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Instant pot beef stew cooking time

sbbodcderf | Jul 31, 202109:24 PM 5

Beef Stew Instant Pot

I just prepared an Instant pot beef stew that called for 3 lbs chuck.

The "pressures cook" time is 20 minutes, then 10minutes natural release.

Should a time adjustment be made for 4 lbs chuck, 5 lbs chuck, etc>?

Instant pot beef stew cooking time

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VFish Jul 31, 202109:41 PM This will probably be moved over the Home Cooking forum, just so you know, but I don't think the amount matters. But where are...

This will probably be moved over the Home Cooking forum, just so you know, but I don't think the amount matters. But where are you getting only 20 minutes for chuck?

I do it for 40 minutes but also have seen 35 minutes with 10 natural release. It comes out great. Otherwise, your meat might be chewy.

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  sbbodcderf Aug 1, 202103:00 PM re: VFish Yeh, I get it. Most of the videos I watched called for 30+ minutes. But I ran across this one https://www.youtube.com/watch...
  
  Yeh, I get it. Most of the videos I watched called for 30+ minutes.
  
  But I ran across this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCdMn.... I was hesitant at first, but he's a professional and very convincing. He sold me. Xlnt video, IMO. Very detailed, step by step. Good for an IP beginner.
  
  I don't know if my logic was correct, but I figured that if 20 minutes was not enough, I could always throw it in for another 10-15 minutes. But no worries. The meat was cooked nicely, no complaints.
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    VFish Aug 3, 202112:35 PM re: sbbodcderf Thanks, glad it worked out. I know we shortened our times on ribs, found they were falling apart too much.
    
    Thanks, glad it worked out. I know we shortened our times on ribs, found they were falling apart too much.
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cstr Aug 1, 202104:15 AM If it'll fit in the pot safely, the time should be the same.

If it'll fit in the pot safely, the time should be the same.
JustCharlie Aug 1, 202103:27 PM Braises are great. But when do you stop? That's the $64,000 question. Ask 100 honest chefs to tell you their most frustrating...

Braises are great. But when do you stop? That's the $64,000 question. Ask 100 honest chefs to tell you their most frustrating experience in the kitchen, and 95 of them will tell you "timing a braise."