Hi everyone,

My parents just bought one of the brand-name Instant Pot electric
pressure cookers. It's an amazing little device. Very handy and it can
do miracles with food. Do any of you have something like this? I'm
just looking for more experience with using something like that.

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Title: Steamed Fish with Ginger and Onions
Categories: Main dish, Fish
Yield: 4 Servings

1 1/2 lb Whole red snapper, cleaned
6 ea Green onions, sliced
1 x -----------sauce------------
1 t Sesame oil
2 T Slivered fresh ginger
1/4 c Sherry, mirin or water
2 T Soy sauce
1 T Vegetable oil

Rinse fish and pierce in several placed with a skewer or sharp knife.
Place in a shallow microwaveable dish (if using 2 fish, arrange about
1 inch apart with thicker sides towards outer edges of dish). Put
half the ginger and green onions inside fish. Pour sherry over and
cover with vented plastic wrap. Combine sauce ingredients in small
microwaveable dish or measure. Set aside. Microwave fish at high
for 6 to 8 minutes per lb or until fish flakes easily with a fork and
is tender. Rotate dish if necessary during cooking.

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Later,
Sean


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Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-

My parents just bought one of the brand-name Instant Pot electric
pressure cookers. It's an amazing little device. Very handy and it
can do miracles with food. Do any of you have something like this?
I'm just looking for more experience with using something like that.

These things are trying to replace a bunch of different appliances:
pressure cookers, slow cookers, rice cookers. All of which I own and
which do a great job at what they are designed for. I also have limited
kitchen counter space and storage. So it's $50 or more that I can spend
on something I actually need.

According to America's Test Kitchen on their comparo testing "We found
that everything we tested was really good at pressure cooking, but the Instant Pot isn't quite as good at slow cooking than other models."

Of course ATK is pretty anal about trivialities. I've decided to give
the Instant Pot craze a miss.

That being said - ATK does have decent recipes and they have published
a cookbook "Multicooker Perfection: Cook It Fast or Cook It Slow-You
Decide by America's Test Kitchen" available from Amazon.

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Title: Instant Pot Corned Beef
Categories: Five, Beef, Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings

4 lb Corned Beef; w/seasonings
1/2 c Butter
1 3/4 c Water
Salt & pepper
Cooked Cabbage *

Place your corned beef in a 6 quart electric pressure
cooker with all juices or seasonings that come in the
package.

Add butter and water.

Seal the lid and set your pressure cooker to high
pressure for 90 minutes with the warming feature turned
off.

After your pressure cooker reaches pressure and cooks
for 90 minutes, let it release naturally for 15 minutes
before flipping to quick release.

Taste to see if you need to add salt and pepper, if
desired.

Serve over a bed of cooked cabbage.

Don't forget the carrots and parsley potatoes. - UDD

RECIPE FROM: https://www.recipesthatcrock.com

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Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Of course ATK is pretty anal about trivialities. I've decided to give
the Instant Pot craze a miss.

Between me and my parents, we have four slow cookers. But it does work
very nicely cooking meat like chicken. Both my stepfather and I are,
uh, dentally challenged, and with that type of cooking, the chicken
becomes very tender and easy to eat. ATK is very much anal like that
though I've not watched it since Chris got kicked out of the company.

That being said - ATK does have decent recipes and they have published
a cookbook "Multicooker Perfection: Cook It Fast or Cook It Slow-You Decide by America's Test Kitchen" available from Amazon.

Title: Instant Pot Corned Beef

I'll have to show this to my mom. She bought a cookbook with 500
recipes for the Instant Pot in it at the same time she bought the
cooker.

