Let it sit for five minutes, dump it out, and rinse out the pot. How to clean your Instant Pot’s lid The lid is also dishwasher safe, but there’s a catch: Remove the sealing ring and shield first.

A pot of chili can use up virtually any produce: wrinkly peppers, wilting cilantro or those tomatoes you tossed into the freezer whole (yes!) when they started going squishy. It’s delicious with ...

Once the Instant Pot beeps to indicate the cooking time is over, there are two ways to depressurize it. The first method is natural release, which can take 10 minutes or more.

5. Put the container inside the inner pot, on top of the steamer rack. 6. Turn the valve to Sealing. 7. Turn off the Warming button. 8. Lock the lid. 9. Set Pressure Cook to 40 minutes. 10.