Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker
User Manual
Model: IP-LUX50 and IP-LUX60
Revision 5, Jan. 2015
(Pictures in the text are for reference only. Please refer to the actual product.)
Thank you for purchasing the mul-funconal Instant Pot. Please read the User Manual
carefully before use and keep it in a convenient place for future reference.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ........................................................................................ 3
Precauons........................................................................................................... 4
Special Cord Set Instrucons ................................................................................ 5
Product Introducon ................................................................................................. 5
Features ................................................................................................................ 5
Specicaons ....................................................................................................... 5
Product Structure ................................................................................................. 6
Before the First Use ................................................................................................... 7
Remove and Install the An-Block Shield ............................................................. 7
Remove and Install the Sealing Ring ..................................................................... 7
Safe Lid Opening ................................................................................................... 7
Cooking Preparaon ............................................................................................. 8
Controls and States of the Cooker........................................................................... 10
Control Panel ...................................................................................................... 10
States of the Cooker ........................................................................................... 11
Operaon Keys ................................................................................................... 11
Funcon Keys ..................................................................................................... 11
Cooking with Your Instant Pot ................................................................................. 13
Pressure Cooking ................................................................................................ 13
Slow Cooking ...................................................................................................... 14
Delayed Cooking with Timer .............................................................................. 14
Sautéing.............................................................................................................. 15
Warming ............................................................................................................. 15
Inial Test Run .................................................................................................... 16
Care and Maintenance ............................................................................................ 16
Cleaning .............................................................................................................. 16
Troubleshoong ...................................................................................................... 17
Limited Warranty .................................................................................................... 19
Limitaon and Exclusions ................................................................................... 19
Warranty Registraon ........................................................................................ 19
Warranty Service ............................................................................................... 20
Recycling ................................................................................................................ 20
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Your Instant Pot cooks with pressure. When using pressure cookers, basic safety precauons
should always be followed.
PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
1. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
2. Close supervision is necessary when the pressure cooker is used near children.
3. Do not place the pressure cooker in a heated oven.
4. Extreme cauon must be used when moving a pressure cooker containing hot liquids.
5. Do not use pressure cooker for other than intended use.
6. This appliance cooks under pressure. Improper use may result in scalding injury. Make
certain unit is properly closed before operang. Please see “Cooking Preparaon”.
7. Do not ll the unit over 2/3 full. When cooking foods that expand during cooking such as
rice or dried vegetables, do not ll the unit over 1/2 full. Over lling may cause a risk of
clogging the vent pipe and developing excess pressure. Please see “Food Preparaon
Instrucons”.
8. Be aware that certain foods, such as apple sauce, cranberries, pearl barley, or other
cereals, split peas, noodles, macaroni, rhubarb, or spaghe can foam, froth, and spuer, and
clog the pressure release device (the steam release handle). These foods should not be
cooked in a pressure cooker.
9. If using any Pressure Cooker program always ensure you have at least 1 measuring cup of
liquid in the Inner Pot to create the required steam.
10. Do not open the pressure cooker unl the unit has cooled and all internal pressure has
been released. If the handles are dicult to push apart, this indicates that the cooker is sll
pressurized – do not force it open. Any pressure in the cooker can be hazardous. Please see
“Cooking Preparaon”.
11. Never deep fry or pressure fry in the unit with oil. It is dangerous and may cause a re or
serious damage.
12. To protect against electrical shock, do not immerse cord, plugs, or appliance in water or
other liquid.
13. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool before pung on
or taking o parts, and before cleaning.
14. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or aer the appliance
malfuncons or has been damaged in any manner. Return appliance to the service center for
examinaon repair or adjustment. See Warranty secon.
15. The use of accessory aachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may
cause injuries.
16. This product is for household use only. Do not use outdoors.
17. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
18. Do not place the unit on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
19. Extreme cauon must be used when moving the unit containing hot oil or other hot
liquids.
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20. Cauon: to reduce the risk of electric shock, cook only in the provided removable
container (cooking pot) or approved Instant Pot replacement.
21. Do not use an incompable removable container (cooking pot) or sealing ring (gasket) to
avoid pressure leakage.
22. To disconnect, turn any control to "o", then remove plug from wall outlet.
23. Do not place the unit on an unstable locaon it is strictly prohibited to use it on a
newspaper, foam or other object that may easily block the vent holes at the boom.
24. Do not use it in a place which is near splash water or re. Do not use it in a place exposed
to directly to sunshine or oil splash. Put it in a place out of the reach of children.
25. Before use each me, be sure to check the an-block shield, oat valve and exhaust valve
(steam release handle) for obstrucon, wipe the surface of the inner pot and the heang
plate to conrm they are free of any foreign object; make sure the steam release handle is in
sealing posion when using a pressure cooking program.
