Put Water In Your Instant Pot Without The Inner Pot? Here's What To Do.

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This video demonstrates how to deal with an Instant Pot if you accidently poured water or other ingredients into it without inserting the inner pot first.

[@ah-mu5kg]

Worked great, I even had the star tip. Let it drain upside down over night, then kept shaking until I didn't hear anymore rice rattling around. thx

[@danielberhane2690]

Thank you so much. I also made that mistake 😞of pouring water into the Instant Pot without the pot inside. I followed ur method and the power came right back on. I opened the back and couldn't see anything, so I took a a keyboard duster ( a pretty powerful one) and dusted the inside part.

[@michelecomfort5981]

Ohmygosh! I thought I was the only one who did this!!! Bone broth and all!

[@valleygirl670]

how did it go? i just did this!

[@francenealexandre557]

Thanks for this vid a whole lot man🤗God’s blessings bro🧎🏻‍♀️

[@drakesakura8718]

Put full cup in bottom of pot, put in stainless pot n kept cooking. Drained out on counter. Didn’t stop cooking though. That’s how it’s designed, to drain n not electrocute. Continued on made a full pot of chilli, sautéing first then stewing. Didn’t wait for it to dry n it was awesome. Call me reckless, I do, this is a well made instrument made to be safe no matter how we screwup. Enjoy.

[@butchncasey]

I have white residue of some kind on the element after not using mine for a while. Do you know if the element is something that can be lightly oiled?

[@cakebythelake]

Thank you, I was worried about removing the bottom to check for onion chunks.

[@simplelifesaver8881]

No Worries. Hope everything works out.

[@evadavid255]

My my.. women..we multitask too much.. this has just happened to me.. hope mine will come back to live

[@simplelifesaver8881]

It can happen to the best of us. Hopefully, you can get it working again!

[@evadavid255]

@@simplelifesaver8881 Got it working. Thank you so much for anticipating this problem and posting on it. 🤗

[@Mrizzy_]

Thank you so much 😭 I accidentally put dry rice into the bottom of my instant pot and thought I had ruined it!

[@simplelifesaver8881]

You're very welcome! It happens to the best of us. Hope everything works out.

[@omodellesamuels5235]

Very helpful 👍

[@simplelifesaver8881]

Thank you!

[@SunshineCountry]

I put water in mine by accident but the issue now is is that mine will "turn on" but as soon as I try to actually use it, the plug will trip. Its never tripped them before, so now I'm at a loss on what to do.

[@SunshineCountry]

I opened it and cleaned everything as best as I could, but its still doing it.

[@chichipio01]

How much water did you accidentaly put?

[@SunshineCountry]

@omar benitez like 2cups or so. I was finally able to fix it though. I had to completely take it apart and clean everything with rubbing alcohol and sandpaper the sensor connections.

[@chichipio01]

@@SunshineCountry thank you for the feedback, today i accidentally poured like 1 cup, i will wait the 72 hours they suggest in order to use it again if it doesn't work i'll do what you've done

[@jalencramer6480]

YES this happened to me too

[@alanvallazza9781]

I made a big mistake. It's not the same model rice cooker but it's very similar. I didn't notice that the pot was not in and I threw in the rice and threw in some water. Then I almost turned it on. But I took it out. However rice is still stuck on the bottom. And I thought I could still cook rice so I put the pot back in when I found it. Smoke was coming out trying to cook it so I quickly turned it off after about a second. I cleaned the machine really well. But you can smell smoke all over the house. The rice still keeps coming out of the bottom. I had to put the rice into a container and save it. it can still be used. The one in the pot. I am afraid to use the cooker so I spent another $60, ebay, to buy a new one and I don't know how to dispose of the cooker. Unless I can be assured that I can successfully take out all the rice in the bottom and that it can successfully work when I put the pot back in. I would think this thing is fried. So now I don't know how to dispose of it like I said.😮 But a new one is coming. I could halt the purchase but I am not assured that this thing can work. I keep looking for information but this is the best I can do. This didn't help me in any way. So can anybody tell me: Will it still work in my case having had smoke come out? And can you take out all the rice successfully? My situation occur three hours ago and I'm still finding rice inside the cooker. Will it work once all the rice is out or will it still be broken and not cook?

