Where are all the Instant Potters?

[Sgtmajormummy]

Not talking about Harry!

The Instant Pot was a huge thing recently when people got them on Black Friday and started making all sorts of things.

Personally I’m a traditional pressure cooker user. I have three (!) Italian Lagostina ones with all the weights and valves on the top. They aren’t as heavy as the traditional models and double up as ordinary pans. With the timer on my induction hob I can just leave it to switch itself off.

Having said that I did buy an Amazon version of the Instant Pot. I tried it out for yoghurt (meh) and the infamous cheesecake (yum) but concluded that my own system was fine. I was meaning to sell it on my local second hand site but never got around to it...

Now, with 3 of us working and studying from home I need to keep the hissing to a minimum, so I’ve brought it out again. This week I’ve made:

Several batches of dried beans/lentils/chickpeas.
A delicious cowboy beans, carrots, tinned tomatoes and sausages.
Bolognese sauce.
Minestrone soup.
Meat and potato stew.
Risotto.
All in two-thirds of the traditional time and with very little fuss. Mostly with a normal pressure cooker but some IP.

I came on here looking for all the IP fans and found very few. Is there anybody there?

Here! I use mine all the time.

Mostly do joints and boiled eggs bit also do

Chicken, sweet potato, spinach curry
Tuscan chicken pasta
Stew
Bolognese
Jambalaya
Chilli

As a PP said, boiling potatoes in the IP gives a great flavor and texture to mash.
Does anybody follow Jeffrey of Pressure Luck on YouTube. He’s adorable!

I'm using mine a lot at the moment as, due to a bad bit of timing, we have been without an oven for over a month.
Have done tuna pasta / chicken pasta "bakes" (saute the relevant bits then add the rest & pressure cook it)
chickpea / vegetable biryanis,
soups
bolognese
sauteed potatoes (although they turned out to be in a sort of sauce, rather than crispy fried, but they were delicious nonetheless)
Meatballs with pasta
fritters (very tricky, TBH)
beef brisket with potatoes, carrots & cabbage (delicious).

Veggie chilli is my lockdown hero dish - love the way using the IP makes cooking pulses possible at the drop off a hat float valve.

Risotto is also a very easy and quick option

I need to have a risotto phase, have realised this morning I have three bags of arborio. What are people's favourites?

Here they tend to a saffron risotto with smoked salmon and peas, or chicken and something (mushrooms, leeks ...).

Chorizo, butternut squash and peas is nice as is a basic mushroom risotto Secret of both is butter and parmesan

I also make a cheats paella with arborio rice www.everynookandcranny.net/instant-pot-paella/

I've had one for a while but haven't ventured much beyond using it to make soup. I've steamed potatoes in it a couple of times (before roasting) and poached chicken. I made the two sleevers butter chicken the other night but was a bit underwhelmed - does anyone have a tasty, creamy curry recipe?