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Instant Pot XL 7.1L User Manual

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INSTANT POT
XL 7.1L
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MULTI-COOKER USER MANUAL

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  • Page 1 INSTANT POT XL 7.1L ® MULTI-COOKER USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Welcome to the world of Instant Chefs at home. We’re excited to get you start- ed on your Instant Brands culinary journey! We hope you fall in love with your Instant Pot, and enjoy it in your kitchen for years to come.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Important Safeguards What’s In The Box Using Your Instant Pot Initial Setup About Pressure Cooking Pressure Cook Sauté Slow Cook Keep Warm Delay Start Timer Favourites Cleaning Troubleshooting Error Codes Replacement Parts Learn More Warranty Notes...

  • Page 4: Important Safeguards

    • DO use extreme caution when the cooking pot contains hot food, hot oil or other hot liquids. • DO use only the Instant Pot lid that came with this cooker base. Using any other pressure cooker lids may cause personal injury and/ or property damage.

  • Page 5: Pressure Cooking

    Failure to follow safety instructions may result in personal injury and/or property damage and may void your warranty. • DO NOT use the appliance without the removable inner cooking pot installed. • DO NOT touch the appliance’s hot surfaces, or any accessories during or immediately after cooking because they will be hot.
  • Page 6 Failure to follow safety instructions may result in personal injury and/or property damage and may void your warranty. • DO NOT attempt to force the lid off the Instant Pot cooker base. • DO NOT move the appliance when it is pressurized.

  • Page 7: Care And Storage

    Failure to follow safety instructions may result in personal injury and/or property damage and may void your warranty. • DO use only an authorized Instant Pot inner cooking pot to reduce the risk of pressure leakage. • DO only replace the sealing ring with an authorized Instant Pot sealing ring to prevent personal injury, property damage, and/or damage to the appliance.

  • Page 8: Electrical Cautions

    Electrical Cautions The cooker base contains electrical components that are an electrical shock hazard. Failure to follow these instructions may result in electric shock and/or death. To protect against electrical shock: • To disconnect, select Cancel, then remove plug from power source. Always unplug when not in use, as well as before adding or removing parts or accessories, and before cleaning.

  • Page 9: What's In The Box

    WHAT’S IN THE BOX Steam Release Valve Handle Steam Release Switch Lid Position Marker Float Valve Sealing Ring Rack Sealing Ring Stainless Steel Cooking Pot Fill Line Indicators User Manual...

  • Page 10: Parts & Accessories

    Cooker Base Condensation Rim Cooker Handles Control Panel Power Cord (rear) Heating Element (inside) Parts + accessories Stainless Steel Steam Rack Condensation Collector Illustrations are for reference only and may differ from the actual product. Remember to recycle! Please recycle everything that can be recycled where you live. User Manual...

  • Page 11: Using Your Instant Pot

    USING YOUR INSTANT POT Control panel We’ve designed the Instant Pot control panel to be simple to use and easy to read. 1. Guided Cooking Indicator 6. Smart Program Buttons • Cooking stages are active when lit • Light shows the active Smart Program 2.

  • Page 12: Status Messages

    Status messages The control panel shows information you need to know when using your Instant Pot. Unit is ready Unit is in low-power Standby mode dimmed Preheat mode Smart Program ended (Keep Warm is off) Lid not properly secured or missing Time •...

  • Page 13: Turning The Sound On/Off

    Turning the sound On/Off Turn sound on When in Standby mode, press and hold Delay Start and Keep Warm buttons until display shows S On. Turn sound off When in Standby mode, press and hold Delay Start and Keep Warm buttons until display shows SOFF.

  • Page 14: Initial Setup

    INITIAL SETUP Clean before use Wash the inner cooking pot with hot water and dish soap. Rinse and use a soft cloth to dry the outside. Or you can wash the inner cooking pot in the dishwasher. Wipe the heating element inside the cooker base with a soft cloth to ensure there are no stray packaging particles.
  • Page 15 Remove the condensation collector • Pull the condensation collector away from the cooker base; do not pull down. Note the tabs on the cooker base and the grooves on the condensation collector. Using the Sealing Ring When the pressure cooking lid is closed, the sealing ring installed on the underside of the lid creates an air-tight seal between the lid and the cooker base.
  • Page 16 Plug in cord When you’re ready to use your Instant Pot, plug the electrical cord into the power socket on the back of the cooker base and the plug end into an electrical socket.

