INSTANT POT! Is it HEALTHY? WORTH THE $$$?
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- I get a lot of questions about my Instant Pot meals whenever I post them. Is it worth it? Is it healthy? Should I get one? So I thought I would make this 'quick' little video answering those questions and sharing a few recipes.
Are you thinking of getting one? Do you already have an Instant Pot?
Leave your favourite Instant Pot recipes down below so we can all share!
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PRO TIP: use boiling water from your kettle to decrease the time to come up to pressure/temp. thanks for the video Derek! much love.
Great idea. Thx.
I totally do that, too. Sooooo helpful!!
An electric kettle would be even faster!
Thx GN. Mine is coming tomorrow. My old rice cooker is Teflon instead and that’s pretty toxic. Will donate it because there are ppl who have no options or no extra money to buy any kind of cookware. Although this looks so much better. I actually found one via Walmart.com
@@llathem2212 if you go into most Asian stores they have a stainless steel pot that's the same size as your coated rice cooker insert so you can replace it completely and it's like having a new rice cooker! For future notice if you already donated it sorry. That's what we did it just carried it in and there was one exactly the same size in stainless steel that was nice and thick and it was really cheap like 8 bucks! It did stick a tiny bit on the hot spot in the middle but it is a $300 rice cooker so I got used to it and now it's just regular.
Best investment I ever made, its so easy! Im lazy and forget to soak beans and lentils but with this I get home from work throw in veggies and beans etc. It makes the best chilli, also soups etc. I couldnt be without it now! Anyone who complains that being vegan is too expensive, dry beans, lentils, rice etc are so cheap I've actually saved so much money since being vegan.
@@susu9999 I think as long as you cook them for long enough and at high enough pressure/temperature it is sufficient to destroy any toxins. I have cooked dry red kidney beans a few times without any issues. Instant Pot website recommends 25-30 mins. Perhaps to be on the safe side soak them before, since toxins are highest in red beans.
You need to learn how to use the saute setting before doing your dish. Then you can caramelize your onions and garlic before throwing your grains and other veggies in and pressure cooking your meal. My wife loves this method and gives the dish a better flavor.
Saute feature is absolutely awesome! I agree!
Remember he eschews oil.
No need to sauteé. Its just as tasty. The sauteé just needs minding. I'm too lazy
@@dreamervanroom You can saute with water.
OMG YES!! Sauté Rules! Your dish tastes soooo much better!
Hey Derek! Pro tip: if you press the "bean and chili" button twice, it turns off the "keep warm" setting, which helps it cool down faster at the end (if you don't like venting).
Also, I often blend up flax seeds/hemp hearts in water (like a flax egg) and then use that in the instant pot to make creamier sauces!
The key to cooking perfect beans with really less time and even saving up on energy is OVERNIGHT SOAKING. It has also been shown to even reduce phytic acid content which can interfere with some vitamin and mineral absorption.
Here in India, we have been cooking beans soaked-dry beans in pressure cooker since forever. And now with my instant pot, it easier than ever.
Also, I batch cook them and freeze them to add in any recipes I like.
"Here in India" lost all credibility with that one. Everyone knows India isn't a real place lol
Thanks for the good tips!.
Yay. Experience counts.
Fortunately, pressure cooking also reduces phytic acid, so one can skip soaking if they are like me, and never plans that far ahead to soak them overnight.
@@user-km8oh1ll5t Rude.
The cat on the side is not an indication that you're dirty - it's a sign that you are a KIND, TRUE SOUL. Capische!
That meow though! He is clearly starving to death... I can't be that kind. ;)
@@rainbowsquash673 against animal domestication? XD are animals happier if left on the streets?
@@rainbowsquash673 wtf XD
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@@aislingsibeallyons3416 Its not stealing the milk, its relieving them of the milk.
Dr Michael Greger just posted a video on cooking nutrient loss. In general the pressure cooker = less cooking time=less loss. I recommend his video. You were pretty close on your answer.
