I love my Instant Pot. I cannot believe how much utility I get out of this thing. I scored it on Amazon.com during a sale. The UPS guy said, “Are they giving these things away, or what?!” when he dropped it off. When I compare it to other things I have blown $70 on, it encourages me to be more clever with my money.
The device has revolutionized my meals and snacks.
– I eat vegetable and bean soups more often than I ever thought possible (total prep time: 15 minutes).
– I quickly hard boil eggs for a week’s supply of this convenient protein snack from nature’s cloaca. (The cloaca is a combination asshole and vagina, in the words of George Carlin. Although I should add, the male counterpart has one too.)
– I throw in a quarter of a thick beef steak with pepper, salt, oil and a bit of water and am eating it within 50 minutes. I keep these frozen so I never end up throwing out meat or eating more meat than I want to in a given week.
– I am still tweaking my whole chicken recipe but each one I’ve cooked so far has been tender, useful and delicious, for only $7 apiece.
– I very easily prepare beans, lentils, chickpeas, rice and pearled barley for all kinds of versatile purposes such as burritos, hummus and smoothies.
Outside of these uses – both creative and routine – I avoid stinking up my apartment which lamentably is carpeted. I use more of my raw materials and cut down on waste. For instance, I will cook up the steak and then use the broth remaining in the pot to immediately make a veggie soup. For the first time in my life I will buy those giant packages of carrots and celery and potatoes and use them all before they go bad. Finally, I use more whole foods and feel less and less need to buy pricey, shelf-stable canned mixes and broths.
Everyone should buy an Instant Pot! Or an equivalent electric pressure cooker of their choice! Also, everyone should know the term cloaca and insert it smoothly into everyday conversation!
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