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Details on using Instapot to boil water for 10 minutes
Hello. I am currently boiling water in a large pot on my gas stove. It heats up the kitchen and steams things up as it reaches the boil and boils for ten minutes.
I keep reading about people using an Instapot to boil their water. I feel that this is safer and also does not heat up the whole kitchen, but I am confused about the exact directions.
I read that you add water, set to pressure cook, put in the time, and when it reaches pressure, the timing countdown begins. So, when the button pops up, pressure is reached, I let it run for ten minutes, as I had set on the timer, and then it turns off. Pressure can be left to reduce naturally, with the lid closed, or it can be done quickly. Is this correct?
I have also read that people use the sauté setting. How does a sauté setting boil the water? Could anyone please clarify? I would like to not have to turn the gas on high to do all of that boiling and then have to move that boiling pot of water off the stove.
Also, is there a particular brand and size that anyone might recommend as having worked well for them?
Thank you so much for any clarification.
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I use this inexpensive hotpot. It doesn't have pressure, it's not programmable. Just 2 settings, hi and low. It boils quickly on high, I turn it to low, put in my stuff & set a timer. It doesn't give off heat. I've used it every day for 10 months & it's still going strong.
It says unavailable on Amazon but there are many like this.
Self Heating Ramen Pot https://a.co/d/eUkztcO
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1 ReactionYou are doing it exactly right. I got both of my Instant Pots from the Facebook marketplace so I paid very little for them. I made a little sterilizing station in my garage.
One Instant Pot is for sterilizing my drinking water. I use the pressure cook setting for 10 minutes (I live at sea level).
The other Instant Pot is for sterilizing my nebulizing equipment. I use a different lid, set it to saute for 30 minutes then tell Alexa to remind me in 15 minutes to put the equipment in. It usually take 15 minutes to get to the boiling point. Once it's at the boiling point, I add the nebulizing equipment in the silicone steamer basket, and boil it for ten minutes.
When it's finished, I take the steamer basket out and dump the equipment into the Bololo baby bottle dryer. I set that to dry for 60 minutes and forget about it.
You could use one Instant Pot for both but it's just easier for me to use two of them. The baby bottle dryer I had to pay full price for but you can usually find a 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot for $20 or $30 in the Marketplace on Facebook.
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1 ReactionMy Instant Pot is a Duo Plus. I haven't used any other brand. I use this IP quote often. I use the yogurt button to make yogurt and there is a sterilize button that I use to sterilize my yogurt spoons, spatula, small bowls, jars etc. Below pic shows the control panel with all the options you have. Each size pot has a minimum and a maximum liquid requirement for pressure cooking. My IP is 6 qt which requires 1.5 cups liquid. I add enough liquid to cover my implements up to the maximum fill line in the inside of the stainless inner pot. Works great. I also use the IP for many other recipes. Love it. Sorry for picture quality...I'm a novice at technology!
Thank you so much for the detailed explanation, as well as the tip from Facebook Marketplace. I always use a stainless steel pot for boiling my nebulizing equipment, but I like you idea on that, also. Very helpful!
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2 ReactionsI really appreciate all of the helpful information. It is so helpful to hear all of the tips from others on this wonderful forum. I do have a stainless steel pressure cooker that I use only for food. It seems like a very good idea to have one for boiling water, too. I appreciate all of the suggestions.
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2 ReactionsThank you so much. I like that it boils and does so quickly. It is also great to have an electric one. I read more and more about the emissions from gas appliances. I wonder why Amazon stopped carrying it. I am sure that I can locate a similar one. I appreciate it. I have a collapsible one for travel, but it is smaller, and I worry that it will not keep the water boiling.
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1 ReactionBy the way, I have two of the rubber rings. I make bone broth in the same Instant Pot that I use to sterilize my drinking water. So I change the rubber ring because the beef smell stays in that ring!
Yes, it does!
I would take a gas cook stove over an electric any day! I have hated using an electric stove! Now natural gas is too expensive.🤨
Me too!