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Sautéing
1. Follow steps in the "Cooking Preparation" section of this
manual. Keep the lid open to avoid pressure from building
up inside the cooker. An optional glass lid can be used.
2. Connect the cooker to the power outlet. The LED display
shows “OFF” indicating that it’s in standby state.
3. Press “Sauté” key. For safety reasons, the maximum
operation time of one “Sauté” cycle is 30 minutes.
4. Change the cooking temperature to “Normal”, “More” and
“Less” modes with the “Adjust” key. The "Normal" mode is
suited for regular sauté or pan searing. The "More" mode is
for stir-frying or browning meat at higher temperature. The
"Less" mode is suitable for simmering, reducing juices or
thickening sauces. To avoid pressure build-up, the lid
should not be closed. If you accidentally close the lid,
flashing "Lid" will be displayed to warn about the wrong lid
position.
Caution: partially closing the lid during sautéing could
cause pressure to build up in the cooker. This can be
hazardous.
5. Heating starts automatically in 10 seconds after the last key
is pressed. The “Sauté” program can be cancelled at any
time by pressing “Keep Warm/Cancel” key.
6. When the desired temperature is reached, the LED display shows “Hot”.
7.
When cooking finishes, the cooker beeps and goes to the standby state. If you need more
time, simply press the “Sauté” key again.
Warming
Pressing the “Keep-Warm/Cancel” key in the standby state activates the “Keep Warm” function.
When “Keep Warm” function starts, the time counts up by minutes for up to 10 hours. The "Keep
Warm" function can be used with or without the lid closed. You can also use an optional glass lid
for this function. When the 10-hour limit is up, the cooker beeps and goes to the standby state.
Advanced Operations
1. Auto keep warm ON/OFF: In factory setting, ‘Auto Keep Warm’ is ON when a cooking
program button is pressed. ‘Auto Keep Warm’ can be turned ON and OFF by a second press
on the same cooking program button before the cooking program starts. During this period,
the Keep Warm button indicator displays ON or OFF accordingly.
2. Audible beeping ON/OFF: In factory setting, beeping is ON. To turn beeping OFF, press and
hold the “-” button for 3 seconds. The display will show “ S ON” to indicate “Sound ON”.
3. Memorizing the last used program settings per cooking program button: The previously used
cooking settings, including time, pressure and temperature are stored once the custom
settings are defined, even after the Instant Pot® cooker is unplugged from power source. To
reset to factory default settings, press and hold the “Adjust” button for 3 seconds when the
Instant Pot® cooker is in the OFF mode.
