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Using Pressure Cooking Smart Programs
Using Pressure Cooking Smart Programs
Whether you are a novice cook or a culinary expert, the Viva provides Smart
Programs to get you cooking with the touch of a button.
The steps below follow the safest procedure for using the cooker and can be
applied to the following Smart Programs: Soup/Broth, Meat/Stew, Bean/Chili,
Cake, Egg, Rice, Multigrain, Porridge, Steam, Sterilize and Pressure Cook.
Always inspect your Instant Pot pressure cooking lid, inner pot and cooker base
carefully to ensure they are clean and in good working condition before use.
Instant Pot® Size
Minimum Liquid for Pressure Cooking*
6 Quarts / 5.7 Litres
1 ½ cups (12 oz / 375 mL)
8 Quarts / 7.6 Litres
2 cups (16 oz / 500 mL)
*
Unless
otherwise specified in recipe.
Pressure cooking liquids should be water-based, such as broth, stock, soup or
juice. If using canned, condensed, or cream-based soup, add water as directed
above.
CAUTION
To avoid scorching or scalding injury, be cautious when cooking with more than
1/4 cup (2 oz / 60 mL) oil, oil-based sauces, condensed cream-based soups, and
thick sauces. Add suitable liquid to thin sauces. Avoid recipes that call for more
than 1/4 cup (2 oz / 60 mL) of oil or fat content.
1.
Open and remove the lid as described in
Pressure Control Features—Pressure
Cooking Lid
.
2.
Remove the inner pot from the cooker base.
3.
Add food and liquid ingredients to the inner pot.
Note:
Cold or frozen food items take longer to generate steam and slow down
pressurization. For the fastest results, thaw frozen ingredients before cooking.
4.
Insert the inner pot into the cooker base.
5. 6 Quart
: Secure the power cord to the base power socket at the back of the
cooker base. Ensure the connection is tight.
Connect the power cord to a 120 V power source. The cooker goes to Standby
mode and the display indicates
OFF
.
6.
Place and close the lid as described in
Pressure Control Features—Pressure
.
Note:
The quick release button will automatically pop up to the
Seal
position for
pressure cooking.
7.
Select your desired pressure cooking Smart Program.
8.
Press the same Smart Program button again to cycle through
Less
,
Normal
and
More
time options.
9.
For custom cooking, use the
−
/
+
buttons to adjust the cooking time.
Note:
Pressure level adjustments are saved to the Smart Program when cooking begins.
10.
Press
Pressure Level
to toggle between
Low
and
High
pressure.
Note:
When pressure cooking, the pressure level controls the temperature.
A higher pressure results in a higher cooking temperature.
Note:
Cooking temperature adjustments are saved to the Smart Program when
cooking begins
11.
Press
Keep Warm
to toggle the automatic Keep Warm setting off or on, as you desire.
12.
After 10 seconds, the display reads
On
and indicates that
Pre-heating
has
begun.
13.
When cooking completes, follow recipe directions to select the appropriate
venting method. Refer to
Depressurizing the Cooker (Venting Methods)
.
Instant Tip
: Use the steam rack to lift foods out of the cooking liquid. This
ensures even heat distribution, prevents nutrients from leeching into the
cooking liquid, and stops food items from scorching on the bottom of the
inner pot.
