12 Surprising Instant Pot Features You Didn’t Know About

Do you always use your Instant Pot at home? If you do, did you know you can use it for many things? It turns out it is just not for pressure-cooking food! Yes, it has a lot of functions. Let Tried Tested and True on YouTube teach you 12 surprising Instant Pot features you didn’t know about. I am sure you will be surprised once you know them.

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If you have an Instant Pot that is stored and has never been touched, it’s time to get it out. This appliance will be your best friend if you love baking at home. You can use it to proof the dough if you live in a cold city or as a double boiler to melt your chocolates. How amazing is that? It has other wonderful uses aside from those, so make sure to keep on reading.

Here’s a recipe for you to try: Instant Pot Starbucks Egg Bites Copycat Recipe

12 Things You Can Do With Instant Pot

1- Popcorn

Add your popcorn kernels, stir it up on high, place a lid on top, and sauté.

2 – Turn off the sound of your instant pot

Press the minus button and hold until it says off. To turn the sound back on, press the plus button.

3 – Pre-make your meals in an instant pot

Pre-make your meals in an instant pot liner and store them in your refrigerator. You can take them out once you are ready to cook them and place them in your instant pot to cook.

4 – You can place the lid on the handle

You don’t have to put the lid on your countertop. Just place it on the handle.

5 – Proof bread dough in the instant pot

The instant pot is enclosed, draft-free, and warm place which is great in helping your dough rise quickly.

6 – Use the instant pot as a double boiler

Add water into the liner and place a bowl that is bigger than the liner on top of it. Put it on the sauté function and add the chocolates to the bowl. Stir constantly until melted.

7 – Homemade yogurt

It only takes two or two ingredients to make homemade yogurt. You just need to mix, push the button, and wait.

8 – Sterilize baby bottles

Start with a clean sterile liner, then place the rack. Add water and the bottles. Place the lid and put it on high pressure for about 1 to 2 minutes.

9 – Homemade bone broth

Place all your ingredients in the instant pot, press the buttons, and wait a couple of hours to get fresh bone broth.

10 – Drain free noodles, pasta, or ramen

There are tons of recipes where you don’t need the pasta water.

11 – Reheat food in the instant pot

Place a whole liner back into the instant pot, then pour 1 cup of water. Add your food and put it on the slow cook feature on high for a couple of hours. Turn from venting to sealing.

12 – Make dulce de leche in your instant pot

Take a can of closed condensed milk. Remove the wrapper and place it in your instant pot. Submerge it with water, then place the lid on. Make sure that the sealing knob is in the sealing position. Pressure cook on high pressure for 20 to 30 minutes. Allow natural pressure to release and carefully remove it using tongs. Allow it to cool completely.

12 Surprising Instant Pot Features You Didn’t Know About