Sharon - Like a modernized foolproof pressure cooker. Pretty slick.

Thank you ! Huh....I'm learning lots in this sandbox I like it.

I have a good propane stove , love cooking on open flame. I can control temps to perfection. I will always want this type of stove , but as Angela mentioned, if warming up the house isn't wanted, seems like the fryer is it , along with fast cook time , meaning less cost in electric . In Montana, it is not often that warming a house is a worry , as thankfully, the weather is much cooler most of the year.

I still like the idea of the fryer. Been researching different kinds . I'm big on easy cleaning and hassle free maintenance . I research the tar out of subjects anyway before making a purchase. Don't want something that grieves me to keep clean .

Re: hard boiled egg
Trapper Talk Sharon 09/21/21

Oh right ! That's the instant pot.

I'm behind the times , here ...I'm learning

Thanks SJA !

Yeah, Sharon, I still do rice or pasta type dishes on my stove top. I'm don't think cooking those type things in the air fryer would work any better than trying to cook them in the oven.

The Instant pot certainly works for rice or pasta, but I still prefer my stove top...I may just be old fashioned, lol. What coondagger is talking about though is where the Instant pot's work well... stuff like dumping in tomatoes, sauce and dry pasta altogether into it then just letting it do it's thing. Or as mentioned pot roasts where you'd throw in raw meat, potatoes, carrots, etc but have it done in less than an hour as opposed to all day with a crock pot.

Anyone have any favorite instant pot recipes?

I still like the idea of the fryer, for another reason thought of...say , you're going to be out of town driving ...and want a private option for preparing your own food , like in a hotel or even staying somewhere else ....as long as you can have access to power , you can transport it and have your own meals in comfort.

Been looking at Cosori 5.8 qt.

I am known for my killer spaghetti , so the propane flame time-honored way will remain

Don't feel bad Sharon, I never heard of one until I saw them mentioned here...and I still have no idea what they are! lol

I have a crock pot which we only use for parties to keep something warm, a waffle iron and a small deep fryer that i do use and an air fryer that we'll probably give away. Ohh, and my favorite, a milkshake machine that's older than I am.

Milkshake ! Ice cream melted a bit !

I do like the options and versatility of a fryer...what a good deal to take it with me traveling ! And other reasons.

Hi tec....amazing. Who sniveled at guns when they were first invented ? I wouldn't have !

Eat your heart out!


The grandkids always want me to fire this baby up when they come here.

That's my little deep fryer beside it. McDonalds has nothing on my fries done in peanut oil.

My wife loves hers. Nice thing is they are fast cooking and you can make things you normally would deep fry in them with hardly any oil. She likes her instant pot even better. Turtle, which tends to be tough, is "fall off the bone", when cooked in an instant pot.

Ha ! Chocolate with fudge mixed in -with whipped cream on top !

Trapper7, then meat such as wild turkey tougher parts, or anything else tough, would do well in the pot ...like a crock pot, only faster.

The wife and kid use our air fryer a couple times a week at least. Way faster than heating up the big oven and convection cooking makes for crispier food. The instant pot is fancier. It can be a pressure cooker or a slow cooker. Making soup takes minutes for dinner. We use that much more in the fall and winter. It’s not a great slow cooker.

Well I'm getting pretty sold on the Cosori. Very good reviews, not too costly, quiet, and not too bad to keep clean.

The other reason it caught my attention, at first glance , the name looks similar to the Citori shotgun

I appreciate this thread. Every fall into winter I get into a cooking frenzy....must be the cool air

I have a combination unit that does air fryer and pressure cooker.

It's a Ninja Foodi of some sort. I don't know which model but it is like a 9 in 1 unit. Can use it as a crock pot, instant pot, air fryer, saute, steam and couple other things. It's like all the gadgets in one.