Wow! You are the Best!! You really know your stuff and no B.S. Instant pot should have paid you to help their design team before releasing this...I bet they could have added water level markings and added the +/_ cook time feature for almost no cost, and this thing would be nearly perfect. I'll have to buy some of your cookbooks now. I'm just glad I did not have you as a teacher in H.School...you seem very nice but you would have seen right through all of my scams. ;)

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

lol! thank you! I'm definitely known for being direct--sometimes a little too direct

@YeshuaKingMessiah

4 жыл бұрын

TwoSleevers Urvashi love your methodology. Dont stop!

@Matt-nf7ss

3 жыл бұрын

It does already support plus/minus cook time, she just didn't mention it in her video. She instead indicated by omission that it didn't have any other time option except for delay time setting.

I wish more people would do reviews like this. No bs, to the point, talks fast, constant info. New sub

Wow, this is the first video I’ve seen on your channel and I’m really impressed with your review and presentation!!! All the information I wanted about the rice cooker, you were able to provide!!! Fantastic work!!! Also there is an honesty to your presentation that I don’t often find in other videos!!! Thank you!!! ☮️🖖🏽

I've watched a lot of reviews on everything from makeup to car headlight bulbs. You are by far my very favorite. Thanks for your review.

Great review! I like your no nonsense style. I was considering getting an Instant Pot Rice Cooker and this review helped a lot. Thank you very much! Take care!

Excellent review, you are very informative, thorough and really funny. I loved it so much, I was compelled to subscribe to your channel and I can't wait to see more. Cheers!

Wow! I didn't remember your name and the video shows up today. Your no-nonsense honest reviews are really helpful. As far as I know, Zojirushi also have one setting for white rice and also treats it the same way.

You are so charismatic and funny! So informative and entertaining. Thank you!

I’m subscribing just because you are hilariously real! 🙌🏼👏🏼

Wonderful review, thank you for the information!!

@Twosleevers

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Great job on your review. I do love that steamer. This means we can steam fresh veggies on top and add them to the rice we scoop out. I have the 3quart instant pot and the 8 quart instant pot with the air fryer. I also love the great quality of instant’s products.

Such a great video! Thank you

first time i saw this channel and i love this lady ,

How would I cook wheat berries (which grain button) in the Instant Zest? Loved your video. Thanks. Happy New Year

I have the expensive ricer cooker, too. What do I use all the time? The Instant Pot Mini! Love it!

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

lausdeandl me too! I can’t bring myself to give the small one away. It’s a lot easier to clean because of the nonstick and the smaller size. But the IP mini sure is handy

Thank you. It's 2022.Nov.17 and I just bought this "Instant Zest - Rice & Grain Cooker". Tried it out this evening with a "Whole Grain" quinoa (Brand = NorQuin) that I bought at Costco. NorQuin is from Canada... and contains "Golden Quinoa" which is a variety of quinoa that is a new variety of quinoa that's grown in Canada and is completely different from the white, red, or tricolor quinoa varieties. It cooked up slightly on the dry"ish" side - but, really, only a wee bit. After all, I have only ever cooked quinoa in a pot on the stove top. I scooped the Quinoa into a bowl, drizzled it with my favourite Single Estate Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil... and it was delish !!! Bon Appetite from Mrs. Cheese in Nanaimo, BC, Canada

That was a FUN review! I love your style, your honesty, and your humor!! As you mentioned, the instruction booklet is pretty much worthless. I was hoping to find info on how long to cook my steel cut oats in the Zest, which I normally do in the regular IP and they come out perfectly (4 mins HP w/10 min NR). I'm off to see what other videos you have now! Thanks!

@Twosleevers

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Amazing video. Thank you!

I got this as a work gift but thought it was the bigger size. My question is can I cook salmon (frozen or thawed) in the 8 cup instant pot? Thanks. Keep up the good work.

For ratios, I use the same as I do in the 3 quart Duo. Works very well.