26. Do not move this product or force to remove the lid when the unit is in operaon.
27. Do not place your hands or face over the exhaust valve (steam release handle) or oat
valve to avoid scald when the unit is in operaon.
28. To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, only authorized personnel should do repairs.
29. Do not cover the pressure valves.
30. This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above if they have been
given supervision or instrucon concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and if they
understand the hazards involved. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by
children unless they are older than 8 and supervised. Keep the appliance and its cord out of
reach of children aged less than 8 years.
31. Do not use this product on any electrical system other than voltage: 220-240V ~50Hz.
32. This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applicaons.
PLEASE SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
And keep the user manual in a convenient place for future reference.
Before each use, please make sure to inspect the following:
1. The an-block shield, oat valve and exhaust valve are not blocked by food debris.
2. The boom surface of the inner pot and the heang plate are free of any foreign objects.
3. The steam release handle is in the "Sealing" posion for all pressure cooking.
Aer cooking, wait unl the cooker cools down for a while and release the pressure using the
steam release handle. Use extreme cauon when opening the lid. Scald and serious burns can be
caused by the steam inside the unit.
If all LED lights are ashing on the control panel, unplug the power cord immediately and consult
the “Troubleshoong” secon.
Care must be taken with the sealing ring to avoid deformaon. Failure to do so may prevent the
product from working properly.
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A short power supply cord is provided to reduce the hazards resulng from entanglement and
tripping. An extension cord may be used if care is exercised in its use. If an extension cord is used,
the electrical rang of the cord must be at least 12 amps and 220 volts. The extended cord must
be arranged so that it will not drape over edge of table or counter where it can be pulled by
children or tripped over accidentally.
This appliance has a ed plug. Do not aempt to modify the plug in any way.
Instant Pot® programmable pressure cooker is the new generaon of smart kitchen appliances. It
is a 6-in-1 mul-funcon cooker combining the benets of a Pressure Cooker, Sauté, Slow Cooker,
Rice Cooker, Steamer, and Food Warmer. Instant Pot® is a convenient and kitchen-friendly me
saver. Its 10 micro-processor controlled intelligent programs make your everyday cooking as easy
as pressing a buon.
It brings your green thinking right into the kitchen by saving up to 70% of energy comparing with
convenonal cooking. In most cases, your Instant Pot reduces the cooking me by 70%, and
preserves more vitamins and minerals in the natural ingredients.
Instant Pot has been designed to avoid the common errors and safety hazards of stove-top
pressure cookers using 10 proven safety mechanisms and patented technologies. They include lid
posion monitoring, locking the lid under pressure, electronic pressure and temperature control,
dry burn detecon with automac shuto, over-pressure protecon, and temperature and
electrical current liming fuse. Instant Pot® has earned the entrusted CE cercaon by going
through the rigorous UL lab tesng.
High safety standard: 10 safety mechanisms and UL safety cercaon. Please visit
www.InstantPot.co.uk for detailed informaon.
Mul-funcon: Braising, pressure cooking, stewing, steaming, simmering, slow cooking,
sauté/browning, and keeping warm.
10 convenient cooking programs controlled by a microprocessor: Simply press one of
the funcon keys to start cooking. The microprocessor controls the me, cooking
pressure and temperature eliminang the need to watch over the cooker in the kitchen.
Clean and pleasant: Instant Pot produces very lile noise and leaks almost no steam.
This keeps the aromas and avor of ingredients in the food and avoids messy spills,
splashes or spaers to clean up.
Up to 24-hour delayed cooking: Long 24 hour mer. Perfect for meal planning.
Up to 120 minutes of manual cooking me selecon.
Auto keep warm: Aer cooking, the keep-warm funcon starts automacally for 10
hours.
Dishwasher safe stainless steel inner pot and steam rack.
Working pressure: High 10.2 ~ 11.6psi (70 ~ 80kPa)
Steam release pressure limit: 15.22psi (105kPa)
Working temperature: 115°C ~ 118°C (239°F ~ 244°F)
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“Keep warm” funcon: up to 10 hours, 63 ~ 78°C (145 ~ 172°F);
“Slow Cook” funcon: 0.5 ~ 20 hours, at 88 ~ 99°C (190 ~ 210°F)
“Sauté” funcon: “Normal” mode: 160 ~ 176°C (320 ~ 349°F); “More” mode: 175 ~ 210°C
(347 ~ 410°F); “Less” mode: 135 ~ 150°C (275 ~ 302°F).
