ELEVEN Reasons to Buy Instant Pot! + Video

ELEVEN Reasons to Buy Instant Pot! you may be wondering why. Keep reading and I bet you will be convinced. This post is sponsored by Instant Brands.

After using a pressure cooker for several years, I started looking around for a new pressure cooker with a stainless steel cooking pot. Back in In 2011 I discovered and bought the Instant Pot LUX. It was more than a pressure cooker. It can slow cook, make rice, steam, saute and now it can make yogurt.

In fact, I was so excited with my Instant Pot, I contacted the owner of Instant Pot and started selling Instant Pots through my ebay store. A lot has changed since then and the Instant Pot keeps getting better.

I’m going to give you ELEVEN Reasons to Buy Instant Pot! The Instant Pot DUO Plus is the one I use most often.

 

1. Yogurt

Making homemade yogurt is so easy and delicious.

When I started my blog in January 2016, I posted my Instant Pot Greek Yogurt recipe with tons of tips and tricks to make sure everyone would make perfect yogurt every single time.

People have told me me that if all they made was yogurt in the Instant Pot DUO Plus, they would be happy. But, there is so much more.

 

2. You Want to Start Cooking Real Meals

Have you ever gone out and bought a bunch of groceries and by the end of the week, you realize that your groceries are still sitting in the fridge and they have gone bad?

The thought of heating up your kitchen and spending so much time to cook was so overwhelming, so instead, you picked up dinner on the way home.

Whether you are cooking for one or a whole slew of people, imagine making a restaurant quality meals without heating up your kitchen and doing it all in one pot.

I have tons of dump and push start recipes on my blog, like Instant Pot Baked Ziti, Instant Pot Korean Style BBQ Country Ribs, Instant Pot Olive Garden Italian Chicken.

All of them are ready in under an hour.

You may even look forward to coming home and making a hot meal for yourself.

 

3. Young Professionals

Perhaps you are a young professional and burning the candle on both ends. You are trying to work your way up the ladder, so you work long hours, order dinner in and get to bed late.

You like to cook, but you have no time to cook every night.

Get yourself an Instant Pot DUO Plus  and a FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System. I have a whole section on my blog dedicated to freezer meals.

Take a little time over the weekend and prep some meals and package them up.

My Instant Pot Balsamic Ginger Chicken is so delicious. Just mix up the marinade and divide it into packages with chicken. When you get home pour it into the Instant Pot, as you can cook from frozen.

It sure beats a frozen TV dinner! You need an Instant Pot DUO Plus.

What about breakfast? Something you can grab and go. My Instant Pot Greek Yogurt recipe is perfect for you.

I like to divide the yogurt into little Half Pint (8 oz) Mason Jars and add topping. On your way out the door, grab a jar.

 

4. New Baby In the House

Do you have a new baby in the house and finding it hard to juggle dinner, homework, baby, spouse and family time?

There are so many very easy recipes you can cook in the Instant Pot which you can put together in under 10 minutes. Your Instant Pot will do the cooking, while you spend time with your family.

My Instant Pot Italian Chicken only has two ingredients.

Did you know that you can steam baby bottles and jars in the Instant Pot? No need to stand over a hot stove and instead, spend the time with your family.

It’s easy to make baby food too. Cook up some healthy baby cereals and steamed veggies and then package them up in silicone baby food/egg bite trays. The baby food trays have taken the Instant Pot world by storm and are perfect for making Instant Pot Egg Bites, similar to what you would otherwise spend $5 for in Starbucks.

The Instant Pot DUO Plus will give you back some time to spend quality time with your family.

 

5. Weekend Getaways – RV and Boat

When we decided to move back to California, we decided to take our time and drive across the country in our RV. The Instant Pot was perfect as it is many appliances in one.

The Instant Pot DUO Plust is go helpful for weekend getaways. After a long week at work, the last thing you want to do is spend hours cooking.

I have an Instant Pot BBQ Ribs recipe that is totally delicious. The ribs cook in the Instant Pot for about 25 minutes and then they go onto the grill to get a nice char with some sauce. No need to babysit the ribs.

 

 

Check out my video!

6. College Students

Okay, you’ve raised your kids and it is time to send them off to college. Send them off with an Instant Pot Mini 3 Quart.

When I was in college I had a hot pot, I think it was called. Do you remember those? It was a pot to boil water. We used that pot for everything. Making mac and cheese, ramen noodles, soup and anything we could think of to “cook” in that little pot.

 

The kids can use the Instant Pot Mini. to make a real Instant Pot Macaroni and Cheese. Just look how creamy and yummy this looks.

They can grab some chicken and add a tub of salsa and enjoy fresh Salsa Chicken or a BBQ Chicken Sandwich. There are less than five ingredients in these.

The best gift you can provide to your children when they go off to school is an Instant Pot Mini 3 Quart. You’ll feel better knowing that they can cook for themselves and eating, relatively well.

 

7. Eating Your Way

I lost a lost of weight on Weight Watchers many years ago. Yeah, I know…. Trust me, I know the struggles.

My Spaghetti Squash and Meat Sauce recipe was a life saver. It is so easy to make and so good. It’s now even easier than back then as you can cook the squash in the Instant Pot, along with the sauce.

