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First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

Noel7 — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:11:42 GMT

For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

mousiegirl — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:22:01 GMT

@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.

@Noel7 I have been using a slow cooker for several years now for corned beef, so much easier than the enormous pot.

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

dex — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:22:06 GMT

I bought my sons gf one for Christmas...it was the top of her list so nobody slam me!They love it.They even save all veg scraps and peels in bag in freezer to make their own veggie stock.

Nice to hear how well the corned beef turned out.I will let them know.What else do you cook in it that you love?

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

jackthebear — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:29:57 GMT

@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.

Done it that way since I’ve had my instant pot

60 minuets from putting the meat in till done and much easier

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

toja — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:35:38 GMT

@Noel7 I was just wondering about doing that! If you wouldn't mind sharing - how long did you cook it, and also how much water did you use... did it cover the corned beef totaly?

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

Noel7 — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:48:50 GMT

@mousiegirlwrote:
@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.
@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.

@Noel7 I have been using a slow cooker for several years now for corned beef, so much easier than the enormous pot.

Hi @mousiegirl

Oh, it sure is much easier to use! I love a slow cooker. It may have been the one I used, or it may have been the beef, it came out tough.

How long do you cook yours for @mousiegirl !

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

Noel7 — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:55:37 GMT

@dexwrote:
I bought my sons gf one for Christmas...it was the top of her list so nobody slam me!They love it.They even save all veg scraps and peels in bag in freezer to make their own veggie stock.
Nice to hear how well the corned beef turned out.I will let them know.What else do you cook in it that you love?

Hi @dex

We got the new one after Christmas so we haven't done a lot, mostly meat that DH and DD love. We love the Bob Warden pressure cooker book and have used that.

We got one of the Amazon specials on ribs and did those in the pot, they were incredible. We rarely have ribs and those were a real treat. I like that we can saute` in it first.

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

Noel7 — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 19:59:14 GMT

@jackthebearwrote:
@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.
Done it that way since I’ve had my instant pot
60 minuets from putting the meat in till done and much easier

Hello @jackthebear

It is so much easier! I used to cook it for a couple of hours and was always checking to make sure it wasn't boiling over or not having enough water in it.

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

Noel7 — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:08:42 GMT

@tojawrote:
@Noel7 I was just wondering about doing that! If you wouldn't mind sharing - how long did you cook it, and also how much water did you use... did it cover the corned beef totaly?

Hi @toja

We made it based on Bob Warden's directions. 2 to 3 pounds at 70 minutes, 4 to 5 pounds at 85 minutes. Ours was 3 1/2 pounds and we cooked it 70 minutes.

We put in on the rack in the Instapot and put in enough water to cover it just a bit and used the natural release for 15 minutes and opened it afterward.

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

SavvySecrest — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:31:17 GMT

I made ours in the crockpot with 1/2 c. white wine and water to cover the brisket. Added the seasoning packet that came with. After 3 hours on high, I added cabbage wedges. After 4 hours, I removed the brisket, coated it with dijon mustard and brown sugar and broiled it till browned. This was the BEST one yet!!

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

jackthebear — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:34:37 GMT

jumping in here

I added an onion the spice pack, usually add carrots water to cover

Instant Pot has a meat setting so I used that and opened after 15 minutes

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

dex — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:52:27 GMT

@Noel7 We tried sauté but then the pot always stopped working and signaled burn during the pressure cycle...any tips

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

momtochloe — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:12:21 GMT

@dex I have had my IP for a few years now. May I ask what are you making when you are getting this error message?

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

mousiegirl — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:21:04 GMT

@Noel7wrote:
@mousiegirlwrote:
@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.
@Noel7wrote:
For years I've made our annual corned beef in a large pot of boiling to simmering hot water. For the fun of it, a couple of years ago I tried it in a slow cooker... eh.

Lately I've seen reviews by people who love it in an Instapot so we tried that yesterday. It was the best ever! I added a little more water and put it on the wire rack. Aside from being perfect, it didn't come out so salty like it has been in recent years.

I fixed the carrots, small red potatoes and cabbage in the Dutch oven I got from QVC, which I love. K44714 I have this in the red, it's cast aluminum so it's not so heavy, and it's on clearance for under $38. I also have Le Creuset and Staub, but the QVC one is just easier to grab.

@Noel7 I have been using a slow cooker for several years now for corned beef, so much easier than the enormous pot.

Hi @mousiegirl

Oh, it sure is much easier to use! I love a slow cooker. It may have been the one I used, or it may have been the beef, it came out tough.

How long do you cook yours for @mousiegirl !

@Noel7 I have a not quite four pound corned beef, and used this as a reference, which uses a three pound.

"In a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker, place corned beef, fat side up, on top of vegetables, optional, and sprinkle with pickling spice; add enough water to almost cover meat (4 to 6 cups). Cover and cook on high until corned beef is tender, 4 1/4 hours (or 8 1/2 hours on low)" I will add the cabbage in the last half hour, and will be roasting the carrots and potatoes, having ours today instead of yesterday.

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

dex — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:53:31 GMT

@momtochloe we were browning chicken for an Asian type dish my son wanted to try.

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

momtochloe — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:07:20 GMT

@dexwrote:
@momtochloe we were browning chicken for an Asian type dish my son wanted to try.

@dex after you seared off the chicken did you add the correct amount of liquid needed for the IP to come to pressure?

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

dex — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 02:17:54 GMT

@momtochloe@It was an instant pot recipe and we followed it but we checked online.Apparently you shouldn’t stir once you add liquid.We don’t know if that is the answer as we were so frustrated trying to get the pot to cook after that if we needed to brown anything we did it on the stove.

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

BeccaLou — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 07:02:33 GMT

@dexwrote:
I bought my sons gf one for Christmas...it was the top of her list so nobody slam me!They love it.They even save all veg scraps and peels in bag in freezer to make their own veggie stock.
Nice to hear how well the corned beef turned out.I will let them know.What else do you cook in it that you love?

I think soups or chili's would be wonderful in it , is it as fast as pressure cooker ?

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

jackthebear — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:16:10 GMT

speaking of corned beef and cabbage meals

I found a recipe for roasted cabbage wedges and made that which was really good

Re: First Time Making Our Cormed Beef In An Instapot

jackthebear — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:17:51 GMT

@dexwrote:
@Noel7 We tried sauté but then the pot always stopped working and signaled burn during the pressure cycle...any tips

I don't do a lot of meat but the few times I just used a stove top pot b/c I find the IP too tall and deep, then transfer