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 ...

Instant Pots and Crock-Pot slow cookers are both popular kitchen appliances. You can use an Instant Pot for slow cooking but you can't use a Crock-Pot slow cooker for pressure cooking. The two kitchen ...

An Instant Pot is an electronic multicooker, so the first step to using it is to plug it in. After that, it's basically buttons all the way! Another reason everyone loves the Instant Pot is because it ...

1. The multicooker that can thaw a few frozen chicken breasts in less than three minutes, slash a six-hour slow cooker recipe down to 45 minutes, and replace a slew of appliances that are collecting ...