Pressure Cooker

verdebug

I also got this one from the library and enjoyed: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MZWA8FI/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1

Whole grains cook so much quicker in the pressure cooker!

Jbell0213

Queenmunchy wrote: »

@crazyravr I plan to make the eggs in the IP because I heard they peel really, really easily. I do see so many people reheating meals and all of this incredibly random stuff in my IP groups like roasting veggies. It's bizarre! I'm like - I'll put that in a pot or something!

I made hard boiled, they turned out perfect. I did 5 minutes low pressure. once the pressure releases pour two cups of ice water, wait until they cool. They pealed perfect. Best eggs I have made.

Jbell0213

verdebug wrote: »

I am obsessed by my pressure cooker and use it all the time. I find that it works best for braising, stews, soups, and the easiest risottos you will ever make. Slow cooker is also great but pressure cooker is a life saver when I haven't planned ahead.

Here's a recipe I like: http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/01/30-minute-pressure-cooker-pho-ga-recipe.html

Also, this guy posts some delicious recipes that you can easily lighten to suit your needs: http://dadcooksdinner.com/pressure-cooker-recipe-index/

Thank you. This is awesome.

successgal1

I bought the instant pot a few weeks ago and so far I've made hard boiled eggs (in the cooker because they come out perfect every time and they peel so easily!),custard in ramekins (tinkering with that recipe to get higher protein lower sugar) , beef stew, whole chicken with baby potatoes, ham and white bean stew, chicken breast in salsa, brown rice, and "baked" apples. Oh and both ham and turkey bone broths. So much easier then nursing the hit stove or firing up the oven.

Abm4n

Love my pressure cooker. I like to cook lamb shank, chuck beef and chicken casseroles in it. Simple ingredients taste amazing. Indian curries too. Try using meat cuts with bone, skin, fat, tendon, ligaments - not just the lean meaty parts. It all tastes so much better when you use the whole animal.

lucys1225

Queenmunchy wrote: »

@crazyravr I plan to make the eggs in the IP because I heard they peel really, really easily. I do see so many people reheating meals and all of this incredibly random stuff in my IP groups like roasting veggies. It's bizarre! I'm like - I'll put that in a pot or something!

I'm debating getting an Instant Pot and trying to figure out if things I normally make can be done in a pressure cooker (I've never used one) I know we're both fans of Skinnytaste Carne Guisada. Have you tried making it in the Instant Pot? Also, does it get hot enough to sear meat properly? Right now I have the Ninja 4 in 1 and a regular crockpot and usually have both going over the weekend. I guess I'm trying to justify adding another gadget

lucys1225

Thank you!! I just ordered it!

Queenmunchy

lucys1225 wrote: »

Queenmunchy wrote: »

@crazyravr I plan to make the eggs in the IP because I heard they peel really, really easily. I do see so many people reheating meals and all of this incredibly random stuff in my IP groups like roasting veggies. It's bizarre! I'm like - I'll put that in a pot or something!

I'm debating getting an Instant Pot and trying to figure out if things I normally make can be done in a pressure cooker (I've never used one) I know we're both fans of Skinnytaste Carne Guisada. Have you tried making it in the Instant Pot? Also, does it get hot enough to sear meat properly? Right now I have the Ninja 4 in 1 and a regular crockpot and usually have both going over the weekend. I guess I'm trying to justify adding another gadget

That's my favorite skinnytaste recipe! She's also been posting some IP recipes lately. I haven't tried it yet, but I probably will at some point. Basically you'd put in the meat, release, add the potatoes a little later. Many of the IP masters have tips, I'm sure.

It gets hot enough to sear and I've even sautéed risotto in it before adding my broth. It's worth it to me just for the fact that if I don't take meat out and sometimes want to cook from frozen.

Queenmunchy

I also made eggs yesterday and they peeled right off! We had deviled eggs for breakfast

lucys1225

Thanks! It's one of my family's favorites (possibly my favorite) If I didn't already make it this weekend in the crockpot, I definitely would have given it a shot!