Model Power
Supply
Rated
Power
Rated
Volume
Caliber of inner
pot
Weight Dimension
IP-LUX50 220-240V
~50Hz
750~900W 5 L 14x22x24 cm
5.5x8.66x9.45 in
(H x Inner rim
diameter x outer
rim diameter)
5.3kg
(11.68lb)
33x31x30
cm
13x12.2x11
.8 in
(LxWxH)
IP-LUX60 220-240V
~50Hz
840~1000
W
6 L 16x22x24 cm
6.3x8.66x9.45 in
6.61kg
(14.57lb)
33x31x32
cm
13x12.2x12
.6 in
Accesso-
ries
Rice paddle, Soup spoon, Measuring cup, Steam rack, User manual and Recipe
booklet.
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Before the rst use, please take out all accessories from the package and read this manual
carefully. Please pay parcular aenon to operaonal instrucons and cauons to avoid any
injury or property damage. Please wash the inside of the lid and the inner pot with warm soapy
water, rinse and dry thoroughly. Wipe the outer housing with a clean damp cloth. Never immerse
the cooker housing in water or any other liquid. The inner pot, sealing ring and steam release
handle and all accessories are dishwasher safe. But never clean the lid and housing in a
dishwasher.
Remove and Install the An-Block Shield (not essenal)
The an-block shield can be
removed by pushing it on the
side to li it up. To install the
an-block shield, posion it
in place and press it down.
Remove and Install the Sealing Ring
The sealing ring can be removed by
pulling upwards from the sealing ring
rack in secons. To reinstall the sealing
ring, pressing it down into the rack
secon by secon. The sealing ring can
be installed on either side facing up.
Please note the following:
Prior to each use, inspect to make sure the sealing ring is well seated in the sealing ring
rack and the an-block shield is mounted properly on the steam release pipe. A properly
seated sealing ring can be shied, with a bit of eort, clockwise or an-clockwise inside
the sealing ring rack.
Aer use, remove any foreign objects from the sealing ring and an-block shield.
Keep the sealing ring clean to avoid odor. Washing the sealing ring in warm soapy water or
dishwasher can remove odor. However, it is normal for the sealing ring to absorb the smell
of certain acidic foods. That's why it is always a good idea to have more than one sealing
ring on hand. You can purchase addional sealing rings from www.InstantPot.co.uk.
Never pull the sealing ring by force, as the pulling may cause deformaon and aect its
funcon in sealing the pressure.
A sealing ring with cracks, cuts or other damages should not be used. A new sealing ring
replacement should be used.
1. Make sure the pressure cooking program has completed or press “Keep-Warm/Cancel” to
terminate the program.
2. Releasing pressure in one of the following approaches.
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Quick Release:
Slide the steam release handle to the "Venng" posion to let out steam unl the oat
valve drops down.
Cauon:
Please keep hands and face away from the hole on the top of the steam release handle
when using Quick Release. The escaping steam is very hot and can cause scalding.
Never pull out the steam release handle when it is leng out steam.
Please be aware that Quick Release is not suitable for food in large liquid volume or with
high starch content (e.g. porridge, congee, scky liquids, soup, etc.). Food content may
splaer out with steam. Use Natural Release instead.
Natural Release:
Allow the cooker to cool down naturally unl the oat valve drops down. This may take 10
to 15 minutes aer cooking is nished and the cooker is in Keep-Warm mode.
Pung a wet towel on the lid can speed up cooling.
3. Open the lid: Hold the lid handle, turn the lid counterclockwise to the open posion, and li
the lid up to open. To avoid vacuum sucon on the lid, turn the steam release to “Venng”
posion to let in air when liing the lid.
Cauon: Do not open the lid unl pressure inside the pot is completely released. As a
safety feature, unl the oat valve drops down, the lid is locked and cannot be opened.
If the oat valve is stuck due to food debris or sckiness, you can push it down with a pen
or chopscks when you are certain the pressure has been released by moving the steam
release handle in the venng posion.
1. Open the lid
Holding the lid handle with your hand, rotate approximately 30 degrees counterclockwise
unl the “ “mark on the lid is aligned with the “ Open” mark on the cooker housing
rim.
2. Check whether all parts on the lid are assembled properly
Check the oat valve and exhaust valve for obstrucons. Make sure that the sealing ring is
well seated inside its holding rack, the an-block shield is installed properly and the oat
valve can move up and down easily.
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3. Take out the inner pot, and put in food and liquid
The total amount of food and water should NEVER exceed the
maximum level marking of the inner pot. It is recommended that
you do not ll the unit over 2/3 full. When cooking foods that
expand during cooking such as rice, beans or dried vegetables, do
not ll the unit over 1/2 full. Over lling may risk clogging the
vent pipes and developing excess pressure. This could also cause
spillage and may damage to the unit.
4. Place the inner pot inside the cooker housing
Before that, be sure to remove foreign objects and wipe dry the outside of the inner pot and
the heang element inside of the cooker.
