How to Use Your Instant Pot As a Slow Cooker

How to Use Your Instant Pot As a Slow Cooker - Does it EVEN Work?!

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It is not as straightforward as you would think to use your Instant Pot as a Slow Cooker. However, with these tips, you CAN use your Instant Pot for slow-cooking SOME recipes.
Low Setting on Instant Pot = Keep Warm on Slow Cooker
Normal Setting on Instant Pot = Low Heat on Slow Cooker
High Setting on Instant Pot ~ High Heat on Slow Cooker (but not quite as hot, so add 15 minutes per hour)
Find the full tutorial along with a printable graph to help you adapt to traditional slow cooker recipes here: amindfullmom.c...

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@robertgordon66 7 ай бұрын

I miss my slow cooker sometimes but i can't justify the space it takes up while also having an Instant Pot. The modifications for cooking on high sound spot on. Just starting a roast now - I'll report back! Great work!

@AMindFullMom 7 ай бұрын

Glad this helped!

@waynesbike 6 ай бұрын

I guess he can drink his roast as he hasn't reported back, and it's been a month!!!😮

@grannygoes7882 2 ай бұрын

@@waynesbike Roasts are awesome in the instant pot and you can easily do them from a frozen state. They don't shrink like they do in the oven or crock pot. They stay moist and shred easily.

@laurenlane8934 6 ай бұрын

I've never had a problem slow cooking in my instant pot. That's the only thing I use it for. I couldn't figure out how to get it on high. Mine is different from yours. I played around with it some more and figured it out. Thanks for the vid!

@FloridaAmbient 5 ай бұрын

On some of them you have to hit the "slow cook" button a few more times to change to the setting you want.

@lavernebryan3007 5 ай бұрын

Haha. I “slow cooking” for first time and ALSO couldn’t figure out how to get it on high cook. 😮 Lauren, how’d you do it, girl? 😊

@laurenlane8934 5 ай бұрын

@@lavernebryan3007 press the slow cooker button twice

@lavernebryan3007 5 ай бұрын

@@laurenlane8934 Bless you. Now I know. 🥰

@user-fb9dd7jz9q 4 ай бұрын

What does figured it out mean? You said you had no problem with it

@MK-px7xn 2 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for to make a slow cooked pork shoulder. Thanks!

@AMindFullMom 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@OnAirVoice 9 ай бұрын

Never tried using the instant pot for a slow cooker. Good info to have though.

@caitlynbaldo5538 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this video! I just recently started using my IP as a slow cooker and I’ve been winging it, not really sure what “less, normal, and more” meant. I’m glad no one got food poisoning so far, I’ve just been using normal and hoping for the best 😂 now I know that “normal” really is low. Yay!

@AMindFullMom 7 ай бұрын

Happy to help! (And that no food poisoning has occurred! LOL!)

@7002asif 8 ай бұрын

How about the steam release ? Should it be sealed or vented?

@AMindFullMom 8 ай бұрын

It won't make any difference :) I should have mentioned that!

@padraigpearce5944 3 ай бұрын

@@AMindFullMomthat’s the question I tuned in for. Thanks for answering it in the chat.

@MuddyDuck... 9 ай бұрын

Many thanks for this useful tip Kristen - as I have never tried the ‘Slow Cook’ function. . I hope that you and your family are having a lovely first Xmas in your new home, and health and happiness for the new year…

@AMindFullMom 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It was a wonderful holiday filled with good health! I hope you had a wonderful holiday yourself.

@GhoulTalkScarlet 4 ай бұрын

Very helpful, just what I was looking for

@AMindFullMom 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@inthepinesmama 8 ай бұрын

THANK YOU for confirming my recent dilemma with my IP Mini. I thought it was just me. I’m NO Betty Crocker…but it seems like a slow cooker should be EASY 🤷‍♀️ I even bought the glass top 🙄 I finally decided to buy a 4 quart crockpot…even though it’s more stuff in my minimalist kitchen. I just wanted SIMPLE 😊

@AMindFullMom 8 ай бұрын

It is disappointing but you won't be disappointed to have both.

@southerngirl1408 5 ай бұрын

@@AMindFullMom That’s true because the instapot unfortunately does NOT work for slow cooking even if you add several extra hours!

@gina_dee.1111 2 ай бұрын

@@southerngirl1408that's exactly what I wanted to know so I am planning on going to Walmart to buy the new instant pot slow cooker/ multi cooker. It has great reviews.

@Narsty_Boy 3 ай бұрын

It's kinda funny that with all the things you can make with a pressure cooker your examples were beans and yogurt haha. Appreciate the video!

@AMindFullMom 3 ай бұрын

LOL! Well, that is what I personally use it for a lot.

