On Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 3:39:42 PM UTC-10, Nellie wrote:
> Ophelia and Julie
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> I have the 8 qt Instant Pot. I can't get the Sur La table page to load so don't know if it's a good deal. I got mine at Target for $89.on sale
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> Yes, I do like it very much. I can make a fabulous pot roast in 55 minutes, pulled pork in less, frozen chicken straight from the freezer in less than an hour. Everything comes out tasting wonderful.
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> I had gottten a pressure cooker as a wedding gift years ago and was afraid to use it after a co-worker's incident with it. This thing is easy peasy
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> Hope to help,
> Nellie

Pressure cookers are great. Most people are afraid of that contraption until they've used it for a while. I was scared to death of the one we had when I was a kid. I don't know how we got it but I was the only one in my family that used it. The truth is that those things don't operate at a very high pressure. They are less than half the pressure of properly inflated car tires.

I don't want a multi-cooker because that's just more clutter in the kitchen but I'd certainly spring for a cheap aluminum if I could use it on my range. It won't work on my range because it's an induction range and aluminum does not work on it. Unfortunately, the steel ones are too expensive for me. That's the breaks.