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Kitchen gadgets seem to be a dime a dozen. \u00a0The next latest and greatest thing is always coming out and everyone jumps to buy it. \u00a0Within a few months, that gadget is relegated to the back of the cabinet in favor of something else.<\/p>\nKitchen gadgets seem to be a dime a dozen. \u00a0The next latest and greatest thing is always coming out and everyone jumps to buy it. \u00a0Within a few months, that gadget is relegated to the back of the cabinet in favor of something else.<\/p>\n
This could not be further from the truth with my Instant Pot. \u00a0I got my Instant Pot for Christmas (thanks Mom and Dad!) and I have used it multiple times a week ever since.<\/p>\n
The Instant Pot is basically an electric pressure cooker, but it’s got some additional settings as well that let you use it as a slow cooker, a rice cooker, and as a few other gadgets I never owned in the first place. \u00a0I had never owned a pressure cooker before, but I had heard good things. \u00a0I had a roommate who regularly used a pressure cooker to cook beans, and I knew it worked fast, but it was never something I thought I needed.<\/p>\n
Then I started hearing people rave about the Instant Pot. \u00a0How fast and easy it was to use, how people were making delicious meals quickly. \u00a0How super easy cleanup was. \u00a0This all sounded awesome to me, so I started researching and decided that I needed one.<\/p>\n
I was not wrong.<\/p>\n
Now I’ll be honest – I’m not a fancy chef. \u00a0I don’t make anything super extreme in my Instant Pot, but it has made cooking a lot easier.<\/p>\n
On a weekly basis, I use my instant pot to make:<\/p>\n
Hard Boiled Eggs – Put the eggs on the rack, add two cups of water, cook on high for 2 minutes, let sit\/depressurize for 15 minutes, then turn off and put the eggs into an ice bath<\/p>\n
Sweet Potatoes – Potatoes on rack, 1 cup of water, cook on high for 10-12 minutes (depending on size)<\/p>\n
Steel Cut Oatmeal – 1 1\/4 cups oatmeal, 3 3\/4 cups water, cook for 10 minutes<\/p>\n