Oct 27, 2020
Instant Pot or Other Electric Pressure Cooker Recommendations
We're interested in an electric slow cooker / pressure cooker as LP gas can get expensive. If you have something like that and actually use it often, I'd like to hear from you. Do you have any recommendations for brands (Japanese or other), where to buy one, what size is good for a couple who likes making enough for leftovers? Thanks!
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on Nov 5
@helloalissa I walked by a store recently and saw the Panasonic pressure cooker. Well-built and full of functions. That is a sure winner if you don't mind the price. I looked at the two cheaper alternatives: Iris Oyama and Koizumi as well. Iris Oyama is not the best when it comes to durability even though that has been improving. On the other hand, Koizumi has always given me trust in their products and for a good price. If you want to go for a cheaper one, I would suggest Koizumi's at around 13000 yen.
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on Oct 31
I don't use them but I used to sell them at retail. Slow-cooker wise, I think most brands you can find will be reliable enough. They are very simple in concept and even cheap ones generally last one, so you can probably choose one based on price and be happy with it, best if you can read some online reviews first, of course. Size-wise, for two people, a 4 quarts one will probably be good with some flexibility, or a 6 quarts if you are into making many meals for later. Pressure-cookers, I am not as familiar, but Insta-pot would be a good brand to go for. The valve design can be tricky if you are getting a cheap one, so I would recommand paying a bit more for safety.
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on Nov 2
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on Nov 2
@JapanRamen Instant Pot was recommended but I'm open to more recommendations that are popular in Japan. There's one by Panasonic we have an eye on. @TonetoEdo I guess slow cookers aren't popular in Japanese size kitchens? When I looked at the combo pressure / slow cookers listed on Amazon, they offer ideas for recipes. Kuromame, nimono, nabe, steaming, and maybe lentil soup are the other things I'm interesting in using one for.
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on Nov 3
I'm honestly not much help since the model we have is an American one that we got when we lived at a military base here. The brand is Hamilton Beach, and they do sell them on Amazon JP but at exorbitant, import prices. It's 6 quarts, so we definitely have leftovers when we make stuff, but for us it's handy as we don't have an oven...we've made all kinds of stuff in ours, stuffed peppers are a favorite.
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on Nov 5
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on Nov 10
We ended up buying the 3L Panasonic pressure cooker on Amazon (a lot cheaper than K's Denki). So far we've used it a few times plus reheating and are happy with it. Most of the recipes make four servings. We forgot to consider where it will live in the kitchen... so far it has been sitting on the kotatsu getting lots of use. The beeping noises are excessive, but maybe that's all the brands, hah.
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