I’ve had my instant pot for well over a year. I use it nearly every day and sometimes twice a day. I love it. It’s one of my favorite kitchen tools. I love to get new recipe ideas. Looking forward to more from you! Thanks. You’re the best!
Instant Pot, Vitamix, a high quality chef's knife, and a good cutting board is all you need in a vegan kitchen. Throw in a slow masticating juicer and you are good to go!
I agree! Although, I don't have an Instant Pot (I use a rice cooker) or Vitamix, and my juicer is rarely used (I hate the cleanup). 😳 Derek has used a nut bag in place of a juicer, and it works just as well! 😊
agreed
Tossing the fiber after juicing loses all kinds of nutrients.
I love my blender (the upside-down kind) which keeps the fiber (fiber feeds your good colon bacteria).
Another "upside" is that this is easy to clean compared to a regular blender, and trivial to clean compared to a juicer.
Cook on!
and a steamer.
It is easier on the digestive system to juice. Your body also absorbs the nutrients from the juice quickly. You still get soluble fiber from juice. A juice is a smooth and enjoyable experience. Both a blender and slow juicer are excellent to have. Every home should have them.
I've been an instant pot user for about a year. LOVE IT! I make big batches of dried beans (kidney, pinto, chick peas) and freeze them for future use. Vegan "dump and go" chili: use "Saute" mode with a splash of water or broth and 1 TBSP each dried garlic and onion, 1 TBSP chili powder, 1 tsp cinnamon (trust me) and 1 tsp cocoa powder, dash of salt and pepper. Saute til fragrant. Dump in one can of diced tomatoes with juice, 1 can kidney beans (or about 1.5 cups of your cooked, frozen ones and 2 cups of any fresh or frozen veggies you wish (I've used zucchini, cabbage, corn, squash, onion, celery, carrots, peppers, etc.) Add about 1 cup water on top (don't stir in, so it can steam up). Set the MANUAL (or Pressure Cook) button to 6-15 minutes (honestly, it doesn't much matter.... if I have harder veggies I use more time). Vent when done, or use the 'natural release' (just let it depressurize by itself) if you have time. So easy, and so good!
Chef AJ I think has a playlist of Instant Pot recipes and discount code. She does no oil instant pot recipes ALOT! Hope that helps someone.
"Your food should be ready in about an hour"-pot helps you do other stuff while your food is preparing :).
Awww Coco is so loving! 😻
Also, I love my instant pot and would love to see recipes using it from you!
Great job Derek! More Instant Pot please!! Thanks again for being so great at what you do!! ;-)
I usually use my Instantpot more than my stove. Vegan Richa has some delicious Instantpot recipes.
So much oil though :/
I love her recipes too! Also she has a TON of oil free options for like every recipe
Yes she has oil free options. Its really easy to also adjust most of her recipes so there is no oil. If a recipe says sautés in oil I just sautés with water.
I use water in other recipes that require oil with no problem.
Here's Vegan Richa's playlist for instant pot recipes: ua-cam.com/video/Hkl8Y_WHacQ/v-deo.html
I don't know why, but I love soaking legumes and observing the change they go through.
I love watching sprouts; they go through a soaking period first before they shoot and it's so interesting watching "life" coming out of something that looked like nothing of much importance ❤ watching plants is fascinating!
Apart from lentil soaking legumes is always a good idea.
@@nommh I also soak lentils :-D
I have one of these, and it replaces a lot of equipment. Definitely a time-saver!😁👍
The love you have for your cat has made me love you more. 🐱❤
I don't have the Instant Pot brand cooker, but mine is very similar. I LOVEIT! Set it and forget it. And in the summer it doesn't heat up the kitchen nearly as much as the stove and oven. Would love to see more of your creations!
