To Transform Your Weeknight Cooking, Turn On the Instant Pot

To Transform Your Weeknight Cooking, Turn On the Instant Pot
So while a whole brisket or boneless pork shoulder might take 90 minutes to braise under pressure, beef stew meat
cut into 1½-inch pieces, or pork ribs cut into two or three rib sections, will be tender in 20 to 25 minutes.
If you’re not the kind of cook who can commit to and then start prepping your dinner before you’re fully caffeinated —
or if you just can’t get yourself organized to start cooking in advance at all — a slow cooker won’t do you much good.
A multicooker is dinnertime convenience in stainless steel form, an appliance
that combines an electric pressure cooker with a slow cooker, electric steamer and rice cooker.
As for those chicken thighs, my go-to method is to buy them boneless, cut them into pieces
and then throw them in the pot with pretty much any combination of spices, aromatics and condiments, to cook in under 10 minutes.
If you’re an organized, plan-ahead type of person, you can use your multicooker exactly like a slow cooker.
While whole roots usually need about 20 to 30 minutes to cook, slices or cubes take 5 to 10 minutes.