[@JUBA616]

Just did it and looked you up😮

[@simplelifesaver8881]

Hope you were able to fix it.

[@JUBA616]

@@simplelifesaver8881 It was fixed. I let it dry for two days after unscrewing the bottom. Thanks again.

[@simplelifesaver8881]

@@JUBA616 Good to hear!

[@rihamayman5949]

There is water vapor in its control panel, how do I get rid of it? Plz HELP!!!😭

[@simplelifesaver8881]

Before you do anything make it dry completely.

[@cb-qh4zf]

I didn't just do water. I did the whole kit and caboodle. Meat vegetables everything trying to fix a pot of soup😢 😮😢😮😟😟😟😟😟

[@simplelifesaver8881]

Sorry to hear. Hope you were able to get it cleaned and working again.

[@cb-qh4zf]

​@@simplelifesaver8881we'll see. Got it drying out now. I just hope I didn't mess it up. Will let you know. Thanks

[@cb-qh4zf]

Update. Instant pot dried out and food debris removed. Did the water test and it works great. Thank you much for the video. 👌👍😀😀😀

[@ThumpingThromnambular]

Hey pal, welcome to the stupid club

[@valeriemartinez3505]

I put water on mine and the water leaked out

[@simplelifesaver8881]

Did you make sure it was fully dry before you started using it?

[@valeriemartinez3505]

@@simplelifesaver8881 my husband convinced me to turn it on after 20 minutes of drying it , it was like a cup and it is working hopefully it doesn't break my instantpot group said I needed to wait 72 hours to dry it

[@simplelifesaver8881]

@@valeriemartinez3505 Sounds like you got lucky. That's good that you didn't experience any issues. If it ever happens again I definitely recommend letting it dry at least 24 hours to be on the safe side.

[@valeriemartinez3505]

@@simplelifesaver8881 we dried it for only 20 min I was hesitant but my husband said it would be okay so , he turned it on and it was working so we finished cooking the coconut rice for 2 min and nothing happened I had a regular fan in front of it and spilled 1 cup or 2 of water I heard spilling food is so much stressful , but I recommend people to blow dry it or if you have a fan wait atleast 3 hours I'm not super proud of myself but the way you explained how the insta pot works I feel it is protected from water because people do have to clean it once in a while with a wet cloth so that's what made me trust my husband and I have been making rice everyday without a problem

[@simplelifesaver8881]

@@valeriemartinez3505 I'm glad you everything worked out for you in the end. From what I read most people recover without any permanent damage. Making your pot dry out is key.

[@wraynephew6838]

I cannot understand how anyone who uses this product, (even once in a while) can make this kind of mistake. The big red flag should be the big heating element sticking out at the bottom of the empty pot.

[@simplelifesaver8881]

It happens even to the best of us. Put yourself in the shoes of a single parent exhausted after a full day of work that has to come home and cook for the kids. I'm a new parent, so I know how it feels trying to do ten things at once while holding a crying, hungry baby. We're human, and we make mistakes no matter how simple they may seem.

[@isabellacripps4023]

well Mr Infallible, if you are 160cm tall and the pot is on a kitchen unit, you can not see the bottom of the empty pot,

[@Fabi._.ola3]

@@isabellacripps4023 😭😭 I love this comment

[@michelecomfort5981]

Who died and made you perfect!!!

[@wraynephew6838]

@@michelecomfort5981 natural selection. Some people just don't have the mental faculties to operate a simple appliance like the Instant pot. I understand, and I get it. Please don't burn your house down while you are it.