I really love your videos and I love the instant pot! It would be so great to have more instant pot videos, your recipes are really inspiring 😀
Been waiting for this video!! Buying mine today! Keep the Instant Pot videos coming or post them on your IG story! As always, I appreciate you bro! BEST UA-cam CHANNEL!!!
This helped me decide whether or not to get one. I had no idea it took so long to first build pressure and then to depressurize after cooking. Definitely not something youtubers explain in their instant pot recipe videos. Thanks for the honest review!
More recipes please Derek. I love my instant pot for winter soups. You’ve inspired me to use it for other dishes now as well.
Ohh soups is a great idea!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I’ve been in the fence for a long time. Getting get one this weekend!!
Hope you got out of that fence!!!! 😬
Love my two instant pots for sure! Another great video 😍
Planing to get one and your video really helped me👍🏼😍
I love this Chinese style recipe:
Brown Rice (seperately cookded in a rice cooker)
Garlic / onion
One bunch Tong ho around 250-300g per person (delicious green leafy veg)
2 Purple sweet potatoes
Some Tofu
Ground Chilli
Sechuan peppers (whole)
Chinese 5-spice
That's it, delicious!
Why Rice seperately in a rice cooker and Not with the Instant Pot?
Thanks Derek! Thanks to your thorough review and recipe demo, I am going to purchase one for my 18 year old son to prepare his own meals. He is 90% plant base and working on building a stronger body with free weights and body weight training! Great inspiration for our youth!
The timing of this video couldn't have been any better. I bought an Instant Pot recently and am just using for the first time today. Keep up the good work.
U can make soy yogurt, way easy. Plain soy milk (no additives, thickeners) a little starter culture (some already made yogurt). Yogurt button x 15 hrs.
Paul k :0
non dairy yogurt don't always work well as starter cultures.
Your meals always look so good! That lentil sweet potato thing omg
Keep dropping videos like these! Vegan kitchen essentials!
Loved it!! Your videos help me get through my cardio
This is so cool .. really enjoying your instant pot recipes.. thanks so much Derek for all the inspiration.. you are amazing 🌱🍀❤️🌿🌱🍃😊🙃
Thanks for the great video Derek😁 I have an instant pot but usually just follow recipes for it as I wasn’t sure about the liquid to dry ratio but now I have a better idea so I can start throwing together some awesome meals😋👍💕🌱
Thank you Derek! I wanted to buy one soon, to cook legumes, and avoid to think about soaking them. But now, I know I will do more than that :)
Thank you Derek! I have a Crock-Pot I've literally never used but have been meaning to for ages. I'm going to try it out for dinner. Cooking is something I struggle with but your videos are helping me so much. Also, your shirt is awesome; is there anywhere online I can purchase it?
thank you for this ideas, appreciate it
Thank you Derrick. Just purchased. One. Watch you all the time take care
It’s an amazing device ... cooking beans from scratch is SO much easier. Thanks for the vid !
It could be called the Bean and Lentil cooker for me. Haha.
Cooking beans takes forever on a stove top. Now I need to figure out how to make space for an instant pot 😂
How you cook means in it, for how long etc?
Just got my instant pot. I made the best black bean soup! Your excitement is contagious!! 😎
Thx 4 sharing. I also loved the great comments. Vegan is easy but plant based has been tough for me to manage.
Every person should own it. Especially if you’re a student.
i have a healthy obsession with instant pots, lol.....I have 2 big ones and one small one, ( i bought the small one to take along when we travel to cook in our room) and I use one or more every day at home! A kitchen lifesaver if you are like us and eat every meal at home and try to eat healthy WFPB! Great informational video.
IMO worth EVERY PENNY!! I love all 3 of mine :)
I feel your passion. Haha, amazing. I agree, although I still only have one. I think a second vitamix is in order before another instant pot for me. Haha.
I dont have a second instapot but I do have a second insert! Love mine so much!
