We’re living in a golden age of small kitchen appliances (see: slow cookers, Instant Pots, and air fryers). We’re also in a not-so-golden age of abundant counter space. So what’s a home cook to do?

Cooking low and slow can turn cheap cuts of meat into tender, restaurant quality eats with very little effort. A slow cooker or Instant Pot can also trim some money off your monthly energy bill since ...

The Instant Pot has a cult following for a reason — one appliance can make perfect polenta (no stirring required), homemade yogurt and pork shoulder that falls apart the moment it meets your fork. It ...

Even after recently having wrapped up an Instant Pot/multicooker recipe series, I still couldn’t stop Instant Potting. This polenta recipe I had come across kept coming to mind. And wanting something ...

Slow cookers, Crock-Pots and Instant Pots are beloved by millions of home cooks because they take a lot of guesswork out of the cooking process. Taking a shortcut with a recipe, however, isn't always ...

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Instant Pots can slow cook or pressure cook. Use the pressure cook setting for pulled pork in an hour or the slow cook method for extra tender meat.

Pressure cookers — both electric and stovetop varieties — can help make it faster and easier to get food on the table without sacrificing flavor. But if you’re shopping around for one, you might be ...

This family recipe for slow-cooker pot roast requires only five ingredients, including gingersnaps and chili sauce.

To see how the two very different products compare I prepared the same foods using like-to-like functions provided by the Our Place Dream Cooker and the Instant Pot Pro 6 Qt. Over the course of a week ...