Have you joined the Instant Pot craze?

Have you joined the Instant Pot craze?
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I have an old pressure canner. It’s big enough to can 7 qt jars of produce. I don’t use it for canning. Instead I use it to make all kinds of soups and meats. I don’t cook it straight in the pot because I don’t like to cook with aluminum, so I put a trivet in the bottom of the pot with water to cover the trivet an inch or so. and then a large glass Pyrex bowl with a lid to match. Using this set up I can cook anything.
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