  • Page 17: Using The Lid

    Test run Setting up your new Instant Pot for a test run is a great way to familiarise yourself with how the unit works before you actually cook a meal. To perform a test run: Follow the instructions for pressure cooking on page 21.
  • Page 18 Close and Lock the Lid Align the on the lid with the symbol on the right side of the Control Panel on the cooker base and lower the lid onto the track. Turn the lid clockwise until the symbol on the lid aligns with the double lines above the Control Panel on the cooker base.
  • Page 19 Open the Lid Turn the lid handle to align the symbol on the lid with the symbol on the right side of the Control Panel on the cooker base. Lift the lid up and off the cooker base. User Manual...
  • Page 20 How to release steam Your Instant Pot can release steam in 2 different ways. Use the one that best fits the type of food you’re cooking. Natural steam release Releases steam gradually over time (up to 40 minutes or more) after cooking stops.
  • Page 21 Float valve drops into lid when all steam is released. After steam release, turn lid counterclockwise and remove the lid. You can insert the handle into the cooking base vertically for easy storage. User Manual...

  • Page 22: About Pressure Cooking

    ABOUT PRESSURE COOKING Pressure cooking uses pressurised steam to quickly and evenly cook foods, allowing you to cook food much faster than normal. When pressure cooking, the Instant Pot goes through 3 stages. Step 1: Pre-heating • While the multi-cooker pre-heats, it heats the liquid to create steam.

  • Page 23: Pressure Cook

    FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH THE ICONS Slow Pressure Yoghurt Delayed Keep Saute Steam Cook Start Warm Cook PRESSURE COOK Four of the Smart Programs use pressure to cook food: Pressure Cook, Rice, Steam and Egg. Choose from these settings in the Smart Programs that use pressure cooking.
  • Page 24 It can take 10-15 minutes to reach the pressure setting for cooking. Frozen foods increase the preheating time. Cook When the pressure is ready, your Instant Pot starts cooking. The cooking timer starts counting down. When the timer reaches 00:00, cooking stops.

  • Page 25: Sauté

    SAUTÉ Use Sauté in place of a frying or saucepan. Sautéing can deepen the flavors of your food, or can simmer, thicken or reduce sauces. Choose from these settings in the Sauté Smart Program: Default Cook Min Cook Max Cook Default Temp Temp Options Time Time...
  • Page 26 Cook When display shows Hot, add your prepared ingredients. The display shows Hot for 3 seconds, then the status light shows Cook. The display will begin counting down the time. When timer ends, display shows End. Press Cancel if you want to finish cooking before timer runs out. You can change the cooking time or temperature at any time during preheating or cooking by pressing the Time or Temp Up/Down arrows to increase or decrease, then pressing Start...

  • Page 27: Slow Cook

    SLOW COOK Slow Cook lets you make your favorite simmering and stewing recipes like a traditional slow cooker, but with precise control. This program does not use pressure to cook food so you’ll want to set the steam release to Vent. You can also use a glass lid with a venting hole in place of the cooker lid.

  • Page 28: Keep Warm

    The default cooking time flashes. Press the Time Up and Down arrows to adjust the cooking time. Keep Warm setting is ON by default. Press Keep Warm again to turn it off. Press Start . The display shows On. The Cook status light is ON. You can change the cooking time or temperature at any time during preheating or cooking by pressing the Time or Temp Up/Down arrows to increase or decrease, then pressing Start...

