Pressure cooker recommendation

[Venisonpie]

As titled, any suggestions? Thanks

[Yabu]

Electric or stovetop?

Instant pot for electric.

[Welshbeef]

Pressure cookers are really out of fashion there days.

What do you want a pressure cooker for? What do you want to cook quicker?


Slow cookers are ideal for low energy use cooking and the food is far better cooked slower and at a lower temp.

You can get built in ovens which slow cook - we have a sabbath setting which is a mind boggling 72hr Cook.... we slow cook over 8-10hours

[Yabu]

Welshbeef said:

Pressure cookers are really out of fashion there days.

Are they? Seems to have been a resurgence over the last few years especially for electric ones

[Welshbeef]

Yabu said:

Are they? Seems to have been a resurgence over the last few years especially for electric ones

To cook what though?

Sole purpose is to cook things quicker due to the higher pressure and lower pointing point.

Unless you mean rice cookers then I guess it’s perfect rice every time

[Venisonpie]

Yabu said:

Electric or stovetop?

Instant pot for electric.

Stove top (gas).

[Garemberg]

Instapot - can't beat them don't bother with a stove top one

[Welshbeef]

Can you confirm what your aiming to cook in it?

[hyphen]

Instant pot or if you want something that looks nicer, the Fast Slow Pro

[hyphen]

Welshbeef said:

To cook what though?

Stuff like lamb chunks or shanks can be done in 30 mins.

Lots of recipes and a community around it too.

Also the 'only one pot to clean' and also the 'chuck it all in one pot and go do something else' benefit.

They do more than pressure cook, also steam/slow cook/saute etc

Reckon the head off some Welsh beef would fit in it too

[Welshbeef]

hyphen said:

Stuff like lamb chunks or shanks can be done in 30 mins.

Lots of recipes and a community around it too.

Also the 'only one pot to clean' and also the 'chuck it all in one pot and go do something else' benefit.

They do more than pressure cook, also steam/slow cook/saute etc

Reckon the head off some Welsh beef would fit in it too

Why would you want to fast cook lamb shanks? The longer you can cook them the better

Slow cook them or put them in the steam over.

[hyphen]

I can eat healthy in minimal time. I'm not seeking Michelin stars for my after work meal.

[Welshbeef]

What we do is chuck the meal into the slow cooker the night before and then in the morning turn it on low - by home time it’s all done and the smell fills the house it’s lovely & simple.

[Riley Blue]

Yabu said:

Welshbeef said:

Pressure cookers are really out of fashion there days.

Are they? Seems to have been a resurgence over the last few years especially for electric ones

Only this week a couple of chefs struggled with them on Great British Menu, burning the contents.

[Venisonpie]

Garemberg said:

Instapot - can't beat them don't bother with a stove top one

Any reason why?

[IIIRestorerIII]

We've had a few of these traditional design ones over the years and really happy with the latest...

Tower Pro One Touch Pressure Cooker, Stainless Steel, 4 Litre
by Amazon.co.uk
Learn more: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MPX3QC2

Haven't had electric yet so can't compare for you there.

[Mort7]

Kuhn. https://www.kuhnrikon.co.uk/cooking/ranges/duromat...

Edited by Mort7 on Saturday 6th April 19:35

[ChrisnChris]

We have one, it's rarely used. Once a year in fact, for marmalade. It reduces the softening time for the oranges by a big margin.

Mum used to do joints of ham but she didn't really have to, her granny used to do joints of ham, she didn't have to either.

Sure, they can cook things quickly, but do you really have to.

I was sceptical of our slow cooker, but I use it a great deal and you get that slow cooked "developed" taste.
You need to plan in advance of course, but I would choose that any day over the pressure cooker. (I might have to borrow yours for the oranges though )

[ambuletz]

Garemberg said:

Instapot - can't beat them don't bother with a stove top one

why though? from the reviews I've seen if you want something for multi purpose then yes the instantpot might be good. but if you need something that pressure cooks a proper pressure cooker will work better as

- you can brown/cook at higher temp
- you can get up to heat quicker
- it gets up to pressure quicker

[E34-3.2]

We use the ones below at work. They are great but not for everybody. I would recommend it for a professional mainly but you might enjoy it.

https://www.amazon.com/All-American-2-Quart-Pressu...

Edited by E34-3.2 on Saturday 6th April 20:24