Pressure Cookers

Slow-roasted flavor in a fraction of the time.

Tangy, crunchy, and extra-quick, thanks to the Instant Pot.

And it's impossible to over-bake them.

And it's surprisingly easy to make.

This smart technique makes quick work of a favorite dinner dish.

There are endless ways to enjoy it throughout the week.

Did you forget to soak beans, but still need to get dinner on the table? The pressure cooker will come to the rescue, cooking dried beans in about 30 minutes. If you remembered to soak the beans, the time savings are even greater — the beans will just need five to 10 minutes of pressure-cooking time. And some legumes, such as lentils and black-eyed peas, can forego the soaking process altogether.

It's ready in 20 minutes, but tastes like it's been simmering away all day.

Easy enough for a weekday morning.

This incredibly easy method is the secret to foolproof hard boiled eggs.

The potatoes cook in just 4 minutes.

Risotto is one of the pressure cooker’s triumphs. It’s a dish that typically requires the cook’s attention from beginning to end, and at least two pans to make (one for simmering stock and one for rice). With a pressure cooker, you get the same creamy results in a fraction of the time (after the initial sauté). The 20-minute-add-broth-simmer-and-stir part of the recipe is reduced to just five minutes of pressure-cooking time.

Tough cuts of meat can be tamed into a tender meal in 40 minutes or less using pressure, instead of two to three hours of slow braising. Which means this beef stew, full of mushrooms and red wine, is a real option for dinner any weeknight. This recipe, unlike a conventional stew, has the addition of butter and flour at the end. This is done to ensure that the cooker reaches pressure quickly and easily. Thickening a stew before pressure-cooking will thicken its cooking liquid, too.

A simple and easy chili made faster in your Instant Pot.

From-scratch weeknight meatballs just became possible.

Cook up tender chunks of beef, carrots, and potatoes in a rich gravy in less than hour with an Instant Pot.

Here's how to cook two things at once — like meatloaf and mashed potatoes — in less than an hour.

Because you can go from dried beans to the smoothest hummus in under an hour!

An electric pressure cooker is one of the most magical tools to keep in your kitchen; it brings a whole new meaning to “fast food.” But cooking up savory meals isn’t the only place your pressure cooker shines. This countertop appliance also has a way with desserts, and it’s time you get well-acquainted with it. Some dessert recipes are as simple as adding the ingredients right into the bowl of the pressure cooker (think slow cooker-style, but with a way faster cook time).

Slow-braised barbacoa flavor in just an hour.

These Instant Pot recipes will make your Whole30 meal plan even easier.

This curry is simple, flavorful, and made to fit the life of my mom — a harried cook, but someone who valued the texture and taste of a meal made with love.

Cookbook author Marvin Gapultos uses the Instant Pot to make salty, tangy, amazing chicken adobo.

Think of butter chicken as tikka masala's cooler younger brother.

These are the fastest Instant Pot recipes around.

And it has so much more flavor than canned.

This changes your whole summer rib plans!

It's infused with the rich, smoky flavor of BBQ sauce and melts in your mouth.

It's pure buttery perfection.

The pressure cooker makes them better than any other method I know.

Making chicken stock is one of the top reasons why many people own and love their pressure cooker. Not only will a pressure cooker help you make a big pot of stock in just about one hour, but it will also likely taste richer and more fully flavored than the slow-simmered version, too. Read on for our favorite way to make chicken stock in the pressure cooker.

You already know the benefits of leaning on your slow cooker in summer, so it should come as no surprise that your Instant Pot is also invaluable. With the option for lightning-fast pressure cooking or slow cooking, this multi-cooker can do it all! From a luscious eggplant dip to a Italian beef sandwiches, here are 10 ways to use your Instant Pot all summer long. Using the pressure cooker function, the Instant Pot turns out tender grains of rice in a fraction of the time.

At Kitchn, our editors develop and debut brand-new recipes on the site every single week. But at home, we also have our own tried-and-true dishes that we make over and over again — because quite simply? We love them. And we decided to start sharing some of our absolute favorites with you. Here’s a peek into what we’re cooking and eating in our own kitchens.

Here’s the plan: On those nights you really don’t want to cook (you know the ones where all you want to do in sink into the couch with Netflix, after that horrendous commute home), put down the takeout menu and reach for your Instant Pot. I can tell you from experience that this appliance is the secret to low-effort, big-reward dinners you can pull off anytime. These 10 easy Instant Pot recipes were made for moments like these.

You already know that your Instant Pot is a serious helping hand when it comes to meal prepping, transforming tough cuts of meat, and getting dinner on the table when you’re feeling too lazy to cook. And now, as we’re squarely planted in the middle of winter, it’s also one of the easiest solutions for getting all your cozy comfort food favorites on the table to keep you warm and well-fed.

Pressure cookers are great for making all sorts of delicious meals, from risotto to stews, curries, braises, soups, and even beyond to desserts like cheesecake. But what really keeps the pressure cooker in full rotation in my kitchen is its workhorse function: nothing can beat it for quickly cooking grains, rice, stocks, and beans. Today we’ll look at how you can cook a pound of beans in the pressure cooker in significantly less than an hour.

Once a year, our family escapes to Hawaii — our home away from home. I love everything about the islands: the friendly people, the unhurried pace, the balmy climate, the sweeping beaches, the glorious sunsets, and the comforting local food. Foremost among the Hawaiian dishes I crave? Kalua pig. Often the headlining dish at a lu’au, kalua pig is the epitome of slow-roasted porky goodness.

The pressure cooker makes long-cooked dishes like curries possible on a weeknight. If you also want to keep the slicing and dicing to a minimum, partner with your freezer so chicken curry can be on your table in just about 30 minutes whenever that craving hits. This recipe essentially starts with making your own meal kit and freezing it.