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Muahahaha · 01-12-2019 9:00pm

Yeah I dont think you can get anything crispy in the Instant Pot. Watched a video of a full chicken being cooked in it and the end result looked very soggy and then the cook went and put it in an oven anyway to crisp it up which kind of defeats the purpose. Id see the IP as a tool for things like curries, stews, chilli, etc, if you want crispy food then the airfryer or oven is the way to go.

aisling86 · 01-12-2019 9:23pm

Look at the ninja foodie if your looking for crispness bought one for my brother down to £129.99 from £199.99

RoYoBo · 01-12-2019 10:00pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Yeah I dont think you can get anything crispy in the Instant Pot. Watched a video of a full chicken being cooked in it and the end result looked very soggy and then the cook went and put it in an oven anyway to crisp it up which kind of defeats the purpose. Id see the IP as a tool for things like curries, stews, chilli, etc, if you want crispy food then the airfryer or oven is the way to go.

I do roasts and chicken quite successfully in the IP. The trick is to brown/saute first and then pressure cook. It seems like a bit of a faff in the beginning, but you soon get used to it. The meat and chicken is beautifully moist and it sits in the pot keeping warm for however long you need.

But, yes, an air fryer or oven is the perfect option for genuinely crispy stuff and baked goods -each gadget to its strength

Muahahaha · 02-12-2019 1:33am

aisling86 wrote: »

Look at the ninja foodie if your looking for crispness bought one for my brother down to £129.99 from £199.99

I just saw an ad for that on tv the other night, a pressure cooker that is also an airfryer. This could turn out to be the new holy grail and we'll all be here this time next year waiting for it to drop to £60 on Black Friday

cormie · 02-12-2019 7:48pm

Should we all be cancelling our instant pot and go for that ninja thang?? I hate having so many appliances and it'd be much nicer to have something that can replace something else!

I wonder how it compares to the instant pot for pressure cooking functions and how it compares to say the philips air fryer then for that?

rubadub · 02-12-2019 7:59pm

I posted about it in the food forum a few months ago

-Came across this Ninja Foodi, which is an electric pressure cooker but also airfryer and dehydrator. Looks to me like a jack of all trades, master of none. The reviewer gets huge praise in the comments for the non nonsense reviewing style

153 in argos, it was 250 in argos when I posted that in august
https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9372753/Trail/searchtext%3EFOODI.htm
I'd be more tempted at that price, if I did not already have both a instant pot and airfryer.

I had a giggle at the claim amazon are conning people. I got the instant pot at £82 last year and considered it a great price.

My money would be on the poster being mistaken (not lying), I saw an extremely similar looking and named unit for £59.99 a few months ago, deliberate copy cat.

Of course it is possibly it really was a lightening sale which camelcamelcamel missed, but that is a moot point, the main claim here was that it was a con job and not a great price - a "fake bargain". CCC can miss out on flash prices but so what, it still is incredibly useful and shows the true "going rate".

I got 48 cans of guinness for 35euro yesterday, I will still be posting if they hit 24 or 20 for a tray in the future. And if I had seen an instant pot for £60 several weeks ago I sure as hell would have shared the deal here.

cormie · 02-12-2019 10:53pm

rubadub wrote: »

-Came across this Ninja Foodi, which is an electric pressure cooker but also airfryer and dehydrator. Looks to me like a jack of all trades, master of none. The reviewer gets huge praise in the comments for the non nonsense reviewing style

I was expecting the review to be pointing out a lot of flaws compared to other pressure cookers and air fryers, but it seemed to do both relatively well? I don't have either and haven't researched into how well others stack up, but it seemed to perform well enough for a combo?

Considering the Philips Air Fryer XL is like £229, I think a combo at £129 sounds pretty good?

cormie · 03-12-2019 2:23am

Looks like instant pot do a combo too, can't see it on amazon.co.uk anywhere, but I think it's new out in the US:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8_syfpGxmQ

Conclusion of the vid is saying that the Ninja Foodie is better. I prefer the stainless steel pot of the Instant Pot and it looks a little more compact too and has a few more features.

loyatemu · 03-12-2019 11:10am

my Instant Pot arrived this morning, very excited, this is going to fix everything!

