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bought one 2 plus years ago, still in the box. Will get around to trying it out at some stage !!

I've heard mixed reports about the Instant Pot as a slow cooker, but if you are using that function you're supposed to leave the pressure valve open which should allow steam to escape. I'm not sure what difference using the special lid would make, slow cookers are fairly sealed and cook at a low temp anyway so there's not much steam.

Everything we used to do in the Slow Cooker (which I gave away) we now do in the Instant Pot under pressure, you get the same result but quicker and with less of a tendency for everything to turn to mush (this is mostly based on doing casseroles, curries etc, never done pulled pork or anything like that).

cooked a mushroom/veg risotto in mine last night - came out really nice; loosely based on a couple of recipes I found online (you could also add prawns or peas if you wished):

serves 4 or 5

• Onion x1
• garlic x3
• Courgette x1
• Carrots x2 (or 1 big carrot)
• 300g Mushrooms (I used chestnut)

Fry up the veg in that order on "sauté" until they're soft, then add:

• 400g arborio risotto rice
• 500 ml veg stock
• 200 ml white wine
• Salt, pepper, rosemary

6 mins @ high pressure, then quick release

Stir in a decent amount of grated parmesan