I have a new gadget called an Instant Pot which combines the functions of a pressure cooker, a steamer and a slow cooker. As a pressure cooker, it does a better job of brown rice and steel-cut oats than I have ever achieved by more conventional means, and I made an excellent batch of beef stock in it last week in half the time it would have taken in a stock pot on the stove, with the bonus point of not requiring supervision as the device is free-standing like a crock-pot. Then I got brave and cooked the Christmas puddings in it, and tomorrow will reveal whether that was a good idea. I have a recipe for Instant Pot risotto but have yet to try it; I'll report back when I do. The rice pudding I made in the Pot was a resounding success, so I'm confident that Instant Pot risotto is well within the realm of the possible.