Instant Pot or old school Crock Pot.

WilliamKY · 01-23-2021, 08:46 PM

Not cue related but I was contemplating on buying an Instant Pot. I love my Crock Pot but I really like the notion of making meals so quickly. My Crock Pot works great and I'm kinda tight with money so I need convincing. Is it a worthwhile upgrade? Thanks.

drunkenmeatfist · 01-23-2021, 08:49 PM

Instant Pots have slow cooker functionality so you have that option for it too. I bought a mini one a few years ago and I thought it was really cool. I don't use it as much these days, but I think they are worth the money.

LYU370 · 01-23-2021, 08:57 PM

I bought one on a Black Friday sale several years back, have probably used it a dozen times.

guero_gordo · 01-23-2021, 09:00 PM

We ended up with both since IP was a gift. Don't know that I'd add one if I already had a crockpot, but if I had neither, IP is a no-brainer

FrkYrPrk · 01-23-2021, 09:10 PM

I bought a 6 qt a couple years ago, it's been a ton of fun.
The cheesecake was the best surprise, soup, stew and chili are fast and easy, so are the hard boiled eggs. When finishing pastrami, I wish I had the 8 quart...
The only downside I can think of is the silicon sealing ring picks up odor. Mine smells like chili spices. Buy a couple of spares if the smell is off-putting to you.
I don't use it every week, but I do use more often that the crock pot.

cowgirl · 01-23-2021, 09:24 PM

I like having both. Sometimes I use the crock for an overnight cook.... or put it on in the morning for supper after chores.
My instant pot doesn't have a crockpot feature but I like the sound of that!

Chester · 01-23-2021, 09:54 PM

One of my favorite uses is instant pot oatmeal. You need a glass bowl to place inside the instant pot, and you make a water bath around the bowl. Then place all ingredients in the glass bowl and hit start. I get everything ready the night before and leave the bowl in the fridge. Since I am an early riser, I just place the bowl inside the instant pot and hit start and it cooks the oatmeal perfectly while I sip on some coffee and the rest of the family sleeps.

SmittyJonz · 01-23-2021, 10:06 PM

Both. I use instant pot regularly.

Happy Hapgood · 01-24-2021, 12:18 AM

Instant pot fans here. Quicker and the food tastes better to us. Gave the crock pot to the Church sale.

flem0061 · 01-24-2021, 12:33 AM

Very rare for me to use the crock pot but my 6 and 8 quart IP's are workhorses in the kitchen every week. I find that whenever I put one away I end up pulling it back out within the day. Yogurt and boiled eggs are staples to get us through each week and last week was venison chili, rice, chicken alfredo, tacos, and a big batch of chicken stock with the leftover rotiss chicken and veggies the kids didn't eat from their school lunches. Ham bean soup tomorrow!

jasonjax · 01-24-2021, 05:47 AM

I'll stir the pot a bit more on the topic...

Loved my instant pot, but I recently bought an Ninja Foodi. I love having the pressure cooker/slow cooker in one, but the air fryer combo really rocks.

If I have a hankering for some wings I can go from in the freezer to on my plate in about half an hour. 5 minutes pressure cook (plus getting to pressure), 15 minutes air fry - toss in some sauce, wings are ready.

mike243 · 01-24-2021, 06:28 AM

Folks over on the next valley had a insta pot blow up and sent 2 of them to the hospital in bad shape, haven't heard any of the details yet, I have a few smaller pressure cookers and they work fine for what I use them for, 1 is a Bella my wife bought me about 5 years ago, it will do a lot of things but never played with it much

bschoen · 01-24-2021, 07:01 AM

^^^ Got me wondering, as old school pressure cookers could have those 'hold my beer' moments.

