When cleaning your pressure cooking pot, you’ll want to follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Some brands, like Instant Pot and Ninja Foodi, allow you to wash the cooking pot in the dishwasher. However, I baby my pots and pans and prefer to hand wash my pressure cooking pot. Lid The Instant Pot power cord is detachable, so it can easily get lost or misplaced. Damage or water can also make the power cord stop working. Welcome to Part 1 of the How To Use an Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker Getting Started Guide! There are five parts to this Getting started Guide: No matter what you call it, this switch controls whether the steam inside the pot can escape. Switch it closed to build pressure in the pot and open it to release pressure. If your model has a shield, I recommend removing it to clean and immediately replacing it to avoid losing any pieces. >> That’s it for the pressure cooker parts! You’re ready to move on to the next section!

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The float valve is the small pin, on the lid, that goes up when there’s pressure in the pot, and down when all the pressure has been released. Were you able to figure out where to buy the Instant Pot replacement parts you needed? Did we miss something? Support to Get New Replacement Items In some models, like the Instant Pot Max, the steam release switch is replaced by a button. It is not removable and resets itself to the Sealed position each time you remove the lid.

In my first cookbook, I called this part the Pressure Release Valve. However, after getting a number of questions from readers confused by having both a float valve and a pressure release valve, I’ve started calling this little part on the lid’s exterior a pressure release switchto avoid confusion. This part goes by a slightly different name in each model. Here’s the terminology for some of the most popular brands: EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, INSTANT BRANDS MAKES NO WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY STATUTE, USAGE, CUSTOM OF TRADE OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLIANCES OR PARTS COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, OR REPRESENTATIONS OF WORKMANSHIP, MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR DURABILITY.

Clean Instant Pot Lid And Components

Always use your Housing with the interior pressure cooking pot in place. NEVERADD INGREDIENTS DIRECTLY TO THE HOUSING. Don’t Miss: How Do You Cook Pork Chops In An Instant Pot Glass Lid Instant Pot Replacement Parts Silicone Lids16cm18cm20cm24cm26cm Organic Tempered Glass Pot Lid Kitchen Accessory Lid To clean the lid, I prefer to use a cloth or sponge with soapy water to clean the metal underside of the lid and rinse immediately in the sink. I never submerse my lid in water and let it soak. (It can make it hard for the water to come out.) Pressure Release Switch Part 2 in our Getting Started Guide will discuss everything you need to know about choosing a pressure release method, including how and when to use each type.