Instant Pot

[cerebus]

Does anyone have experience with these things? My colleague raves about his. They're extremely versatile. I see Yuppiechef has them for R1999 - are they cheaper anywhere else in SA? I'm doubtful.

https://www.thekitchn.com/i-tried-t...i-really-think-about-it-8-months-later-226178

https://www.yuppiechef.com/instant-pot.htm?id=35939&name=Instant-Pot-Duo-7-in-1-Smart-Cooker-6L

You can do pressure cooking, slow cooking, steamed rice, boiled eggs, lentils, steel cut oats, homemade yogurt... it sounds like a dream machine.

 

[tcofran]

I've got a normal electric pressure cooker which i love, but i really want one of these. Apparently they were sold out everywhere during the festive season

linky

 

[3WA]

Thread title builds undue expectations :-(

 

[tcofran]

Thread title builds undue expectations :-(

also this yes

 

[HavocXphere]

Does anyone have experience with these things? My colleague raves about his. They're extremely versatile. I see Yuppiechef has them for R1999 - are they cheaper anywhere else in SA? I'm doubtful.

https://www.thekitchn.com/i-tried-t...i-really-think-about-it-8-months-later-226178

https://www.yuppiechef.com/instant-pot.htm?id=35939&name=Instant-Pot-Duo-7-in-1-Smart-Cooker-6L

You can do pressure cooking, slow cooking, steamed rice, boiled eggs, lentils, steel cut oats, homemade yogurt... it sounds like a dream machine.

That my friend is a standard elec pressure cooker with clever marketing - they all come with extra functions.

That said pressure cookers are awesome - especially for stews and soups. So yeah definitely get one.

 

[backstreetboy]

Lol just another kitchen fad that will soon litter garages and cash crusaders/cash converters.

http://www.heraldnet.com/life/kitchen-fad-i-dont-need-an-instant-pot-to-hog-the-counter/

However, it’s true that the Instant Pot legend continues to grow. I hear that you can cook absolutely anything with it.

I already have something that will do that.

It’s called a stove.

 

[Creag]

Thread title builds undue expectations :-(

also this yes

It is a "Food, Cooking and Recipes" forum :erm:

 

[cerebus]

Lol just another kitchen fad that will soon litter garages and cash crusaders/cash converters.

http://www.heraldnet.com/life/kitchen-fad-i-dont-need-an-instant-pot-to-hog-the-counter/

Even if it's just a good pressure cooker / slow cooker / rice cooker I'll get plenty of use it of it. I use most of my kitchen gadgets, even the pasta maker and steamer.

 

[HavocXphere]

Lol just another kitchen fad that will soon litter garages and cash crusaders/cash converters.

http://www.heraldnet.com/life/kitchen-fad-i-dont-need-an-instant-pot-to-hog-the-counter/

Quite the opposite - pressure cooker is pretty much the only kitchen gadget I took with me when I moved.

 

[C4Cat]

Lol just another kitchen fad that will soon litter garages and cash crusaders/cash converters.

http://www.heraldnet.com/life/kitchen-fad-i-dont-need-an-instant-pot-to-hog-the-counter/

This writer wrote about every cooking appliance except the Instant Pot, which she's obviously never tried or maybe even seen! For someone like me, who has a tiny kitchen, appliances like these are a godsend, if they work as advertised

 

[mister]

There is one sitting unopened in my study...

 

[SauRoNZA]

It's just a brand name electric Pressure Cooker.

Really not that amazing.

That being said it makes great rice and does the job well as a pressure cooker.

Slow Cooking I still prefer to do in the real slow cooker.

Haven't tried the desserts and yoghurt and all that yet.

 

[C4Cat]

Does anyone have experience with these things? My colleague raves about his. They're extremely versatile. I see Yuppiechef has them for R1999 - are they cheaper anywhere else in SA? I'm doubtful.

https://www.thekitchn.com/i-tried-t...i-really-think-about-it-8-months-later-226178

https://www.yuppiechef.com/instant-pot.htm?id=35939&name=Instant-Pot-Duo-7-in-1-Smart-Cooker-6L

You can do pressure cooking, slow cooking, steamed rice, boiled eggs, lentils, steel cut oats, homemade yogurt... it sounds like a dream machine.

Did you get one in the end? I see Yuppiechef don't have stock at the moment... Feedback, if you did get one, please!

 

[cerebus]

Did you get one in the end? I see Yuppiechef don't have stock at the moment... Feedback, if you did get one, please!

Nosir this is a future purchase though.

 

[C4Cat]

Nosir this is a future purchase though.

I think for me too!

 

[yeldoom]

Instant pot is also available at @home.

@cerebus, what steamer do you use?

@SauRoNZA, why do you still prefer the real slow cooker?

 

[SauRoNZA]

Instant pot is also available at @home.

@cerebus, what steamer do you use?

@SauRoNZA, why do you still prefer the real slow cooker?

Certain things just still come out better.

Especially chilli con carne or curries I still rather make in the slow cooker if I have the time to plan for it.

To be honest the pressure cooker makes more rice than anything else really.

 

[Insint]

Lol just another kitchen fad that will soon litter garages and cash crusaders/cash converters.

http://www.heraldnet.com/life/kitchen-fad-i-dont-need-an-instant-pot-to-hog-the-counter/

Very true for a lot of people, but my wife will use this thing a lot. Our AEG pressure cooker works every week.

I will definitely buy one of these when the AEG decides to go.

 

[RanzB]

Certain things just still come out better.

Especially chilli con carne or curries I still rather make in the slow cooker if I have the time to plan for it.

To be honest the pressure cooker makes more rice than anything else really.

I consider them two totally different appliances with different functions.

 

[SauRoNZA]

I consider them two totally different appliances with different functions.

Precisely.

The slow cooking function of the instant pot is just slower than instant, not really slow.