Instant Pot?

[sumi]

@LadyBugg welcome to SS!

 

[tortoise]

I broke down and ordered one because 1) I can burn everything in a crockpot, 2) burnt dry venison roast in a crockpot is gross, 3) I hope it will help me cook more by eliminating stovetop cooking that I can't do most the time because of health problems.

Apparently Instant Pot can cook hunks of meat without even thawing them out first?!

I'm excited to try the yogurt maker function. I have trouble keeping yogurt warm enough for the whole incubation period.

 

[tortoise]

How do you burn things in a crockpot? That's like a whole new talent!

Yes, I am verrry talented at burning food. If it was a marketable skill, I'd be rich.

I haven't seen yogurt makers that can make a whole pot at a time. I tried using a crockpot to incubate yogurt with instructions I found online. Didn't work out well. My mom has a system rigged up that involves yogurt-cultured milk in mason jars in a cooler filled with hot water and blanketed. Or something. It's complicated and I get lost in the details.

 

[NH Homesteader]

Yeah someone tried to explain a similar method to me, but I've never felt comfortable relying on blankets or hot water bottles to make dairy products! My husband found one that makes a few jars at a time, which is all I need!

It's OK... I don't think I've ever not overcooked poultry in my life so... We're even lol!

 

[tortoise]

Instant Pot has arrived. IT CAN PASTUERIZE MILK! I'm officially in love. And I need to get a dairy goat doeling this spring?

 

[NH Homesteader]

Oh that's awesome. Now I need to look it up!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Umm I have an electric pressure cooker I've used like twice, then I lost the cord... But I think I can make yogurt in it too! What? That's the craziest thing I've heard in a while and I must go find out more. I am no help but I'm glad you posted this thread!

 

[tortoise]

Vinegar didn't work for me. There's an old thread someplace about all the wierd tricks to peel fresh eggs. Never had luck with any of them and then I gave up on hardboiled eggs.

Vinegar makes sense though! If you leave a chicken bone in vinegar, the calcium leaches out and the bone gets floppy and gelatiny. Makes sense that it would have similar effect on an egg shell. Maybe i didn't use enough vinegar. IDK

 

[tortoise]

@Ellie Mae , how do you hard boil and peel your eggs?

 

[Hinotori]

I never have issues except for the one hen who's whites stick to the membrane and must be scooped out with a finger when raw. I don't hard cook her eggs. Baking or scrambled only.

I bring water to boil. Slip eggs in and as soon as water shows signs of returning to a boil, temp is dropped to a simmer and timer set. 10 minutes for a silkie egg and 15 for a jumbo. Drain water. Gently crack eggs and run cold water over for a moment. Peel under running water.

I rarely have eggs over a week old in the fridge. They become raven bribes by that time. (Ravens chase the hawks off)