Instant Pot DUO60 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker

The Instant Pot IP-DUO60 Stainless Steel 6-Quart 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Pressure Cooker is AMAZING!!!! I have always just had a basic slow cooker and when I received this at first I was overwhelmed not knowing how it worked or what to do with each function but it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. We made our first meal in the instant pot the other day which was ribs and what would normally take 4-6 hours in a slow cooker took only 35 minutes using the meats/stew button on the instant pot and the ribs fell off the bone! I couldn't believe I could have dinner done that quickly! This is a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker/porridge maker, steamer, saute/browning, yogurt maker and warmer. You can get rid of all those things you have because now you have it all in one pot! It has a keep warm setting and also a 24 delay start option too. You can slow cook for 0.5 to 20 hours which is the best part for me because many times I lose track of time and forget to set my slow cooker and realize I now have 2 hours to cook dinner when the lowest option on a slow cooker is 4 hrs. No need to worry about that anymore. Just be super careful with the pressure cooker as the steam releases fast and high. Greatest cooking appliance I have ever had so far.

Instant Pot is a 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Pressure Cooker. It is a Pressure cooker, a rice cooker, a slow cooker, a yogurt maker, a steamer, a saute pan, and a warmer all in one pot. The first, and most obvious, benefit is that it saves tons of space in your kitchen by eliminating the need for appliances to do all these things. It also has the huge advantage of the saute feature which allows you to brown or sear the outside of meat dishes without the need to use a separate pan. I tried this pot for making two items. First I tried cooking a whole roasting chicken. As I said it was nice to be able to sear the skin without using a separate pan and the additional clean up. I then added a cup of water and put the chicken on the steaming rack. A four pound chicken took 26 minutes to cook, a real time saver for last minute meals. I'll be honest and say that, to me, the best part of a roast chicken is the nice crispy skin and you will not get that here. However I am usually strictly a dark meat person since I find the white meat to be too dry. That was NOT the case here. All the meat on this chicken was very moist which is a definite plus. The next day I tried a recipe for baby back ribs and they came out great. I seasoned the ribs and cooked them in the Instant Pot for 32 minutes in an apple juice/ apple cider mix. I then laid them out on a pan and brushed on my favorite BBQ sauce and put them in the oven under the broiler for about ten minutes to caramelize the sugars in the sauce. This is also a great time to pop on four ears of corn into the Instant Pot and steam them for the perfect side dish and everything is ready at the same time. With the stainless steel liner cleanup is remarkably quick and easy. I highly recommend this appliance since it saves time, space and energy costs.