User Guide

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States of the Cooker
Your Instant Pot® has 3 states
which are shown on the LED display
and function indicators.
• 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 delay start functions, the time counts down. For “Keep Warm”,
the time counts up.
Operation Keys
The 3 operation keys include “+”, “-“, and “Adjust” keys. The “+” and “-“ are used to change the
time value.
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. Changing the temperature of "Slow Cook" and "Sauté".
Function Keys
The most important key is “Keep Warm/Cancel”. When
Instant Pot® is being programmed or in operation,
pressing this key will cancel the program and return
the cooker to standby state. When the cooker is in
standby state, pressing this key activates the keep-
warm program.
The “Soup/Broth” key is for making various soups and
broth. You can use the “Adjust” key to select a
shorter or longer cooking time, depending on the
desired cooking result. Instant Pot® controls the
pressure and temperature to a level that the liquid
never goes into a heavy boiling state. For example,
when making chicken broth with the "Soup/Broth"
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 “Meat/Stew” key is for cooking meat and stew. The
“Adjust” key can be used to change the cooking time to achieve the desired meat texture. In
general, the "More" setting is for fall-of-the-bone cooking results.
The “Cake” key is a general setting for baking various types of cakes such as New York style
cheesecakes, banana breads, sponge cakes, etc. The ’More’ setting is for baking dense cakes
like New York style cheesecakes, the ‘Normal’ setting is for baking medium density cakes like
banana bread, whereas the ‘Less’ setting is for baking light, airy cakes like sponge cakes. Users
can also press the ‘+’ or ‘-’ key to set customized baking times for different recipes.