Yes, I have a pork shoulder roast in it right now trying to make pulled pork. I have only had it about 6 weeks and am still learning.

Just cooked broccoli in mine about an hour ago. There was a previous query similar to this one that isn’t very old if you can find it that had a lot of responses. Did spare ribs last week, hard boiled eggs. I really like being able to set it and walk away.

I got one as a gift last year. Used it once, it was nice, but I’m just not into it. I’ve often considered giving it away because it’s taking up real estate in the pantry that I could use for other things.

I have one and love it. I live alone, and it's so easy to use. I always make lots so I put portions into freezer bags. I made mashed potatoes the other night -- they came out good. I like the convenience of only one pot to watcy.

Yup, there are a few good cookbooks for it, too. I will try to find the ones I like best.

One day I will get either an instant pot (large one) or a pressure cooker. I've seen old pressure cookers at thrift stores but think I've heard the old ones can be dangerous. I hear they can make things like pot roast with veggies super fast, tender, and delicious.

I love my PC. It is electric and is also a crock pot and can brown stuff too.

i had an old one, many years old and I loved it. Only went to an electric one because the bottom of my old one wasn’t flat anymore and I have an electric range. They did not work well together. It worked great on my gas range at the old house.

Search here for previous posts about it. Also go to pinterest and search for it. Tons of recipes and tips. I have an aroma multi cooker and love it, it doesn't do pressure cooking but everything else.

There's some very good buys on then for good Friday. I think Walmart has one for black Friday.

Mamapinky, If you want one, just keep an eye on Amazon over this next week or so especially on Black Monday. Last year they were on sale for a fraction of the price. The 6 quart I have is pretty darn big and it’s only 80.00 right now.

OJ, so now you are in danger of losing your pants!!?? This is terrible! Maybe you need to safety pin pants to your shirt. Might not be a bad idea to catch the underwear in the pin too!

will send you pins if you want them.

LOL, Kathy G in MI

Thank you for your concern, Kathy G ... but I'm not at the edge of consternation - I have a pair of wide, very red suspenders.

I was thinking that at an earlier time I had to slip a small piece of cloth under one or two of the clamps to keep them from sliding off ... but when I used them a couple of weeks ago (with no added hank of cloth) ...

... they held up well ... and I was away from home (to add to the risk).

ole joyful ... with red suspenders ... that didn't cause a red face (this time)

Here are a couple of recent threads about it

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/4869465/do-you-have-an-instant-pot?n=37

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/4734360/question-about-instant-pot?n=29

I've seen them mentioned here and other places. I love, love my slow cookers. I don't use the canned soup/onion soup mix meals in them, so my meals are healthy and flavourful. I really don't need another appliance to find room for.

I've never used a pressure cooker, and haven't had any desire to learn. But that may change, who knows.

I was just at Lowes and they have a very nice 6quart pot very similar to the instant pot with all the settings and options plus pressure cooking for $49 and change.

https://m.lowes.com/pd/BELLA-6-Quart-Programmable-Electric-Pressure-Cooker/1000135043

Lukkiirish. Thank You for the heads up. I'm going to wait until after the holidays.

Maybe Santa will bring you one for Christmas. :c)

My girlfriend just bought one on her local Craiglist. The box had never been opened.

Instant Pot has been a marvelous addition to my kitchen. I have a smallish kitchen and I have been called a gadget queen, but I am very choosy when it comes to buying new (big) items. I made so many different recipes with the pressure cooker. It is a good investment. I just had butternut soup made from it last night. Yum.

If I get one I am going to get the DUO Plus 60. Best Size IP for you

I will add it makes terrific stock. I have always made soup from carcasses, and the IP stock is super easy (no watching the pot to hold a simmer, and it’s much quicker, as short as 25 minutes) and the resulting stock is much deeper in color and gelatinous.

I think I might just buy the one at Lowes it has good reviews. My aroma cooker does everything except pressure cooking. I think that would be very helpful for cooking dry beans which we like so much.

Well Amazon has the bella one for $39.99 right now so I included one in my order. I am depending on my cooking appliances so much now living in the motorhome it is worth a try for that price. I have limited room for storage in the kitchen but thankfully we have a lot of storage space in the bays. I am anxious to try cooking dry beans in the pressure cooker.

Oh I don't know what to do! Do I need/want one? Tomorrow our large grocery chain has them on sale for $69. From what pictures I've seen they're very big, so storing it will be an issue as well.

Can I replace a slow-cooker with it? I've yet to hear of anyone using it as a slow-cooker even though it is one, as well

Walmart has instant pot right now for $49.99.

Today is the pre black Friday sale and available now online but everything is going fast. I got on early this morning to get the hotel sheets but they were already sold out.

Yes jasdip you can. I no longer have a slow cooker I use my aroma cooker multi cooker for that. I will hopefully like the pressure cooker too.

It's the 6-qt Insta Pots on sale for $70. Both Loblaws and Canadian Tire have them on sale. Is the 6-qt big enough I wonder.

Hi again jassy,

I guess it depends a bit on how hungry you are ... or how many guests you've invited.

If it's rather too big to store conveniently ... could you hang it out the window on a rope?

o j

Jas, IMO, the six quart is the perfect size for a family or just a couple. In regards to storage, for a visual comparison, they are about the size of the large electric rice cookers, maybe a tad larger but in the same ball park

I find the 6quart very adequate for the 2 of us with leftovers. What size is the slow-cooker you have?

Thanks for your help Raven. I talked myself out of it. I figured if I have to brood about it and waffle, I don't need one. Storage is an issue too. I have 2 slow-cookers, a 5 and 6.5 quart.

I love making slow dishes, using the oven, etc. Speed isn't a necessity. I always make enough for leftovers as well, so when speed is a factor, a quick re-heat works well. :-)

Mine is not the instant pot brand, but I do have an electric pressure cooker. In fact, I have TWO! One is smaller, and perfect for cooking for the three of us. The other is larger so I can make bigger batches of broths and such.

I use it of course to make broth, soup, stew, and so on. If you google hip pressure cooking, she has instructions for making pasta dishes that worked out very well for me. The sauce and noodles cook together and they turn out really good, take almost no time.

I also use it to make boiled eggs, that peel no matter how fresh (and I am talking straight from the chicken here). 12 eggs on the rack, 1 cup of water, 6 minutes high (or low) pressure. Release pressure when done, then place eggs directly into ice water. I have used both pressures and not found a difference.

Cook whole potatoes for mashing through a ricer, don't peel them just scrub them.

Dances.

I just bought the Instant Pot Duo Plus 9 in 1, 6 quart on Amazon. $89.99 Cdn. I wanted the newest version of the Duo so paid a bit more than what some of the stores are offering