Pressure Cooking cooks food using water or other cooking liquid in a cooker with an airtight, sealed lid.
Boiled liquid creates steam to create internal pressure.
Temperature rises quickly to cook food fast. Steam is released prior to opening lid.
With Instant Pot you can cook with or without pressure!
Grip handle and turn lid in counter-clockwise
Grip handle and turn lid in clockwise.
Ensure entire sealing is snug behind sealing ring rack. Sealing ring must be installed before use.
Pressure release valve must be installed before use and cleaned frequently
Turn pressure release valve from Sealing to Venting position, after cooking program is completed or stopped by using mitt/long utensil to let out pressure/steam until the float valve drops into the lid.
On the top of the lid. UP, cooker is pressurized. DOWN, cooker is depressurized.
Leave the pressure release valve in the Sealing position. The cooker dissipates heat so pressure releases naturally overtime. Allow cooker to cool down naturally until t he float valve drops down.
Turn pressure release valve from Sealing to Venting position, after cooking program is completed or stopped by using mitt/long utensil to let out pressure/steam until the float valve drops into the lid.
Remove inner pot from cooker base and wash with hot water and dish soap before first use.
Wipe outer surfaces of inner pot and heating element to ensure they are dry and free of food debris. Failure to do so may damage the cooker.
Place inner pot into cooker base before cooking. Food must be placed only in the inner pot, not cooker base.
The inner pot is an integral part of product safety. Always use an authorized NutriCook inner pot made for this model when cooking. Failure to do so may cause personal injury or property damage.
Do not fill the inner pot higher than the FULL CUP — 5/4 line (Pressure Cooking Maximum), as indicated on the inner pot. Exercise extreme caution when cooking and venting food such as applesauce, cranberries, pearl barley, oatmeal, split peas, noodles, etc., as these foods may foam, froth, or spatter, and may clog the pressure release hole and/or pressure release valve. Do not fill the inner pot higher than the — 5/2 line when cooking these foods.
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