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Using my Instant Pot for the first time in awhile

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (127165) • United States 12 Sep 22

My in-laws gave me an Instant Pot for Christmas several years ago. I used it often back then when I wasn't getting home from the gym until almost 7 pm and still had to get dinner made. Now that I'm here at the apartment and no...

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I am New.

rakski @rakski (156578) • Philippines 27 Sep 21

of course not in mylot. But in using instant pot. I never use one before nor any pressure cooker. But I have one now and I want to use it to sook some Beef Mechado. It is like the Filipino version of beef stew....

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Finally tried out my Ninja Foodi

Colene @cpefley (1941) • San Jose, California 8 Mar 20

So, I was a little intimidates by pressure cooking, but I bought myself a Ninja Foodi that pressure cooks, air fries, sautes/cooks, bakes/roasts, slow cooks, makes yogurt... You know, the works. I was so excited to try it, but it...

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Lunch today: tripes are cooking in the pressure cooker.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 10 Jun 19

Today I will make tripes. It is a good dish when it is cold out. Still, I will cook them with veggies and topped with small squares of fried potatoes. The tripes are cooking in the pressure cooker and there are some veggies...

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Instant Pot Review

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 7 Jan 19

Hi My Lot! I'm in a reviewing kind of mood! Lucky you. lol. Well seeing as I was just talking about the Instant Pot - I may as well share my thoughts on its use. Well first of all, so the instant pot is a pressure cooker...

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Just a tiny post.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 25 Oct 17

To say hello! The lentils are cooking in the pressure cooker and I have to watch the pot to turn the gas to the minimum. Then I´ll read a bit with my feet up while they cook (around 10 minutes). After that, I can decide how to...

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Microwave Pressure Cooker

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 29 Sep 17

Quite a few months back, I bought myself a microwave pressure cooker from a mail order place online. It was being clearanced and it had really good reviews. I thought it was worth getting, even if I only used it a few...

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everyone's favorite topic -- tonight's dinner!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 31 Aug 17

I have a giant pork shoulder that I intended to use to make slow cooker kalua pork, but it takes 16 hours and I forgot to start it last night! Fortunately, I also have a pressure cooker and found directions to make it that way...

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Pressure cooker, convenient or a hassle?

peachpurple @peachpurple (13961) • Malaysia 5 Aug 17

My hubby had bought a pressure cooker for me last year after he had seen me boiling soup for hours that is wasting gas, energy and time. He had read lots of reviews, read up surveys and made a conclusion that I needed a pressure...

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Took 3 hours to boil Red Bean Soup!

peachpurple @peachpurple (13961) • Malaysia 15 Jul 17

I was extremely surprised that it took me 3 hours to boil read bean soup in a pressure cooker. By logic, a pressure cooker should be able to reduce the cooking time by half of the normal pot. However, these red beans were still...

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Cooking from scratch is not that hard.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 7 Jun 17

This morning I made my hummus from scratch, just as I always do. All of a sudden, reading one of my friends´ posts here, I decided to check online some online recipes to see if they were made the same way. It so seems that cooking...

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The two articles one should not search for on Google

s sivasubrahmanyam @shivamani10 (11035) • Hyderabad, India 29 May 17

One is the pressure cooker and the other is Backpack. The reason is very simple. The two were items used in the Boston Bombing. The person whoever searches these two things will definitely land himself in trouble as the very...

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I never would have thought that my pressure cooker would do such a good job...

Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 2 Oct 16

Well... I did a first. I was in the mood to make some spaghetti sauce, since I have not had any in a while. However, I took a nap, and got a late start. I normally like to simmer my sauce for about an hour, so the flavors will...

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Jarring Peaches

Richard L. Meister Jr. @RichardMeister (5328) • Otis Orchards, Washington 3 Sep 16

On Wednesday night a friend called me and said he went to an orchard and picked thirty dollars worth of peaches. He said that was thirty pounds (13.6 kg). Would I be interested in helping him can them? We had talked about canning...

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I made dinner for 8 people with around $3. My lentils.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 27 Aug 16

I don´t live in a country where a dollar goes a long way. My country is an expensive one and groceries eat up a lot of out monthly income. When my husband, the main provider, died, I thought how could I live like before with less...

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I prefer the pressure cooker for legumes.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 4 Jun 16

Today I tried to cook the garbanzos (chick peas) for the hummus in a normal pot. The recipe said that the garbanzos had to be very soft as they should be blended with tahine and other ingredients. I boiled and boiled and got...

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Mylotting while there´s work going at the kitchen.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 23 May 16

I have been working just a little bit here today and yesterday. But now Marco and Leticia have gone and I am alone mylotting. I have nothing to do except wait for the bell to sound at the kitchen so that I can turn off the...

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Hard Boiled Eggs in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker!

Margielynn @Margielynn (693) • United States 29 Mar 16

In a past post I told you about the Fabulous Cheesecake I made in my Instant Pot. This time I put water, rack and 18 eggs into my pot. Steamed 5 minutes, natural release 5 minutes and ice water bath 5 minutes. These eggs peel...

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Another new kitchen appliance to learn

AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 30 Jan 16

OK, this is a first for me and I'm a nervous wreck about using it. I ordered and received my first-ever Pressure Cooker. I watched the demo on QVC for quite a while and finally decided to try it. I like the fact that it: ....

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Fabulous Cheesecake Made In Electric Pressure Cooker!

Margielynn @Margielynn (693) • United States 24 Nov 15

I purchased an electric pressure cooking last June and I have made three cheesecakes in my pressure cooker. So easy and moist, creamy and yummy! Do I have you drooling yet! Hehe! You can top it with just about anything or devour...

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