With cooler weather comes the season of slow cooking—long-simmered stews and braises that sing with richness and depth. That’s certainly great for the weekends, but sometimes you want that same ...

I was an Instant Pot hater. The countertop multicooker, beloved by hordes for its speedy pressure-cooking abilities, felt to me like yet another bulky appliance I didn’t need and didn’t have room for.

Even after recently having wrapped up an Instant Pot/multicooker recipe series, I still couldn’t stop Instant Potting. This polenta recipe I had come across kept coming to mind. And wanting something ...