Pressure Cooking 101 - Instant Pot PRO 60 User Manual

Pressure cooking 101

Pressure cooking uses steam to raise the boiling point of water above 100ºC. These high
temperatures allow you to cook some foods much faster than normal.
Behind the magic curtain
When pressure cooking, the Instant Pot goes through 3 stages.
Pre-heating
What you see What you don't see
While the multicooker pre-heats, it
The cooking progress evaporates liquid to create steam.
bar shows Pre-heating.
Once enough steam has built up,
The display shows On. the float valve pops up and locks
the lid in place.
Cooking
What you see What you don't see
The cooking progress When the Instant Pot reaches the
bar moves over to required pressure level, cooking
Cooking. begins.
The display switches The multicooker automatically
to the cooking maintains High or Low pressure
countdown timer. throughout cooking.
Depressurisation
What you see What you don't see
If Keep Warm is on
after cooking, the
Although food has finished
cooking progress bar
cooking, the pressure cooker is
moves over to Keep
still pressurised and hot.
Warm and the timer
Venting the pressure lowers the
counts up from 00:00.
temperature and allows you to
If not, the multicooker
safely remove the lid.
returns to standby and
displays End.
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Tips
The time it takes for the multicooker to
pressurise depends on things like food
and liquid temperature and volume.
Frozen foods have the longest pre-
heating time. For the fastest results,
thaw your food before cooking it.
No need to hang around during this
stage — trust that IP magic!
Tips
A higher pressure means a higher
temperature.
Smart Programme settings
(e.g. cooking time, pressure level, etc.)
can be adjusted at any time during
cooking.
Tips
Follow your recipe instructions when
choosing a venting method.
See Releasing pressure: Venting
methods on the next page for
information on safe venting techniques.
Instant Tip: The Instant Pot cools faster
if Keep Warm is turned off!
Releasing pressure
You must release pressure after pressure cooking before attempting to open the lid.
Follow your recipe's instructions to choose a venting method, and always wait until the float
valve drops into the lid before opening.
Pressurised
Steam ejected from the steam release
valve is hot. DO NOT place hands, face
or any exposed skin over the steam
release assembly when releasing
pressure to avoid injury.
DO NOT attempt to remove the lid while the float valve is up and NEVER
attempt to force the lid open. Contents are under extreme pressure. Float
valve must be down before attempting to remove the lid. Failure to follow these
instructions may result in serious personal injury and/or property damage.
Venting methods
• Natural Release (NR or NPR)
• Quick Release (QR or QPR)
• Timed Natural Release
Depressurised
WARNING
Do not cover or obstruct the steam
release valve or cover to avoid injury
and/or property damage.
DANGER
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