Aer pung the inner pot inside the housing, rotate the inner pot slightly to ensure good
contact between the inner pot and the heang element.
5. Close the lid completely
Hold the lid handle and put the lid on the cooker, with the mark on the lid and the
“Open” marks on the housing rim are aligned. Rotate the lid clockwise approximately 30
degrees unl the mark on the lid is aligned with the “Close” mark on the housing
rim.
Instant Pot has a safety feature to disable the cooker and the display ashes "Lid" if the lid is
not posioned correctly. When using "Soup", "Poultry", "Meat/Stew", "Bean/Chili",
"Mulgrain", "Rice", "Steam", and "Porridge", the lid should be fully closed. When using
"Sauté", the lid should be open. "Keep Warm" and “Slow Cook” works with the lid either
opened or closed.
6. Posion the steam release handle properly
Please note that it is perfectly normal and necessary for the steam release handle to be
loose. It works by weight and simply rests on top of the exhaust pipe. It can also be removed
for washing if necessary by pulling it straight out.
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In operaon of the cooker for any
funcons except "Keep-Warm",
"Sauté" or "Slow Cook", align the
pointed end of the steam release
handle poinng to "Sealing",
indicang that the pressure cooker
is in the sealed posion.
The "Sauté" funcon must be used
without the lid. The "Slow Cook"
and “Keep-Warm” can operate with
or without the lid, or using an oponal glass lid available at www.InstantPot.co.uk.
The control panel of your Instant Pot consists of an LED display, 3 mode indicators, 3 operaon
keys and 13 funcon keys. Each funcon key has a funcon indicator light. Operaon keys do not
have indicator lights.
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Your Instant Pot has 3 states which are
shown on the LED display and funcon
indicators.
Standby state: the LED display
shows “OFF”.
Pre-heang state: the LED
display shows “On” and the
acvated funcon indicator
lights up.
Program operang state: the acvated funcon indicator lights up and the LED display
shows me. For pressure cooking, slow cooking and mer funcons, the me counts down.
For “Keep Warm”, the me counts up.
The 3 operaons keys include “+”, “-“, and “Adjust” keys. The “+” and “-“ are used to change the
me value.
The "Adjust" key can make 3 types of adjustments:
1. Changing the pressure keeping me for pressure cooking funcons, except "Manual"
and "Rice" funcons. "Rice" is fully automac.
2. Switching the temperature of "Slow Cook" and "Sauté".
The most important key is “Keep Warm/Cancel”. When Instant Pot
is being programmed or any program is in eect, press this key
will cancel the program and take the cooker to standby state.
When the cooker is in standby state, pressing this key acvates
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
duraon, 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" funcon, the broth is
clear and the chicken remains intact aer cooking. If you need
the food content to be fully broken down, please sr 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 duraon. The “Normal” duraon is for rice porridge. For oats less me will be needed.
For a mixture various grains and beans, please choose the "More" duraon. Sr the Porridge
before serving. Please note, aer the “Porridge” program is nished, do NOT put steam
release handle in venng posion; otherwise the porridge will splaer 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 me 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 me is adjusted within a shorter
me range when using the "Poultry" funcon key.
The “Meat/Stew” key is for cooking meat and stew. The “Adjust” key can be used to change the
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cooking me to achieve the desired texture of the meat. In general, "More" duraon is for
bone-stripping eect on meat.
The “Bean/Chili” key is specically for cooking beans and making Chili. If you want the beans well
cooked, please use the “Adjust” key to select "More" duraon.
The “Rice” key is a fully automated smart program for cooking regular rice or parboiled rice. The
cooking duraon is adjusted automacally depending on the amount of food content. To cook
2 cups of rice, it takes about 10 minute pressure keeping me; for 3~5 cups of rice, it takes
about 12 minute pressure keeping me; more cups will take longer me accordingly. Total
cooking me is not displayed, whereas the pressure keeping me will be shown when working
pressure is reached. The “Adjust” key has no eect on this program. Please note: You can cook
as lile as one cup of rice with the correct rao of water.
The "Mulgrain" key is a program to cook mixed grains of wild rice, hard brown rice, mung beans,
etc. There are three “Adjust” opons for mulgrain rice cooking. The "Normal" seng has 40
minutes of pressure cooking me. The "Less" seng has 20 minutes of pressure cooking me.
The "More" seng has 45 minutes of warm water soaking me and 60 minutes of pressure
cooking me. The "More" seng is suitable for harder grains such as dry split corn.
The “Steam” key is designed for steaming purposes. You can steam vegetables, seafood or
reheang with the enclosed steam rack. When steaming vegetables and seafood, please note
that using the “Natural Release” method for releasing the steam will likely overcook the food.
