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Have you ever used ceramic cookware? I bought a ceramic skillet earlier this year, and I love it. It cooks evenly and clean-up is a snap! When I was offered a chance to sample the 4-Piece Fast Cooker which has a ceramic nonstick surface,I was sold. I enjoy using my slow cooker for soups and stews and roasts, but sometimes I don’t get my act together in time to put everything in so that it can cook for 10 hours.
The Anna Boiardi fast cooker system is a low pressure cooker. The lid locks on and seals in flavor and speeds cooking time, but the pressure can easily be released so that you can stir or add ingredients.
The skillet is 5.5 quart, the size of one of the large slow cookers. I love the size of this pan, and I know I’ll use it in place of my dutch oven with the clear glass lid that is also included.
I have used it twice, with great results both times. I will say that I’m not sure how good a seal I’ve gotten. It seems like some steam is still escaping on the sides, not through the valve. But regardless, I have gotten the locked-in flavor that is promised.
I made my Mexican minestrone soup. It’s one of those recipes that usually cooks for 8 to 10 hours in a slow cooker. However, it’s mostly canned and frozen veggies, and some fresh new potatoes. It doesn’t really need to cook that long, but that’s what builds the flavor. I cooked it on the stovetop for about 90 minutes with great results.
There’s a recipe book included, with mostly Italian recipes (what else would you expect from a Boiardi, granddaughter of the founders of Chef Boy-ar-dee!?), but also general cooking instructions for all types of proteins, beans, rice, etc. I got the idea to try my favorite salmon recipe. I love this marinade that I developed. I’ve grilled my salmon, cooked it on my stovetop grill, microwaved it, and baked it. I’ve never tried this sort of low pressure cook, similar to poaching. The whitish color is not attractive, but the flavor was outstanding!
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Easy salmon made even better by Anna Boiardi
- dijon mustard
- soy sauce
- honey
- Squirt some dijon mustard directly onto the fish.
- Shake out some soy sauce.
- Lightly drizzle with honey.
- Mix all ingredients on the salmon with the back of a spoon.
I like to cook a pork roast with barbecue sauce, then shred it for pulled pork sandwiches. So easy and yummy.
I love to use a low pressure cooker for almost all my dishes.
I especially love the way the flavors blend for chili and other dishes as well, and above all it is a safe way and a modern fast delicious way to cook great foods.
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
I like to cook Chicken and Rice
FRENCH DIP. MMM, YOU CAN GET THE ROAST BEEF AND AU JUS JUST RIGHT!
I like to cook pulled pork so I can have pulled pork sandwiches. Yum.
My favorite thing to cook is chili and stews, especially during the fall and winter.
I would use it for Chili.
I love making pork chops in a mushroom and onion gravy in my slow cooker.
I love using a low pressure cooker method as it can act as a slow cooker as well.
I would make many dishes including various stuffings, stews, soups, meat, chicken, fish and pasta dishes.
For stuffings with rice I would add rice for 6 servings, water, to accommodate, various spices, 1 can crushed tomatoes, 1 can rotel. I would also add some meat, chicken or sausages, and low pressure cook until rice is cooked and ready to serve.
Thank you for entering me in the Anna Boiardi low pressure cooker set giveaway and as a man i love to cook.
I just tried this sweet and smoky pulled chicken that was delicious in the slow cooker. I would love to try this would out – mine is starting to show it’s age and I have found so many new slow cooker recipes I want to try out – LOL
i like to make chili in the slow cooker
I like to cook stew in a slow cooker.
I love to make beef stew
I like to make chili
I have never cooked in a pressure cooker, but I use my slow cooker all the time. I like to make honey sesame chicken in it.
I would love to cook chili in this
I like to make a nice juicy roast with potatoes and carrots, yum!
I love it when my wife cooks rice
I love preparing pulled chicken in the crockpot.
My favorite thing to cook in the slow cooker is pork and sauerkraut! YUM!
I love to make my spectacular Pepsi Pot Roast!!!
I have never used one like this but I would like to try lamb shanks maybe or a pot roast
I like to make a pot roast in a slow cooker.The roast beef regardless of the cut comes out nice and tender
Thanks for the giveaway…with either method, we cook pot roast !
I like to cook chili in a slow cooker.
I love to make Corned Beef and Cabbage.
shredded bbq prk in slow cooker yum
like to cook roasts in a slow cooker
I’d cook dry beans.