Here are two interesting reads on the subject. The first is by a guy who is basically a reviewer.
The second from a lawyer, possibly an ambulance chaser.

https://kitchenappliancehq.com/can-a...t-pot-blow-up/

https://www.schmidtlaw.com/instant-p...osion-lawsuit/

Nuco59 · 01-24-2021, 07:02 AM

Instant pot got the hell used out of it- for the first 6 months. Not so much now- but it still has a place on my counter. I have 2 crock pots - I'd have to hunt them down if I wanted to use them.

The Instant pot has a "slow cooker setting" but I don't think it works as well as using a real slow cooker.

Ylouder · 01-24-2021, 07:53 AM

Crock pot. There has been multiple threads and articles about this over the years.

If you have time, you will get deeper flavor with a traditional slow cooker. Flavors penatrate deeper into items the longer it goes. Same sort of reason why chili's and stews taste better the next day.

01-23-2021, 08:46 PM	#1
WilliamKY is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-18-18 Location: Louisville,KY Name/Nickname : William	Instant Pot or old school Crock Pot. Not cue related but I was contemplating on buying an Instant Pot. I love my Crock Pot but I really like the notion of making meals so quickly. My Crock Pot works great and I'm kinda tight with money so I need convincing. Is it a worthwhile upgrade? Thanks. __________________ Shirley Vertical + Fire Pit Pit Boss 700 Weber 28 griddle Weber 26 WGA Old Smokey Electric. Go Cards!

01-23-2021, 08:57 PM	#3
LYU370 somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 05-28-14 Location: Streamwood, IL	I bought one on a Black Friday sale several years back, have probably used it a dozen times. __________________ Andy FEC100 - Big Joe - Weber Spirit II Gasser Are you ready for a THROWDOWN?!?!? Join us, It's a BLAST!! Join us for the Inaugural 2024 South East Bash - May 2024 Tennessee - Sign Up Link

01-23-2021, 09:00 PM	#4
guero_gordo is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-14-14 Location: East Bay, CA	We ended up with both since IP was a gift. Don't know that I'd add one if I already had a crockpot, but if I had neither, IP is a no-brainer __________________ UDS, Weber OTP(the Swiss Army Knife of cookers)

01-23-2021, 09:10 PM	#5
FrkYrPrk Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-17-15 Location: Albuquerque, NM Name/Nickname : Scott	I bought a 6 qt a couple years ago, it's been a ton of fun. The cheesecake was the best surprise, soup, stew and chili are fast and easy, so are the hard boiled eggs. When finishing pastrami, I wish I had the 8 quart... The only downside I can think of is the silicon sealing ring picks up odor. Mine smells like chili spices. Buy a couple of spares if the smell is off-putting to you. I don't use it every week, but I do use more often that the crock pot. __________________ Always dally thumb up

01-23-2021, 09:24 PM	#6
cowgirl somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-18-07 Location: Oklahoma Name/Nickname : jeanie	I like having both. Sometimes I use the crock for an overnight cook.... or put it on in the morning for supper after chores. My instant pot doesn't have a crockpot feature but I like the sound of that! __________________ jeanie Lifetime member of the Society for the Preservation of Authentic Royal Magical Rare Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanks Ash :)) RIP Ash, you are missed http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/

01-23-2021, 08:49 PM	#2
drunkenmeatfist is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-03-18 Location: Texas Name/Nickname : Sammy	Instant Pots have slow cooker functionality so you have that option for it too. I bought a mini one a few years ago and I thought it was really cool. I don't use it as much these days, but I think they are worth the money.

01-23-2021, 09:54 PM	#7
Chester is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-06-12 Location: Smoking away in North Florida Name/Nickname : Chester	One of my favorite uses is instant pot oatmeal. You need a glass bowl to place inside the instant pot, and you make a water bath around the bowl. Then place all ingredients in the glass bowl and hit start. I get everything ready the night before and leave the bowl in the fridge. Since I am an early riser, I just place the bowl inside the instant pot and hit start and it cooks the oatmeal perfectly while I sip on some coffee and the rest of the family sleeps. __________________ Southern Q Smokers Limo Jr. with Fireboard 2 drive. Camp Chef FTG 600 Weber Performer 22" Kettle UDS home made and ugly Weber Genesis II SE 330 Breeo X 24

01-23-2021, 10:06 PM	#8
SmittyJonz somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-17-13 Location: Burleson Tx	Both. I use instant pot regularly. __________________ NO Such Thing as Over Smoked - just Over Dirty Smoked.............