Fann Linn · 03-12-2019 11:14am

loyatemu wrote: »

my Instant Pot arrived this morning, very excited, this is going to fix everything!

Ah, those famous last words!

cormie · 03-12-2019 11:40am

I'm thinking to cancel my order for the instant pot for £60 and get either the Ninja or Instant pot with the air fryer!

McMurphy · 03-12-2019 11:44am

cormie wrote: »

I'm thinking to cancel my order for the instant pot for £60 and get either the Ninja or Instant pot with the air fryer!

Prob since boards users on here would take it from you if they missed out on the bargain?

cormie · 04-12-2019 2:08pm

Yeah, if anyone is interested let me know! Collection in Dun Laoghaire, works out around €72-ish

Muahahaha · 04-12-2019 5:52pm

cormie wrote: »

I'm thinking to cancel my order for the instant pot for £60 and get either the Ninja or Instant pot with the air fryer!

If you dont already have an airfryer its probably the thing to do. However from the video of the Ninja posted by rubadub the lid on the Ninja has to stand up when you're using the airfryer function. It looks like it needs a lot of space above it to operate, it doesnt look like it would fit underneath standard wall mounted kitchen cabinets with the lid up so be aware of that before buying.

In any case I dont really get the idea of pressure cooking a full chicken and then using an airfryer to crisp it up when you could have just cooked the chicken entirely in an airfryer to begin with. Is there any kind of logic to it that the chicken would be more moist by pressure cooking first and then crisping up over just airfrying alone?

loyatemu · 04-12-2019 5:57pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

If you dont already have an airfryer its probably the thing to do. However from the video of the Ninja posted by rubadub the lid on the Ninja has to stand up when you're using the airfryer function. It looks like it needs a lot of space above it to operate, it doesnt look like it would fit underneath standard wall mounted kitchen cabinets with the lid up so be aware of that before buying.

In any case I dont really get the idea of pressure cooking a full chicken and then using an airfryer to crisp it up when you could have just cooked the chicken entirely in an airfryer to begin with. Is there any kind of logic to it that the chicken would be more moist by pressure cooking first and then crisping up over just airfrying alone?

she clearly closes the lid when air-frying the chicken. That review btw is one of the best I've seen on YouTube. Other YouTubers could learn a lot from her style: stick to the point, show don't tell, edit out the irrelevant bits and we don't need to hear your tedious life story either...

Muahahaha · 04-12-2019 8:22pm

my bad its when she is pressure cooking that the airfryer lid has to remain wide open, making the device almost two foot tall meaning where you place it needs thinking about. Agreed on the review, just the facts and no bullsh1t compared to most review vids. I always prefer review vids not to have the reviewer front of camera because then it becomes all about them and not the product.

Kintarō Hattori · 05-12-2019 9:51am

Tried my first recipe in the Instant Pot last night and was delighted. I've never been able to make a nice stew so went looking for a recipe, gave it a bash and was delighted with the results. It was really tasty and very delicate. I'm hoping other recipes turn out just as well. Thanks folks.

Muahahaha · 05-12-2019 9:06pm

Looks great, how long did it take to cook in it?

Kintarō Hattori · 05-12-2019 10:31pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Looks great, how long did it take to cook in it?

25 minutes for the longest part, maybe an hour all in:

https://www.thekitchn.com/instant-pot-beef-stew-22949287

That's the recipe I followed.

McMurphy · 05-12-2019 11:21pm

I cooked spuds in mine today, (first time using it) as I already had leftovers from a chilli I made on Sunday night.

All I can say is they don't know what a "large potatoe" is across the pond - as the booklet mine came with said to put large potatoe (s) on the steam setting for 12-15 mins.

I put mine on for the 15 mins, did all the usual, let it build up to pressure etc, naturally let it depressurise, and the spuds (large roosters, about the size of two good sliotars) were still as hard as a goats knee when they came out.

Had to do them for another 15 mins or so, but in fairness they came out great.

vidapura · 06-12-2019 11:25am

Thats such a brilliant Irish angle on the Instant Pot...

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

I cooked spuds in mine today, (first time using it) as I already had leftovers from a chilli I made on Sunday night.

All I can say is they don't know what a "large potatoe" is across the pond - as the booklet mine came with said to put large potatoe (s) on the steam setting for 12-15 mins.

