With the Instant Pot, you can cook a hearty meal for a whole family in less than 30 minutes. Dishes like rice and chicken, beef stew, chili and even a whole-roasted chicken cook in 30 to 60 ...

Instant Pot also recommends replacing your sealing ring roughly every 12 months for optimal performance (and minimal smell factor). Luckily, you can nab it for only $8 on Amazon.

Before cleaning your Instant Pot, it can be helpful to understand its various pieces. Luckily, it only has a few parts you’ll need to know. The inner lid, inner pot, sealing ring, and the inside ...

The Instant Pot is taking too long to start the timer Remember, Instant Pots take time to heat up. The Instant Pot will take 10 to 15 minutes to heat up and bring the pressure to proper levels ...

All parts of the Instant Pot (with the exception of the cooker base) are dishwasher safe. That means you can clean the stainless steel inner pot, the lid, the sealing ring and the steam rack.

That’s all for the stinkiest situation. If you use your pot nearly every day, like Urvashi Pitre, author of Indian Instant Pot, the soak might be overkill: “I run [the sealing ring] through ...

Before cleaning your Instant Pot, it can be helpful to understand its various pieces. Luckily, it only has a few parts you’ll need to know. The inner lid, inner pot, sealing ring, and the inside ...

Close the lid to the instant pot and close the valve so that it is in the sealing position. Set the Instant Pot to Manual on high for 40 minutes. Let the Instant Pot vent naturally for 15 minutes.

Here’s How Instant Pot Employees Clean Their Sealing Rings The internet is filled with suggestions to bake your sealing ring in the oven to get rid of the stink, so I asked Fadden about this.

Make sure your Instant Pot is never more than 2/3 full. And if you're cooking food that expands, such as rice or quinoa, don't fill the appliance more than halfway.