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Title: Bean and Pasta Soup
Categories: Soups, Pasta, Vegetables, Cheese
Yield: 4 Servings

2 pk Low-Sodium Instant Vegetable
-Broth And Seasoning Mix
Dissolved IN
1 1/2 c Hot Water
1 c Low-Sodium Canned Stewed
-Tomatoes
4 1/2 oz Uncooked Small Shell
-Macaroni
14 oz Rinsed, Drained, Canned Red
-Kidney Beans
1 c Thawed Frozen Spinach,
-Chopped
1/2 ts Oregano Leaves
1/2 ts Basil Leaves
3/4 oz Grated Parmesan Cheese

Yield: 4 Servings Of 3/4 Cup Each

In a 2 1/2-quart saucepan, combine the dissolved broth mix and
tomatoes; cook over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil.
Add the macaroni and cook for 7 minutes. Add the beans, spinach,
oregano and basil and stir to combine; cook until the macaroni is
tender, 5 to 7 minutes. (If the soup is too thick, add a small amount
of water.)

Divide the soup into 4 soup bowls and sprinkle each portion with 1/4
of the Parmesan Cheese.

Each serving provides: 2 Proteins; 1 Vegetable, 1 1/2 Breads, 5
Optional Calories

Per Serving: 350 Milligrams Sodium; 5 Milligrams Cholesterol

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Later,
Sean


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Hi Sean,

On (04 Apr 19) Sean Dennis wrote to All...

My parents just bought one of the brand-name Instant Pot electric
pressure cookers. It's an amazing little device. Very handy and it
can do miracles with food. Do any of you have something like this?
I'm
just looking for more experience with using something like that.

They are quite versatile. Look for a book called, "The Great Big
Pressure Cooker Book: 500 Easy Recipes for Every Machine, Both Stovetop
and Electric" by Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough. It is available both
in soft cover and in electronic Kindle formats. I've used it for
multiple things like cheesecake, chicken cacciatore (turkey cacciatore
in the book but I substituted chicken). It is also great for cooking
rice (brown as well as white). All in all, it is a very versatile
device.

Most recently we used a Beef Biryani seasoning mix to make Beef Biryani. Instead of stovetop, we cooked it all in the pressure cooker (not brand
name Instant Pot). It turned out excellent.
Regards,

Stephen
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Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Of course ATK is pretty anal about trivialities. I've decided to
give the Instant Pot craze a miss.

Between me and my parents, we have four slow cookers. But it does work very nicely cooking meat like chicken. Both my stepfather and I are,
uh, dentally challenged, and with that type of cooking, the chicken

I used to was in that situation. Missed an echo picnic because of it one
year. At which point I said enough is enough and went to I. Yankem the
dentist and did the obvious. The china clippers have alleviated most of
the snaggle-tooth issues I was having. And introduced their own set of "gotchas" .... like getting a black/raspberry seed or popcorn hull under
a plate. OWTCH! And eating apples or corn-on-the-cob is a special thing. Teaches you that Fix-O-Dent is your friend. Bv)=

becomes very tender and easy to eat. ATK is very much anal like that though I've not watched it since Chris got kicked out of the company.

Izzat Chris Herkimer (or something) with the googly bow tie? I literally
have not watched TV for over 15 years so I haven't kept up on PBS or
Dr. Who or any of that stuff.

That being said - ATK does have decent recipes and they have published
a cookbook "Multicooker Perfection: Cook It Fast or Cook It Slow-You Decide by America's Test Kitchen" available from Amazon.

Title: Instant Pot Corned Beef

I'll have to show this to my mom. She bought a cookbook with 500
recipes for the Instant Pot in it at the same time she bought the
cooker.

I get their emails w/recipes. Many of which are useful to me. For instance
this beats the snot out of Aunt Jemima ...

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Title: Homemade Pancake Mix
Categories: Five, Breads
Yield: 36 pancakes

6 c (30 oz) A-P flour
3/4 c (5 1/2 oz) sugar
1/4 c Baking powder
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 tb Salt

EQUIPMENT: A large bowl, Whisk, Airtight container

FOR THE PANCAKE MIX: In large bowl, whisk flour, sugar,
baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well
combined. Transfer pancake mix to airtight container.
(Pancake mix can be stored at room temperature for up
to 3 months.)

