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I waited and waited for this set to be available for purchase and I'm glad I got it. I just bought a second set to give as a gift with an Instant Pot. I was using the flat metal steamer rack that came with my 6 quart Instant Pot, then I bought a flexible silicone one, and I always had to have my husband help me get them out of the Instant Pot with food on them or I'd spill everything (I have balance problems and use one hand to cook and one hand to balance myself against the counter). With this set I can do it myself! I put the flat steamer rack with the flexible handles in the bottom of the Instant Pot, and the steamer basket on top of that with the food in it. When it's ready I use one hand to lift the whole stack out by the 2 flexible handles and I don't even spill any of the food! This is a big deal to me. I wish I knew what the pan with the solid flexible bottom was for so I could use it. Anyone have any ideas? I mostly cook foods that we can use as ingredients in several meals and these are some things I make often. I have some Instant Pot cookbooks and a few web sites I've looked at, and the instructions and cooking times vary everywhere I look. So as I've made each batch over this past year I've written notes and adjusted times to arrive at these simple recipes that work every time for me. My husband buys our groceries at Costco so the ingredients I start with do not vary. Because I cook with one hand I cannot lift a pot of water from the stove or put a pan in the oven, so having an Instant Pot has allowed me to participate more in making our meals. HARD BOILED EGGS 1. Put the flat steamer rack on the bottom, then put the steamer basket on top of it. 2. Add 1 cup of water. 3. Put eggs in the steamer basket (any quantity, just stack them up, but eggs cannot touch the bottom of the lid). 4. Manual button, pressure cook on high for 5 minutes. 5. Natural release 5 minutes, then quick release. 6. Lift the whole stack (flat steamer rack, steamer basket, and eggs) by the flexible handles and put the whole thing in a cold water bath. The eggs peel perfectly! CUBED POTATOES 1. Put the flat steamer rack on the bottom, then put the steamer basket on top of it. 2. Add 1 cup of water. 3. Wash potatoes, cut in 1 1/2" cubes. I use red or Yukon and don't peel them. 4. Put potato cubes in the steamer basket (okay to overfill the basket by several inches). 5. Manual button, pressure cook on high 5 minutes. 6. Natural release 10 minutes, then quick release. 7. Potato cubes will be firm enough to use in potato salad, make fried potatoes, or mash them. I make them one day then refrigerate them in a ziplock bag and use them in a recipe the following day. SWEET POTATOES (potato sizes/times from Amy+Jacky pressurecookrecipes dot com) 1. Put the flat steamer rack on the bottom, then put the steamer basket on top of it. 2. Add 1 cup of water. 3. Scrub the sweet potatoes, leave them whole. 4. Stack them in the steamer basket (any quantity, but cannot touch the bottom of the lid). 5. Manual button, pressure cook on high: 8" diameter potatoes - 25-30 minutes 10" diameter potatoes - 35-40 minutes 12" diameter potatoes - 45-50 minutes 6. Natural release 11 minutes, then quick release. 7. Most will still be whole, some may have split. They can be served whole, but I like to mash them with my hand mixer with butter. They slip right out of their peels.