Instant Pot - was this a good idea?

 So... I got Richard an Instant Pot for Christmas, not just because I wanted to try it but because I actually thought he would love it. I figured he could use it like one of his beloved stable of slow cookers OR use the saute/pressure cook settings to replicate the same stews but faster. Silly me. 

 

Richard took one look at the daunting array of buttons and overlapping settings on the front and refused to touch the thing. He says he'll try it once I have figured out exactly how to make specific recipes if I agree to walk him through the steps, but that's as far as he'll go. And he was right. "Easy to Use," my ass! There is a STEEP learning curve on this thing.

 

So I've been reading the manuals and cookbooks and online blogs and trying things. I've had a few successes but very few clear wins. I've made some pretty good meals in the thing, but not very many that are objectively superior (in process or outcome) to making the same meal without the Instant Pot. So far, the only thing that has been an unequivocal win is the  Stewed Pork. I'm on the fence about the Pot Roast, which was very tender but did not seem as flavorful as the crockpot version (and wasn't any faster than cooking it in the oven).

 

And probably Steel Cut Oats. It isn't one bit faster to make the world's most tedious oatmeal in the Instant Pot, but it doesn't require standing over a hot stove, which makes it hugely more appealing. If all you have to do is measure the oats and water, plunk it in the pot, and turn it on, I'm fine with it taking 30 minutes. It can cook while I make coffee, fetch the paper, etc. But for such a simple concept, it is ASTOUNDING how many different recipes and procedures I found. It may take a while to sort through them and find the one that works best for me. Which is the Instant Pot problem in a nutshell. There is nothing simple about this appliance. There are multiple conflicting and overlapping sets of directions for making the simplest dish. 

 

So, just in case there are any Instant Pot afficionados still reading my DW/LJ blog - help me out here. What are your favorite Instant Pot recipes and why do you like them?