Kitchen

[Shogirl]

@happycat, thanks for asking this question - I also want to know this since I just ordered the IP and use a crock pot frequently.  The only thing I can say about it is if the IP does everything my crock pot does, and in less time, then I no longer need the crock pot. 

I had put off buying the IP just because I thought it would be one more thing to take up room in my cabinet.  However, if it really does everything they say it does in less time, it sounds like a win-win to me! 

[Sueliz]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

I have limited storage space so when I got my Cook's Essentials PC with the slow cook function, I gave my slow cooker to a friend.  The quality of pressure cooked food is so superior to that prepared in a slow cooker, I'd thought I'd just use it rarely.  I've been very pleased with the food I've cooked in my PC using the slow cook function.

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Same here @Kachina624, I have a CE 2qt and a Power XL 8qt and love the slow cooker functions on both.   

[loriqvc]

@Sueliz wrote:

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@Kachina624 wrote:

I have limited storage space so when I got my Cook's Essentials PC with the slow cook function, I gave my slow cooker to a friend.  The quality of pressure cooked food is so superior to that prepared in a slow cooker, I'd thought I'd just use it rarely.  I've been very pleased with the food I've cooked in my PC using the slow cook function.

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Same here @Kachina624, I have a CE 2qt and a Power XL 8qt and love the slow cooker functions on both.   

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@happycat & @Kachina624 & @Sueliz

I have a 4-qt CE machine that I use for either pressure or slow cooking on almost a weekly basis and really love, but I've kept my 6-qt oval slow cookers because when we need a lot of food, those big units are great and much easier to use as serving vessels for a crowd. (And since they're used less often, it makes more sense to store them in the back of a cupboard instead of finding space for them amid all the "everyday" appliances.)

[AuntMame]

I haven't made the leap yet to get rid of my Crock Pot. I love my Crock Pot. There are a few recipes I make regularly that always turn out great in the Crock Pot. Like Mississippi Roast. Have yet to try them in the IP. 

I've read a few bloggers report that certain meats like pork chops often turn out dry in the IP and need to be sauced upon serving. I cooked a roast one night in the IP that tasted fabulous but was very dry even though I cooked it in lots of liquid. 

Different brands and models of slow cookers cook at different temps and that can make a big difference in how a recipe turns out. My 20-year-old Rival Crock Pot cooks at the perfect temps for my needs. So I'm reluctant to toss it.

I obviously need to experiment more with the IP before I do anything drastic like ditch the Crock Pot. 

[Free2be]

I use both and regularly.  My crock is one of the older ones with actualy crockery that cooks at a lower temp than the newer models.  Someone will have to pry it out of my hands . . .

[AuntMame]

Last night I made Mississippi Roast for the first time in the Instant Pot. It tasted great and was very tender, but I think the flavor is richer, better developed when it's cooked for many hours in a slow cooker. 

[Daysdee]

@What is your recipe for  Mississippi Roast?   

[AuntMame]

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@Daysdee wrote:

@What is your recipe for  Mississippi Roast?   

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I used a basic Mississippi Roast recipe except that I cut down on the butter and added a can of beef broth for extra moisture. That's what the bloggers recommend when cooking Mississippi Roast in an Instant Pot. The IP needs at least a cup, a cup-and-a-half of liquid to cook under pressure. I cooked it for an hour on high pressure and let the pressure release naturally. It was great but like I said I think the taste seems better in the Crock Pot. Although the roast does come out greasier since there's not all that beef broth. 

[Annabellethecat66]

I have so much 'stuff' but I never cook.  I just buy the stuff.  You know how you sit and watch and think, "I can make this and that" and then you don't.....that's me!

The only thing I don't have is an air fryer.  I've sat on my hands so I didn't order one of those.

Often I give the stuff away....what's going on in my brain?  I think I'm an optimist...but then I don't use it...

[AuntMame]

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@Annabellethecat66 wrote:

I have so much 'stuff' but I never cook.  I just buy the stuff.  You know how you sit and watch and think, "I can make this and that" and then you don't.....that's me!

The only thing I don't have is an air fryer.  I've sat on my hands so I didn't order one of those.

Often I give the stuff away....what's going on in my brain?  I think I'm an optimist...but then I don't use it...

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I'm with you Anabelle! The only thing I don't have is an air fryer and it's been a constant struggle to avoid buying one. 

I've been trying to do the one-in-two-out with appliances. To make way for the Instant Pot I got rid of an old-fashioned bun warmer and an old waffle-maker. Cleared a bit of room on the appliance shelf. But I'm still working on it. Does anyone really need two George Foreman grills?