Namelus that is very interesting. Will have to put on my DIY of things to try.
Corsaire, I pulled out my what I think is what you are talking about being an instant pot. Mine is called the Elite 10 qt. pressure cooker. haven’t used it in a year and had almost forgot about it till you posted about it. Hubby wanted pinto beans for dinner and I soaked them over night and then put in slow cooker. The beans were older beans and slow cooker didn’t cut it. So I pulled that pot out and finished them off in that. They came out very tender and really good.
OMW, we just put in a new whole house air conditioner about 3 weeks ago. Our bill for using it hasn’t really been that bad. About 200 on a couple of weeks of really hot weather. Window air conditioner is what I want to get for my shed. Then I can use a portion of it for stored things that I don’t want in the heat. It would have to be a very small one and I would need to run electric to the shed as well. But would be worth it.