Instant pot

masterboy123 · 13-08-2017 6:50pm #1

I am looking for Instant pot.

Do they sell it in Ireland?

On Amazon they are for 100 pounds.

mirrorwall14 · 13-08-2017 6:56pm

Only Amazon asfaik. I just got one

masterboy123 · 13-08-2017 7:11pm

How much you paid for shipping?
Any similar pot available in Ireland?

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Only Amazon asfaik. I just got one

vicwatson · 13-08-2017 7:23pm

Ok, I'll ask, what the heck is an instant pot?

me_irl · 13-08-2017 7:26pm

vicwatson wrote: »

Ok, I'll ask, what the heck is an instant pot?

http://instantpot.com/

...I think!

masterboy123 · 13-08-2017 7:29pm

Good thing about this is you can Sautè food.

me_irl wrote: »

http://instantpot.com/

...I think!

jaffa20 · 13-08-2017 7:31pm

So it's a pressure cooker?

masterboy123 · 13-08-2017 7:33pm

Electric pressure cooker+open frying/cooking+time set feature+non-stick pan+etc

jaffa20 wrote: »

So it's a pressure cooker?

mirrorwall14 · 13-08-2017 8:52pm

masterboy123 wrote: »

How much you paid for shipping?
Any similar pot available in Ireland?

Im sure there is-I just went with this on recommendations

Shipping was free from Amazon. I only got it on friday so I have literally only done potatoes in it (8 mins+pressurising). Loved that I could walk away from them.

masterboy123 · 13-08-2017 9:16pm

Cool. Any idea if it was ever lower than 100 pounds?

mirrorwall14 wrote: »

Im sure there is-I just went with this on recommendations

Shipping was free from Amazon. I only got it on friday so I have literally only done potatoes in it (8 mins+pressurising). Loved that I could walk away from them.

squonk · 13-08-2017 9:20pm

OP Do you need an instant Pot straight away? If you don’t and you can afford to hang on until the end of November which is only 2 1/2 months away now anyway, the Instant Pot is usually on sale on Amazon for Black Friday for about £60. It might even be lower this year. They are well worth getting though. I love mine.

mirrorwall14 · 13-08-2017 9:22pm

Its been fairly static lately

https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Instant-Pot-Electric-Pressure-Stainless/product/B00OP26T4K

Cheshire Cat · 13-08-2017 10:14pm

Would this do?

https://www.expert.ie/products/small-appliances/small-cooking-appliances/slow-cookers-rice-cookers/pressure-king-pro-12-in-1-programmable-electric-5

masterboy123 · 13-08-2017 10:27pm

No, i can wait till November is prices will be 60 or so

The Lowest * £69.99 Oct 15, 2016

I don't know what's there on 15 Oct. Oct is 2 months away only.

squonk wrote: »

OP Do you need an instant Pot straight away? If you don’t and you can afford to hang on until the end of November which is only 2 1/2 months away now anyway, the Instant Pot is usually on sale on Amazon for Black Friday for about £60. It might even be lower this year. They are well worth getting though. I love mine.

masterboy123 · 13-08-2017 10:30pm

I saw this one earlier. This model dont have really good reviews. So i am thinking to stick with Instant Pot. Thanks for suggestion though.

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

Would this do?

https://www.expert.ie/products/small-appliances/small-cooking-appliances/slow-cookers-rice-cookers/pressure-king-pro-12-in-1-programmable-electric-5

Tree · 14-08-2017 10:28pm

I got my instant pot off amazon, probably paid £120 for it (pre brexit). It's used at least twice a week, and it's the best. It's no more non-stick than any pot though, FYI, so if you're planning to sautée but not pressurecook/slowcook/simmer, you're better off with a pan.

mirrorwall14 · 14-08-2017 10:49pm

Tree wrote: »

I got my instant pot off amazon, probably paid £120 for it (pre brexit). It's used at least twice a week, and it's the best. It's no more non-stick than any pot though, FYI, so if you're planning to sautée but not pressurecook/slowcook/simmer, you're better off with a pan.

