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On 9/23/2020 at 7:28 PM, knutliott said:

This got me 2nd (I think?  Might have been 3rd) in the AW Grill Contest.

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I have an old crock pot that I use sometimes because it's nice to throw it on before work and come home to a nice stew or chili.  Then I discovered an InstantPot and all that crock pot does now is collect dust.


 

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17 hours ago, Katsumoto said:

I have an old crock pot that I use sometimes because it's nice to throw it on before work and come home to a nice stew or chili.  Then I discovered an InstantPot and all that crock pot does now is collect dust.

I prefer crock pot myself, I don't find instant pot to be that much more convenient compared to my crock pot (I usually have plenty of time before or between classes to throw stuff in it).

I find that there's something about knowing that your dinner has been slowly cooking for the past 4-6 hours that makes it taste better, ymmv.

 

Edit: obligatory recipe for making in a crock pot

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts (I use boneless skinless to make things easy)
  • 1 can (796 mL) diced tomato
  • 1 jar (650 mL) salsa
  • 1 can (540 mL) kidney beans
  • 1 can (540 mL) black beans
  • 1 can (341 mL) corn
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup diced red pepper
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1 finely chopped jalapeno
  • 5 tbsp (75 mL) tomato paste
  • 4 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp oregano
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • (optional) cilantro

Directions

  • Place chicken breasts at the bottom of the crock pot, add all other ingredients on top
  • Cook for 4-6 hours
  • Remove chicken breasts from pot, shred (a pair of forks work well for this)
  • Mix shredded chicken back into the pot, reheat as necessary
  • Serve

Serves 8 (or 4 if you're hungry), leftovers can be frozen

Edited by MK_Regular (see edit history)

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7 hours ago, MK_Regular said:

I prefer crock pot myself, I don't find instant pot to be that much more convenient compared to my crock pot (I usually have plenty of time before or between classes to throw stuff in it).

I find that there's something about knowing that your dinner has been slowly cooking for the past 4-6 hours that makes it taste better, ymmv.

Don't get me wrong, there is a huge appeal to a crock pot because of that very thing you mentioned.  But when you're craving something like a pot roast or pulled pork/chicken and its something that you have to have that moment is where the InstantPot works miracles.  What I've seen is that it is on par with a crock pot as far as flavor goes.  There are things it can't do sometimes that a good 12 hour simmer in a crock pot does well.

The biggest issue I have is living alone so when I cook either I have to make something that lasts for a week or I do a small batch of something to last me a few days.

Today after work I'm getting about 3 pounds of chicken and some BBQ sauce to do pulled chicken in the InstantPot.  Cut it up into small quarter pound chunks and braze them in a cast iron with olive oil and garlic, then drop them in the pot for about 20 minutes with about a cup of sauce and a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water.   OR  the alternate is about a cup of chicken broth and you mix in the sauce afterwards in a container of your choosing.  Serve up on a nice sesame bun with some slaw.


 

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