Posted on 04/26/2018 4:07:24 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
We’ve had a lot of posts about the Instant Pot over the past few months, and many of us have marveled at how well it cooks meats; but you can do a lot more with it than that. Cheesecake is something that does well in the Instant Pot, and there are recipes all over the Web for various versions. Here is the recipe for Raspberry Cheesecake with an Oreo crumb crust, from the Instant Pot website -
https://recipes.instantpot.com/recipe/raspberry-cheesecake/
- and one of my favorite YouTubers, Dale Calder, shows the process in ‘real’ time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw9F5d7pBzM
You will need to find a 7-inch springform pan to fit into the 5, 6, or 8 quart Instant Pot. There's currently one available on Amazon for about $12 – but I’m scouting my thrift store first.
One thing that people have found frustrating about the Instant Pot is that many recipes for it don't include in the timing how long it takes to get up to pressure; and they find that the Instant Pot isn't as 'instant' as they had thought. But when it comes to something like Cheesecake - or pulled pork or a roast - the Instant Pot really does cut down the cooking time. It certainly won't make every dish come out its best, but can save a lot of time with certain recipes.
I think I’ve mentioned several times how much I like the hot sauce (particularly the ‘Fire’ version) at Taco Bell, and that I've wished that they would bottle it. Well, they do! and have apparently been doing so for several years. My husband happened to find a bottle of Diablo in the local ethnic store recently, and I was in heaven; but they also bottle and sell the Mild, Hot, Fire and Verde sauces. If you can’t find it at your local grocery, Walmart, or Target, this, also, is available on Amazon.
(I don’t know what it is about it that I like so much; it just seems to have a clear, not-at-all-sweet taste that I like. I haven’t found any other bottled hot sauce that I like as much, and now I don’t have to shame myself by sneaking a zillion packets into my bag at the eatery ;-)
The National Cornbread Festival is taking place this coming weekend in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, and one of the sponsors is Lodge, of cast-iron fame. Their newsletter this week included a recipe for ‘Upside Down Peach Corn Bread’, which they make in their cast-iron mini cake pan; but I think you could do this as one big cake in a skillet, as many of us do Pineapple Upside-Down Cake:
http://www.lodgemfg.com/recipe/upside-down-peach-cornbread-cakes
-JT
Thanks.
It is very good for *Some Things*.
You have to experiment with it. It’s not going to make every recipe turn out the way that you want, but once you start working with it you will find the things that work well; and in many cases it will save you a lot of time.
My husband likes it especially for the time it saves cooking meat on weeknights, using recipes that are pretty simple.
I like it for the quicker but more flavorful way that it cooks some meats. We’ve had very good results with leg of lamb, pulled pork, and now the corned beef.
(We bought the model that we did because it also included the yogurt function, and I also want to try various soups in it, and cheesecake. But I haven’t tried any of those yet. Will post when I do.)
pink salt will kill ya lol
*BUMP* for morning coffee...
You use such a tiny amount, it probably won’t shorten your lifespan. But the pink salt #1, is nitrite. The nitrate, which is pink salt#2, is the one that is thought to possibly be a carcinogen. I’ve never used the #2. Some people just use plain salt. I don’t think you get that red color if you use just salt only. But there are recipes for making it that way. I don’t know what the end product tastes like.
We always stock up on the brisket around St. Patrick’s Day too. Several go into the freezer to be enjoyed later in the spring.
Makin’ White Lightning at home, were you?!
Been eating Pastrami all week...
Lord! I’m a dead man walking!
I received an Instant Pot for Christmas, but I have only recently started using it.
What kinds of meat can be made it in it that are good for a quick weeknight meal?
Also, do you have any recommendations on Instant Pot cookbooks? am particularly interested in finding one that focuses on techniques as well as recipes.
Watching a show on the TV and this old lady in NC is curing pork, She calls it pickle pork but she means ham.
She says you stuff the pork tightly in the pickle barrel, and alternately layer with salt.
Now here is the funny bit, she says you stick a hard boiled egg in there and when it floats to the top, the brine is the correct salinity to preserve the pork.
Damn! now I want breakfast!
Baked bean Conversation:
Did you put maple syrup in there?
“no I put in brown sugar”
Did you put molasses in?
“no I put in brown sugar”
Ok, but i’ve made baked beans before...
This is the heart of cooking LOL, its all good and it tastes better with love and humor
Lol!
Homemade?
No.
And yer local Kroger :)
Sad I don’t have a local Kroger
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