I’ve made an impulse purchase and bought an instant pot because Im feeling fed up?

My kids have them and love them,good luck should be fun

The Mary Berry hot mustard beef is in there now.
It normally takes around 3 hours in the oven so if this is a success being sautéed then pressure cooked for 40 minutes I will be thrilled.
I’ve watched loads of You Tube videos so I’m fairly confident.
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So sorry for your loss .
Why not try something new -anything to distract you .

Yesterday I found a sixties fondu set which I've had for about 25 years and never used !
So maybe we'll have a fondu party !

So sorry to hear of your loss, it's now 10 months since we lost our beloved greyhound and she is still a huge miss

May I ask an idiot question? Is this an electric pressure cooker? And should I consider replacing my Halogen countertop oven with one, or are they different things?

I’m pretty sure you’ll have no regrets Sago.
Plus it will be a fab memorial to little Nell. Feeling your loss and pain ??

Scottsmum It’s a pressure cooker that will sauté, air fry, bake, grill, steam, sous vide!
It’s been a great distraction so far! It also means I am going to try new recipes and also hopefully save on our gas and electric bills.
Silvertwigs Thank you, we went to the vets today and took them some chocolates, they dealt with it in such a compassionate manner.
I will miss her so much, we couldn’t take her on our long hikes anymore as she was too old but I will miss our daily local walks so I may yet buy the litter picker and do some good whilst walking!

You won’t regret it, mine was best £99 I’ve spent. Such quick soup, stews, pressure cooking. Throw it all in and push a button. Enjoy.

Ahh I’m so sorry to hear about your beloved doggie friend. It’s such a rotten thing to go through. Sounds like you loved her very much. ???. I know nothing at all about the IP you bought. Never even heard of it ? but I hope you have fun creating some tasty recipes with it. X.

Love my instant pot, it’s great for soups, stews etc.Today I made marmalade in it, so much quicker than the old way of boiling it on the stove top.

My first thought was that you had bought a pot noodle!?

I bought an air fryer on impulse about five years ago and regretted it instantly BUT! once I started using it and realised just how fantastic it actually is I've since replaced with an upgrade and never looked back!we lost our little Ozzie jack Russell last October and haven't been OUT ONCE in the morning since, much to my shame after 13.5 year's of rain hail or shine walking! We fill our emotional voids with some odd things, enjoy your fryer contraption and think of your little pal whenever you use it! xx

Mummer I will! However she was literally under my feet whenever I cooked, her senility caused an obsession with food, it was actually quite dangerous, how I never fell over her is a miracle!
So it’s ingrained in me now to always look down whenever I’m handling hot food,it’s so sad not to see her there.

Sago, I'm sorry you've lost your little dog. They leave such an empty void.

Your 'looking down' with hot food reminded me of our much loved mongrel, 40 odd years ago, who always slept at the bottom of the stairs. We had to let her go (at 18 years old) when her heart was failing.

Having developed a habit of jumping the last (or first) few steps - it took about a year for us to revert to normal stair climbing or descending!

I just love my instant pot and air fryer. Now that I'm used to them - and having tried out many new recipes - the main oven rarely gets used.