You will need to release the steam as soon as the cooking me has expired using the “Quick
Release” method.
Using 1~2 cups (160ml) of water is sucient for steaming fresh or frozen vegetables, with 1~2
minute pressure keeping me. Please use “+” or “-“ keys to change the steaming me. Please
note that unlike other pressure cooking funcons, the “Steam” funcon heats at full power
connuously. This may burn food in direct contact with the boom of the inner pot. Please
use the trivet provided to elevate the food above the water. Use a metal basket or (oven safe)
glass/ceramic container that ts into the inner pot to contain the food.
The “Manual” key allows manual seng of cooking me. The me set in this mode is pressure
cooking me which will begin to count down when working pressure is reached. The
maximum pressure cooking me is 120 minutes.
The "Sauté" key is used for open lid sautéing, browning or simmering inside the inner pot.
"Adjust" can be used to change the operang temperature in 3 modes. Please see the
“Sautéing” secon for details.
The “Slow Cook" key allows you to use your Instant Pot as a common slow cooker. The user can
change the cooking duraon by pressing the "+" or "-" key between 0.5 and 20 hours. The
"Adjust" key allows you to adjust the level of heang as in tradional slow cookers. Please see
the “Slow Cooking” secon for its usage.
The “Timer” key is for delayed cooking. To start delayed cooking, rst select the desired cooking
funcon (all program funcons except “Sauté”), and then press the “Timer” key. Use “+” and
“-“ to set the delayed hours. Press "Timer" key again to change the minutes. The me you are
seng is the delayed me before the program starts. Please allow sucient cooking me
and cooling down me before serving. The me delay can be adjusted with “+” or “-“ keys for
up to 24 hours. Please see the “Delayed Cooking with Timer” secon for details.
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The following procedure is for “Rice”, "Soup", "Poultry", "Meat/
Stew", "Bean/Chili", "Mulgrain", "Porridge", "Steam" and
“Manual” funcons.
1. Follow steps in the "Cooking Preparaon" secon of this
manual.
2. Connect power cord. The LED display shows “OFF”
indicang that it’s in standby state.
3. Select a cooking funcon, e.g. “Soup”. Once a funcon
key is pressed, its indicator lights up.
Within 10 seconds aer pressing a funcon key, you can
sll select any other funcon keys and adjust cooking
duraon.
4. Select cooking me.
You may use the "Adjust" key (except
the “Manual” and “Rice” funcons) to
adjust cooking duraon. Press the
"Adjust" key repeatedly to change
between “Normal”, “Less" and “More"
modes which will light up on the display.
If necessary, change the cooking me with “+” and “-“. Press and
hold the “+” or “-“ key for faster changes.
The built-in cooking me is suitable for general purpose food.
Please use the cooking me table in the recipe book to determine the
appropriate cooking me based on the specic food, the quanty of food and your
texture preference.
5. Cooking starts automacally in 10 seconds aer the last key press.
Three audible beeps will sound to indicate the cooking process has begun. The LED
display shows "On" indicang that the pre-heang state is in progress. Please note:
Depending on the food content, the quanty and its temperature (frozen or not), the
preheat cycle can range between 10 to 40 minutes.
As the pressure increases inside the cooker, it is perfectly normal for traces of steam to
escape from the oat valve unl the oat valve pops up.
Once the cooker reaches working pressure, the LED display changes from “On" to the
programmed cooking me. The cooking me counts down to indicate the remaining
me in minutes. During this pressurized state you should not see any steam gushing out
anywhere from the lid. However, from me to me you may see a small smoke eect
coming from the steam release handle and occasionally a lile spuering. This is
perfectly normal.
During the cooking operaon, the cooker makes low clicking sounds. This comes from
normal operaon in switching the heang element on and o.
At any me, you can cancel the cooking program in progress and return to standby
mode by pressing the “Keep-Warm/Cancel” key.
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6. When the pressure cooking cycle nishes, the cooker beeps
and automacally goes into the "Keep Warm" cycle, called Auto
“Keep Warm” Cycle. The LED display shows an “L” on the rst
digit, such as "L0:02", to indicate the “Keep Warm” cycle and me
duraon. The clock counts up for 10 hours. If the 10 hour Auto
“Keep Warm” cycle nishes, the cooker goes into standby state.
It is not recommended to leave cooked rice in “Keep-
Warm” state for too long as it may aect the texture or
the taste of the food.
7. To serve the food, press “Keep-Warm/Cancel” to stop the keep
-warm cycle and open the lid according to the “Safe Lid Opening” secon of this manual.
When opening the lid, the inner pot may appear to be stuck on the lid by vacuum. This
is caused by contracon of air due to cooling. Please turn the steam release handle to
“Venng” to let in air to release the vacuum.
