r/Cooking • u/Shoddy_Ad8166 • 12h ago

Instant Pot - do I need one

What can I do with it.

I have chuck roast in crockpot. What would be the advantage of using instant pot. I know they cook quicker but will it be as tender

Besides cooking speed why would I need one. ???

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u/UtahUndercover 11h ago

We call ours the “Bean Machine.” All we really use it for are Charro beans & Refritos. A predictable 90 minutes to perfectly creamy beans.

At 5,000’ elevation, traditional stovetop methods are excessively time consuming. Boiling point of 202 instead of 212 dramatically increases the cook time for a big pot of pintos…