Safe Lid Opening; Cooking Preparation - Instant Pot IP-DUO50 User Manual

Safe Lid Opening

1. Make sure the pressure cooking program has completed or press "Keep-Warm/Cancel" to
terminate the program.
2. Releasing pressure in one of the following approaches.
Quick Release:
 Slide the steam release handle to the "Venting" position to let out steam until the float
valve drops down.
Caution:
 Please keep hands and face away from the hole on the top of the steam release handle
when using Quick Release. The escaping steam is very hot and can cause scalding.
 Never pull out the steam release handle when it is letting out steam.
 Please be aware that Quick Release is not suitable for food in large liquid volume or with
high starch content (e.g. porridge, congee, sticky liquids, soup, etc.). Food content may
splatter out with steam. Use Natural Release instead.
Natural Release:
 Allow the cooker to cool down naturally until the float valve drops down. This may take 10
to 15 minutes after cooking is finished and the cooker is in Keep-Warm mode.
 Putting a wet towel on the lid can speed up cooling.
3. Open the lid: Hold the lid handle, turn the lid counterclockwise to the open position, and lift
the lid up to open. To avoid vacuum suction on the lid, turn the steam release to "Venting"
position to let in air when lifting the lid.
 Caution: Do not open the lid until pressure inside the pot is completely released. As a
safety feature, until the float valve drops down, the lid is locked and cannot be opened.
 If the float valve is stuck due to food debris or stickiness, you can push it down with a pen
or chopsticks when you are certain the pressure has been released by moving the steam
release handle in the venting position.

Cooking Preparation

1. Open the lid
Holding the lid handle with your hand, rotate approximately 30 degrees counterclockwise
until the
housing
mark on the lid is aligned with the
rim.
"Open" mark on the cooker
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