1. Follow steps in the "Cooking Preparaon" secon of this manual. The steam release handle
can be at either "Venng" or “Sealing” posions. An oponal glass lid can also be used.
2. Connect power cord. The LED display shows “OFF” indicang
that it’s in standby state.
3. Press “Slow Cook” key.
4. Change cooking duraon 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. If you need to change temperature you will need to
cancel and re-select.
6. Cooking starts automacally in 10 seconds aer the last key is pressed.
7. When the cooking nishes, the cooker beeps and goes into the Auto "Keep Warm" cycle for
10 hours.
Your Instant Pot has a mer funcon to delay the start of cooking
for up to 24 hours. Timer funcon does not apply to the “Keep
Warm”, and "Sauté" funcons. The following shows how to
program for delayed cooking.
1. Follow steps in the previous “Pressure Cooking” and “Slow
Cooking” secons to set a cooking program.
2. Within 10 seconds aer program selecon, press the “Timer”
key to set the hours and minutes to be delayed. Use “+” and “-
“ to set the delayed hours. Press "Timer" key again to change
the minutes. The me is the delayed me before the program
starts. Please allow sucient cooking me and cooling down
me before serving.
3. 10 seconds aer last key press, the “Timer” funcon starts, the me on LED display counts
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down, and the ashing green indicator on the “Timer” key changes to solid green.
4. To cancel the Timer operaon, press the “Keep-Warm/Cancel” key at any me.
5. Your Instant Pot starts cooking when the delay mer counts down to 0. Aer cooking, the
cooker will then enter the Auto “Keep Warm” cycle for 10 hours. Please Note:
We highly discourage using the Timer funcon for perishable foods, such as meat and sh,
which may go bad when le at room temperature for hours. Cooked rice may yield overly
so texture due to long soaking me. It may also cause a layer of burned rice at the
boom of the pot if it is le in Keep-Warm mode for too long.
The Timer funcon is not recommended for porridge, oatmeal or other foamy and scky
foods. Because of the possibility of these foods gumming up the oat valve causing it to
never seal and leading to overowing food content, it is highly recommended that your
Instant Pot not be le unaended during the preheat cycle. Since the delay funcon
implies leaving the unit unaended, we strongly recommend not using the mer funcon
for these types of food.
1. Follow steps in the "Cooking Preparaon" secon of this
manual. Keep the lid open to avoid pressure from building up
inside the cooker. An oponal glass lid can also be used.
2. Connect power cord. The LED display shows “OFF” indicang
that it’s in standby state.
3. Press “Sauté” key. For safety reasons, the maximum operaon
me of one “Sauté” cycle is 30 minutes.
4. Change the cooking temperature among “Normal”, “More”
and “Less” modes with the “Adjust” key. The "Normal" mode is
suited for regular sauté or browning. The "More" mode is for
sr-frying or blackening meat at higher temperature. The
"Less" mode is suitable for simmering, reducing juices or
thickening sauce. To avoid pressure building up, the lid cannot
be closed. If you accidentally close the lid, ashing "Lid" is
displayed to warn about wrong lid posion.
Cauon: parally closing the lid during sautéing could
cause the pressure to build up in the cooker. This can be
hazardous.
5. Heang starts automacally in 10 seconds aer the last key is
pressed. The “Sauté” program can be cancelled or you can
change the heang intensity at any me by pressing “Keep
Warm/Cancel” key.
6. When the designated temperature is reached, the LED display shows “Hot”.
7. When cooking nishes, the cooker beeps and goes to standby state. If you need more me,
simply press the “Sauté” key again.
Pressing the “Keep-Warm/Cancel” key in the standby state acvates the “Keep Warm” funcon.
When “Keep Warm” funcon starts, the me counts up by minutes for up to 10 hours. The "Keep
Warm" funcon can be used with or without the lid closed. You can also use an oponal glass lid
for this funcon. When it nishes, the cooker beeps and goes to standby state.
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In order to get a feel for your Instant Pot before jumping in with your favorite recipe, it’s a great
idea to take it for a test run. This will help you to become familiar with your Instant Pot, make sure
that your unit is working perfectly and also clean the unit of possible residues from the
manufacturing process. This test run can be accomplished in about 15 minutes. It’s oponal but
recommended.
1. Make sure the steam release handle and oat valve are unobstructed and clean and that the
sealing ring is properly seated.
2. Insert the inner pot in the cooker base and add water to the
“3” mark on the inner pot.
3. Close the lid. Make sure that the steam release handle is
poinng to "Sealing" mark on the lid.
4. Press the "Steam" buon, and press the “-“ buon to change
the me to 2 minutes.