So far I'm really loving it. Perfect addition to a family household where speed is crucial. Risotto this evening, yum and no monitoring needed!

masterboy123 · 15-08-2017 7:34am

There is a sautee button on it. Do you think non-stick part isn't great? I cook few dishes where i have to try onion first and then pressure cook.

Tree wrote: »

I got my instant pot off amazon, probably paid £120 for it (pre brexit). It's used at least twice a week, and it's the best. It's no more non-stick than any pot though, FYI, so if you're planning to sautée but not pressurecook/slowcook/simmer, you're better off with a pan.

pigtail33 · 15-08-2017 10:51am

For frying onions, I always set the sauté mode to low, or else I find they stick and burn. There is also a ceramic non-stick inner pot available on Amazon.

masterboy123 · 15-08-2017 2:58pm

That's great. I don't need to fry onions until brown. Just until when they are translucent.

I will wait till Nov and buy it on sale.

pigtail33 wrote: »

For frying onions, I always set the sauté mode to low, or else I find they stick and burn. There is also a ceramic non-stick inner pot available on Amazon.

Tree · 15-08-2017 9:06pm

masterboy123 wrote: »

There is a sautee button on it. Do you think non-stick part isn't great? I cook few dishes where i have to try onion first and then pressure cook.

If I'm deglazing w/ a load of water (wine), the onions scrape up well, but it's not really a standalone sauté mode, it's something for browning food to pressure/slow cook.

As pigtails says, the lower sauté modes are what you want. Sauté's handy for reducing sauces after too.

masterboy123 · 15-08-2017 10:33pm

Good stuff. I will learn these features when I get instant pot

Tree wrote: »

If I'm deglazing w/ a load of water (wine), the onions scrape up well, but it's not really a standalone sauté mode, it's something for browning food to pressure/slow cook.

As pigtails says, the lower sauté modes are what you want. Sauté's handy for reducing sauces after too.

arian · 21-08-2017 2:13pm

I just saw the Feisty Tapas blog, which has a lot of Instant Pot recipes and it's from this side of the Atlantic.

[Deleted User] · 21-08-2017 2:16pm

me_irl wrote: »

http://instantpot.com/

...I think!

Designed by Canadians, eh?

pigtail33 · 21-08-2017 2:55pm

arian wrote: »

I just saw the Feisty Tapas blog, which has a lot of Instant Pot recipes and it's from this side of the Atlantic.

Maria, who runs the Feisty Tapas blog, also runs the Instant Pot UK Community Page on Facebook, worth checking out if you're looking for some recipe inspiration.

Also a good few recipes here https://www.everynookandcranny.net/category/instant-pot-recipes/
I have yet to try the cheesecakes, but they look AMAZING.

masterboy123 · 21-08-2017 2:57pm

Waiting for Black Friday to get my Instant pot at a discounted price. It's still 99 pounds

mirrorwall14 · 21-08-2017 6:52pm

I'm a complete convert to this! With a toddler, the best part of it is not massively sacrificing flavour but not having to hover over the cooker. Yes I brown stuff off etc but once it's browned you can walk. So far I've added, pasta bolognaise, chicken risotto, chicken/egg fried rice to our standard weekly coking list. Tomorrow I try a stew! Oh and I've had porridge every morning. It cooks for my husband at 5 and stays warm for us at 7

RasTa · 01-09-2017 7:56pm

I need to get a pressure cooker and a slow cooker. Any point in getting this as it works out more expensive?

What else does it do.

Tree · 01-09-2017 11:58pm

Lets you sauté w/o having to dirty a frying pan. TBH, since I've got mine, I havent bothered slow cooking anything (and gave away my slow cooker) as you can pressure cook a lot of slow cooker recipes

rawn · 08-03-2018 8:32pm

Hey everyone! I'm desperately waiting to buy an Instant Pot, they're sold out everywhere! I signed up to the newsletter and I check Amazon regularly. I emailed IP and they said sometime March so fingers crossed, but I imagine they'll sell out sharpish! So I'm just wondering is it worth the wait?? When I search Amazon I see loads of similar products, should I hold out for an IP or just buy a similar one?

Decisions decisions! Any advice welcome

Muahahaha · 29-11-2019 1:28am

Instant Pot just dropped to £59.99 on Amazon for Black Friday, lowest price it has ever been

Instant pot

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