How did you get the lid to come off? I didn't find any instructions for that. Do I take off the rubber thing in the middle? Thank you.

The Zest plus has markings inside the container and has a saute feature as well. I use it to make barley pongal regularly. It does come out nice (at least that’s my opinion)

I have the zest 20 cup. Could you tell me how much water am I supposed to add to the pot if I just want to steam some broccoli in the steamer basket? I cannot find anywhere that states how much water to add. Thank you! Love your video!

Actually I think you can adjust cooking times on some of the presets, like oatmeal. The rice setting is a no go though,

enjoyed this one and when that part fell off...that was the best. Unedited and you just went with it!

@Twosleevers

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

"I lost the manual in two weeks and you will too" I'm feeling very attacked haha. Great review! I did have a question. It looks like the oatmeal setting uses the same temperature to cook but it allows you to adjust the time. Can I just use the oatmeal setting to cook rice at different time intervals?

Hi, can we cook indian lentils (moong daal and others daals) in this cooker?

You’re awesome I love love basmati rice that’s why I watched this, to learn how to cook it in the zest. You just got a subscriber. More resides with the instapot and zest please. Authentic Indian dishes. Methi meli chicken is my fave hint hint 😂

Could you steam frozen veggies on top? If so how long

What is delay/start button ? I got my rice cooker the other day. I placed the rice grain with water , hit white rice , and then hit start delay . The numbers showed 59 minutes . Rice don’t cook one hour . I have instant pot and I cook rice there too. It only takes 30 minutes . So 59 minutes past , I opened the lid and it did not cook at all. What did I do wrong ? Should I just hit white rice button only?

Thanks for the thorough review! If i have the 6 qt instant pot already, do you think I need the instant pot zest? I just cook for 1-2 people, so taking the 6qt out just to make a cup or 2 of rice is so much work lol!

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

Jennie Vu I’m in the same boat. I use this one a lot since I got it. It’s good for rice oatmeal quinoa and yesterday I mixed up rice, taco meat, can of kidney beans and taco seasoning and made dinner in it. We still have leftovers even after feeding 2 others. So it holds a lot-but it doesn’t have to. You can make smaller quantities in it and I like that

@nancyschwartz7692

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I'm already using our 6 quart IP for the main dish but we need rice too. So I am looking at buying a second, smaller IP for making rice. After having the IP rice, I can't go back to stove top rice that was always either slightly undercooked or slightly too watery/mushy. I was going to get the Zest until the reviewer pointed out "non stick" (which typically equals chemicals that leach). So I'm going to go with the 3qt regular IP instead.

Excellent presentation, very informative, the no nonsense approach is appreciated however slow down a little it was like watching an auction . Thank-you for your time and effort .

My girlfriend just bought me this! Time to experiment with rice now that I know this information. Its a good thing your video exists otherwise I was about to jump in with my common rice knowledge (one cup rice with two cups water) good thing I didn't lol

My husband wants a rice cooker..so thanks for the review...

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

Carolyn Medlock oh good! Thanks for watching!

Mam can we boil chickpeas in this ? If yes what settings to choose?

How long does the keep warm feature stay on?

Does the Zest rice cooker use a “fuzzy logic”/micom controller? Unfortunately, I’ve found that there is a noticeable difference between a lower end digital rice cooker from, say, Aroma (

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

loeysf it does not but I’ve not had issues with the rice it makes.

Excellent review, as always. However, I noticed that there are times when you speak really fast😂 Is that because there is a time restriction on the video? There are times when I have to replay portions just to be sure that I caught what was being said. Aside from that, your videos are so informative and make loads of difference for many of us when it comes to improving our cooking skills and knowledge. Thanks for all you do!!

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

No, it's because I have always spoken very fast and I forget to slow down sometimes! If my husband is at home he reminds me to slow down but if he's not around and I get all excited, then all bets are off!

