Instant Pot

[Big dave]

I’m talking about the cooking appliance called Instant Pot just thought I would mention that before this post goes sideways.
I was wondering if anyone uses one and what size you use and how it is working on the boat.
We sure enjoy ours in the home kitchen.
Happy Holidays
Dave & Ruth
Raven Dancer.

[hardee]

Howdy Dave,

I have a friend who uses it frequently. Always get a good, big smile and it really smells good when she is done . . . . Oh yea, and yes, she is using it for cooking, in the house, just veggies (you dope), beans mostly. It always seems very steamy when the lid (top) is opened up. Her's is about 6 quart size, maybe 8. I don't know what the wattage rating is. That might have a bearing on using it on the boat.

I have a very small 1 qt crockpot that I can run off my 300 watt inverter, but just figured it uses too many electrons.

Now back to "Instant Pot"

Harvey
SleepyC

[pluscount]

I've had one for a year. Love it. A little learning curve, but great one pot meals and much more flavor than a slow cooker. I can make chili verde in an hour. I use it at least once a week. Tons of recipes on the interweb. Makes the best stock using turkey/chicken carcasses, ham bones or beef bones. I think Amazon has them on sale.

[pluscount]

[Foggy]

Here's one pot that really does it all:
(except eat, digest and eliminate - it saves this for you)

Ninja Foodi

Pressure cooker, air fryer, steamer, slow cooker, roaster, and more.

NB: kinda heavy and big for a C Dory, needs AC power, pricey

Aye.

[hardee]

What wattage do these pots run at? Anywhere in a range that would be reasonable on a boat inverter?

Harvey
SleepyC

[pluscount]

[Foggy]

Ninja Foodi

8 qt OP401 about 1700 Watts
6.5 qt OP305 about 1400 Watts

This is where less may not be more.

Aye.
Grandpa used to say: "Eat local. Drink global."

[Gene Morris]

On our 2017 cruise to BC, I took our 6qt Instant Pot. I loved having it but it was a bit large to store, even on the TomCat. In 2018, the 3qt Instant Pot came out. I bought it and took it along. We ended up cruising all the way to Elfin Cove Alaska. I loved having the smaller Instant Pot. I used it a lot. Soups, pasta, pork, rice. If you use your Instant Pot at home as much as I do, you will use it on the boat.

[bobjarrard]

I saw a video that says it pulls 700 watts but it does go up and down from the start.
Bob

[Marco Flamingo]

I've used a digital countertop pressure cooker for 20 years, but never on a boat. It cooks vegetables too fast. You can hardly get it up to pressure and down before the carrots, etc., are overcooked IMHO. But something like bean soup from dried beans, or frozen corned beef, it's amazing. Pressure cook the dried beans or corned beef for 45 minutes, open and add the veggies, open cook for another 15 minutes and you'll have the same thing as would take 3 hours on the stovetop (if the beans had been soaked overnight and the corned beef completely defrosted).

It is also possible to cook something like wild rice really fast. Put a little water in the bottom of the cooker and the rice and some more water in a pyrex bowl (much less water than you would use on a stovetop). Cook for 20 minutes instead of an hour. I do this when I think "gee, it would be nice to have wild rice with the salmon for dinner, but I didn't think about it until now." Pressure cooker to the rescue. Once you have the water/grain ratio correct, it's amazing. Perfect for steel cut oats in the morning. Set the timer and walk away (or take a shower). Nothing to boil over on the stove.

I've even canned in mine, although most canning recipes say not to. It doesn't have a pressure gauge, so you don't know exactly what temperature you are canning at and, therefore (theoretically) the amount of time necessary to make sure the internal temperature of the jars gets hot enough to sterilize. I don't know if the temp inside the cooker is 245F or 250F. But I also don't have to constantly watch the gauge to try to keep the temperature exactly to the recipe.

What I do is add 50% to the time. I can set it and walk away. Or go to bed. Very convenient and I haven't died (yet). Read up on botulism before deciding if this is for you.

Mark

[RobLL]

Instant Pot has a new model out that maintains 15 lb pressure for canning.

https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Pot-60-Max-Electric/dp/B077T9YGRM/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1543098597&sr=1-5&keywords=instant+pot%2C+canning

[Big dave]

Harvey I looked my 6 qt up and it uses 1000 watts, time would very depending on the food your cooking. I have never used a inverter so I have no comment but I think any of the smaller generators would work just fine.
You are right about the steam release but I would say way less then when you boil water for any length of time.
I have even baked brownies several times, always a hit at dock parties when you step out of your 22’ boat with a pan full of warm brownies ! Did I mention steamed crab in 3 minutes ?

[hardee]

OK Dave, You had me at the warm Brownies.

I use a small inverter, (300 watt) for a few things on board: Charge my camera batteries, and charge a jump starter.

Harvey
SleepyC

[BTDT]

I think my better half likes her 3 quart Instapot better then me......I'm jealous

Edit to add - We prefer the 3 quart for the boat, as it stores better, and makes more than enough food for the two of us