In a minimalist kitchen, an Instant Pot and a cast iron pan can cover nearly all your cooking needs. The Instant Pot is versatile, serving as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, and more, perfect for one-pot meals and batch cooking. Meanwhile, a cast iron pan offers unmatched durability and heat retention, ideal for searing, frying, baking, and even some stovetop-to-oven dishes, making it the only pan you might ever need.