
I’m looking forward to the brown rice cooking. Which I never did because it takes too long.

Edit: Nevermind! I saw you shared the recipe already!

I’m so excited now that a lot of you like the Instant Pot.
My husband won’t be happy when I tell him I’m keeping the crockpot too! Haha

Can you tell me the name of the Facebook group that shares recipes for Instant Pot please?
 
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Leablahblah said:
Can you share the recipe?? I’ll be pinning away to a new Instant Pot board soon!
I’m looking forward to the brown rice cooking. Which I never did because it takes too long.

Edit: Nevermind! I saw you shared the recipe already!

I’m so excited now that a lot of you like the Instant Pot.
My husband won’t be happy when I tell him I’m keeping the crockpot too! Haha

Can you tell me the name of the Facebook group that shares recipes for Instant Pot please?
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/InstantPotCommunity/

It's super crazy right now since so many people are new with their Christmas Instapots! ;)
 
I think I'll keep both (just got an instant pot for christmas from MIL) but I for sure need a bigger kitchen. :P
 
laurabobaura said:
I think I'll keep both (just got an instant pot for christmas from MIL) but I for sure need a bigger kitchen. :P
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I do too! lol the idea was to put the Instant Pot in place of the Crock Pot in my cabinets. Now I have nowhere to put it and my counter space is already cluttered.
 
LOVE my IP. Use it all the time. But definitely keep your crockpot. Sometimes you'll want to use both.
 
I love my IP, but kept all my crock pots. (I have 3 big, one old and one mini - that I use for heating baby bottles).

I have not used the slow cooker function on the IP. I love cooking frozen chicken cause I'm horrible at planning dinner ahead of time. The FB group has lots of super helpful people, and pinterest has lots of great recipes.
 
laurabobaura said:
I think I'll keep both (just got an instant pot for christmas from MIL) but I for sure need a bigger kitchen. :P
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Leablahblah said:
I do too! lol the idea was to put the Instant Pot in place of the Crock Pot in my cabinets. Now I have nowhere to put it and my counter space is already cluttered.
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Me, three!!
You can't fit two people in our kitchen it is so small. We took cabinet doors off because our things are too wide for our cabinets. :thumbdown:
 
I love mine! Some of my favorites are Wendy’s copycat chili, gumbo & red beans & rice (although i cook my rice separately) This year I added the Instant Vortex Plus and with those two appliances, I almost never use my oven. We just made turkey burgers and sweet potato fries last night in 15 minutes. They were so crispy. My son loves to use the Vortex for his cinnamon rolls. Super quick and easy.
 
Yum Krista! That looks amazing!

Yesterday in the instapot- I made:

*hard boiled eggs (6) with the 5-5-5 method & they turned out SO perfect- and super easy to peel

*salmon & rice: salmon was 5 oz frozen fillets (I cooked 3 of them on the trivet), 1 cup of water, salt/pepper/paprika on salmon & a splash of soy sauce for 4 minutes with a 5 minute natural pressure release- perfectly done! Then the rice afterwards how I make it in the previous post.

On Sunday I made a big batch of rolled oats with apples- SO good! I'll have to find that recipe since I can't remember it off the top of my head.

LOVE my instapot! :D
 
Artichoke dip! Yum!

I made soft boiled eggs and they were awesome!
4 eggs on the rack with 2 cups of water. 3 min on low pressure and quick release. Ice bath. Perfect!
 
I need to experiment with mine more.... but I LOVE making hard boiled eggs in it. So easy to peel!
 
I ALMOST got an IP for Christmas, but because I have a small kitchen like some of you, hubby says I have to figure out where I am going to store it OR what I can eliminate off my counters to keep it there. After reading about all these delicious recipes, I need to get rid of some things so I can get one.
 
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