21 Easy And Comforting Instant Pot Recipes To Try This Winter (2024)

FAQs

Does the Instant Pot come with a recipe book? ›

Instant Pot comes with an owner manual and recipe book.

For complete 2-in-1 (or 3-in-1) meals, try the pot-in-pot method. Pot-in-pot just means that you're putting another bowl and/or rack inside the Instant Pot — above the water at the bottom. Whatever you put in the top half is cooked by the steam generated underneath it.

The most useful function of an Instant Pot is its ability to pressure cook, so you want to get a model that quickly comes to pressure. Since many pressure cooker recipes start with a searing or sautéing step, it can help to have an Instant Pot with inner pot stability, so the pot doesn't spin while you're cooking.

Yes, it is safe to cook frozen food in a pressure cooker or an electric pressure cooker like an Instant Pot.

Con– The Instant Pot uses steam under pressure to cook food and not everything is meant to be cooked in the Instant Pot. I attempted a crustless quiche which turned out well but it was too wet and moist to my liking and I prefer to cook it in the oven with dry heat.

Under different ownership after last year's bankruptcy, the popular multicooker is no longer part of the appliance conglomerate that owns Pyrex and Corelle. This audio is auto-generated.

Yes use Pyrex but my Pyrex is oven safe and I use tin foil to keep condensation out. I used an anchor hocking 7" in the pot. Your container may be only a storage container if it says not oven safe. Definitely no plastic.

Your Instant Pot should have a line on the inner pot to show the maximum amount of food you can cook in it at once (and it's there for good reason!). Overfilling your Instant Pot can affect the pressure that builds up inside, so you might end up with a mushy meal, or one that doesn't cook properly.

The Instant Pot® tempered glass lid seals in heat, steam, and flavor, and lets you keep an eye on your dish when steaming, slow cooking, and warming. With modern stainless-steel accents, this lid is also perfect for serving.

What is the best brand for an Instant Pot? ›

Instant Pots are more versatile with multiple cooking functions, but traditional pressure cookers are simpler and usually more durable.

✔️ Size: There are three different sizes of Instant Pot: 3-quarts, 6-quarts and 8-quarts. The most popular — and the one favored by our Lab and test kitchen pros — is the 6-quart option.

If you are interested primarily in slow cooking, you should buy a dedicated slow cooker. They're more reliable with a range of slow-cooker recipes than an Instant Pot. We found Instant Pot multicookers specifically could not successfully slow-cook dense, high-volume recipes such as beef stew or pot roast.

Yes, food prepared in an Instant Pot will taste better and have a good texture but only if it is used correctly. Few have tried the covered pot-in-pot method which is a game changer. It allows dry steam roasting so food cooks in its own juices.

Despite its popularity in professional kitchens, a pressure cooker is rarely featured on cooking shows. But that doesn't mean celebrity chefs don't appreciate their value. In fact, many renowned chefs have sung the praises of pressure cookers.

Instant pot-safe bowls can be made of stainless steel, glass, ceramic, silicone, aluminum, bamboo, or copper.