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Standby state
: the LED display shows
“OFF”.
Pre-heating state
: the LED display shows
“On” and the activated function indicator
lights up.
Program operating state
: the activated
function indicator lights up and the LED
display shows time. For pressure cooking,
slow cooking and timer functions, the
time counts down. For “Keep Warm” and
“Yogurt” functions, the time counts up.
Operation Keys
The 4 operations keys include “+”, “-“, “Pressure” and “Adjust” keys. The
“+”
and
“-“
are used to
change the time value.
The "
Pressure
" key toggles the pressure setting between “High Pressure” and “Low Pressure” for
the pressure cooking functions which include "Soup", "Bean/Chili", "Poultry", "Meat/Stew",
"Multigrain", "Porridge", "Steam", “Rice" and “Manual” functions. The “Pressure” key has no
effect on non-pressure cooking functions: “Slow Cook”, “Sauté” and “Yogurt”.
The "
Adjust
" key can make 3 types of adjustments:
1.
Changing the
pressure keeping time
for pressure cooking functions, except "Manual"
and "Rice" functions. "Rice" is fully automatic.
2.
Switching the
temperature
of "Slow Cook" and "Sauté".
3.
Selecting
programs
in “Yogurt”.
Function Keys
The most important key is
“Keep Warm/Cancel”
. When Instant Pot is
being programmed or any program is in effect, press this key will
cancel the program and take the cooker to standby state. When the
cooker is in standby state, pressing this key activates the keep-warm
program.
The
“Soup”
key is for making various soups and broth. You can use
the “Adjust” key to select a shorter or longer cooking duration,
depending on the intended cooking result. Instant Pot controls
the pressure and temperature to a level that the liquid never goes
into the heavy boiling state. For example, making chicken broth
with the "Soup" function, the broth is clear and the chicken
remains intact after cooking. If you need the food content to be
fully broken down, please stir and mix the soup before serving.
The
“Porridge”
key is to make porridge of various grains. You can use
the “Adjust” key to select a cooking duration. The “Normal” duration is for rice porridge. For a
mixture various grains and beans, please choose the "More" duration. Stir the Porridge before
serving. Please note,
after the “Porridge” program is finished, do NOT put steam release
handle in venting position
; otherwise the porridge will splatter through the steam release.
Please use Natural Release.
The
“Poultry”
key is programmed to make poultry dishes. You may use the "Adjust" key to change
the poultry cooking time from "Normal" to "More" or "Less" depending on your preference of
the texture and the amount of poultry you put into the pot. Poultry meat is generally easier to
cook than pork, lamb and beef. Hence the poultry cooking time is adjusted within a shorter