I like to make some bbq chicken or ribs!
I like to cook stews and roasts.
I LOVE TO MAKE ROASTS
I like to cook pork chops.
I like to cook Pot Roast.
I cook a lot of soups and stews, especially beef stew. I love how tender the meat gets in the slow cooker
I would probably like to do a stew.
pulled pork or soups i like to make
I make a great roast in the pressure cooker
15 bean soup is one of my faves
I love to cook soups and chili in the slow cooker.
At our house we put potatoes in the pressure cooker. We let it cook for about 15 minutes and then we use them to make mashed. Not really a fan of flake masked potatoes.
I cook white beans in slow cooker
like chicken done in a pressure cooker
I like to make pulled pork.
I like to cook pot roast
Oh boy i love to cook in the pressure cooker. I make pot roast, Italian chicken and beef stew
Iook things that take a while but that I have the time to keep an eye on, like chili.
I would make pulled pork
I like roasts and stews.
I like to make stews
I like to make roast
I like to make brisket
i think my first dish would be chourico and peppers
I would love to try some new Korean recipes with this
i would love to make jackfruit tacos. they are my fave.
I love to make red sauce in both (depending on my time!)
I would want to cook something with potatoes, like a soup or stew.
I like to cook stew
I like to make buffalo chicken dip.
i always like cooking a nice pork roast
i like making stuffed peppers in my slow cooker
I love to slow cook ribs.
I like cooking any kind of meat in a pressure cooker. All you have to do is put your meat in the cooker and add whatever seasonings you would like and a little water….and presto! Within just a few minutes you have delicious tender meat!
I like to cook spare ribs in a pressure cooker
Meat with potatoes and veggies!
I use a slow cooker!
I like cooking meat smothered in cream of mushroom soup in a slow cooker. It works with pork, chicken or beef!
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I cook white beans in mine
I love to cook meatballs, chili, or pork shoulder meat in my slow cooker. If I were to win this fast cooker I would give it to my mother. She has MS and it is hard for her to cook. Like you, she also forgets to put food in her slow cooker ahead of time. I think something like this would be perfect for her! 🙂
I like to cook beans with the little red potatoes. They come out perfect.
I love cooking beef stew and vegetables in my crockpot.
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We like to make chicken and rice in a pressure cooker. Often we will cook beef in the slow cooker. I don’t prefer the slow cooker, though.
I would like to cook baby back ribs
Go with a small chicken and see how it turns out
My family likes pork roast or bbq
I use my slow cooker all the time, I love cooking a pot roast, with potatoes and carrots. We have a whole meal, then use the leftovers for sandwiches 🙂
I like to cook roasts and stews.
I like to cook roasts.
Because everything comes out so moist and tender
I like making City Chicken in the pressure cooker.
I would like to make beef stew.
I like to cook beef stew
I like to make a roast in our cooker.
we like to cook our fresh stewed tomatoes and okra from the garden…
I like to cook stews!
I like to make a lot of different things in my slow cooker. Pulled pork and beef stew are two on my favorites.
I like to cook pot roast in the slow cooker.
I would cook BBQ pull pork .
id love to cook some pinto beans 🙂
I would like the 3.5 drink dispenser, feelling pale, i am getting up in age and like many visiters. it will be great for several people at once. Thank and have a nice day
I make beef stew in our pressure cooker.
I love to cook all my meats in the slow cooker! It falls apart and is just so yummy! Also chili and stew!
We like to cook pulled pork in our crock pot. Honestly we just love using our crockpot a lot for lazy days.
I like to make apple butter in my slow cooker. Would love to have a pressure cooker for canning veggies from my garden this year.
I like to cook chilli in a slow cooker.
I love cooking all types of beans in a slow cooker.
I would love to use this for bbq pork
I like to cook soup in a slow cooker
I would like to try bbq ribs in a slow cooker
My choice as a favorite… definitely Chili…. with few beans and lots of fresh chili peppers
I like to cook beef stew in a slow cooker it always comes out great!
We cook a meat roast in the slow cooker and sometimes add potatoes.
I like to cook whole chickens and pot roats in my slow cooker
I make dinner in my slow cooker at least three times every week! My favorites are soups and chicken dishes, though. 🙂
I love to cook my hawiian chicken and rice
I make a beef and potato stew in the crock pot.
