I too love the ability to spend long hours letting things braise on the stove. But, insert my ode to my slow cooker here. As a full time work outside the home mom to two kiddos, there are days where my slow cooker saves the day. Evening me loves the morning me who put dinner in the crockpot. I will say, I am very selective on what cooks in there. Smitten Kitchen has an amazing Chicken Chili. The Defined Dish has a slow cooker Tikka Masala and a Salsa Verde Beef. Also throwing a roast and an entire jar of sliced pepperoncini's into the slow cooker makes my husband sing my praises. Slow cookers are for weekdays. Braising is for weekends. :)
The sauté feature on my Insta Pot is the main reason I bought it. Sauté aromatics, brown meats, etc., and then pop on the lid and make an amazing meal in minutes (pressure cook) or hours (slow cook). You can thicken stews at the end by turning the sauté back on. They really are life changers!
I too love the ability to spend long hours letting things braise on the stove. But, insert my ode to my slow cooker here. As a full time work outside the home mom to two kiddos, there are days where my slow cooker saves the day. Evening me loves the morning me who put dinner in the crockpot. I will say, I am very selective on what cooks in there. Smitten Kitchen has an amazing Chicken Chili. The Defined Dish has a slow cooker Tikka Masala and a Salsa Verde Beef. Also throwing a roast and an entire jar of sliced pepperoncini's into the slow cooker makes my husband sing my praises. Slow cookers are for weekdays. Braising is for weekends. :)
The sauté feature on my Insta Pot is the main reason I bought it. Sauté aromatics, brown meats, etc., and then pop on the lid and make an amazing meal in minutes (pressure cook) or hours (slow cook). You can thicken stews at the end by turning the sauté back on. They really are life changers!