Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsFrozen to cooked so fast & soooo versatile!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2017
This thing is a life-changer! I was initially timid and afraid to use it. You hear such horror stories about pressure cookers. However... after reading all the blogs & recipes online, I purchased one, particularly for the multi-functionality features. I have a small kitchen and although I crammed as much storage as possible, I’ve met my limit for large appliances. I still wanted a rice cooker, though, and I use the heck out of my slow cooker and would love another. So this met those desires as well!
Once I got over my initial trepidation, I tried my ultimate desire for this product: frozen to cooked. I never remember to thaw stuff out because I’m not a meal-planner. I’m a last minute cooker. So I dumped in frozen chicken breasts, salt & peppered them, poured in some salsa & chicken broth, and in 20 minutes had tasty and really moist shredded chicken for some easy and delicious chicken quesadillas! (Some family members were even found eating the extra shredded chicken straight out of the shred bowl. Next up was some frozen tortellini, water, & half a jar of spaghetti sauce. Eight minutes later I let the pressure release and then used the Keep Warm button and added cream and Parmesan and Italian cheeses for an almost-instant Tomato Cream Tortellini. I was so impressed with myself!... and the InstantPot, of course!!! Since then, I’ve made Jasmine rice & fettuccine noodles that didn’t have to be constantly stirred and require major cleanup later. I’ve made yogurt- no Yogurt function on this pot, but “Browning” is exactly the same- you just need a thermometer & its easy-peasy, delicious, & versatile. I made a full turkey breast in an hour! And I’ve used the “Browning” function to cook sausage from frozen and then the “Keep Warm” function to make Rotel dip with Velvetta and...Rotel.
I’m a big fan and the more I learn about the things I can make, and how quickly and easily, the more excited I get over a kitchen appliance. So simple and versatile, it’s crazy. If you read a recipe
That describes a function that one of the 49-in-one models has but this doesn’t, don’t worry that you purchased the wrong style, most recipes will tell you what other function you can use, or just read the manual for a similar temp, read another recipe for the same thing (it’s the internet- that’s not the only one), or just get used to the InstantPot- with time you just know what each function you have does and will just “know” which one is right.
