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So I broke down and got an Instant Pot for Christmas.  After all of the raving reviews and yummy recipes I see on social media, I had to give it a try.  Without compensation, I give it two thumbs up.  It certainly has its limitations.  It is not as fast as often touted.  You have to give it time for the water to come up to temperature, and water can only come to a boil so fast.  You know the old adage, "a watched pot never boils."  It also has a learning curve on figuring out how to do what you want it to do.  It probably doesn't replace your trusty Crock Pot, but it does seem to create a lot of good recipes and is fairly simple once you get the hang of it. With the cold weather upon us, I did a tried and true chicken soup.  It was fairly easy and the resulting soup was so good even the kiddos asked for second helpings.  Here's the recipe: Ingredients: 1lb pasta - I selected alphabet pasta, but any noodles will do. 5-6 large carr...