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i wish you compared the air fry options as well.
If one are to use instant pot mainly instead of a stove and oven. Would you advice for the easiest way of cooking a 6 or an 8 qt?
I just purchased a Farberware "multi-cooker". I had to purchase a stainless steel inset separately because it comes with some kind of non-stick thing. IMO it blows the InstantPot options away! It's FAR more intuitive and easy to use. It's not grossly overpriced like the InstantPots either (one actually has some money left over to buy some food to put into it 😉). I had three (different sizes) of the InstantPot brand ones and I just became very frustrated with how they work. I really love the new Farberware though! It was user friendly right out of the box!
Since this video came out the Instant Pot Duo Evo has been discontinued, do you have another suggestion for a comparable multicooker? Thanks
So, only a year later, the winning multicooker is no longer available. Is there a good replacement model?
So far, I'm in love with this pot. I was able to eliminate my rice cooker MyBest.Kitchen steamer and stove top pressure cooker from my cupboards as well. Works great and I have found several great recipes online. Pinto beans are a breeze with this pot.
I do not see a place to ask a question on the product page so I'll do it here. Why in some recipes does it state you must use the recipe for an 8 quart cooker which is what I have when a particular recipe for a 6 quart cooker would be fine for me. Some say 6 or 8 then says if you are using an 8qt. cooker you must increase the ingredients for an 8. Why can't I use the ingredients for the 6 qt. in the 8 qt.? It's a no brainer that you can't put 8 into a 6 but why not 6 into an 8?
Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus – Worst Tech Support Ever!
Based on this review I purchased an Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus. I set it up and did the five minute water test. Then got to work. My first recipe was a chicken and rice recipe. The pot went into preheat mode and the steam valve never closed. It just kept on preheating until the display said BURN FOOD! Food ruined. Put ruined. Half inch of black char. Caked tech support and they doesn't half an hour asking me specifics about my recipe. Then they sent me an email asking me to spend over an hour videoing, photographing, measuring, running programs with water, and to provide details on my recipe. It's not just a bad device. That happens. But their tech support had an opportunity to be helpful to an excited new customer. Instead they chose to make me jump through hoops when I already told them the steam valve never closed even though it was properly installed and moved freely. Oh yeah, tech support wanted me to thoroughly clean the blackened disaster to do their tests. I'm sorry but first use disaster only had one response; let us replace that immediately and get you cooking. Instead they indirectly suggest that I broke their machine and insisted I jump through hoops. I did a reform3 at Walmart and sent it back. They went from having my $200 and a new customer and they chose to have a ruined pot, no money and an angry customer. Buy this pot but understand if you need help you won't get it from Instant Brands. Worst tech support I've ever had in my life!
What kind of pressure cooker is the one you have?
You also have to clean that channel on the instant pot unit where the lid sits. and definitely try not to spill food in there or else it won't seal and you'll just get error messages. I had to spend a lot of time cleaning mine but I found a chopstick and a cloth worked. Now I try to be really careful and not get food in there but also I have to clean it regularly. I use my IP all the time.
Here's a list that helped me out.
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In the end, I went with #2.
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Do you find the that meat texture is different in the slow cook vs quick instapot cook, is different?
The lid seal and inner pan oven instant pot are dishwasher safe. Doesn't get any easier than that. If you have problems with scrubbing the inner pan because of sticking then by one of the ceramic non-stick inner pots. They're even easier to clean.
If you're using a slow cooker or if you're using your instant pot as a slow cooker the times are the same because they're both slow cookers. If you're using your instant pot for a slow cooker recipe and want to use it as a pressure cooker then you should just use a pressure cooker recipe because you're not using a slow cooker You're using a pressure cooker.
Soak your beans overnight anyways if you insist on eating them. The outside shell of all seeds/grains/beans are full of anti-nutrients that cause the inside nutrients to not be absorbed during digestion and causes inflammation. You should soak all your beans and grains. It's just healthier in general because it also sprouts them if you have viable seeds which increases the nutritional value exponentially. And soaking things like rice and rinsing them repeatedly removes more of the dust and heavy metals.
I love mine instant pot, I use every day , I cook noodles, rice, oatmeal , chicken , veg , dessert , and of course yogurt
Good info. Thanks.
🧨‼ Did you also know that with this model the Pressure relief switch automatically turns to "sealing" When you close the lid?
