BEST Instant Pot Accessories to Buy AND Avoid! + My Weird Advice
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Hey you! I’m Lisa Childs of Tried, Tested, and True Instant Pot Cooking. In this new video, I’ll be sharing with you my 11 best Instant Pot accessories to BUY AND …
Hey everyone! Happy Sunday! Let me know what your favorite accessory is and if you agree or disagree with me! Have a great week! – Lisa
I’ve had mine for a year now and use it a lot. I didn’t even know there were accessories and I’ve done just fine. I mostly prep and cook freezer meals, meats and do some canning. I would never even think of using it for boiling eggs tho. Too much to fiddle with and clean when can just do it in about the same time on the stove with only a pot to wash. I absolutely love it for rice, comes out perfect every time. My rice cooker was a joke it either burned or under cooked it. Now I do it in a. If batch and seal and freeze in meal sized portions. I just have to put the bag in just boiled water and it’s good to go.
I gotta get me a steamer!!
I think your background music on this video is a bit loud (I adjusted my volume, but found it too loud.) Thanks for your videos.
Hi me again thank you ☺️
Very informative, thanks
Damn a ring!
you rock ,,, feeling your honesty
Thank you to the honest guy selling the Kit, and you for revealing that secret tip
Great video, love the out -takes. I agree with all your recommendations. I'm an instant pot user for 3+ years, and a pressure cooker user for over 50 years. Keep up the blog and videos. I enjoyed watching and learned some new things as well. Thanks.
Awesome.
i'll need to get some silicon lids !!
I have one of those baskets i bought from a store, i love it…i don't use it for my IP bc my basket doens't fit my 6 qt, but i use it to store my cut up veggies…:) I will buy a smaller one to put in my IP, although i've got baskets already for the IP, but not with the same reinforcement and handle as the one you're showing
I am impressed with your choices and reason for them but I did not see the Non-Stick Inner mentioned. I use my IP mostly for Slow Cooking and the Non-Stick Pot has nicely rounded corners at the bottom.
btw there are other Pressure Cookers available and all seem to be of a similar (if not the same) size (diameter) as the IP so those accessories are pretty universal. I even used the Trivet Basket of my 40+ year old Stove Top, Prestige High Dome Pressure Cooker in the IP, but that Steamer Basket is better,.
Excellent presentation.
I Bought the Duo Crisp, so I use the Airfryer Basket as a steaming basket.
Thanks, the videos are very helpful! I steam all of my veggies and am looking for a steamer basket that could hold large amounts of veggies.
Everything is spot on except I did but the egg thing because I make a lot not boiled eggs and found uneven cooked eggs when put in something else. This insert allows evenly boiled eggs. Maybe not for everyone but works really well for me. Proud owner of two 6 qtrs😁
The budget minded might want to check thrift stores for second-hand mixing bowls small enough to fit in their IP pot. They typically go for just a few dollars and they have an added benefit. Their rounded bottoms make them easier to clean than the IP's pot. Add a cup or two of water to the IP's pot (for the steaming) along with the spacer screen and then the mixing bowl. This budget pot-in-pot technique also lets you cook several items without washing the IP between.
For items I want to serve and perhaps store afterward I cook them that same way but use one or two quart pyrex containers. Serve them from that container and use the lid to store the leftovers. Again, less washing up afterward.
Hello ..and thank you for this amazing thoughtful video…I do have one of those magnet thingies ..lol..and it looks nice on the fridge …it gives me a framework ..I’ve cooked long enough to know that recipe times are “ suggestions “…right on !
I was so excited that I got my Insta pot for Christmas. really had not planned to get one. But it was on sale so my husband got me one. Wish I saw your video first before I baught the extra accessories nuts. I subscribed to your channel now.
lol bought accessory kit that included magnets. I understand though what your reasons are. I did not have any of the items in the kit. the magnets I plan to use as idea for cooking time. Good video and thanks for advice
Great video, thanks for the tips!
Excellent video…..Thank you
None of those look like instant pot accessories. They do seem to be electric pressure cooker accessories. Maybe I will buy one and use it in my Go-Wise Electric Pressure Cooker Pot.
subscribed. she is good. well done videos. good useful info. music, nah, don’t like it.
Concur on the steamer pot. Use mine almost every time I use the IP. Great for making bone broth. Just pull it out and the broth is clear and ready to go.
Thank you for your tried and trued advice about these accessories – the good and the bad. Very helpful.
I bought the egg set and do not regret it because it has the tall trivet also and I didn't have one. I do also use it to do boiled eggs. Put the small side down and it will center the yolk for deviled eggs. Doesn't matter to me, but they look nicer if you are taking them to a dinner somewhere.
Good job, much great choices. You are right about using the instant pot.
I got a power pressure cooker xl as a gift but I'm glad I found your channel because there is good advise I can still use. Thanks
100% agree
Great to hear that word 'frugal', Lisa. Being similarly minded, I choose NPR (no pressure release) timings for hard boiled eggs, economising on cooking time and maximising use of input energy. If using dried chickpeas, I soak them overnight, rinse, then cook in fresh water for just 5 minutes plus full NPR, to save power and get better texture and taste than with non-soak, longer-cook IP methods. Add salt plus good olive oil or melted butter… so much better than canned!
I have most of those accessories you mentioned NOT to buy… and you're right I don't use them either. But I don't use any of those that you mentioned to buy as well only because I mostly make oatmeal in my instant pot! I need to branch out some more LOL thanks for a great video!
Can any of these fit a nuwave duet 6 qt?
Thanks so much that was very informative
How do you get the hot pot out? I always have difficulty doing this. My hands are so weak and it’s hot.
Great info👍
Please, much lower volume for background music…or "no music" during your speaking please.
I definitely want the Steamer Basket you recommend and also the silicone sling/lifter for when I cook pot in a pot stuff. I also Love the Flat Whisk, I’ve had mine for a few years and am so glad you mentioned it so I can remember to use it with my Instant Pot. Thank you for all the tips and tricks! 🤗
Good advice!
Yeah, I bought those magnetic time charts and haven’t referred to one even once. What was I thinking? Cook times are listed in every recipe.
I bought the glass lid about a year after I bought the pot. I like that it has a small hole in it which lets out steam that otherwise might make a regular lid dance around on top of the pot. It is very handy to use when you need to finish a recipe where you add ingredients at the end. I often make veggie soup where a lot of chopping is involved. I’ll chop as I go, starting with green beans, celery and carrots, sauté them in the pot while I chop other veggies. It’s much easier to take the glass lid off and put it back on after each addition. Sometimes I just add veggie broth and don’t even pressure cook. I found there isn’t much difference in time between cooking veggie soup with or without pressure.
I find that when cooking just broccoli or corn it’s a lot less hassle to do it in the microwave- it’s faster and a lot less clean- up is involved- unless you maybe cook huge amounts, which I don’t.
I think my best accessory is 2 extra rings. Kale and cabbage really love to impart their stinky personality onto the rings!
Thank you for the video! Several of these items I had no idea existed.
Missing accessory must-have… those little silicone gloves, that look like a Muppet mouth. So great for pulling out the liner when hot. don't get the cheapest; reviews say they let your hands burn, or they melt!! Also, for de-glazing, a wooden spoon works fine for me.
Love using that steamer basket with a handle in Instant Pot! Great video! 💚💚💚
I’m very upset that I JUST found your channel but soooo HAPPY I did!! 😍😁