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Cooking & Baking

PoindexterOglethorpe

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15. A lot of specialty appliances or utensils are completely unnecessary.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2020, 08:39 PM

Apr 2020

I don't happen to be interested in an instant pot because I already own a slow cooker and lots of other pots and pans.

I also don't understand the sous vide thing. I mean, taking three days to cook a pot roast (or however long it is) makes no sense to me. A while back someone was raving about the wonderful scrambled eggs in one of those that took something like 45 minutes. I just don't get why someone would want to take ten times as long to make something whose essential virtue is how quick it is to fix.

I've never understood a special appliance for cooking rice. Unless you simply don't own any other pot. Cooking rice is not difficult. Really, it's not.

Anyway, that's just me. For those you you have have a particular appliance you love, just continue to love it.

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Please explain to me why Instant Pot is more extraordinary than: [View all] no_hypocrisy Apr 2020 OP

If you already have all the others you are good to go. dhol82 Apr 2020 #1

instapot is like all those in one. my brother showed me how you can saute things jorgevlorgan Apr 2020 #2

Yes to all 5 nt Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #3

Worthless if..fish..had..wings Apr 2020 #4

Never owned one, wouldn't buy one Major Nikon Apr 2020 #5

We got one too. I don't use it because I like to season and taste during cooking. beveeheart Apr 2020 #6

Yours is my biggest complaint. Yes, I could stop it to taste, Hortensis Apr 2020 #12

I use mine for certain cuts of meat: chuck roast, ribs, pork steak, corned beef lkinwi Apr 2020 #7

This! Wawannabe Apr 2020 #9

Because I don't want to store/maintain all those appliances when one will do it all hlthe2b Apr 2020 #8

Yes, but you can do it all in 1 sq ft of counter space. TygrBright Apr 2020 #10

This too! Its biggest virtue is its variety of conveniences, Hortensis Apr 2020 #13

It does certain foods really well. Cairycat Apr 2020 #11

As Cairycat says. I'm very happy with the one my daughter got me, Hortensis Apr 2020 #14

A lot of specialty appliances or utensils are completely unnecessary. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #15

I wouldn't use it for sous vide spinbaby Apr 2020 #18

Actually, I realize that there's a separate PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #19

It does a fine job with sous vide IMO tishaLA Apr 2020 #20

Same here. Perfect medium rare boneless ribeye. trof Apr 2020 #21

I resisted one for a long time Retrograde Apr 2020 #16

I use mine once or twice a week spinbaby Apr 2020 #17

Creamy beans from dried to delicious in 40 minutes. trof Apr 2020 #22

That might solve my problem here at high altitude eleny Apr 2020 #23

We make our own refritos. trof Apr 2020 #24

An instant pot is basicly a pressure cooker. I also make dairy free yogurt in it which saves Demsrule86 Apr 2020 #25