@chuckswain8299 6 ай бұрын

I am using my instant pot as a slow cooker for the first time with original lid. I'm just cooking 3 stalks of celery for 2 hours on normal. I just want to see how it does without wasting a lot of food. If it doesn't work I'll get a slow cooker

@southerngirl1408 5 ай бұрын

It doesn’t work, at least the two I tried did not!

@JimSchoenwetter 9 ай бұрын

Thank you again for all your hard work!

@AMindFullMom 9 ай бұрын

You are very welcome

@monsyd913 8 ай бұрын

I thought I was doing something wrong. Now I feel vindicated 😂

@AMindFullMom 8 ай бұрын

LOL!

@lilianat9632 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Kristen! I accidentally almost forgot adding extra 15 min for every hour when slow cooking on "high." Do you mind sharing what would happen if I don't add the extra 15 min for every hour? I'm cooking rice with chicken.

@AMindFullMom 3 ай бұрын

Hey there! It likely won't be fully cooked.

@iamawelldweller 9 ай бұрын

I just got the Instant Port Duo Crisp with ultimate lid. To slow cook, do I still need to lock/seal the lid? Or just close the lid? Also, why add 15 min. for every hour on high? Thank you! Excited to try the Instant Pot! 😃

@AMindFullMom 9 ай бұрын

No need to seal the lid, just close it. As for adding the cooking time, the Instant Pot does not reach quite as high as a crockpot on high, so adding 15 minutes makes up for that.

@derwood7305 6 ай бұрын

What about the little black vent seal thing? Where do I set that? Leave it "open" or seal it, as if I were pressure cooking? Thanks for the vid, BTW...oh, and if I need to seal it, then I assume the unit is built up with pressure which I need to release before lifting lid?

@AMindFullMom 6 ай бұрын

For slow cooking, because pressure is not reached, it does not make any difference.

@sherrysawyer6819 9 ай бұрын

I just subscribed to your channel and I hope to learn a lot. I asked for an Instant Pot for Christmas and my mom gave me one. I’m excited to try it but have no clue what I am doing at all. I have read all the instructions and am still somewhat scared of it. Hopefully I will learn how to use it.

@AMindFullMom 9 ай бұрын

Welcome! You may also want to sign up for my email series here (Top 5 Secrets to Using your Instant Pot) amindfullmom.com/instant-pot-email/ Reach out with questions any time.

@bigred9428 9 ай бұрын

Just a heads up. My Instant Pot used to burn everything, then I switched to low pressure, and now, everything turns out great. Sometimes I'll add 5-15 minutes, but most of the time I just use the same time. Also, the little list they gave me on times did not make sense until I started cooking a little with it. I suggest you start with hard boiled eggs, just to get used to the Instant Pot.

@sherrysawyer6819 9 ай бұрын

@@bigred9428 Thanks for the help!

@PaulaBoylan 15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@AMindFullMom 14 күн бұрын

You bet!

@Grazyna-x8g 2 ай бұрын

You are not supposed to seal the pot for slow cooking. You should use a tempered glass lid with vent to allow the moisture escape.

@lisadykstra8308 7 күн бұрын

I have a glass lid and didn't know what it was for! Does it work better as a slow cooker when you use that lid? Others are saying it doesn't work well as a slow cooker, but I don't know what lid they're using.

@lptherapygroup6591 7 күн бұрын

Just use the glass lid instead and it's just like a slow cooker. I use it for soups all the time.

@AMindFullMom 7 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@JacobMinger 6 ай бұрын

You would think that since the instant pot has a slow cook function that it would work as a slow cooker.

@AMindFullMom 6 ай бұрын

You would! Unfortunately not the case!

@giancarlopadilla 5 ай бұрын

Do we still close the lid but leave the valve open on top? I assume so otherwise it would be pressure cooking? Just wanna make sure I don’t mess it up lol

@AMindFullMom 5 ай бұрын

It won't make any difference, as the temperature will never get hot enough to lock the lid and come to pressure. I typically leave the valve open.

@aliceyuen9909 3 ай бұрын

Please let me know how long do I need to cook 900g pork ribs and also the temperature supposed to use?

@AMindFullMom 3 ай бұрын

Here is my recipe for ribs. I don't recommend slow cooking them in the Instant Pot for best results. amindfullmom.com/instant-pot-ribs/

@la196 7 ай бұрын

Hey Kristen, trick question of the day...my sister's doing their annual chili contest in the dept where she works tomorrow morning. She hoping to use my instant pot to use as a warmer. Would you be familiar with the possibility of that? I would think heating already prepared chili in the IP might be tricky. Is there a way you would go about heating the chili then having it switch down to the warmer for use? I'm not so sure if she set it to 1 or 2 min, so it heats up before switching itself to warmer would be a problem with any kind of burning on the bottom? It's only a partial batch. Also, it's not a super thick type chili, it's more like a "chili soup". Or...do you think using the IP is not a good idea in this instance? :) Thx, hope you see this sooner than later:)

@AMindFullMom 7 ай бұрын

Hey! I hope I am not too late (I was filming all day yesterday new videos). I would suggest using a crockpot on low to warm and then switching to keep warm. I don't find that the Instant Pot heats and holds warm when people are going in and out for servings.