@done971

4 жыл бұрын

TwoSleevers Urvashi 😂😂😂 Sometimes I catch myself breathing for you. Too funny.

@rogergorman3831

4 жыл бұрын

It just reflects how fast her mind works..

Great review :-)

I can't get the Instant Pot company to show me proper cleaning technique for this unit. They sent me a link to watch someone elses review to wash a unit that looks like a pressure cooker, so it doesn't have that vented ceiling part that you mentioned in this video is removable. Do you by any chance have a video showing how to remove that part? I need to be sure I can clean mine even after I cook things like fish in it. I so appreciate any help. Sorry to trouble you with it. I really appreciate your video. Thank you.

I just bought this pot yesterday. The manufacturer must have heard your videos, because my pot does have markings on the inside. This is not a pressure cooker like the other instant pot family, though. I just thought it was when I bought it. Looking forward to cooking in it. There are lots of times when I need to cook rice separate from other food I am making, and it should be great for oatmeal.

@Twosleevers

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you like it!

@karenallen1730

3 жыл бұрын

TwoSleevers Urvashi I do like it. Use it as much or more than my big instant pot. Great for rice, oatmeal, and steamed veggies. Not under pressure but thing cook nicely and I don’t have to watch it.

loved your video!

@Twosleevers

3 жыл бұрын

Natalie T thanks for watching!

Very useful. Just one question (maybe you've already answered it for someone else). Can the Keep warm function be use for reheat coocked rice? Thank you and very good video

@Twosleevers

3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried that in this cooker but generally speaking it’s hard to do because unless there’s some water and steam, the cookers dont usually come on. Some of the more expensive ones do have a reheat function.

@Resiliencebalado

3 жыл бұрын

TwoSleevers Urvashi ok thank you very much. Any idea of a mid budget rice cooker that would do that (only cocking rice!)

As you found, too many recipes assume that all rice cooks the same. It doesn't! Does your cookbook have recipes for wild rice and brown rice so that I don't have to experiment?

I would love to see you do rice cooker recipes.

do u have video on rice cookers

I got that little fella for 25$ ... For a decent rice maker it's a good deal. We already have the jumbo insta pot😁👍 great video

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

stgreen78 I use it so much more than I thought I would. It’s zero hassle and cleans so easily

@stephenwgreen78

4 жыл бұрын

@@Twosleevers it's great...thanks again for the video & I too have a kitchen gadget "problem". It took a while, but long grain white rice (for anyone looking) is 1 rice to 1 1/4 water & 1/2 tsp Olive oil. Cook on white rice setting & I left it for maybe 10minutes on warm. Leaves nice perfectly cooked separated rice grains. May have gone through 3 batches b4 I got it😁

I like the way she tells it like it is.

for white rice, I use 1:1 to 1:1.1 rice to water ratio by weight.

I believe you said the only mode you could adjust the time with is the Delay Start mode. I think that isn't correct. Try to change the time with the oatmeal mode and see if it works. I saw someone else do it with their IP Zest.

@space_manirv1517

4 жыл бұрын

Daphne Miller I literally just prepped black beans to cook in the in the instant pot and noticed the time wouldn’t adjust KZreadd it and found this 😩 ima go ahead and try the oatmeal time adjust

Great review! But then you made me curious about taking the lid apart. How do you do it? Ahh too bad. Very good points though!

@Maryamrockify

3 жыл бұрын

I'm here to learn that! Took mine apart can't retach it

@Lawman212

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maryamrockify I figured it out. You simply pull on the grey silicone disk that holds on the large shiny metal disk. Pull it straight off. It's a tight fit, but only holds on there by friction. Keep an eye on which side of the grey disk that points toward the rice, and which points toward the shiny disk.

@Lawman212

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maryamrockify You should be able to put on the metal disk (make sure the up side is up, the down side down), and simply push the grey disk on the spindle to hold it.

