Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

The Instant Pot is a kitchen workhorse — an all-in-one slow cooker, pressure cooker, steamer, yogurt maker, sterilizer, rice cooker, sauté pan, food warmer, and probably a few other things as well.

Oh, the sweet pressure cooker. It’s your best friend when it’s 6 p.m., you have no meat thawed, and everyone in the house keeps asking you “when’s dinner?” It turns frozen meats and veggies into tasty ...

Not since the advent of the slow cooker has a small kitchen appliance captured the imaginations of so many home cooks so quickly, it seems. But I must admit, my curiosity about the Instant Pot wasn’t ...