RECIPE FROM: https://www.americastestkitchen.com

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Title: Pancakes From Mix
Categories: Five, Dairy, Breads
Yield: 6 Pancakes

3/4 c Milk
1 lg Egg
2 tb Oil
1/4 ts Vanilla extract (opt)
1 c Pancake mix

EQUIPMENT: Rubber spatula, 12" nonstick skillet, 1/4
cup dry measuring cup, Spatula (pancake flipper), Plate

TO MAKE 1 BATCH OF 6 PANCAKES: In medium bowl, whisk
milk, egg, oil, and vanilla (if using) until well
combined. Add 1 cup pancake mix and stir gently with
rubber spatula until just combined (batter should look
lumpy). Let batter sit for 10 minutes before cooking.

Spray 12" nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat
over medium heat until hot, about 1 minute.

Use 1/2 cup dry measuring cup to scoop 1/4 cup batter
into skillet. Repeat 2 more times, leaving space
between mounds of batter (you want 3 pancakes to cook
up separate from one another).

Make sure to leave enough room to fit all 3 pancakes
in the skillet.

Cook pancakes until bubbles on surface begin to pop, 2
to 3 minutes.

Pancakes cook quickly, so don't take your eyes off of
the skillet!

Use spatula to flip pancakes and cook until golden
brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer pancakes to plate.
Repeat with remaining batter. Turn off heat. Serve.

PRO TIP: Make sure you slide the spatula all the way
underneath the pancake before you flip.

If you have an electric griddle it's perfect for this
recipe -- just set the griddle to 350°F/175°C. You
should be able to fit 6 pancakes in one batch. The
recipe can be doubled if you want to feed a crowd.

To keep bigger batches of pancakes warm set your oven
to 200°F/93°C. As you finish a batch, place them on a
cooling rack set in a rimmed baking sheet and keep
them in the oven while you make the rest of the cakes.

RECIPE FROM: https://www.americastestkitchen.com

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Hello Dave,

06 Apr 19 06:04 at you wrote to me:

I used to was in that situation. Missed an echo picnic because of it
one year. At which point I said enough is enough and went to I. Yankem
the dentist and did the obvious. The china clippers have alleviated
most of the snaggle-tooth issues I was having. And introduced their
own set of "gotchas" .... like getting a black/raspberry seed or
popcorn hull under a plate. OWTCH! And eating apples or
corn-on-the-cob is a special thing. Teaches you that Fix-O-Dent is
your friend. Bv)=

Right now, with my being suspended in thin air with the aftermath of my accident, I'm not sure if my private insurance is still good or not. I'll have to check. My parents' dentist will actually finance major work and I'm looking at $5K+ for all of the work I need done. Evidently my lower jaw has more bumps and potholes in it than a East Tennessee backroad so I have to have my jaw scraped and smoothed out (lower). We'll see but I really miss eating without pain.

Izzat Chris Herkimer (or something) with the googly bow tie? I
literally have not watched TV for over 15 years so I haven't kept up
on PBS or Dr. Who or any of that stuff.

Christopher Kimball. He was the brains and the creativity behind ATK, Cook's Country, and "Cook's Illustrated" the magazine. Evidently corporate greed got the better of the company he founded and he was booted. ATK is a shadow of what it once was. It has good information but the delivery is as dry and bland as desert sand.

Chris now has his own cooking company called Milk Street (from the road the office is on in Bahstan). More exotic offerings but still a profitable venture. A little too exotic most of the time for my tastes but fascinating stuff they make there.

I don't necessarily watch TV but am more online these days with YouTube and Amazon Prime. I get the news over the radio (I listen to that a lot) or online. At 11 PM Eastern, I am at www.wjhl.com watching the local news. No room for a TV in the old motorhome but my 14" laptop does just fine.

I get their emails w/recipes. Many of which are useful to me. For
instance this beats the snot out of Aunt Jemima ...

I have several sites that sends me recipes, Betty Crocker being one that comes to mind immediately.

Title: Homemade Pancake Mix

I'd say anything homemade would beat store=bought.

My mom made bone stock last night with the Instant Pot. 10 cups of water generated 12 cups of broth. Tomorrow, for Sunday dinner, there will be homemade chicken soup. Evidently the IP is working very well for her.

Later,
Sean

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