Keto and low carb diets are very popular for losing weight and staying healthy.

Check out my Low Carb Manhattan Clam Chowder recipe and Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup. I lost weight following low carb and yeah, I need to get back to it.

With recipes like my Instant Pot Low Carb Brussels Sprouts Alfredo, you will have plenty to eat.

If you follow a paleo diet, meat like Pot Roast and pork shoulder are done in less than an hour.

The Instant Pot comes in handy, no matter which type of food plan you follow!

Vegan and vegetarians, cooking beans has never been easier. My Pressure Cooker Vegetarian Frijoles Refried Beans are ready in less than an hour and no soaking necessary. How about Instant Pot Vegan Corn Chowder Soup? It’s sooo good.

 

8. Empty Nester

Are you now an empty nester as the kid are grown and moved away?

Think about trying some recipes you have been wanting to make, but you knew the kids would not eat. I know how that goes.

Ed is a picky eater and because he won’t touch hot tuna, I turned my Instant Pot Tuna Noodle Casserole into a Instant Pot Dijon Shrimp Linguine recipe and he loves it.

Since this is the time of your life to go out and smell the roses, you might want to still cook the same amount of food as you used to cook, but, use a FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System and freeze half the recipe for another time.

This leaves you more time to go out and smell the roses. 🙂

This is your time, have fun! I think you the Instant Pot is perfect for empty nesters.

 

9. Home Gourmet Chef

Do you love cooking and fancy yourself a home gourmet chef? Do like to challenge yourself. Perhaps you see a vegetable at the farmer’s market that looks particularly delicious today or there is a spice you have been wanting to try and in your head, you start dreaming up a new recipe.

This is me exactly. I’ve never been a huge fan of Instant Pot Salisbury Steak w/Onion Mushroom Gravy, but I was determined to make it in the Instant Pot and make it the best ever.

We know that lean beef like a top round is best cooked slowly in the oven. Well, I took that as a challenge and look what I did. The most delicious Instant Pot Rare Roast Beef. This was cooked in my Instant Pot.

So, I get the love of cooking and I’m telling you, you need an Instant Pot. The most fun for me is coming up with innovative and creative recipes, which are any level of cook can make.

 

10. DIY Crafters

If you are a DIY type of person, the Instant Pot is for you.

Yes, really, Instant Pot does more than just cook a meal.

You can make scented body bars and bath melts for holiday gifts.

Healthier gummy bears for the kids and chocolate covered strawberries for your special someone for Valentine’s Day.

If you love crafts and making your own gifts, the Instant Pot has you covered.

I could stand here all day and give you more suggestions, but I bet you fit into at least one of these categories I mentioned.

So by now you can see that the Instant Pot DUO Plus IS FOR YOU!

But wait, there is one more reason and it’s my favorite.

 

11. I Wrote a Cookbook

Sorry, I ran out of fingers. 🙂

The best reason to buy an Instant Pot is because I wrote a cookbook called This Old Gal’s Pressure Cooker Cookbook. My recipes are fantastic and I teach you how to cook, step by step.

I often see questions asking for beginner recipes. I’m never sure how to answer that because any recipe can be a beginner recipe if the directions are simple and clear.

The recipes in my cookbook are restaurant quality and not what one thinks of as beginner recipes. However, someone brand new to the kitchen or new to the Instant Pot, will be able to produce restaurant quality meals like a rock star on the very first try.

So seasoned chefs and beginning cooks will both enjoy my cookbook.

Check out my post on 10 Easy Instant Pot Recipes For New Owners.

Buy An Instant Pot:

• Instant Pot DUO Plus 3 Quart
• Instant Pot DUO Plus 6 Quart
• Instant Pot DUP Plus 8 Quart
• Instant Pot Ultra 3 Quart
• Instant Pot Ultra 6 Quart
• Instant Pot Ultra 8 Quart
• Instant Pot Max 6 Quart – Top Dog!
• Instant Pot DUO 3 Quart
• Instant Pot 6 Quart
• Instant Pot DUO 8 Quart

 

Helpful Kitchen Tools

• Buy a Cutting Board: https://amzn.to/3iAjivF
• Buy an Immersion Blender: https://amzn.to/2OAm7KK
• Buy a Mini Chopper: https://amzn.to/3c3PDqX
• Check out my Kitchen Accessories Page here: https://bit.ly/2GVnOSV
• For all my Kitchen Essentials click here: https://bit.ly/2XfbT8d

 

Kitchen Equipment and Essentials

• Instant Pot DUO Plus 60 Pressure Cooker
• Instant Pot DUO80 (8 Quart)
• Instant Pot DUO Mini Plus 3 Quart Pressure Cooker
• Instant Pot Ace 60 Blender
• Instant Pot Sous Vide Circulator
• Instant Pot Aura 8-1 Multi-Cooker
• J.A. Henckels Classic 8 inch Chef’s Knife
• Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
• Simply Gourmet (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
• Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
• Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk– a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
• di Oro Living Silicone Spatulas Set
• 2.5 ounce Silicone “Baby Food” Containers (great for Egg and Cheesecake Bites”)
• FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System

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