Trying out the Instant Pot for the first time

@NJChicaa (116295)
United States
December 27, 2016 5:37pm CST
I did the water test which everyone says you should do. That was simple enough. Now I am making jasmine rice in it for our dinner. It is supposed to cook for only 4 minutes and then it takes 10 minutes for the pressure to come down so I can open the thing up. I will be very happy if it works because I will be able to get rid of my dying rice maker.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Dec 16
I hope the first servings taste like rice, and not plastic or metal. Our new coffee maker at work was making plastic-tasting coffee last time I checked.
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ElusiveButterfly
@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
27 Dec 16
Sounds like crappy coffee to me.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116295)
• United States
27 Dec 16
yuck. I did the "water test" that they recommend and that is supposed to remove any residual aromas from it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207500)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Dec 16
@ElusiveButterfly I just think the coffee maker hadn't been "broken in." At least I hope so!
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ElusiveButterfly
@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
27 Dec 16
I don't make rice enough to buy any special cooker for it. I will keep using my stove top for it.
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ElusiveButterfly
@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
27 Dec 16
@NJChicaa I have seen them, but have never used a pressure cooker. They actually scare me. My mother put the fear of explosion into my mind.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116295)
• United States
27 Dec 16
This also works as a pressure cooker and slow cooker, both of which I needed so it really seemed like a handy machine for me.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116295)
• United States
28 Dec 16
@ElusiveButterfly my mother did too but the new ones are much better
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Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (81549)
• Onaway, Michigan
28 Dec 16
I hope it works for you.
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Tina Dalasinski
@Tina30219 (81549)
• Onaway, Michigan
28 Dec 16
@NJChicaa Glad to hear it.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116295)
• United States
28 Dec 16
the rice worked out well!
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
27 Dec 16
Here I thought that you were going to smoke a joint.Pot.What do I know.LOL
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116295)
• United States
27 Dec 16
haha when NJ legalizes it I will surely try it out!
DianneN
@DianneN (247216)
• United States
28 Dec 16
I make perfect rice every time in a regular pot. Good luck!
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DianneN
@DianneN (247216)
• United States
28 Dec 16
@NJChicaa I'm so sorry. Lol!
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116295)
• United States
28 Dec 16
oh no I can't make rice in a pot. it is terrible!
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (308672)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Dec 16
I hope it worked for you.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116295)
• United States
28 Dec 16
we shall see!
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Pat Z Anthony
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 Dec 16
This sounds interesting. Our rice cooker is fine, but ya' never know!
Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33363)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
28 Dec 16
Is an Instant Pot like a slow cooker or crock pot? Jasmine rice sounds good.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (116295)
• United States
28 Dec 16
it is a pressure cooker that also can work as a slow cooker and rice cooker
fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Dec 16
You can depressurize it faster by turning the knob on top Good luck
My Money Cottage
@mymoneycottage (47)
• United Kingdom
28 Dec 16
I'm ashamed to admit I'm a boil in the bag rice kind of girl, so much simpler!
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