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anywhere from the lid. However, from time to time you may see a small smoke effect
coming from the steam release handle and occasionally a little sputtering. This is
perfectly normal.
During the cooking operation, the cooker makes low clicking sounds. This comes from
normal operation in switching the heating element on and off.
At any time, you can cancel the cooking program in progress and return to standby
mode by pressing the “Keep-Warm/Cancel” key.
7. When the pressure cooking cycle finishes, the cooker beeps
and automatically goes into the "Keep Warm" cycle, called
Auto
“Keep Warm” Cycle
. The LED display shows an “L” on the first digit,
such as "L0:02", to indicate the “Keep Warm” cycle and time
duration. The clock counts up for 10 hours. If the 10 hour Auto
“Keep Warm” cycle finishes, the cooker goes into standby state.
It is not recommended to leave cooked rice in “Keep-
Warm” state for too long as it may affect the texture or the
taste of the food.
8. To serve the food, press “Keep-Warm/Cancel” to stop the keep-
warm cycle and open the lid according to the “Safe Lid Opening”
section of this manual.
When opening the lid, the inner pot may appear to be stuck on the lid by vacuum. This
is caused by contraction of air due to cooling. Please turn the steam release handle to
“Venting” to let in air to release the vacuum.
Slow Cooking
1. Follow steps in the "Cooking Preparation" section of this manual. The steam release handle
should be at the "Venting" positions. An optional glass lid can also be used.
2. Connect power cord. The LED display shows “OFF” indicating that it’s in standby state.
3. Press “Slow Cook” key.
4. Change cooking duration between 0.5 and 20 hours by pressing
the "+" or "-" key.
5. Select the desired cooking mode with the “Adjust” key. By
pushing the "Adjust" key repeatedly, you can adjust the cooking
mode to “Normal”, “More” and “Less” modes, which
correspond to medium, high and low in a common slow cooker
.
6. Cooking starts automatically in 10 seconds after the last key is
pressed.
7. When the cooking finishes, the cooker beeps and goes into the
Auto "Keep Warm" cycle for 10 hours.
Delayed Cooking with Timer
Your Instant Pot has a timer function to delay the start of cooking for up to 24 hours. Timer
function does not apply to the “Keep Warm”, “Yogurt” and "Sauté" functions. The following shows
how to program for delayed cooking.
1. Follow steps in the previous “Pressure Cooking” and “Slow Cooking” sections to set a
cooking program.
2. Within 10 seconds after program selection, press the “Timer” key to set the hours and