Love the review...bummer the inner pot in not stainless or at least ceramic. Love the quick little jokes...you had me laughing 👍👍👍👍👍🥰

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

COOKINGWITHDOUG you are so sweet, thank you!

@shellyjerde718

3 жыл бұрын

@@notsure5088 yes, it’s ceramic ❤️

Do I need to rinse the rice before I cook in this instant pot rice cooker?

@nancyschwartz7692

3 жыл бұрын

You should always rinse your rice regardless what you are cooking it in. Gets off surface bits of starch.

Well, I'd like a small stainless steel, not expensive cooker, do you know one? 🤔 Thanks, very good review!

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

I do! I loved this one, ti's an affiliate link: amzn.to/2TYSWHw

@rickwhitfield7617

4 жыл бұрын

Nice review, and helpful info. Your link to the stainless steel 6C model is just a straight up heating element rice cooker with a steam hole. Isn't the IP ZEST actually pressure cooking with some fuzzy logic in it? My friend uses the oatmeal setting to cook rice and adjust tge time that way. She thinks it is essentially just putting a time at the White rice temp cycle.

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

Rick Whitfield no it’s not a pressure cooker and actually there’s no mention of fuzzy logic in the manual either. Just straight up rice cooker.

Can you make other foods besides rice and oatmeal in this ?

@otmrby

2 жыл бұрын

I cooked ground beef, use the oatmeal setting too cook meats. will take 2 cycles tho if frozen 3

Can you tell me how to remove the top plate from the instant zest

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

Tiffany Mcphee mine just pops out if I pull on the little rubber plug thingy

"or feed it to the dogs like i did"😂😂😂😂 in 2022 people would attack you down lady loved your video

I was just about to hit "buy" on the 8 cup Zest. But the non stick interior ruined it for me. I don't want non stick chemicals. I'm going to wind up going with the 3qt Instant Pot instead. Bummer, because I wanted to go as small as possible for my small family of 3.

@AlexCassidy601

3 жыл бұрын

Hey so it’s a ceramic coating which is better than Teflon

@shellyjerde718

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is ceramic & I don’t know why she didn’t state this🤷🏼‍♀️

Thanks

Thank you! How do I seal the steam vent on top of the lid?

@margaritaal4971

3 жыл бұрын

OMG! Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I appreciate it!

@marthaminerva

2 жыл бұрын

@@christinegfeller5623 on the larger model there is one, but I don't know exactly how it seals

@marthaminerva

2 жыл бұрын

@@christinegfeller5623 yes, so there is a steam vent. You just don't have to seal anything like a pressure cooker

@christinegfeller5623

2 жыл бұрын

@@marthaminerva LOL Yeah I know that. I should have said there is a steam vent not that there isn't - it was a typo. Anyway, I had totally forgotten I had even posted about this given it has been so long since my original comment. I think the best thing for users to do when they have questions about their machines is to consult the user manual on the IP website. The information is all there. Have a nice day.

@marthaminerva

2 жыл бұрын

@@christinegfeller5623 I agree definitely. Hope you enjoy your rice cookers and have a great day as well! 👍🏼

I wonder if you can cook pasta and or beans in this?

@Twosleevers

3 жыл бұрын

I think most rice cookers work by sensing the intenral temp, which CHANGES when the water is fully absorbed. With pasta that woudl be difficult to gauge. I also suspect beans will take forever

You talk fassst BUT you are so thorough thank you for this...and YES Batzmati rice is the best

Slow down; you constantly sound like you are running out of breath. LOL If I already have three Instant Pots, do I really need the Zest?

@kenlab77

3 жыл бұрын

Was just about to mention this too.. I feel anxious just watching this. Girl... Calm down. It's a rice cooker

@sism3028

3 жыл бұрын

Yes..slow down.