01-24-2021, 12:18 AM	#9
Happy Hapgood somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 03-17-12 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Name/Nickname : Mike	Instant pot fans here. Quicker and the food tastes better to us. Gave the crock pot to the Church sale. __________________ Cooking Equipment: Weber WSM, Weber GA, Weber Spirit E-310, Weber 22" OTG Charbroil Oilless Turkey Fryer Wife LuzziAnn 1956 model. Ink Bird IBBQ 4T Wi-Fi Temp Monitor, Superfast LSU Purple Thermapen & ThermaPop, Party Q Ink Bird Sous Vide, HF Flame Thower My Motto these days is "Low Stress, Low Drag". The Artist Formally Known as Toast

01-24-2021, 12:33 AM	#10
flem0061 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 07-10-12 Location: Cottage Grove, MN	Very rare for me to use the crock pot but my 6 and 8 quart IP's are workhorses in the kitchen every week. I find that whenever I put one away I end up pulling it back out within the day. Yogurt and boiled eggs are staples to get us through each week and last week was venison chili, rice, chicken alfredo, tacos, and a big batch of chicken stock with the leftover rotiss chicken and veggies the kids didn't eat from their school lunches. Ham bean soup tomorrow! __________________ 26" Weber Performer with the smoke EZ & an old Summit

01-24-2021, 05:47 AM	#11
jasonjax Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-20-07 Location: Ponte Vedra, Florida Name/Nickname : Jason	I'll stir the pot a bit more on the topic... Loved my instant pot, but I recently bought an Ninja Foodi. I love having the pressure cooker/slow cooker in one, but the air fryer combo really rocks. If I have a hankering for some wings I can go from in the freezer to on my plate in about half an hour. 5 minutes pressure cook (plus getting to pressure), 15 minutes air fry - toss in some sauce, wings are ready.

01-24-2021, 06:28 AM	#12
mike243 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-13-16 Location: above knoxville Tn Name/Nickname : Mike	Folks over on the next valley had a insta pot blow up and sent 2 of them to the hospital in bad shape, haven't heard any of the details yet, I have a few smaller pressure cookers and they work fine for what I use them for, 1 is a Bella my wife bought me about 5 years ago, it will do a lot of things but never played with it much __________________ WeberPerformer,SpiritE310,Q1000,36"BlackstoneGriddle Masterbuilt electric smoker,PB AustinLX

01-24-2021, 07:01 AM	#13
bschoen Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-27-17 Location: State of Denial Name/Nickname : Bruce	^^^ Got me wondering, as old school pressure cookers could have those 'hold my beer' moments. Here are two interesting reads on the subject. The first is by a guy who is basically a reviewer. The second from a lawyer, possibly an ambulance chaser. https://kitchenappliancehq.com/can-a...t-pot-blow-up/ https://www.schmidtlaw.com/instant-p...osion-lawsuit/

01-24-2021, 07:02 AM	#14
Nuco59 Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-18-13 Location: Texas	Instant pot got the hell used out of it- for the first 6 months. Not so much now- but it still has a place on my counter. I have 2 crock pots - I'd have to hunt them down if I wanted to use them. The Instant pot has a "slow cooker setting" but I don't think it works as well as using a real slow cooker. __________________ I started out with nothing and I got most of it left.

01-24-2021, 07:53 AM	#15
Ylouder On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-28-15 Location: Okc, ok	Crock pot. There has been multiple threads and articles about this over the years. If you have time, you will get deeper flavor with a traditional slow cooker. Flavors penatrate deeper into items the longer it goes. Same sort of reason why chili's and stews taste better the next day.