5. In 10 seconds, your Instant Pot will go into the preheang cycle
(display showing “On”). Within a few minutes steam will start
coming out for a minute or two unl the Float Valve pops up
and seals the cooker. Within another minute or two the working pressure will be reached
and the countdown mer will begin. Once the countdown is nished, your Instant Pot will
beep and automacally go into the “Keep Warm” mode.
That’s it. The test is complete. Press the “Keep-Warm/Cancel” buon and/or unplug the unit.
Once the pressure is released and the pot cools down, you can open it and are ready to try your
favorite recipe.
Regular care or maintenance is essenal in ensuring that this product is safe for use. If any of
the following circumstances take place, please stop using the appliance immediately and contact
Instant Pot support team.
Power cord and plug suer from expansion, deformaon, discoloraon, damages, etc.
A poron of power cord or the plug gets hoer than usual.
Electric pressure cooker heats abnormally, eming a burnt smell.
When powered on, there are unusual sounds or vibraons.
If there is dust or dirt on the plug or socket, please remove dust or dirt with a dry brush.
Cauon: please make sure the appliance has cooled down and is unplugged before cleaning.
1. Clean the product aer each use. Wipe the black inner housing rim and slot dry with cloth to
prevent rusng on the exterior pot rim.
2. Remove the lid and take out the inner pot, wash them with detergent, rinse with clear water
and then wipe dry with a so cloth. The stainless steel inner pot is also dishwasher safe.
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3. Use water to clean the lid, including the sealing ring (which can be removed), exhaust valve,
an-block shield, and wipe them clean with dry so cloth. Do not take apart the steam
release pipe assembly.
4. Clean the cooker body with clean damp cloth. Do not immerse the cooker into water. Do not
use a wet cloth to clean the pot while the power cord is plugged into the power outlet.
If you experience any problem with the appliance, please DO NOT return the product to the
retail store or online merchant. For technical assistance and product return informaon, please:
Create a support cket at www.InstantPot.co.uk/support/
Email to [email protected]
Phone 0333 123 0051
The cases in the following tables do not always indicate a faulty cooker. Please examine the cooker
carefully before contacng the support
for repair. You can also nd help videos
and FAQ on
Problem Possible Reason Soluon
1
Dicult to close the lid
Sealing ring not installed
properly
Posion the sealing ring well
Float valve in the popped-up
posion
Press the oat valve lightly
downwards
2
Dicult to open the lid
Pressure exists inside the
cooker
Use the steam release handle
to reduce the internal pressure.
Open the lid aer the pressure
is completely released.
Float valve stuck at the
popped-up posion
Press the oat valve lightly with
a pen or chopsck.
3
Steam leaks from the
side of the lid
No sealing ring Install the sealing ring
Sealing ring damaged Replace the sealing ring
Food debris aached to the
sealing ring
Clean the sealing ring
Lid not closed properly Open then Close the lid again
4
Steam leaks from oat
valve for over 2
minutes
Food debris on the oat valve
silicone seal
Clean the oat valve silicone
seal
Float valve silicone ring worn-
out
Replace the oat valve silicone
ring
5
Float valve unable to
rise
Too lile food or water in
inner pot
Add water according to the
recipe
Float valve obstructed by the
lid locking pin
Close the lid completely, see
“Cooking Preparaon” secon
Troubleshoong Table
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www.InstantPot.co. uk/faq/
8
Display remains blank
aer connecng the
power cord
Bad power connecon or no
power.
Inspect the power cord to
ensure a good connecon,
check the power outlet is
acve.
Cooker’s electrical fuse was
blown
Contact support online
9
All LEDs
ash with
a code
appearing
on screen
C1 code Faulty temperature sensor
(cannot be detected)
Contact support online
C2 code Faulty temperature sensor
(short circuited)
Contact support online
C5 code Temperature is too high be-
cause inner pot is not placed
Put in the inner pot properly
Temperature is too high be-
cause there is no water in
inner pot
Put food and water in the
inner pot
C6 code Faulty pressure sensor Contact support online
10
Rice half cooked or too
hard
Too lile water Adjust dry-rice and water
rao according to recipe
Cover opened prematurely Aer cooking cycle com-
pletes, leave the cover on for
5 more minutes
11 Rice too so Too much water Adjust dry-rice and water
rao according to recipe
12
Intermient beeping
aer the cooker starts
for a while
Indicaon of overheang.
