The instant pot is the closest thing to a dishwasher that I’ve seen in the cooking appliance space. You can literally throw a bunch of meat and vegetables in there with some salt and seasoning, add a bit of water, close the lid and turn it on. In 30 mins or less you’ll have delicious food with concentrated flavours. It’s really quite nice.
I use mine for cooking pasta. I can throw a bunch of dry noodles, salt, water, spinach, and frozen pasta sauce in there and set it for 5 minutes. It cooks up perfectly al dente with no water to drain, sauce emulsified with a quick stir, and only one pot to clean.
I get a great meal in 2 minutes of prep time. Now it seems downright quaint to imagine boiling a big pot of water and stirring pasta while it slowly cooks, only to dump all the water down the drain!
I use mine for cooking pasta. I can throw a bunch of dry noodles, salt, water, spinach, and frozen pasta sauce in there and set it for 5 minutes. It cooks up perfectly al dente with no water to drain, sauce emulsified with a quick stir, and only one pot to clean.
I get a great meal in 2 minutes of prep time. Now it seems downright quaint to imagine boiling a big pot of water and stirring pasta while it slowly cooks, only to dump all the water down the drain!