Instant Pot January 19, 2017, 11:00:45 am I don't have one of these cookers, but I know that some on this board do and may be interested in the article, so just passing along this link:Not Just A Crock: The Viral Word-Of-Mouth Success Of Instant Pot : The Salt... 2 Likes
Re: Instant Pot Reply #1 – January 19, 2017, 11:45:34 am Thanks for the article! My son and family just got one of these and demonstrated it's versatility to us. We are seriously considering one for the house since we are on propane which is more expensive than our electric power.
Re: Instant Pot Reply #2 – January 19, 2017, 12:37:17 pm We just spent a few days with friends eating meals from their Instapot. They love it, and I can see why. It takes a lot of the learning curve out of the pressure cooker. We have a nice electric pressure cooker that is identical, except it doesn't have all the settings. You have to set your own number of minutes to run. So hardcore! It woks great. The other pressure cooker in our house is for canning. Mmmmm, canned beef stew! We don't carry it in the LD, though with the demise of our current crock pot we may start. 1 Likes
Re: Instant Pot Reply #3 – January 19, 2017, 02:19:29 pm I have an InstantPot and love it! Besides everything else it does, it does a much better job on brown rice that my rice cooker.
Re: Instant Pot Reply #4 – January 19, 2017, 02:58:47 pm RE: Instant PotAfter watching this for a couple of years, and reading basically nothing but good reviews, a few weeks ago, I succumbed to the siren. So far, so good. No complaints.There is a bit of a learning curve to master all of the settings, and I make a new mistake with each use (three uses; three different mistakes), but it is very forgiving, and so far, everything has turned out fine, despite my goofs. It is about the same size as my thermal cooker, and, indeed, it is well insulated enough to work just fine to incubate yogurt without being plugged in. So far, I haven't messed up yogurt incubation! I can definitely see finding a space for this under the bench seat in our RB, as I don't think it will fit in the overhead bin where I formerly kept my rice cooker (which was much smaller).Virtual hugs,Judie < -- looking at the leftover "California Liquid Sunshine" to hit us soon 1 Likes
Re: Instant Pot Reply #5 – January 19, 2017, 10:23:56 pm Judie, can you tell me more about the instant pot vs your thermal cooker.I was looking at getting a thermal cooker - made sense for many things (heat to boiling, then let sit in a thermal environment to finish cooking). I even started using my crockpot "thermally" by turning it off after it got very hot and wrapping a towel around it to finish cooking (worked sometimes, other times needed to be turned back on for a while, depending what was in it).How do they compare for electricity use (we are planning to mainly bookdock)?Thank, Jane
Re: Instant Pot Reply #6 – January 20, 2017, 01:23:56 pm Quote from: JandS2 - January 19, 2017, 10:23:56 pmHow do they compare for electricity use (we are planning to mainly bookdock)?A thermal cooker doesn't use any electricity, just propane to heat the contents to boiling.Although I love my Instant Pot, I did not bring it with me this year like I did last year. While cooking things takes less time than on the stove (like beans, for example...no need for pre-soaking), it does take electricity, which means that you'll have to run your generator during the cooking period (not a good appliance to run with an inverter) if you are boondocking (which we do 95+% of the time). I used it last year, but got tired of having to run the generator for an hour or so each time I used it (depending on what you're cooking, it can take a while to get up to pressure before it starts the actual cooking process). It does have the advantage, however, of not needing as much liquid to do the cooking like a thermal cooker requires.
Re: Instant Pot Reply #7 – January 20, 2017, 01:55:11 pm "Judie, can you tell me more about the instant pot vs your thermal cooker.I was looking at getting a thermal cooker - made sense for many things (heat to boiling, then let sit in a thermal environment to finish cooking). I even started using my crockpot "thermally" by turning it off after it got very hot and wrapping a towel around it to finish cooking (worked sometimes, other times needed to be turned back on for a while, depending what was in it).How do they compare for electricity use (we are planning to mainly bookdock)?Thank, Jane"Linda is right on in her assessment. I haven't done any head-to-head assessment of either unit in the boondocking world yet, so can't really speak to that aspect.I intend to take the InstantPot with me if/when we go on any excursions in the Lazy Daze because it will serve as a thermal cooker for my purposes quite nicely. It might not do so well with other thermal uses - I just don't have any knowledge about that.We don't boondock much any more, so, for me - it is a no brainer. I'll just take the one unit that will perform as a thermal cooker in the manner I use it, and as an electrical appliance as needed. It will take the place of the slow cooker/deep fryer combination unit that I have been carrying around for years - and never have used!This is a very nice Presto brand combination unit, and a quick perusal through Amazon shows that I bought this in September of 2007 at a cost of $36.43. It is still in the back left-hand corner of the cabinet under the sink in the Lazy Daze, and has NEVER been used. It can be used as a slow cooker, or - take out the crock insert - and it is a very good multi-purpose unit. I have had and used my original unit (without the crock) for many years, but somehow just never got around to using the new one as a slow cooker.It is apparently no longer available on Amazon, but you can see it pictured at their site at:Amazon.com: Presto 06001 Slow Cook'n More Electric Multi-Cooker: Kitchen &...I DID however use the original unit (no insert was provided) extensively on a car trip across the country - cooking our breakfast and dinner each night in a motel room(s). It probably isn't as handy a shape as the new "Multi-Cooker"-type units that are out now, but these Presto units are very reasonably priced, and seem to me to serve the same purpose as say a Ninja Cooker-type unit.But . . . all that said . . . my very favorite, and most useful electrical appliance is a six-quart Nesco Roaster. It will do everything from make broth to bake bread, and I have done both of those things, and everything in between. It does roasting chicken exceptionally well. I even find room to keep one in the tiny cabinets of our Sportsmobile campervan! It is THAT useful.If needed, I would ditch all of the above in favor of the Nesco Roaster, as it could be used to incubate my yogurt quite easily, and also provide the other functions, all in one unit. Virtual hugs, Judie As an Amazon Associate Lazy Daze Owners' Group earns from qualifying purchases.
Re: Instant Pot Reply #8 – January 20, 2017, 04:19:10 pm Like Linda, most of my camping is dry/boondocking and having to run the stinky generator to use 120VAC appliances is the primary reason that I don't have any. If my traveling/camping style were staying in RV parks and/or campgrounds with hookups, I'd very likely have a slow cooker or an Instant Pot. I do have a Nissan Thermos thermal cooker; it requires no electricity and is good for "soupy, stewey stuff", but, as Linda also said, it requires plenty of liquid to function efficiently. (Also, I don't feel that it's as versatile as a crock pot/slow cooker or an Instant Pot.)As ever, YMMV.Joan
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