re: So I see the Instant Pot is back down to $85 on Amazon

Also, I'm assuming this thing could be used for canning purposes. I didn't see anything about canning in the description. To be fair, I didn't read it all, either.

EDIT: I finally found a question in their FAQs. Since they operate via pressure sensor and not temperature sensor when operating as a pressure cooker, they won't compensate for the variance of boiling point with altitude and the pot cannot indicate what the temperature inside is, though to be fair, neither can a regular old dumb pressure cooker.

Further, they don't operate at 15 psig, like most pressure cookers, because that kind of pressure handling capability would drive the price up. They operate at 11.6 psig, so they won't get quite as hot as a typical pressure cooker. The manuacturer doesn't recommend using it for pressure canning at this point.

Yes, brown it in the pot.

I will say that maybe don't add as much liquid (water, stock, whatever you add when you do the cooking process) as you normally would when you're cooking a roast. I ended up with far too much liquid. Gravy for days, but I think it would've been better and more intense had I started with less.