Re:How the Instant Pot cooker developed a cult following
by smanatstpete on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @11:00AM
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1 I have seen the steam escape for the lid to lock, but I would not categorize that as a noisy escape. But my perception may have been colored by my previous experiences.
2. True. But the difference when I bought it was around 25 dollars, so it seemed a worthwhile investment. I have used the low pressure to cook rice for some dishes which require the rice to be hard but cooked. I could do it in slow cooker mode, but it would take a long time.
Re:How the Instant Pot cooker developed a cult following
by fr0sty on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @11:16AM
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> Steam escapes noisily through the lid locking mechanism for about a minute first
FWIW, I've found that if you push down on the lid firmly once it starts venting steam in any quantity it will lock instantly.
Only once it has reached full pressure. Steam escapes noisily through the lid locking mechanism for about a minute first (escaping steam is used to engage the mechanism, which makes it fail-safe because without the mechanism engaged it will never reach full pressure).
>It has two pressure settings
Only on the more expensive model. Cheaper version only has the higher pressure mode. But I have the cheaper version and I have never wanted a low pressure mode. It seems redundant because it already has slow cooking mode.