@la196 7 ай бұрын

@@AMindFullMom LOL, Maybe little but it was last minute she asked me to use it and very last minute question for you to even respond:) Thanks so much for your reply back. As it turned out she took it to work even though I was a bit concerned it wouldn't do the job. But...I texted her mid morning to ask, "how it's going", she replied it was working great! I was surprised and relieved at the same time lol. She heated it up nicely using low sauté, then turned it off then hit warm mode. Keep in mind they weren't in and out for servings over a period of time but rather it was left with lid on with an occasional stir from 8am until the time of their short event at 1:30pm which likely helped pull it off:)

@AMindFullMom 7 ай бұрын

Oh that's so good to know!@@la196

@yankeedale 8 ай бұрын

Seal or vent for slow cook? Thanks

@AMindFullMom 8 ай бұрын

It won't make a difference :)

@dkyelak 6 ай бұрын

I have my slow cooker for times when it's needed. The IP sucks as a slow cooker.

@AMindFullMom 6 ай бұрын

I would tend to agree with you on that.

@mayapollock5066 8 ай бұрын

Can you leave the instant pot cooking on slow cook while not at home?

@AMindFullMom 8 ай бұрын

Yes, just as you would a crockpot

@southerngirl1408 5 ай бұрын

Of course you can, but the food will Not be done when you get home. The slow cooker part does not work as it should even if you add extra hours. Anyone that has tried to use it knows it does not work

@jcgraphics3d Ай бұрын

The point of this video, which you seem to have missed, is that you need to turn the slow cooker to the "more" setting to match the cooking time of a regular slow cooker on its high setting.

@DingyToothpaste 5 ай бұрын

Hi, according to the manual, slow cooking on a low temperature is actually the Less setting. Is that correct?

@AMindFullMom 5 ай бұрын

No, it needs to be normal for it to match the temperature of a crockpot.

@kimberleehelka9584 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much.

@AMindFullMom 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@olusialovesgod9724 12 күн бұрын

Hello so it’s my first time using the instapot, I put it on pressure cook high for an hr. It’s not done and the keep warm button is on and the time is going down . Is that normal ?

@AMindFullMom 11 күн бұрын

Hi there! That is normal! The time will count backwards after pressure has been released. The keep warm button is lit up to let you know that function is on and it will default to that once the cooking time is finished.

@michaelclld 7 ай бұрын

I bought the duo plus and used it the other day for a slow cooker recipe and after a couple hours it was still preheating. I thought something was wrong! What is the point of the little metal stand that sits in the bottom of the insta pot?

@AMindFullMom 7 ай бұрын

That is part of the heating element

@michaelclld 7 ай бұрын

@@AMindFullMom no I mean the round metal part that is removable and sits inside the stainless pot

@AMindFullMom 7 ай бұрын

I believe you are referring to the metal rack? That is used when you want to elevate something (like potatoes) out of the cooking liquid. Here is a detailed explanation of the parts: amindfullmom.com/instant-pot-101/ @@michaelclld

@elizabeth0701 8 ай бұрын

My instant pot doesnt have an adjust button, how do i change from low to high?

@AMindFullMom 8 ай бұрын

Hit the slow cook button again or the button labeled pressure. That should work for most models.

@Sylphadora 7 ай бұрын

@@AMindFullMomThanks! I had the same problem. I thought my Instant Pot just had a single temperature setting. I don’t have the Normal setting, though. I just have two settings - Low and High. I read somewhere that in the IP with three slow cook settings, the equivalence with the Crockpot is this: IP Low = Crockpot Keep Warm IP Normal = Crockpot Low IP High = Crockpot high Since I don’t have the Normal setting, what does Low mean in my IP? Is it a Crockpot Low or a Crockpot Keep Warm?

@AMindFullMom 7 ай бұрын

Happy to help! @@Sylphadora

@southerngirl1408 5 ай бұрын

@@AMindFullMom how did you help answer her question by sending a link to your channel? That doesn’t make sense!

@AMindFullMom 5 ай бұрын

@@southerngirl1408 It is a video showing how to adjust the buttons for various models. The visual presentation often helps :)

@tweekFPV 9 ай бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

@brenestrada3356 9 ай бұрын

I’ve yet to do a 15 hour slow cook recipe. I don’t even think beans take that long.

@AMindFullMom 9 ай бұрын

Ha, that was an odd choice I made!

@rihamy2nd 8 ай бұрын

They take that long in an instant pot on slow cooker mode. That thing just simply will not cook beans completely done in that mode, even on high temperature.