Using these three sources, I spent 10 hours making sancocho in a Dutch oven, a slow cooker, and a multi-cooker. With my little cooking experience, I hoped to find the easiest way to make sancocho.

The Beautiful By Drew multi-cooker is a practical, lovely device that functions surprisingly well despite its more affordable price point.

Pressure cookers and multi-cookers are especially good for cooking dried beans or other legumes, which are full of fiber and nutrients.

The Instant Pot swept thousands of home cooks off of their feet and renewed our love affair with pressure cookers and crock pot meals.

If you've never used your Instant Pot's slow cooker setting, now's a great time to start. We explain the ins and outs of slow cooking in your Instant Pot.