I love my Instant Pot! So many uses. I often use the pot-in-pot method for cooking, especially grains. I can separate out veggies and grains but still cook them at the same time. I preheat on sauté with a little water to cut the time getting up to pressure.
Literally just considering an instant pot for my birthday. Thanks for the info!
Always love watching your videos
New Years 2020, this is in fridge for today’s lunch, its my favorite recipe, thank you
Pleaseeeee more videos with insta pot🎊🎉🎊🎉🎊
Never thought my favourite all round youtuber would be somebody with largely vegan content, but your page is great!
This video is going to help me a LOT with the new pressure cooker I just bought. The tip about how to decide how much liquid to come in.... for the dish to be good... is invaluable! I would enjoy more instapot shows, yes!
More recipes pls! Getting one for Xmas 🤩
Loved this! I've always had a great feeling about getting one of those since I saw Mic the Vegan with one (: Thanks so much for sharing! I always love your videos. You're definitely my all-time favourite fitness youtuber. Keep up the incredible work brother! ^-^
Thanks again Derek! Yes please more Instant Pot recipes
love your work mate keep it up!
🤗 Thank you and YES it's always nice to see more Instant Pot users and recipes. I've been using for a year now 👏🏽 was introduced by my sister and her daughter who's vegetarian and raved about it. Now both my sisters have and myself and I love finding new vegan recipes or like you just throw a bunch of Healthy Items in and VIOLA 🥰👨🏻🍳🥘
You're my new favorite UA-cam personality!
great vid - thanks for the meal idea!!
I love Instapot! And that first meal you did with the raisins? Yeah, all about that! Nice work Derek!
I mainly use 4 buttons - 'steam', 'manual', '+' and '-'. Just today I used it 3 times, I made a batch of potatoes, then garbanzos, then lentils.
Wow, your's is getting some serious use. Yah, we all have our favourite buttons. Maybe I'll get into the steam one next.
@@Simnettnutrition For potatoes / yams, I use the steam setting with the little 'trivet' rack to keep the potatoes off the bottom of the pot.
Stephen Turner I usually use manual for potatoes. How long do you steam them for?
@@katiec4530 Typical potatoes, about 5 minutes for smaller ones, to even 15 minutes for the biggest ones. Some types (like yellow flesh) can take longer. If they are not done, you can always put them back under pressure for a couple of minutes, it's no problem.
Stephen Turner thank you! I’ve always been afraid to use anything other than the manual button 😂
I totally agree! This one has helped me a lot!
Finally bought mine yesterday, will definitely try it tomorrow. Beautiful cat!
Yes, more simple Instant Pot recipes! Thanks.
Nisha over at Rainbow Plant life just wrote an instant pot cookbook, and it's vegan😁💪👏👊
Love the colouring of your cat, beautiful. Thinking of the Instant pot, I love making soups and stews
Thanks for sharing 👍❤️😊
Great vid Derek! Thanks for sharing
Such a sweeeeet kitten!!! Thanks for the video.
Love it! I love my Instant Pot! I use the pressure cook button the most. I cook beans and soups in it a lot. Thanks for the video!
I just bought an Instapot last week...was so excited when I saw this video because I made sushi rice & was unsure exactly what to do & it got a little over cooked but gonna try some other things after seeing your video...thanks Derek!!! 😁
Have loved my instapot for a while now. As I transition to a more plant-based diet, I am excited to try these recipes! Thanks!
I’ve had mine for a little over a year, total game changer and so convenient.
Great video. Always thought of instant pots as just an appliance to make cooking a little easier, but not having to soak beans is a game-changer.
High carb Hannah has a vegan instapot cookbook with cool recipes and a perfect spreadsheet with times and measurements.
When I went plant based 2 years ago, I lived out of the "Epic Vegan Instant Pot Cooking" by High Carb Hannah for like 6 months and I still cook out of it all the time!! It has some really good stuff and eventually, you do your own tweaks.