@cheesercakes

Жыл бұрын

I like the way she talks, didn’t feel rushed to me :)

I like you you’re straight to the point some people appreciate and I mean very few but you talking fast 💨 I don’t care you get it done! now will I purchase the little rice cooker even though I enjoy gadgets, too, I don’t think so because I’m too late anyway this is years later, I just found your video right! now this is 2024 They probably don’t even make the thing no more, I’ll tell you this I ‘ I enjoyed your video immensely because of you, now you have peaked my interest ! I want to 👂🏿 what else you’re talking about, you talk very fast 💨 without really taking a breath because you know what you’re talking about, I’m like you go girl! I wish could that without stumbling I’m not fluent like you no, I talk fast, but I stumble over my words you don’t , kudos to you girl.😍👩🏾‍🦲😍

Regarding Basmati Rice, you are confusing me. You other video that you reference says that Basmati rice needs a one-to-one ratio. In this video, you indicate that it needs more that a one-to-one ratio. I'm curious, which is it?

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

Craig in a pressure cooker it needs 1:1. In this rice cooker, it needs 1:1.25 or so

@craig4830

4 жыл бұрын

Okay, thanks.

It sounds like Instant Pot dropped the ball on this one. I have a rice cooker/multicooker that does everything that this one should, 10 programs, including Saute with adjustable temps from 87-275 deg, adjustable time, delay timer, keep warm, with a ceramic inner pot. I like it better than my Instant Pot pressure cookers (I have 2). It was only 30 USD (38 CND). It's 4 yrs old now. If a rice cooker this talented can be made for this price - what was IP thinking?

@YeshuaKingMessiah

4 жыл бұрын

Brand you have??

@sheilam4964

4 жыл бұрын

@@YeshuaKingMessiah Midea 5 qt at Walmart.

@sheilam4964

4 жыл бұрын

@@YeshuaKingMessiah - Once again I have to say what was (?) I thinking. I'm Canadian and wasn't thinking you might be or probably are American so I checked Walmart.com and they don't sell it; just Walmart.ca has it.

@nancyschwartz7692

3 жыл бұрын

@@sheilam4964 Too big. I already have a 6qt IP and just want to go smaller. But "non stick" for this lost me. I will go with the 3qt IP instead of the 2qt (8 cup) Zest.

@shellyjerde718

3 жыл бұрын

@@nancyschwartz7692 the inner pot of my 8c Zest is ceramic

So you can't set how long the vegetables are steamed for?

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Bodling nope. You could set a timer and come turn it off but I didn’t a find a way to do it automatically

@dr_bodling

4 жыл бұрын

TwoSleevers Urvashi so you push steam and then press the arrows and it does nothing? My aroma one allows me to set the time of steam. How disappointing

Cook you cook chicken in the instapot zest?

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

aship865 so I have definitely cut chicken into bite sizes and cooked it with rice in a rice cooker before work no trouble. I haven’t tried it without the rice yet.

@aship865

4 жыл бұрын

@@Twosleevers did the chicken cook under normal rice setting or did u have to cook longer. Thanks for responding

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

aship865 yes it did. The trick is to cut it small enough that it will steam in 20 minutes so you don’t have to add time to the rice cycle.

I will point out that anything you can do with the rice cooker you can do with the instant pot, the advantage to having a rice cooker is the Simplicity dump the ingredients in flip a switch and walk away.

@nancyschwartz7692

3 жыл бұрын

The IPs have a rice button. So same thing, just hit the rice button and walk away.

@mrspeigle1

3 жыл бұрын

@@nancyschwartz7692 yeah, but then your ip is tied up making rice...

@nancyschwartz7692

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrspeigle1 Not if you have a 2nd IP. I have a smaller 3qt one. And because it's a full IP, it can be used for many other things too.

Omg, the instant pot zest rice is not liked by me. Mine is T-fal instant pot. It makes white rice for 8 mts and brown rice for 30 mts and so delicious beyond any doubt.

I immediately trust everything this lady has to say.