J9Lynn93

amillenium wrote: »

Hope this isnt considered a hijack but rather a related question: I am debating a pressure cooker as my next big kitchen gadget purchase...do you guys think its worth it? I have a slow cooker and like the fact it can be set up in the morning and not when everyone is ravenous in the evening. What do you use it for most?

Which do you all think is better, an electric pressure cooker or a stove top one? I really think this is the answer for me. I never have the hours it takes to cook. I am debating which one I should get.

lucys1225

My Instant Pot is coming tomorrow and, with a snowy forecast for the weekend, I hope to get some batch cooking done. Any tips of things to do (or not to do), recipes, websites? Really, any advice is appreciated! I have never used any kind of pressure cooker before.

mjwarbeck

Make soups all the time. Favourites in the pressure cooker: Borsht and Thai sweet potato....really good if pureeing the soups with an immersion blender. Great for stocks. Head Cheese (studenatz).

Make our rice in it as well.

lucys1225

Thank you!!

lucys1225

I got my Instant Pot and haven't stopped using it! My favorites so far are:

http://nomnompaleo.com/post/76137606724/pressure-cooker-mexican-beef (ultimate favorite)

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2015/12/instant-pot-pressure-cooker-chicken-and.html

http://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-mongolian-beef/ (I didn't eat this but my husband and son and all his friends loved it)

https://greatchow.wordpress.com/2015/03/31/bbq-ribs-the-greatest-fall-of-the-bone-braised-baby-back-ribs/ (Again, I didn't eat them but my family raved about them)

In addition, I've made a whole chicken, chicken broth and a few other soups. So happy I got it!

Jbell0213

lucys1225 wrote: »

I got my Instant Pot and haven't stopped using it! My favorites so far are:

http://nomnompaleo.com/post/76137606724/pressure-cooker-mexican-beef (ultimate favorite)

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2015/12/instant-pot-pressure-cooker-chicken-and.html

http://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-mongolian-beef/ (I didn't eat this but my husband and son and all his friends loved it)

https://greatchow.wordpress.com/2015/03/31/bbq-ribs-the-greatest-fall-of-the-bone-braised-baby-back-ribs/ (Again, I didn't eat them but my family raved about them)

In addition, I've made a whole chicken, chicken broth and a few other soups. So happy I got it!

Oh thank you. We are going to try these for sure.

LetusCoexist

I have an old one that I got about 35 years ago. My favorite thing to cook in it is Beef and root stew. The meat is sooo tender. I actually just cook the beef in it and then put that in a BIG pot with carrots, rutabagas, parsnips, potatoes, and onions. Then, my secret seasoning ingredient is brown gravy mix. For juice to cook it in I use beef broth. I just simmer it from there till all the veggies are nice and tender. I want to give all the foods time to talk to each other and blend their flavors into this wonderful taste. LOL. I LOVE my beef stew and so does everyone who tastes it. I know... the pressure cooker looks like it doesn't have much to do with it but it does. Cooking the beef that way not only guarantees that it is tender without it being mechanically tenderized but by cooking it quickly, it preserves the flavor to add to the whole thing.

amyfaber7

I just got the power pressure cooker XL. I wonder if I'll kick myself for not getting the Instant Pot? This one is bigger and it was for sale at Costco, so I impulse purchased it

Jbell0213

LetusCoexist wrote: »

I have an old one that I got about 35 years ago. My favorite thing to cook in it is Beef and root stew. The meat is sooo tender. I actually just cook the beef in it and then put that in a BIG pot with carrots, rutabagas, parsnips, potatoes, and onions. Then, my secret seasoning ingredient is brown gravy mix. For juice to cook it in I use beef broth. I just simmer it from there till all the veggies are nice and tender. I want to give all the foods time to talk to each other and blend their flavors into this wonderful taste. LOL. I LOVE my beef stew and so does everyone who tastes it. I know... the pressure cooker looks like it doesn't have much to do with it but it does. Cooking the beef that way not only guarantees that it is tender without it being mechanically tenderized but by cooking it quickly, it preserves the flavor to add to the whole thing.

Yum

Lounmoun

I don't have a pressure cooker. My mom had one and the only thing I rember her using it for was beef stew.