This is great! We are thinking of purchasing one but wanted to know more about the benefits etc! Thank you! We are going out to get one!
I absolutely love my instant pot!! It's so handy for cooking when you're short on time or want something nutritious but not much effort. I love that it cooks for me and I can walk away from it, its amazing so if you're thinking about buying one, you won't regret it!!
We have 2!!!! Love it!
Brilliant video as always! I love my Instant Pot and I can recommend the amazing cookbook Vegan Under Pressure by Jill Nussinow that I got for Christmas two years ago and really got me into using it more. She really knows her spices, uses simple ingredients and doesn't use oil in cooking either. She has many free instant pot recipes on her website too. My favourite thing to make in the instant pots is probably soups, i just roughly chop ingredients and immersion blend at the end of the cooking. too easy!
I got lucky with a black friday sale. Got a 8 quart pot for 80 dollars or so. Totally worth it.
Marley me too.
I got it for $69
Great video! I had my Instant Pot since November but have not used it (no real reason). But now I am inspired to dust it off and try a dish or two.
That's how I was. When we bought it, it sat in the cupboard for a month or so. But then once you get going with it, you will wonder how you lived without!
So you can cook beans w/o soaking them!!!! That's the main reason!!!
Rice and quinoa are so easy and handy to make in the instant pot !
Love all the coco cameos, if there’s no coco there’s no video 🤣
Thank you for mentioning the starch digestibility and antinutrients; those are the things I worried about.
It was pretty cool thanks man
This is really helpful, as I am considering buying one!
Nice video. I love my instant pot. Easiest way to meal prep
Yes! Finally an instantpot video. 🌱🌱🌱
I ordered an instant pot today because of this video! Thanks Derek!
Your videos are getting better and better. Keep up the great work! 👏👏😂😂😂
I have a Ninja Foodi which does all that the Instant Pot does, and in addition it is an air fryer. It is brilliant and I use it a lot. It has a large capacity. I used to have an old-fashioned pressure cooker but this is way better because you can “set it and forget it” or release the steam when you want. I batch-cook legumes and grains and freeze them in can-sized portions because many recipes call for e.g. a 14-oz can of... I have a chart that I downloaded (can’t remember where from) that gives you lots of comparisons, weight for weight, dry vs soaked legumes, how much they expand during cooking etc. Great machine.
I don't have an instant pot, but I definitely want one after this video. Thanks so much for the instructional!
Yes. More easy instant pot recipe. Thank you
I have two and love them. I use them nearly every day. Great time saver. I only use Manual!
Hi Derek, I have the same insta pot and cook the same things you did and more. I love it. Wouldn't be without it. Thanks for the info
love the instant pot!! i got specifically when i decided to go plant-based. fave thing to make is lasagna soup/stew 👍
I love my instant pot!!!!!!!great video, thanks! hope your having a great day
Thanks Derrick!
Mines def the most used Christmas gift I ever received, so convenient my fav is white rice canned coconut milk and curry seasoning and veggies and a little water 👍
I have had mine for years now. I love it so much I got the mini. I cook beans, chickpeas, kale, rice, quinoa, potatoes, sweet potatoes and sooooooo many soups in it. I love it. My kids make noodles in it too.
Great video Derek! More instant pot recipe! I have I. Lentils and quinoa is my favourite combination!
Instantly ordering instant pot 😁 Much love, you're amazing 💓
Nice. I wish I had a discount code for you. I think other youtubers reach out to companies like this and work out a sponsored video deal, not this guy. Haha, I'm not that organized.
Haha, it's fine. I still like you 😊
@@Simnettnutrition might as well put an amazon affiliate link in the description
I liked your comment about saving money on pre-cooked beans. I think I will get one.
My go to recipe is minestrone soup w/ kale & kidney beans. I cook it in the instant pot for 15 min and everything is nice & soft ready to blend. I also make my favorite korean braise in there. I simply replace the meat w/ shroom mostly enoki.