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Save Time And Space With This Insta Pot Duo Mini

I hope you were able to enjoy your Thanksgiving with your loved ones despite all that is taking place now. You are no doubt looking forward to Christmas when you may have to do more cooking than you normally do. If that is the case, then this Insta Pot Duo Mini is just what you need. The device is designed to be used by anyone, including big families, even though it’s a mini version.

Because it’s compact, it doesn’t take up much counter space, but it still delivers big results. It can be used for a variety of functions – from making full meals to desserts to side dishes and more.

One of the reasons for the popularity of this gadget is that it’s a 7-in-1 appliance. So not only does it save room in the kitchen, but it’s also a time saver. It can take the place of your slow cooker, your pressure cooker and more.

The front of the Insta pot has an easy to read screen with clear push buttons for operation. On one side of the pot, you’ll be able to select choices like making soup or broth, using it as a slow cooker or sautéing something.

The pot can be used to make yogurt, or you can select the pressure cooking option. You have the option of choosing the pressure level and one of the features is the ability to choose low, normal or more.

You can also select the easy delay start feature if you want. With this feature, you can choose how you want the food prepared, then select the timer to input when you want the hours and minutes to begin.

If you cook something and want to keep it warm, the pot has that feature as well without losing the temperature of the food. There’s also a prominent cancel option if you accidentally make the wrong selection and need to start over.

The pot will automatically monitor what the pressure is so that you don’t have to fret about that like you do a regular pressure cooker. It also tracks the temperature of whatever you’re using the pot for.

It can sense the set time and will stop cooking when the right time has elapsed. However, during the cooking phases, the pot will change how hot the food is cooked or lower it so that the food is cooked right.

Not only can it do all of this without intervention, but it will also make the food dishes as much as 70% quicker than if you were using the individual gadgets to do the same job. 

Because it cooks quickly, the pot is able to lock in more of the vitamins and minerals in the foods that you eat. Though it’s small, it still can hold a lot. For example, the pot has the ability to cook as much as 6 cups of many different types of rice, which doubles the amount when it’s cooked. You can set the pot and have dinner ready in a flash when you get home after a long day or it can be used to reheat leftovers. I am placing my order right now.

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What Foods Can You Freeze?

How many times have people shown up at your home unexpectedly? It happens, especially if you have children. Plus, you probably enjoy having company over, but it always seems like just too much work. Now, you can relax a bit because you don’t need to do more than heat up a delicious entre, make a nice salad, and pour some wine to look like the most amazing host on the planet.

Freezing food beforehand can save you time as well as money. But in order to get the best benefits, you must know what foods you can freeze.

Keep in mind when you choose meals to freeze, that freezing changes the texture of some foods. For instance high moisture fresh foods don’t really freeze well if you plan to eat them in raw form later. For instance, you can’t freeze a raw chef salad and expect it to taste like a fresh chef salad after freezing. But you can freeze chopped tomatoes to use in a sauce later.

Do Not Freeze These Items (or freeze with caution)

Cheese — You can actually freeze cheese as long as you understand the texture will change. It will be crumbly, (shred it first) and you can’t eat it as is, but you can use it in a casserole as a topping. So, if you put cheese on top of a casserole that you’re going to pop into the oven to reheat anyway it’s fine. But if you plan to slice it for a sandwich, you probably don’t want to freeze your cheese.

Fried Food — You can freeze fried food as long as you wrap it right, and then reheat it correctly. For something like fried chicken be sure to cool it down while draining off the extra fat, then wrap with freezer paper and then put it inside an air tight container. To reheat, put in the oven frozen after unwrapping on a greased pan.

Grapes — Everyone knows you can freeze grapes if you plan to eat them frozen. A nice treat and tastes like dessert.

Onions & Peppers — You can chop these and freeze them to use in recipes. Chop and let them dry on a paper towel first to drain off extra moisture. Spread them on a cookie sheet and freeze for about an hour before putting them into airtight freezer bags.

Tomatoes — You can chop them and freeze into serving sizes or recipe sizes in airtight containers. You can only use them for sauces after freezing or in a soup or stew where texture isn’t as important.

Oranges & Citrus — You cannot freeze the fruit but you can freeze the zest. Zest onto a paper towel, and let dry out a bit, then freeze in one layer on a pan for about an hour. Pour into a airtight container to use in recipes.

 

Rice &Potatoes — They freeze fine in casseroles and dishes, but it does change their texture a bit. You cannot freeze them raw; you must precook and then freeze.

Pasta – While many places have pasta on the ‘no freeze’ list, you can freeze cooked or frozen pasta. It is recommended that you freeze pasta for some dishes uncooked because it will cook during the reheating and you don’t want to overcook it. But, you need to use prepared dried pasta and not freshly made pasta that isn’t dried.

Other foods which should not be frozen are: apples, cottage cheese, cream cheese, radishes, salad dressing, salad greens, sour cream, mayonnaise, watermelon and yogurt.

The important thing is to remember to prepare the dishes correctly for storage and to reheat them properly. You have to be sure that your freezer is the right temperature, (under 0°F) and in good repair and that you consider the moisture content of anything that you plan to freeze. Moisture expands when it freezes.

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