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Tri-tip at 130 for 6 hours Ingredients Tri-tip. Instructions Cook it at 130 degree for 6 hours. Then grill them in a cast iron skillet with butter to add a sear to them. Seared in a cast iron skillet with oil and butter. 15 seconds per flip for two minutes. Notes Came out extremely tender. 7 hours might make it a little better in the middle. Cutting a 3.5 - 4 lb tri-tip in half also could help.

Converting Stove to Instant Pot “Most stovetop pressure cooker recipes are written for pressure cookers that reach 13-15psi, and most electric pressure cookers cook at 9-12psi.” The Hip Pressure Cooking reference below is great, because it also has altitude based adjustments too! Reference https://www.hippressurecooking.com/pressure-cooking-times/

Chainmail Scrubber This thing works great on quickly cleaning stainless steel and cast iron. Careful with how much pressure you put or you’ll scratch and/or remove the seasoning on the pan. In some of my sous vide pictures you can see that I also use it to weigh down food that wants to float to the top.

Instant Read Thermometer Temperature is precious and over/under cooked food is a waste and dangerous. Everyone cooking needs an instant thermometer. After doing a bunch of research I decided on the ThermoWorks Thermapen brand even when they were still selling for $99 on sale. They have come down in price and I have some links below to cheaper options that are well reviewed on Amazon. Competitive knockoffs simply were not available years ago when I needed to get one.

Lemon / Lime Squeezer A great way to get the most out of each lemon or lime without a lot of effort.

Remote Dual Probe Thermometer Great for monitoring smoking without needing to open the smoker or go out to the actual smoker. Allows you to remotely monitor the smoke/grill temperature and the item being cooked too!

Silicone Gloves Being able to grab food directly off the grill or out of the Instant Pot saves a lot of time. Don’t go cheap on these! I bought my father a pair from Amazon that looked identical to these AYL ones, but when they arrived they were thinner and smaller. They ended up being unusable :(

Spiralizer I personally have an electric one made by Ming, but any other well reviewed one from Amazon would work. Warning they do make a mess! I put it on a huge cutting board nowadays. The results are impressive though and I eat a lot of cabbage, so I still use it.

Strawberry Stem Remover An impulse buy that I didn’t know that I needed! That is a great video, because the one thing that you have to do a lot is knock the stem out afterwards. It doesn’t normally just fall out. It’s still a great device; I don’t consider knocking it out into the garbage disposal a negative anyways.

Ingredients 1-2 cucumbers ½ onion sliced 1 cup apple cider vinegar 1 cup water 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoons dried dill weed Instructions Mix everything together! Notes Make sure to use a container that allows the cucumber slices to be submerged in the liquid. I have problems picking the right sized containers. Reference https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/cucumber-salad/aff7166e-e3f7-4d87-9dc3-22368cf04332