Instant Pot Steam Setting

The three most important instant pot buttons.

Instant pot steam setting.

Just dump in your ingredients set it and forget it. Set instant pot to saute mode and adjust the heat level to more place the glass lid onto your instant pot to allow the water to reach a low boil simmer. I originally shared with you my instant pot steam guide back in 2017. The slow cook button has three different temperatures to work with.

I have steamed a lot more in the instant pot now and this is the updated version. The setting on the buttons also help you to know if the pot will be locked to capture steam in a pressure cooking setting or if you will be using the instant pot like a regular cooking pot or a slow cooker which cooks without pressure. No need to have a slow cooker when the instant pot also has the same slow cooking function. Place your steamer basket and 2 cups of water into your instant pot.

This button is where the magic happens if a recipe says to cook at high pressure this is the button you need. Typically a slow cooker temperature range is 190 degrees for the low setting to 300 degrees to the high setting depending on the type of slow cooker. The instant pot duo60 is the standard instant pot that many people will find in several major retailers including amazon. Add your vegetables to the steamer basket and re cover the pot with your lid.

How to steam in the instant pot. It pressure cooks steams cooks rice eggs and saves you a ton of time compared to slow cookers. If you would like to steam your favourite fruits vegetables fish desserts and eggs in the instant pot pressure cooker then this is how it is done. Instant pot duo plus.