Pressure & Slow Cooking

An electric pressure cooker and a slow cooker solve the same weeknight problem from opposite ends. The Instant Pot turns a two-hour braise into a 30-minute dinner; the slow cooker lets you load it in the morning and come home to a meal that is ready. Both reward a little know-how: how much liquid to add, when to sear first, and how long each cut really needs.

This section collects our pressure-cooker and slow-cooker recipes with real timings for each appliance, plus the guides that keep them from going wrong. Try the Instant Pot butter chicken in 30 minutes, layered to avoid the Burn warning, the dump-and-go slow cooker chili for hands-off nights, or the lazy day beef stew with timings for slow cooker, Dutch oven and Instant Pot.

You will also find practical guides as they are published: what the Burn message means and how to fix it, how to convert a slow cooker recipe to the Instant Pot, natural versus quick release, and which pot size fits your household.

Bowl of hearty slow cooker chili topped with cheese, sour cream, and avocado

Dump-and-Go Slow Cooker Chili

There’s nothing quite like coming home to the mouthwatering aroma of slow cooker chili that’s been simmering all day. This slow cooker chili is the ultimate dump-and-go recipe — the beauty is in its simplicity: just add ingredients to your slow cooker, turn it on, and walk away. Hours later, you’re rewarded with a hearty,

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