(1) Competitor- Power QuickPot- but same thing. It was on sale at BJs.
So far I've had it two days and I am pleased.
I first tried a crockpot recipe that is my go-to for a quick and easy meal, Mexican chicken. It took more active attention than the crock pot (It is literally just dump the ingredients in) BUT was done in less than an hour, while the crockpot takes at least 4. (And at 4, the chicken is tougher than I would prefer. I usually do 6-8)
Additionally, the flavors were more distinct and the beans and corn more crisp. Overall, nice trade-off for speed and better flavor. The family was pleased.
Last night was chicken pot pie. Another favorite, but takes a good amount of time. Again, the quickpot worked very well. I could saute the onions and celery beforehand, toss in potatoes and carrots and chicken and cook with the pressure feature and then heat the cream and frozen peas with the saute feature after the cooking.
VERY tasty. Possible the best I've made. I may have cooked the potatoes too long (and didn't need all the time I used for the chicken) because they were softer than I would prefer, but my favorite part of this one was I was able to look at two different instant pot recipes and the go with my own ideas and it turned out very well. As I get a handle on the cooking of meat I should get better results. And since this was one clearly one of my best chicken pot pies, that's impressive. (My children all said this was the best chicken ever. But they say that every other week, so it just means it was really good.)
I'm looking forward to trying instant pot ribs. I found a recipe online for them and that was what actually made me break down and buy one.
It has several other features (yogurt maker, slow cooker- not sure if I'll use either of these), but the one I'm interested in trying still is the Sous Vide function. I've never gotten into that, but now I have a means to do so.