Mistakes were made!
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14741)
San Jose, California
March 16, 2018 9:23pm CST
Today I learned that you can't cook everything in the Instant Pot.
I had to cook a bunch of hot dogs for dinner and thought, "could I Instant Pot them?" I checked Pinterest, found a few blogs where people claimed to have done this with decent results, and I gave it a try.
Oh, the horrors that awaited me when I took off that lid! Swollen exploded hot dogs almost all the way to the top! 
They quickly deflated, and I saw that at least half of them were still intact (just underneath the exploded dogs). We had enough for dinner, and I'll chop up the rest to use in baked beans for Sunday's dinner.
They quickly deflated, and I saw that at least half of them were still intact (just underneath the exploded dogs). We had enough for dinner, and I'll chop up the rest to use in baked beans for Sunday's dinner.13 people like this
14 responses
@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
17 Mar 18
I do not understand why people suggest systems that they have never tried at all. I was looking at a YouTube video yesterday, they suggest to use "olive oil" instead of W 40 on rusty hinges. This is a stupid thing to suggest. It works on the immediate, but the olive oil becomes "gummy" after a few days and it worsen the problem.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
18 Mar 18
@spiderdust I double check any suggestion I find, I have seen terrible suggestions online.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
17 Mar 18
That's a terrible suggestion! 
I try to get my information from good sources, but it's not always perfect.
I try to get my information from good sources, but it's not always perfect.1 person likes this
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
18 Mar 18
@LadyDuck Some of them are pretty obviously bad suggestions, but some of them seem convincing.
The frustrating thing with the hot dogs is I did check a couple of recipe websites to verify how to do this, but they must have all used a different brand of hot dogs than I did, or maybe they have a different brand of electric pressure cooker... something was clearly different.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
18 Mar 18
some posts on Facebook do show things that are DIY and they are believable. but some are funny and amusing and if you listen and so the suggestion, maybe you will be satisfied with the outcome or not.
an example is mixing Vicks vaporub with baking soda to be applied in the abdomen so the tummy fat (belly fat) will be reduced.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Mar 18
@spiderdust yes, me too. and what does the baking soda do with vicks to melt the fat? 
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
18 Mar 18
I can't even figure out how that would have any impact on belly fat at all.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
17 Mar 18
@Tampa_girl7 Have you ever seen the ones that are exploded on purpose into octopus hot dogs? 
Calling kids of all ages (and all you H.P. Lovecraft fans) out there! OK, so these are really silly. And I should note that I didn’t invent these little suckers. There’s a whole …
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
17 Mar 18
They were still good, but I didn't serve the exploded ones to the picky ones. I don't know what I'd do if they rejected hot dogs.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Mar 18
That sounds like it looked nasty, LOL.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
17 Mar 18
See for yourself -- the picture finally uploaded!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Mar 18
@spiderdust LOL, they are all wrinkled and look like........... never mind.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
17 Mar 18
@andriaperry YES. 
I wish I had gotten a picture of them as soon as I took off the lid.
I wish I had gotten a picture of them as soon as I took off the lid.
@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Mar 18
That looks horrible. At least you can salvage them into something. We had pot roast last night.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
18 Mar 18
Yeah, they were at least edible even though they were strange looking. In fact, the kids finished them off yesterday -- two of them didn't like beef stew and asked for the leftover hot dogs instead, exploded or not.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
21 Mar 18
@thislittlepennyearns I did! It turned out great.
@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
20 Mar 18
@spiderdust did you make your beef stew in the instant pot? Ive got venison stew in the crock pot now.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
17 Mar 18
That was funny! It reminds me of the time I tried to boil eggs in the microwave. I spent the rest of the day cleaning up the mess! :-D
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
17 Mar 18
I've had some crazy things happen with eggs in the Instant Pot too!
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Mar 18
@Starmaiden been there done that!
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Mar 18
Sometimes it can work the other way round. I have microwaved stuff that says it should be oven cooked and it has turned out quite well.
@TheHorse (205820)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Mar 18
@spiderdust I just add garlic to everything (except ice cream) and all turns out well.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
18 Mar 18
Sometimes you just have to play around and experiment with the recipes to figure out how to make it work.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
22 Mar 18
Yeah, that's definitely not an Instagramable dinner, is it? At least they weren't wasted in the end. I'll stick to my tried and true methods of hot dog preparation from now on.
At least they weren't wasted in the end. I'll stick to my tried and true methods of hot dog preparation from now on.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
17 Mar 18
Indeed, I would have been upset if they had all been wasted.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
18 Apr 18
That's what mine look like when they come out of the microwave!
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
18 Apr 18
They're less spongy coming out of the microwave.
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
17 Mar 18
i don't have an Instant Pot, so I have no idea what we can cook there. Hot dogs are out of the list
@workathomefan (8957)
• Prairieville, Louisiana
23 Apr 18
I love to eat hot dogs.Hot dogs with no bun are low in carbs.
@workathomefan (8957)
• Prairieville, Louisiana
23 Apr 18
Even though the hot dogs look like you slit them with a knife,they still look delicious and edible.Some restaurants slit hot dogs with a knife on purpose.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
17 Mar 18
I had some eggwhite do a weird spiderweb-like thing when I poached some eggs in little silicone cups, but that's because some accidentally got spilled into the poaching water.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
17 Mar 18
@spiderdust 
Believe it or not I cant use my insta pot inside..this apartment is too small and it fills with a funny smell.
Believe it or not I cant use my insta pot inside..this apartment is too small and it fills with a funny smell.1 person likes this
