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though i have not made yogurt, but my understanding is that to make yogurt, you need some fixed temperature. this one has sous vide, so you probably can make yogurt with it.
I have owned both of these models. The Insignia is a pressure cooker only. It's pretty basic but will do the job and I have cooked many delicious meals. I bought it for $30 when it was on sale and I had this model for a couple years before I bought the more expensive Instant Pot Air Fryer/Pressure Cooker. Key differences are the Instant Pot has a stainless still pot while the Insignia has a Teflon coated pot. You can buy the stainless pot separately it costs around $20-30. The Instant Pot has a natural release valve, meaning it will gradually depressurize on it's own albeit it will take much longer than manually releasing the valve. The Instant Pot has more button settings but the Insignia can do alot of the same things as the Instant Pot except for air frying. Now for the air fryer part it works pretty good although some items can be harder to cook than other because of how it is designed. An air fryer that loads like a traditional toaster oven I think would be better but for a multi function it does a good job. The heating element is on the lid, and it's not removable as far as I know so cleaning it can be tricky. There are two separate lids, one for pressure cooking and one for air frying. If you use the pressure cooker alot, it's worth it spend a $30-40 extra for this Instant Pot model since it's also an air fryer and better pot than the Insignia and a couple extra convenience features built into it.
though i have not made yogurt, but my understanding is that to make yogurt, you need some fixed temperature. this one has sous vide, so you probably can make yogurt with it.
I have owned both of these models. The Insignia is a pressure cooker only. It's pretty basic but will do the job and I have cooked many delicious meals. I bought it for $30 when it was on sale and I had this model for a couple years before I bought the more expensive Instant Pot Air Fryer/Pressure Cooker. Key differences are the Instant Pot has a stainless still pot while the Insignia has a Teflon coated pot. You can buy the stainless pot separately it costs around $20-30. The Instant Pot has a natural release valve, meaning it will gradually depressurize on it's own albeit it will take much longer than manually releasing the valve. The Instant Pot has more button settings but the Insignia can do alot of the same things as the Instant Pot except for air frying. Now for the air fryer part it works pretty good although some items can be harder to cook than other because of how it is designed. An air fryer that loads like a traditional toaster oven I think would be better but for a multi function it does a good job. The heating element is on the lid, and it's not removable as far as I know so cleaning it can be tricky. There are two separate lids, one for pressure cooking and one for air frying. If you use the pressure cooker alot, it's worth it spend a $30-40 extra for this Instant Pot model since it's also an air fryer and better pot than the Insignia and a couple extra convenience features built into it.
I have owned both of these models. The Insignia is a pressure cooker only. It's pretty basic but will do the job and I have cooked many delicious meals. I bought it for $30 when it was on sale and I had this model for a couple years before I bought the more expensive Instant Pot Air Fryer/Pressure Cooker. Key differences are the Instant Pot has a stainless still pot while the Insignia has a Teflon coated pot. You can buy the stainless pot separately it costs around $20-30. The Instant Pot has a natural release valve, meaning it will gradually depressurize on it's own albeit it will take much longer than manually releasing the valve. The Instant Pot has more button settings but the Insignia can do alot of the same things as the Instant Pot except for air frying. Now for the air fryer part it works pretty good although some items can be harder to cook than other because of how it is designed. An air fryer that loads like a traditional toaster oven I think would be better but for a multi function it does a good job. The heating element is on the lid, and it's not removable as far as I know so cleaning it can be tricky. There are two separate lids, one for pressure cooking and one for air frying. If you use the pressure cooker alot, it's worth it spend a $30-40 extra for this Instant Pot model since it's also an air fryer and better pot than the Insignia and a couple extra convenience features built into it.
Thanks a lot for the detailed reply, I appreciate it!
though i have not made yogurt, but my understanding is that to make yogurt, you need some fixed temperature. this one has sous vide, so you probably can make yogurt with it.
You are absolutely correct 👍 I just read that you can set the sous vide function to 110⁰F to do the same as the yogurt function. I would have never thought that until you mentioned it. Thank you! 😁
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Terrible. I'd rather use a 20 dollar rice cooker. Rather use a pot on a stove, which I've used for years. Have two zojirushi. Zoji > tiger > tatung > whatever else you can find > regular pot > not eating rice > instant pot.
I grew up eating rice everyday. I still eat it at least twice weekly. Do not cook rice in it unless you like rice mush gummy porridge mass of gelatin.
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Terrible. I'd rather use a 20 dollar rice cooker. Rather use a pot on a stove, which I've used for years. Have two zojirushi. Zoji > tiger > tatung > whatever else you can find > regular pot > not eating rice > instant pot.
I grew up eating rice everyday. I still eat it at least twice weekly. Do not cook rice in it unless you like rice mush gummy porridge mass of gelatin.
You obviously have no idea what you're doing. You can make perfect rice every time in an instant pot. You are using the incorrect timing if you are getting mushy gelatin rice. Sounds like you're an amateur. Rice cookers are a complete waste of money.
You obviously have no idea what you're doing. You can make perfect rice every time in an instant pot. You are using the incorrect timing if you are getting mushy gelatin rice. Sounds like you're an amateur. Rice cookers are a complete waste of money.
Ok uncle Ben. Until you can make rice for nigiri that are separate grains after fanning with seasoning yet hold together and are a perfect resiliency and chew, you won't understand. I'm the guy drying nori over a flame for sushi.
I instant pot for stocks and broths. It's fine for porridge. It's alright with pork belly, and handy for tendon. It's not a rice cooker.
what sold me on the instant pot was that both the pot insert and the pressure cooker top are dishwasher safe...most dont allow the top to be washed in the dishwasher
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I grew up eating rice everyday. I still eat it at least twice weekly. Do not cook rice in it unless you like rice mush gummy porridge mass of gelatin.
I grew up eating rice everyday. I still eat it at least twice weekly. Do not cook rice in it unless you like rice mush gummy porridge mass of gelatin.
I instant pot for stocks and broths. It's fine for porridge. It's alright with pork belly, and handy for tendon. It's not a rice cooker.
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