Better Forking vegan Mac and cheese review

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I found better forking Vegan Mac and cheese at Home Sense. It was $4.99 The ingredients are simple slightly different than other Mac and Cheese as it has potato and coconut flour in it. The instructions say to cook the pasta for 7-8 minutes but I found mine took 10 to cook.  I don’t always follow instructions when I cook but I am trying to have the same comparisons for all my mac and cheese reviews. Usually the instructions will say to make the sauce by adding vegan butter, plant milk, and cheese packet then add the pasta. The steps were slightly different on the box drain the pasta and quickly put it back in the pan. Add the butter stir. Add the powder stir. Add the plant milk stir. Then let sit for a couple minutes. I tried the pasta with seasoning before I added the milk and I really liked it. It tasted like nacho cheese powder. When I added the milk the taste changed it may be because I only had almond milk it’s not bad though. I added some parmela creamy vegan cheese and really li

November 8, 2017 using an Instapot for the first time vegetarian pasta




I used to have a multicooker which I loved the problem is once the pot scratched on the inside I couldn't find a replacement pot. I always knew the Instapot would be better because of the stainless steel pot and the slow cooker function but it was always something I didn't need. I had a pressure cooker and the soup maker.

When I saw the Instapot was going on sale at London drugs for $60 off I told my friend I would give her my electric pressure cooker. The pressure cooker was too big for the small meals I make and I wasn't using it. The instapot was sold out before I got it but my friend still got my pressure cooker and she is happily pressure cooking large batches of ginger tea. My microwave has also stopped working and I decided I don't need a new one.

The only problem I have been having with no microwave is warming food I have to do in a frying pan and cooking pasta.  This makes more dishes than I want to wash. I figured the instapot will help me as I can heat food and cook pasta with one pot to wash. I bought an older version at regular price of $109 and debated on if I should return it and wait for a sale or just keep it and save money on eating out.

After reading lots of reviews I decided to keep it and open the box. I intend to make pasta in it tonight. I have unboxed it and am reading the manual now. It says to do a test run with water so I am going to go do that now. Right now I love the look of the stainless steel pot and am happy that it came with a spoon and a ladle.


The water is successfully cooking in the pot for my test run. I can smell the water cooking, it smells like the new plastic I am assuming this is just the newness smell. I can't find a recipe on how to cook pasta for my version of the machine so hopefully my experiment works out.

The test run is done. I was wondering how I would know when it is done the pot beeps and switches to keep warm. The instructions say unplug the machine and wait for it to cool. I don't know how long I have to wait for it to cool. The pressure didn't come out of the seal like my other pots used so I am curious what will happen when I open the pot. I don't know how long I have to wait for it to cool. After I waited 5 minutes I turned the dial to vent and a lot of steam came out luckily I know from my past cookers that could happen so I used an oven mitt to open it could be dangerous.






My ingredients are in the pot now I started with sautéing onions, mushrooms, and zuccinni which worked great. Then I added a bag of pasta, the jar of sauce, seasoning, and 3 jars full of water. I am using cheaper ingredients because I am not sure if it is going to work out. There is no pasta setting so first I pressed the button for multigrain and it said 40 minutes then I set it to rice that was 10 minutes. I started it on rice and then decided 10 minutes will be too long my past cookers took 6 and google says 4 so I manually put it to 5 minutes. I have noticed this cooker takes a really long time to come up to pressure I am hoping my pasta will turn out though.


Now the pot has beeped that it is done. I have turned it off and waiting for it to cool so I can open it and add the cheese and basil. I like how every time I open or close the lid it beeps the same beep that happens when you win on a lottery ticket makes me think I am a winner when I get the lid on. The pasta is cooked but the sauce is really watery. I put the cheese and basil in and put the cooker on warm to melt the cheese hopefully that will thicken the sauce a little. Next time I won't add as much water.
Time to eat

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