  • Page 29: Delay Start

    You can change the cooking time or cooking temperature by pressing the Time or Temperature Up/Down Arrows and pressing Start Default Min Cook Max Cook Default Temp Temp Options Cook Time Time Time 10 hours 10 minutes 10 hours High (10:00) (00:10) (10:00)

  • Page 30: How To Make Yoghurt

    YOGHURT MAKING You can use your Instant Pot to easily make delicious, fermented dairy and non-dairy yogurt. Process Default Cook Default Custom Time Time Temperature Range Pasteurise 3 minutes (00:03) High Ferment (dairy) 8 hours (08:00) Ferment (non- 8 hours (08:00)
  • Page 31 End. A longer fermentation period will produce tangier yoghurt. Allow yoghurt to cool. Place in fridge for 12–24 hours to develop flavors. How much to make? Instant Pot Size Minimum Milk Volume Maximum Milk Volume 7.1 Litres 1500 mL 5.7 L...

  • Page 32: Timer

    TIMER Even when you’re not using your Instant Pot for cooking, you can set a timer for a minimum of 1 minute or a maximum of 1 hour (the default is 10 minutes). Set a timer (without cooking) When the Message Bar shows OFF, press Delay Start Press the Time Up and Down arrows to select the timer time.

  • Page 33: Cleaning

    CLEANING Clean your Instant Pot after each use. Always unplug the unit and let all parts cool to room temperature before cleaning. Before use or storing, make sure all surfaces are dry. Part Cleaning instructions Accessories • Wash after each use.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Cause Solution Difficulty closing lid Sealing ring not properly Reposition sealing ring, installed. ensure it is snug behind sealing ring rack. Contents in cooker are Set Steam Release Switch still hot. to Vent, then lower lid onto cooker base. Difficulty opening lid Pressure inside the cooker.
  • Page 35 Problem Cause Solution Display remains blank Bad power connection or Inspect power cord for after connecting the no power. damage. If damage is power cord noticed, contact Consumer Care. Check outlet to ensure it is powered. Cooker’s electrical fuse Contact Consumer Care. has blown.

  • Page 36: Error Codes

    ERROR CODES If the control panel displays an error code from this list, there is an issue with the Instant Pot. Here are the actions you should take to fix the problem. Problem Cause Solution C1 or C6H Faulty sensor or pressure switch. Contact Consumer Care.

  • Page 37: Replacement Parts

    REPLACEMENT PARTS We offer genuine replacement parts for your Instant Pot Rio Chef Series, if you need them. Visit www.instantpot.co.uk to order. Part Part number Sealing Ring 211-0109-01-EMEA Stainless Steel Inner Pot 212-2016-01-EMEA Glass Lid 312-6128-01-EMEA Float Valve 310-0019-01-EMEA Steam Release Valve...

  • Page 38: Learn More

    LEARN MORE There’s a whole world of Instant cooking information and help just waiting for you. Here are some of the most helpful resources. Register your product instantpot.co.uk/product-registration Contact Consumer Care instantpot.co.uk/support UKSupport@instantpot.com EUSupport@instantpot.com Download the Instant Connect ™ Discover guided cooking and recipes Available at iOS and Android app stores Cooking charts and more recipes instantpot.co.uk/recipes...

  • Page 39: Warranty

    WARRANTY Proof of original purchase date and, if requested, return of your appliance is required to obtain service under this Limited Warranty. Provided that this appliance is operated and maintained in accordance with the written instructions included with the appliance (which are also available at instantbrands.co.uk), the Company will, at its sole discretion, either: (i) repair defects in materials and workmanship;...
  • Page 40 WARRANTY Please visit instantbrands.co.uk/product-registration/ to register your appliance. You will be asked to provide your name, your email address, the store name, date of purchase, model number and serial number (both of which are found on the appliance). This registration will enable us to keep you up-to-date with product developments and recipes, and contact you in the unlikely event of a product safety notification.
  • Page 41 Duke Street, Woking, GU21 5BH, UK Instant Brands (Ireland) Limited Suite 6, Rineanna House, Shannon Free Zone, Shannon, Co Clare, Ireland, V14 CA36 instantpot.co.uk © 2024 Instant Pot Brands INSTANT and INSTANT POT are registered trademarks of Instant Pot Brands...