Initial Test Run (Water Test) - Instant Pot Pro 60 User Manual

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Initial test run (water test)

Do you have to do the water test? No — but getting to know the ins and outs of your new Pro
prepares you for success in the kitchen! Take a few minutes to get to know how this tireless
kitchen hero works.
Stage 1: Setting up the Pro for pressure
cooking
01 Remove the inner pot from the
multicooker base and fill it to the first
line (1) with water.
02 Insert the inner pot into the multicooker
base.
03 Connect the power cord to a 120 V
power source.
The display shows OFF.
04 Place and close the lid as described
in Pressure control features: pressure
cooking lid.
The lid automatically seals for pressure
cooking.
Stage 2: "Cooking" (...but not really, this is
just a test!)
01 Touch Pressure Cook.
02 When Custom flashes, press the dial to
select it and go to the next field.
03 When the pressure level flashes, press
the dial to select High pressure and go
to the next field.
04 When the time flashes, turn the dial
to adjust the cook time to 5 minutes
(00:05).
Press the dial to confirm the change
and go to the next field.
Customizations are saved to the Smart
Program when cooking begins.
05 When Reminder flashes, turn the dial
to toggle between vent reminder
options. Select Off and press the dial
to confirm. See Control panel for more
information.
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06 Select Off and press the dial to confirm.
07 Touch Start to begin.
The display shows On and the cooking
progress bar shows Pre-heating.
Keep Warm turns on automatically after
some Smart Programs finish. Touch
Keep Warm to turn the setting off for
this test.
Instant tip: While the multicooker does
its thing, read Pressure cooking 101 to
find out how the magic happens.
Stage 3: Releasing pressure
01 When Cooking finishes, the display
shows End.
02 If you have set a 5 or 10 minute vent
reminder, the reminder timer begins to
count down.
03 Follow instructions for a Quick Release
in Releasing pressure: Venting
methods.
04 Wait for the float valve to drop, then
carefully open and remove the lid as
described in Pressure control features:
Pressure cooking lid.
05 Using proper hand protection, remove
the inner pot from the multicooker
base, discard the water and thoroughly
dry the inner pot.
That's it! You're good to go :)