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Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

Mindy D — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:30:51 GMT

Where do you keep your Instant Pot? I'm thinking about buying a 6QT today but I'm not sure where I can put it. Where do you keep yours. Do you leave it out?

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

Sooner — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:38:08 GMT

We keep the 3 qt. under the counter in the kitchen. The 6 qt. is under the counter in the laundry room. We use the 3 qt more often.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

agb80 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:41:35 GMT

Wendy's cooks our chili and various grocery stores cook our roasted chickens. Therefore, no need for a slow cooker. We cook our steaks and burgers in our Foreman grill - a collector's item by now I'm sure.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

Thats Me — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:50:34 GMT

My kitchen is so tiny but that 6 qt beauty is right on the counter. It's just me but I use it all the time.

There's usually an IP deal in Amazon's Prime Day which is tomorrow - so you might want to wait!

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

Mindy D — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 01:03:10 GMT

@Thats Me wrote:
My kitchen is so tiny but that 6 qt beauty is right on the counter. It's just me but I use it all the time.

There's usually an IP deal in Amazon's Prime Day which is tomorrow - so you might want to wait!

@Thats Me @There's a deal right now. That's why I'm asking.
What do you make in it the most?

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

mizree — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 01:16:16 GMT

@Mindy D i have 8 qt on countertop. it does take a lot of real estate but is used most days. i changed from 6 to 8 qt to cook greens. BTW the 6 qt is $59 at Target.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

Thats Me — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 01:24:14 GMT

Oh good! I make soups and stews most often, also oatmeal. One of my favorite products to use for soups and stews is Better than Bouillon. Definitely use that instead of broth! I'll take brown rice, lentils, kale, diced carrots, celery, onion, sometimes tomato, water, better than bouillon, garlic, pepper. You can sauté your garlic and onion in the pot, add everything else along with the liquid, set it to pressure, and boom.

I hope you enjoy your new IP! Facebook has dedicated groups you can join if you want.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

chessylady — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 01:28:48 GMT

I have the six quart and I keep it in the box it came in under a built-in desk/shelving unit right next to my airfryer in its box. They are the two appliances I use most.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

SouthernBee — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 01:51:28 GMT

@Mindy D :

I turned my middle bedroom into an office , exercise room and pantry and keep the instant pot and other appliances on this cart and then roll the cart to the kitchen whenever needed. I really need to use the IP more often and need to purchase a new gasket.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

On It — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:17:04 GMT

We keep our 6 qt. instant pot on the counter. During the colder months we used it often for stews, pot roast, pinto beans, pulled pork, etc. I don't know how we cooked without it and in record time. I never had the patience to use a slow cooker so I highly recommend the Instant Pot. Ours came from Target during Black Friday promotion time. It was the best price I have ever seen so we snatched it up.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

GenXmuse — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:31:51 GMT

In the basement where it hasn't seen the light of day in two years.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

Kachina624 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:35:33 GMT

My Instant Pot is still in the carton in the garage. I prefer my pretty turquoise Cook's Essentials 6 qt PC which I keep on a round 2-tier rolling stand in the kitchen. A poster found it at Target online a couple years ag and I ordered one. It was a horrid battleship gray and I sprayed with a granite textured stone paint.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

ScrapHappy — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:36:27 GMT

In the pantry.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

Ainhisg — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:37:06 GMT

On the counter! I use it several times a week!

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:39:28 GMT

@Thats Me wrote:
Oh good! I make soups and stews most often, also oatmeal. One of my favorite products to use for soups and stews is Better than Bouillon. Definitely use that instead of broth! I'll take brown rice, lentils, kale, diced carrots, celery, onion, sometimes tomato, water, better than bouillon, garlic, pepper. You can sauté your garlic and onion in the pot, add everything else along with the liquid, set it to pressure, and boom.

I hope you enjoy your new IP! Facebook has dedicated groups you can join if you want.

@Mindy D @Thats Me

Well, I guess I have to be the one to ask .... is an "instant pot" a pressure cooker .... a crock pot .... or what?

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

Mindy D — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:23:27 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 @Instant Pot. They should have named it Instapot.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

Mindy D — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:22:20 GMT

@Ainhisg wrote:
On the counter! I use it several times a week!

@Ainhisg @I'm still on the fence because my cabinets are full and I have not been cooking the way I used to but I need to eat softer meats. I also love beans. What do you make in it?

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

sann — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:23:02 GMT

Kitchen counter.

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

LizzieInSRQ — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:33:19 GMT

@agb80 wrote:
Wendy's cooks our chili and various grocery stores cook our roasted chickens. Therefore, no need for a slow cooker. We cook our steaks and burgers in our Foreman grill - a collector's item by now I'm sure.

HUH? The poster was asking if you have an Instant Pot, where do you store it?

Re: Where do you keep your Instant Pot?

shoesnbags — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:55:11 GMT

@Mindy D wrote:
Where do you keep your Instant Pot? I'm thinking about buying a 6QT today but I'm not sure where I can put it. Where do you keep yours. Do you leave it out?

The big one is on the kitchen counter and the mini is in the pantry. I have limited counter space, but the Instant Pot deserves it's spot on the counter because I use it a lot. My Kitchen Aid mixer sits out too, because it's too heavy to move and because it's so pretty.

@Mindy D,you mentioned beans, and I do use it for beans - all kinds. Great for soups, too. My favorite thing is to throw a chuck roast in with some BBQ sauce and in no time have tender shredded BBQ beef.