Pressure cookers - are they useful?/worth it?

Hi all. I've never had a pressure cooker (only crock pots which I have kept shelved since I've discovered meat comes out MUCH more tender in my ceramic cast iron Dutch ovens).

Anyone have a pressure cooker? What do you fix in it? Any specific brand I should look at? (i.e. InstaPot? Crock Pot?)

Also, according to what I'm reading about wattage, I would only be able to get a 3-qt cooker since my kitchen counters can only handle 700-900 W. This is for only 2 people but 3 qt still seems small.

Opinions welcome! Thanks!

Follow Ups:

• go to rootitoot.com, and on facebook look for the rootitoot group I have used a lot of her recipes, and they're all great. Wed, Aug 17 2022 at 05:02 PM CDT (3)
  • Almost forgot - they have a BUNCH of the recipes on rootitoot.com website If you don't have the money for a cookbook - they keep adding more. Mon, Aug 29 2022 at 06:30 PM CDT (0)
  • Omg those look SO good! I did order the InstantPot on 50% off sale from Best Buy, coming this week. nm OP Sun, Aug 21 2022 at 02:26 PM CDT (1)
    • That's where I got mine! Same sale price, too. Just have to watch their ad frequently. They have great deals on Instant Pots! Mon, Aug 29 2022 at 06:29 PM CDT (0)
• If you're on Facebook, check out the Instant Pot 101 for Beginners group. Chock full of helpful tips, recipes, etc. AK Thu, Aug 11 2022 at 09:50 AM CDT (0)
• Thanks all for the tips! Great ideas here. nm OP Thu, Aug 11 2022 at 08:19 AM CDT (0)
• we make tacos and spaghetti/meat sauce all the time. The way we do it is brown and cook the ground beef, sm Wed, Aug 10 2022 at 03:58 PM CDT (3)
  • Edgerunners Jacket Mike Rooney Tue, Jun 06 2023 at 03:38 AM CDT (0)
  • One more thing. Drain the water off before adding seasonings or water again. this will drain any grease. Wed, Aug 10 2022 at 03:59 PM CDT (1)
    • And the best of the meat's flavor along with it. Why do people still think fat is a bad thing? nm Sat, Aug 13 2022 at 11:34 AM CDT (0)
• I use my pressure cooker for lots of things, especially if I want it cooked fast. love my pressure cooker Wed, Aug 10 2022 at 11:45 AM CDT (0)
• Re: Pressure cookers - are they useful?/worth it? Chelle Wed, Aug 10 2022 at 08:52 AM CDT (0)

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