The manual's recipe is both confusing and wrong. The cup of rice they refer to is the supplied measuring cup that came with the unit and not a true cup. It is actually 3/4 cup. If you use one (true) cup of rice with 1-1/4c water as the manual suggests then of course your rice will end up too dry. But if you use the measuring cup then you'll be fine. The mfr even states that the measuring lines on the inner canister are meant for the supplied (3/4) measuring cup.

Good review. In this video (compared to some of your others), you seemed rushed and/or angry? You appear as if you want to get this over with?

Wow, if the manual is useless, then I don't want to guess my way from bad rice before I finally make the perfect recipe.

I love your product review, and I think the Instant Pot people should stop putting out their Brand of products, without doing due diligence....oy

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Those of us who use gadgets all the time have opinions lol! but also information, so yeah I do wish I was able to consult ahead of time. This could have been just perfect instead of good.

@YeshuaKingMessiah

4 жыл бұрын

They rly should hire you! Hey IP, listen up!

@acendagrowth

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a total craptastic product

Love your channel! But, sweetheart, slow down and breath!

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Smith do you know we discovered yesterday, that it’s the way we edited that video with zero pauses. We went back and looked at the raw footage and it was a lot less frantic haha! I will be posting a sous vide video this Saturday Thats a lot less frenetic

@KatieReyna

2 жыл бұрын

Actually I like the really fast info as long as you prefer presenting that way😁

@user-hr6ru7ve7p

2 жыл бұрын

I like your pace! You get to the point! Don't ever change!

Mine is just staying on keep warm when i press start.

@acendagrowth

4 жыл бұрын

It's a failure of the product. Instand Brands know it's defective and continue to sell it. Mine worked for about 2 weeks now will only warm up cold uncooked rice. I crushed mine by driving over it. Absolute crap product.

Manual says 1cup white rice 1&1/4 cup water

@zaurike

4 жыл бұрын

See 6:00 for her eloquent explanation

First of all I appreciate you buying the gadgets and sharing your experience. A few requests though. Hope you don't mind. Can you speak a bit slow? As an Indian English speaker many Americans used to complain that I used to speak too fast. Second the audio there could be more clarity. Appreciate.

Jasmine rice for the win tho

VERY HELPFUL TYTYTY

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

Jennifer Dacon glad to hear it!

I loved your presentation (and your personality) but you didn't actually demonstrate (or explain specifically) how to cook rice in the rice cooker :)

en español por favor

SOMEONE PLEASE HELP. THE TOP BUTTON OF THE RICE COOKER ISN'T PRESSING DOWN. I CAN'T GET IT TO OPEN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP BEFORE I GET MY ASS BEAT

Very knowledgeable but how much aderall did she take before recording this

I had to slow down the video to understand everything you said.

I'm having ear problems. Couldn't understand any thing you said. Wish I could. Sorry.

Breath!!!!!

Thank you for leaving in the bleep! Take a breath and slow down to Texan pace. Yes, I know your brain runs 10 times faster than you can speak. 😇😘

@daveinca2

4 жыл бұрын

That's what the playback speed setting is for. :)

@CLTGeek

4 жыл бұрын

@@daveinca2 0.75 speed sounds like she's had a couple bottles of wine!

@daveinca2

4 жыл бұрын

@@CLTGeek LOL, yeah that's true. It works better when you want it faster. They don't sound quite as distorted. :)

This review was not good because the speaker spoke way too fast and sometimes garbled her words so it made it difficult for me to understand her message. It sounded like she was late to catch a train. Sorry but I listened several times before I could understand ghe message. Please slow down! Thanks

And slow down!!!!!

@Twosleevers

4 жыл бұрын

I try! I forget sometimes oops

How to use. We don’t need the geography

;

catch me outside

Breathe...please....

THIS THING FALLS OFF YALL! 😂

I wasn't going to subscribe, but then you asked.

@Twosleevers

3 жыл бұрын

I so HATE asking. I usually accidentally-on-purpose forget to ask

Get to the freaking point