What Makes You Like Instant Pot Recipes

I haven’t done it yet.

I’m still thinking about it.

Well, actually, I’m not thinking about it – I’ve decided I’m going to get an Instant pot. It’s just not gong to be this winter.

I’m going to get one because I’m getting bored with my slow cooker and need a new challenge (toy).

It’s not going to be now because I just bought a new computer (not toy) and because it’s almost time to switch to summer cooking.

But I was intrigued by the recipes on the site mentioned below……

Next fall.

What Makes You Like Instant Pot Recipes?

Tasty meals are a weakness of almost all human beings and if the food gets cooked quickly, it can become a real love. Instant pot recipes fulfill both needs simultaneously.

This modern era of technology has made everyone too busy to spend much time cooking or preparing meals or recipes that take a lot of time. The only solution left is to follow the quickest way of preparing tasty recipes. There are online recipe sites like Sliceofgourmet.com that have a section dedicated to instant pot recipes, which are so quick and easy to follow (and they’re tasty too!) Let’s see how:

1. Energy efficient recipes

Instant pots such as pressure cookers are energy conserving electrical appliances for two major reasons.

• Insulation

The cooking chamber or the inner pot of an instant pot is well insulated, so you never need to consume or waste large amounts of energy to maintain the heat.

• Fast boiling

Instant pot recipes consume less energy because the instant pot or pressure cooker requires comparatively less water which then boils more rapidly than in traditional pots.

  2. Time saving recipes

All the methods of cooking such as steaming, baking and boiling require more time than what is needed by pressure cooking. Almost 70% of your time and energy can be saved in this way. Plus there are occasions when you need instant cooking because slow or traditional cooking will not get it done in time.

3. Retention of vitamins and other nutrients

Water soluble vitamins and many other healthy nutrients are really sensitive to the traditional way of uneven boiling and steaming. Having lost these vitamins and useful nutrients, the meal is left with minimum nutritional value. On the contrary, instant pots (pressure cookers or other such appliances) always steam, boil and cook deeply and evenly, thus retaining 90% of valuable water soluble vitamins and nutrients.

4. Recipes preserve the appearance and taste of the cooked food

Food in traditional open cooking pots, even with lids, remains in direct exposure to oxygen and heat and, hence, has a chance of the food losing color and flavor. Cooking under uniform pressure and even clouds of steam ensures the colors and phyto-chemicals are retained. Besides, the natural flavors and taste of the meal develops deeply and rapidly due to the airtight design of the instant pots.

5. Elimination of harmful micro-organisms

Boiling water at higher than 100 Centigrade ensures the elimination of harmful microbes instantly and effectively, which is not possible with normal cooking methods. This is really an exceptional ability of pressure cooking. Such hot water can also be used for the sterilization of baby bottles and jars.

Additionally, pressure cooking in instant pots neutralizes naturally occurring toxins in various food items that have been poorly cared for. A typical example is that of a mold-based mycotoxin which may appear when cereals such as rice, wheat, corn or beans are stored in a humid environment. Traditional boiling and steaming have been reported unable to destroy mycotoxin. High pressure cooking is required to overcome such toxic substances.

Thus we can say that instant pot recipes are safe and healthy besides being the protectors of natural taste and colors, for the benefit of their consumers.