Specialty Equipment Recipes
Specialty equipment can provide a different way to control heat, texture, or preparation. Air fryers, pressure cookers, sous vide setups, blenders, whippers, and other tools provide the browsing paths in this collection. Begin with the equipment you have or want to understand, then read the recipe’s specific settings and requirements before preparing the dish.
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Air Fryer
Loaded potato skins and chicken skewers offer different air fryer applications in this collection. Browse the recipes for their portion sizes, cooking settings, and guidance on the finished texture.
Chamber Vacuum Sealer
A chamber vacuum sealer appears in pickle and other preparations within this collection. These recipes show particular uses of the equipment, with the method explaining its role in each dish.
Control °Freak
Farmer’s cheese, omelettes, and potato preparations offer different applications for the Control Freak. Browse recipes that use controlled heat settings, following the specific temperature and method for the dish.
Ham Press
Chicken and barbecue loaf preparations give this ham press collection its focus. The recipes explain how the equipment shapes a mixture and supports the particular cooking process used.
Instant Pot
Chicken and rice, hard-boiled eggs, and ricotta offer different Instant Pot applications. These recipes use specific programs and timings, with the individual method guiding preparation and release steps.
iSi Whipper
Foams and drink preparations offer different uses for an iSi whipper in this collection. Browse each recipe for its ingredients, equipment requirements, and the method that creates the intended texture.
Slow Cooker
Tortellini soup, hot fudge cake, and creamy cabbage show the slow cooker’s range across savory and sweet dishes. These recipes set out their own timing and preparation for the finished serving.
Smoking Gun
Smoked balsamic vinegar and a wood chip pairing guide introduce applications for a smoking gun. This small collection connects the choice of smoke with the preparation described in each entry.
Sous Vide
Turkey roulade, salmon mi-cuit, and shrimp cocktail offer different sous vide preparations. Browse recipes that use controlled water-bath cooking, following their specific temperature, timing, finishing, and handling directions.
Vitamix
Sauces, drinks, and other preparations show different Vitamix applications in this collection. Browse each recipe for the blending method and the texture it aims to produce in the finished dish.
In this collection

Cafe Rio Cilantro Lime Rice
I love this rice because it can be made so quickly in the Instant Pot. You only need 8 minutes of cooking time. It takes a total time…

Holiday Cranberry Salad
Ingredients 1 10-ounce package fresh cranberries 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 small package cranberry jello 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice…
Cowboy Candy aka Candied Jalapeños
There aren’t words that exist to describe how addictive these little savoury, sweet, spicy, crunchy, garlicky pickled jalapeno rounds are. Put them on sandwiches, tacos, rice or bake…
Instant Pot-Pourri (Deodorizer)
Ingredients 1/4 cup cloves 2 tablespoons nutmeg powder 4-5 whole cinnamon sticks 4-6 cups of water Procedure Turn on the Instant Pot to SLOW COOK mode Fill…
Cooking Pasta in an Instant Pot: Timing and Safety
Pressure-cooked pasta can be convenient, but no single liquid ratio and timing formula works for every shape, grain, batch size, or Instant Pot model. Start with a model-compatible…

Peach Butter
This recipe makes a good-sized batch of peach butter which can be canned in smaller jars. Then all year long, you can enjoy this peach butter over ice…
Turn Cheap Kosher Salt Into Fancy, Flaky Salt Crystals
Set up your Joule in a pot and add a tray or two to hold the salt solution. Make sure you use glass or stainless steel for this…

Instant Pot Polenta Cacio e Pepe
Ingredients 1 cup polenta (not quick-cooking) 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more Freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 ounces Pecorino and/or Parmesan, finely grated, plus…
Instant Pot Iced Tea
Once you make Instant Pot Iced Tea you’ll never make it the old-fashioned way again! Make smooth, strong iced tea with minimal effort! Ingredients 3 regular teabags 6…
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