Instant Pot!

[Macabre]

It takes 25 min to cook rice on the stove top. So easy. You boil water (2:1  water:rice), add rice, stir exactly one time, cover, turn on low, come back in 20 minutes.

[Stinky10]

blasephemy

all the Asian people have rice cookers.....

[hezzier]

Has anyone done spaghetti sauce yet?  I made it on the stove today and it cooks for only an hour so really not bad at all, but wondering if I can do it in the instant pot.

[Stinky10]

yeah.....mine is super quick too - and also bright like my chili so I don't think I am going to try it in the IP
prob wont do chili in it again either

my sauce recipe is OLD.....

olive oil
diced onions - cook until translucent (they are optional - but not for me)
diced garlic - add and cook for less than a minute
red pepper flakes - just a pinch if they are fresh
add the water/juice from the tomatoe cans to stop the garlic from cooking
tomatoes - diced, whole, crushed - whatever I have on hand
lots of salt, lots of pepper
bring up to heat then stir and add
tons of chopped parsley and basil
bada bing bada boom it's sauce!

[momma2boys]

I've done spaghetti sauce. When I do it on the stove I let it simmer several hours. Did like 10 mins in IP.

[BensMom]

Thinking about this again. I can get one at Kohl's today for $67 with coupons and Kohl's cash But it's sure to be on sale on Amazon for a similar price in the next few weeks.

[momma2boys]

Walmart black Friday $49

[becca]

Wow!  I just checked Walmart's preview ad, and just note that it is a 5qt, not the 6qt, advertised for $49.  It's a great deal, though.  They also make a 3qt and 8qt.

[BensMom]

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[MaryM]

Has anyone tried to make meatballs and jarred sauce in their pot?  I have tried two times and it will not come to pressure.  I should make homemade sauce but we are busy, so sometimes doctored jar sauce is it.  I thought the sauce was too thick so I added water to the top once and to the bottom before the sauce the second time but same result - pot got hot and timer went down but no pressure when I released....I was cooking ahead so I just put the sauce in the crock pot.

[hezzier]

I did it this summer on the pool deck for a swim meet and it worked fine.  I feel like it took a long time to come up temp because the meatballs were frozen.  I winged it so no idea what I did...should have taken notes so I know for this summer.

[becca]

I did once but it scorched on the bottom.

[BensMom]

Wow!  I just checked Walmart's preview ad, and just note that it is a 5qt, not the 6qt, advertised for $49.  It's a great deal, though.  They also make a 3qt and 8qt.

Thanks for the tip. I think I'd like to get one for ds, but don't really want to buy him anything that he has to pack up and take to CA. I wish I could buy now and have it delivered in February! I also have no idea what his living arrangements will be and what he'll need. And his company provides three meals a day ( )so he won't be cooking much anyway. 

[Stinky10]

just made cranberry sauce in my IP
juice of an orange
bag of berries - minus a small handful
2 tablespoons of maple syrup
zest of orange

1 minute - pressure cook - 7 min NPR

add 1/2 - 1 cup sugar
pinch of salt
put on saute
add in resevered berries
stir

that's it

dont know if it's good or not....but I'm sure its fine

[becca]

The 3qt is currently $49 on Amazon.  Not sure if that might be a nice size for a single guy or not, Bensmom.  Maybe better to have a 6qt, and have leftovers when he does decide to cook.  But, thought I'd let folks know.  That's $29% off the list price.