The cooker has reduced the
heang temperature, and
may not reach cooking pres-
sure
Possibly starch deposits at
the boom of the inner pot,
which have clogged heat
dissipaon. Stop the cooker
and inspect the boom of
the inner pot
Occasional cking or
light cracking sound
The normal sound of power
switching and expanding
pressure board in changing
temperature
Nothing to be worried about
13
Wet inner pot boom. Wipe inner pot boom dry
before cooking
Troubleshoong Table (Cont… )
Problem Possible Reason Soluon
Steam comes out from
exhaust valve non-stop
Steam release handle not in
sealing posion
Turn the release handle to the
sealing posion
6
Pressure control fails Contact support online
7
Display ashes “Lid” Lid is not at the correct posi-
on for the selected program
Close lid for pressure cooking
or open the lid for sautéing
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Earlyview Ltd (EV) warrants this appliance to be free from defects in workmanship and
material, under normal residenal use, for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. This
warranty extends only to the original purchaser and use in UK and Ireland. A purchase receipt,
purchase order number or other proof of date of original purchase is required before warranty
service is performed. EV’s obligaon under this warranty is limited to replacing or repairing, or
assisng in the repair at EV’s opon. All repairs for which warranty claims are made must be pre-
authorised by EV.
This appliance comes equipped with many safety features. Any aempt to interfere with
their operaon may result in serious injury/damages and void this warranty. No warranty service
will be provided to any appliance that has been tampered with, unless directed by an EV
representave.
This warranty does not cover normal wear of parts or damage resulng from negligent use
or misuse of the appliance, use contrary to the operang instrucons, failure to provide
reasonable and necessary maintenance, or disassembly, repair or alteraon by anyone unless
directed by an Instant Pot Representave. This warranty does not cover units that are used
outside of UK and Ireland. Further, the warranty does not cover damage resulng from Acts of
God, such as re, ood, hurricanes and tornadoes. EV is not responsible for shipping cost for
warranty service.
Limitaon and Exclusions
To the extent permied by applicable law, the liability of EV, if any, for any allegedly
defecve appliance or part shall be limited to repair or replacement of the appliance or part and
shall not exceed the purchase price of a comparable replacement appliance or part. THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS WARRANTY ARE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO THE
PRODUCT(S) COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE
APPLIANCES(S) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED.
EV is not responsible or liable for indirect, special or consequenal damages arising out of or in
connecon with the use or performance of the appliance or damages with respect to any
economic loss, loss of property, loss of revenues or prots, loss of enjoyment or use, costs of
removal, installaon or other consequenal damages of whatsoever nature.
You the buyer may have other rights and remedies which are in addion to any right or
remedy which may be available under this limited warranty.
Warranty Registraon
Please visit www.instantpot.co.uk/support/register/ to register your new Instant Pot product
and validate your warranty within ten (10) days of purchase. You will be asked to provide the store
name, date of purchase and model number along with your name and address.
The registraon will enable us to keep you up to date with product developments, recipes
and contact you in the unlikely event of a product safety nocaon. By registering you
acknowledge to have read and understood the instrucons for use, and warnings set forth in the
manual and accompanying instrucons.
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Warranty Service
If the appliance should become defecve within the warranty period, please contact Instant
Pot Customer Service team by
Create a support cket at www.InstantPot.co.uk/support/
Email to [email protected]
Phone 0333 123 0051
To facilitate speedy service, please provide:
Your name, email address or phone number
A copy of the original purchase receipt with order number, the model and serial number
Descripon of the product defect, pictures or video if possible
This appliance complies with the WEEE-Direcve 2002/96/EC on the disposal of electrical and
electronic equipment (WEEE).
This appliance complies with the European direcves for electromagnec compa-
bility (EMC)2004/108/EC and its revisions, as well as Low Voltage Direcve (LVD)
2006/95/EC and its revisions.
This marking indicates that this product should not be disposed with other house-
hold wastes throughout the EU. To prevent possible harm to the environment or
human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, recycle it responsibly to promote
the sustainable reuse of material sources.
For more informaon regarding the recycling of this product please refer to
www.instantpot.co.uk.
For the latest news and informaon, recipes and advice please visit our Facebook page at
www.Facebook.com/instantpotuk
Instant Pot Company
11 – 300 Earl Grey Dr., Suite 383
Oawa, Ontario
Canada K2T 1C1
Telephone: +1 800 828-7280
Fax: +1 (613) 800-0726
Web: hp://www.InstantPot.com
E-mail: support@instantpot.com
Earlyview Ltd.(Instant Pot UK)
15 Walton Business Centre
44 Terrace Road, Surrey KT12 2SD,
UK Telephone: 0333 123 0051
Web: hp://www.InstantPot.co. uk
E-mail: support@instantpot.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/instantpotuk
All contents in this document have been checked carefully. Earlyview
Ltd reserves the right to interpret any prinng mistake or misunderstanding
of content.
For any technical improvement or change in appearance or name plate,
changes shall be placed in the revised manual without further noce. In case
of changes in appearance and color, please refer to the actual product for
detailed informaon.