I put mine on for the 15 mins, did all the usual, let it build up to pressure etc, naturally let it depressurise, and the spuds (large roosters, about the size of two good slithers) were still as hard as a goats knee when they came out.

Had to do them for another 15 mins or so, but in fairness they came out great.

Marhay70 · 06-12-2019 12:04pm

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

I cooked spuds in mine today, (first time using it) as I already had leftovers from a chilli I made on Sunday night.

All I can say is they don't know what a "large potatoe" is across the pond - as the booklet mine came with said to put large potatoe (s) on the steam setting for 12-15 mins.

I put mine on for the 15 mins, did all the usual, let it build up to pressure etc, naturally let it depressurise, and the spuds (large roosters, about the size of two good sliotars) were still as hard as a goats knee when they came out.

Had to do them for another 15 mins or so, but in fairness they came out great.

If you ever ate in a restaurant where the chefs who write these recipes work you'd realise that a large potato is somewhere between a barley grain and a marble. I remember being brought to one of these places for an expensive Christmas dinner some years ago, I left that night still wondering when the main course would arrive.

dingding · 07-12-2019 1:51am

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

I cooked spuds in mine today, (first time using it) as I already had leftovers from a chilli I made on Sunday night.

All I can say is they don't know what a "large potatoe" is across the pond - as the booklet mine came with said to put large potatoe (s) on the steam setting for 12-15 mins.

I put mine on for the 15 mins, did all the usual, let it build up to pressure etc, naturally let it depressurise, and the spuds (large roosters, about the size of two good sliotars) were still as hard as a goats knee when they came out.

Had to do them for another 15 mins or so, but in fairness they came out great.

LOL Did not realise that a goats knee would be a reference item for vegetable hardness

Miike · 07-12-2019 2:00am

dingding wrote: »

LOL Did not realise that a goats knee would be a reference item for vegetable hardness

I've been laughing most of the day at this. My other half came up stairs after 5 minutes of solid laughing to ask if I'm feeling okay. A goats knee.... I just can't

RoYoBo · 07-12-2019 2:43am

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

I cooked spuds in mine today, (first time using it) as I already had leftovers from a chilli I made on Sunday night.

All I can say is they don't know what a "large potatoe" is across the pond - as the booklet mine came with said to put large potatoe (s) on the steam setting for 12-15 mins.

I put mine on for the 15 mins, did all the usual, let it build up to pressure etc, naturally let it depressurise, and the spuds (large roosters, about the size of two good sliotars) were still as hard as a goats knee when they came out.

Had to do them for another 15 mins or so, but in fairness they came out great.

I always do spuds at high pressure - the steam setting doesn't really cut it IMO. Also, I find it best to have them relatively small - tennis ball size - and 15 mins is perfect, no matter how many in the pot.

Love the goat's knee

Thargor · 07-12-2019 4:59pm

Saw that Ninja Foodi in DID today, that is a big unit!

loyatemu · 08-12-2019 1:32am

Cooked a chicken casserole in mine today, first time using it.

Turned out very nice, but using the "meat/stew" preset the default time is 35 minutes which I think is a lot longer than necessary. Online recipes suggest pressure cook on "high" for 10-15 mins is sufficient.

Still Ill · 08-12-2019 1:48am

Cooked a stew in this three weeks ago, was delicious and ate it all weekend. There was a bit leftover that I never ate, but sealed it and left it there. Should I wear a hazmat suit when unsealing it?

RoYoBo · 08-12-2019 2:06am

Still Ill wrote: »

Cooked a stew in this three weeks ago, was delicious and ate it all weekend. There was a bit leftover that I never ate, but sealed it and left it there. Should I wear a hazmat suit when unsealing it?

Beware - your user name could become very appropriate :pac:

cormie · 08-12-2019 12:25pm

Thargor wrote: »

Saw that Ninja Foodi in DID today, that is a big unit!

Yeah it looks massive on the videos I've seen :eek:

I'm waiting to see when the Instant Pot Duo Crisp will be released here and I think I'll go for that one, it seems a bit more compact and also I prefer the idea of a stainless steel pot.

Instant Pot Cooker 60% off on Amazon

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