Absolutely pulled pork 😉
beef and potato stew
My husband makes the best pot roast in a slow cooker!
I like to cook beef stew and bbq pork in my slow cooker
I love to cook pot roast in the slow cooker!
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I like to cook carnitas in a slow cooker but I haven’t used a pressure cooker yet.
Ive never used one but I remember my mom making beans, potatoes and chicken in hers. Id love to try one.
I love to cook soups and stews in a slow cooker/pressure cooker.
I love making pulled pork in my slow cooker
I like to cook roast beef
I love to cook pot roast in my slow cooker
slow cooker BBQ never used pressure cooker
pot roast and chicken and rice love to cook in a slow cooker
I’d love to try a pot roast in this
I like to slow cook pot roasts
I like to slow cook pit roasts.
I’d like to cook chicken and veggies.
I like to cook chili and a roast,potato and carrots
I like to cook roasts in the slow cooker
I like cooking beef or pork in the slow cooker. Thanks for the chance to win.
I will cook short ribs
I cook beans & chicken stew.
I like to make pulled pork
I would cook cabbage and corned beef
I like to cook pull pork.
We cook a lot of roasts in the slow cooker
I like roasts in my slow cooker.
I like to make roast and potatoes
I love to cook rice!
I like to cook ribs in a great sauce in my slow cooker.
We like stew or a beef pot roast.
I like to cook stews.
I like using a slow cooker for roasts and stews but want to try frying chicken in a pressure cooker.
I like to cook stuffed peppers.
I like to cook barbacoa ..
looks terrific to cook anything
I want to try to use it for soups and potatoes
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I like to cook stew.
I like to make vegetable stew in my slow cooker
I like making Chilli
My two favorite things to cook in a slow cooker are pot roast and chicken fajitas.
I would cook beans
I like cooking a roast or stew beef.
My grandmother turned out some wonderful meals in her pressure cooker. I like to cook meat, onion, and potatoes–even less expensive pieces of meat work well.
I like making what I call Chicken & Stuff. It’s chicken breasts, a can of cream of mushroom soup, onion, mushrooms, any kind of frozen vegetable you like and a box of stuffing mix.
I like to cook beef filling for burritos.
I love making soups
I like making pot roast, chili and soup in mine
I love to cook Stew!
I like to cook my Italian pot roast. I add a pot roast with cut up green pepper, cut up onion and 2 cans of diced tomatoes with oregano. I set it in a crock pot and let it cook all day. The pot roast falls off your fork as it is so tender and i serve it over rice or egg noodles. The family loves it
I would like to cook some beans and ham in a pressure cooker, or evan a roast.
Asparagus and really, any kind of meat. It’s so tender when slow-cooked.
beef and beans
I like to cook beef roast with carrots and potatoes.
I would love to try pulled pork in the cooker.
I love to cook soups in ours. Thanks for the fun!
I like to make Chicken Enchilada Soup.
I like to make stews and chili in our slow cooker.
I don’t know, maybe salmon with that yummy marinade
i like to cook roasts in the crock pot.
Stew in my slowcooker!
I love to make soup!
I use my pressure cooker for about everything. My favorite is a pot roast.
I like pork roast for pulled pork sandwiches.
I love to do beef stew in my crockpot!
Our slow cooker from the 70s has given up and we would like to cook healthier stews, etc.!
I would like to try to cook Garbanzo Beans
That salmon looks quite good, will try! 🙂
I love making soup in my slow cooker, and I’ve always wanted to try to make my own beans in a pressure cooker!
I like to cook spare ribs in a pressure cooker and then finish them off on the grill.
I love to make stews or roast chicken in a slow cooker.
I like to cook roasts in a slow cooker!
I like to cook veggie and chicken stew.
I like to make sweet n sour meatballs and stew in my slow cooker
We always cook stew or pepper steak in our crock pot. I have never used a pressure cooker before.
I would cook a mexican beef stew, Thank you!
I like using it to cook beans
I would cook a bean soup with sausage.
I love to cook bbq pulled pork!
I like to cook rice
I would cook chicken stew.
i’d like to try a new recipe in a slow cooker or pressure cooker.
I like to cook BBQ ribs in the slow cooker. The meat is so tender and falls right off the bone.
I like to cook stew
I like to cook rice or beans