Just because you’re able to cook anything in an Instant Pot doesn’t mean you should.
Here are the top foods to leave out.
It’s no wonder so many of us hopped onto the Instant Pot bandwagon and are never jumping off.
“It also makes the most perfectly cooked (and easy-to-peel) boiled eggs, every single time.”
“Frying is a form of dry-heat cooking,” says Penner.
“In dry-heat cooking, heat is transferred to food through oil or fat without using any moisture.”
Unfortunately, the Instant Pot wasn’t built to heat oil to the high temperature required for deep-frying.
Stir-Fry
Really, anything that requires consistent attention is best done away from the Instant Pot.
doesn’t jive with making a stir fry, which is meant to be crisp and evenly browned.
Cream-Based Sauces
Some items require a little more attention, such as cream-based sauces.
“When milk is boiled, the milk proteins coagulate and separate from the water.”
“Cooking noodles in an Instant Pot usually makes them come out gummy and mushy,” says Greebel.
But meat sauce or ragu is totally fair game to make in your Instant Pot!
Seafood
Most seafood and shellfish are too delicate for an Instant Pot.
“They cook quicklyprobably even fasterwith other methods,” says Greebel.
Think: baking, poaching or pan-frying.
Cookies
No matter how you like your cookies, these are always best made in the oven.
“This allows the outside to be crunchy and the middle soft.”