Ack! I had meant to comment with a question on the original video just in case you did one of these, but you released the Q&A video before I got around to it. I wondered whether you have any secrets to lingering odors in the Instant Pot. We mostly use ours for things with pretty powerful flavors, and we've found that the odors tend to linger no matter how much we clean it (I've tried several suggestions I've found online, but none work so far). This isn't a problem going from one meaty dish with lots of spices and herbs to another, but I've definitely made a couple batches of steel cut oatmeal that have a hint of carnitas flavor to them.
Instapot users should read up on pressure cooking. There is indeed a general rule for what fraction of time a long cook recipe requires when sped up through steam. It varies per class of food (beef, vegetables, etc.) but you can indeed learn the basics and then apply. You really shouldn't need recipes for such things, only general guides, and you certainly shouldn't be having to open pressure cookers often to check. Reliance on recipes (except when chemistry and proportions are vital such as in baking) is a crippling thing for cooks. Cooking is a skill developed, so no one should encourage perpetual training wheels.
I have a HUGE family (8 kids plus 18 foster kids). I am lucky that I built my own house, have a huge kitchen with a Breakfast nook and lots of counter space with a 6 burner cooktop and double oven. In addition I built my laundry room big (15×18) and it has room for a second fridge, a freezer, and another set of Kitchen Style cabinets to work as a pantry. My living room, dining room, and family room span 80 feet across the back of my house and are 16 to 21 feet wide so I can move the furniture out to the garage and set up for WELL over 100 when I need it. (I also have a den/library for overflow).
I have 6 slow cookers which also use as Buffet servers and two Stove top pressure cookers. I often laugh when the shows say a recipe makes a LOT since I have 78 Grand children. I consider 100 people "normal" at a family gathering. Most of my parties have ten to twelve full size Pans out plus the Pressure cookers filled too. However I cannot see a reason why I would need an Instant pot. Does it do something I cannot do now. IT's funny, no matter how much counter space you have, your stuff manages to expand to fill it. (Sous Vide takes too much time for me)
I have the Mealty multi pot. I can do everything in it, even bake. Pressure cooker, slow cooker. Everything.
Am I the only one who wants to see Lisa cook something together with Danny Devito?
I have another question on this topic. I like to make soups with beans, but I find that the vegetables turn to mush when I cook at the time required for the beans. So, I pressure cook the beans, turn off the pressure cook setting and once the pressure comes down I add the veggies. I have a regular top that fits my Instant Pot, but I can't figure out how to keep it at a simmer to cook the veggies. Any suggestions. I've tried the sauté button on low, but that's too hot to keep it at a gentle simmer. Thanks!
You need to slow down and relax a bit Lisa. This video was not your best work. I do thank you for it!!!!
I have actually plugged my Emeril Lagasse Duo multi cooker into a plug-in energy meter. It uses about 1,200 Watts for just a minute or two until the cup of water gets hot. Then it drops to virtually nothing. When I pressure cooked chicken, it used less than 100 watt hours in 30 minutes.
If you use the air fryer afterwards, it uses about 1200 watts for almost the whole time. About 200 watt hours for 10 minutes.
I was quite surprised, and impressed.
I purchased the Instant Pot Evo Duo Plus 6qt after your IP vs Slow cooker video and am very pleased with it. I love my Crock pot so much that I never paid any attention to the IP hype all these years. When you showed how the inner pot on this model could be used on the stovetop, I was sold. It's a good quality pot, and sauteing in the IP is a real treat. My teen daughter is most delighted with the hard boiled eggs we have made. They're always perfect. Thanks for the recommendation, I have always been successful when I've followed your lead 🤗
I love ATK Gearheads! Thank you, Lisa. BTW, I find that beans are less likely to burst in an electric pressure cooker than they were in my stovetop pressure cooker. Don't know why
One thing about the silicone gasket in the lid…. I have found on my stovetop pressure cooker the silicone discolored after a few uses and can hold on to orders even after putting it in the dishwasher (as a lot of silicone cooking materials will do).
If you want to seat the gasket really well, run the handle of a wooden spoon around the back side and just press it in place. Works 100% of the time.
Lisa thanks for all the helpful information, as always!!
FOODI SOUS VIDE! I bought Foodi before your review of multicookers. Like it a lot. Mainly because the sous vide on the Instantpot brand got terrible reviews. Wonder if you tried or could try it on Foodi Havnt tried that feature yet and would like more precise evaluation like you do. LOVE YA!