InstantPot Smart-60 User manual
Programmable Smartcooker
User Manual
Model: Smart-60
(Pictures in the text are for reference only. Please refer to the actual product.)
Thank you for purchasing the mul-funconal Instant Pot. Please read the User Manual
carefully before use and keep it in a convenient place for future reference.
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ........................................................................................ 3
Precauons .......................................................................................................... 4
Special Cord Set Instrucons................................................................................ 4
Product Introducon................................................................................................. 5
Features ............................................................................................................... 5
Specicaons ....................................................................................................... 6
Product Structure................................................................................................. 6
Before the First Use .................................................................................................. 7
Installing the Condensaon Collector .................................................................. 7
Removing and Installing the An-Block Shield ..................................................... 7
Removing and Installing the Sealing Ring............................................................. 7
Safe Lid Opening................................................................................................... 8
Cooking Preparaon............................................................................................. 8
Controls and States of the Cooker .......................................................................... 10
Control Panel...................................................................................................... 10
States of the Cooker........................................................................................... 10
Operaon Keys................................................................................................... 11
Funcon Keys ..................................................................................................... 11
Wireless Operaons ............................................................................................... 13
Pairing Your Smartphone/Tablet with Instant Pot .............................................. 13
Erase Pairing Informaon................................................................................... 13
Turn O Bluetooth ............................................................................................. 14
Operang your Smartcooker Wirelessly............................................................. 14
Wring Recipe Script ......................................................................................... 14
Seng Time and Timer Presets ......................................................................... 14
Cooking with Your Instant Pot................................................................................. 15
Pressure Cooking................................................................................................ 15
Slow Cooking...................................................................................................... 16
Delayed Cooking with Timer .............................................................................. 16
Sautéing ............................................................................................................. 17
Warming............................................................................................................. 18
Making Yogurt .................................................................................................... 18
Making Jiu Niang ................................................................................................ 18
Inial Test Run.................................................................................................... 19
Care and Maintenance............................................................................................ 20
Cleaning ............................................................................................................. 20
Troubleshoong...................................................................................................... 20
Limited Warranty .................................................................................................... 23
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Your Instant Pot cooks with pressure. When using pressure cookers, basic safety precauons
should always be followed.
PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS.
1. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
2. Close supervision is necessary when the pressure cooker is used near children.
3. Do not place the pressure cooker in a heated oven.
4. Extreme cauon must be used when moving a pressure cooker containing hot liquids.
5. Do not use pressure cooker for other than intended use.
6. This appliance cooks under pressure. Improper use may result in scalding injury. Make
certain unit is properly closed before operang. Please see “Cooking Preparaon”.
7. Do not ll the unit over 2/3 full. When cooking foods that expand during cooking such as
rice or dried vegetables, do not ll the unit over 1/2 full. Over lling may cause a risk of
clogging the vent pipe and developing excess pressure. Please see “Food Preparaon
Instrucons”.
8. Be aware that certain foods, such as applesauce, cranberries, pearl barley, oatmeal or
other cereals, split peas, noodles, macaroni, rhubarb, or spaghe can foam, froth, and
spuer, and clog the pressure release device (the steam release handle). These foods should
not be cooked in a pressure cooker.
9. Always check the pressure release devices (the steam release handle) for clogging before
use.
10. Do not open the pressure cooker unl the unit has cooled and all internal pressure has
been released. If the handles are dicult to push apart, this indicates that the cooker is sll
pressurized – do not force it open. Any pressure in the cooker can be hazardous. Please see
“Cooking Preparaon”.
11. Never deep fry or pressure fry in the unit with oil. It is dangerous and may cause a re or
serious damage.
12. To protect against electrical shock, do not immerse cord, plugs, or appliance in water or
other liquid.
13. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool before pung on
or taking o parts, and before cleaning.
14. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or aer the appliance
malfuncons or has been damaged in any manner. Return appliance to the service center for
examinaon repair or adjustment. See Warranty secon.
15. The use of accessory aachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may
cause injuries.
16. This product is for household use only. Do not use outdoors.
17. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
18. Do not place the unit on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
19. Cauon: to reduce the risk of electric shock, cook only in the provided removable
container (cooking pot).
20. Do not use incompable removable container (cooking pot) or sealing ring (gasket) to
avoid pressure leakage.
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21. To disconnect, turn any control to "o", then remove plug from wall outlet.
22. Do not place the unit on an unstable locaon it is strictly prohibited to use it on a
newspaper, foam or other object that may easily block the vent holes at the boom.
23. Do not use it in a place which is near splash water or re. Do not use it in a place exposed
to directly to sunshine or oil splash. Put it in a place out of the reach of children.
24. Before use each me, be sure to check the an-block shield, oat valve and exhaust valve
(steam release handle) for obstrucon, wipe the surface of the inner pot and the heang
plate to conrm they are free of any foreign object; make sure the steam release handle is in
sealing posion.
25. Do not move this product or force to remove the lid when the unit is in operaon.
26. Do not place your hands or face over the exhaust valve (steam release handle) or oat
valve to avoid scald when the unit is in operaon.
27. To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, only authorized personnel should do repairs.
28. Do not cover the pressure valves.
29. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilies, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they are
accompanied by a person responsible for their safety.
30. Do not use this product on any electrical system other than voltage: 110-120V~/60Hz.
PLEASE SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
And keep the user manual in a convenient place for future reference.
Before each use, please make sure to inspect the following:
1. The an-block shield, oat valve and exhaust valve are not blocked by food debris.
2. The boom surface of the inner pot and the heang plate are free of any foreign objects.
3. The steam release handle is in the "Sealing" posion for all pressure cooking.
Aer cooking, wait unl the cooker cools down for a while and release the pressure using the
steam release handle. Use extreme cauon when opening the lid. Scald and serious burns can be
caused by the steam inside the unit.
If all LED lights are ashing on the control panel, unplug the power cord immediately and consult
the “Troubleshoong” secon.
Care must be taken with the sealing ring to avoid deformaon. Failure to do so may prevent the
product from working properly.
A short power supply cord is provided to reduce the hazards resulng from entanglement and
tripping. An extension cord may be used if care is exercised in its use. If an extension cord is used,
the electrical rang of the cord must be at least 12 amps and 120 volts. The extended cord must
be arranged so that it will not drape over edge of table or counter where it can be pulled by
children or tripped over accidentally.
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This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). To reduce the risk of
electric shock, this plug is intended to t into a polarized outlet in only one way. If the plug does
not t fully into the outlet, ip the plug. If it sll does not t, contact a qualied electrician. Do not
aempt to modify the plug in any way.
Instant Pot® Smart is a new generaon of smart kitchen appliances. It is a mul-funconal
smartcooker combining the benets of a Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Porridge
Maker, Steamer, Sauté pan, Yogurt Maker, Food Warmer and more. It is Bluetooth® enabled
allowing connecons from smartphones/tablets. Complex cooking steps can be easily
programmed in recipe scripts and uploaded to the cooker to produce consistent results every
me. The recipe scripts can be shared with friends over the Internet. This capability allows the
cooker’s funconality to be expanded by adding addional apps aer purchase.
Instant Pot® is a convenient and kitchen-friendly me saver. Together with mulple sensors, its
micro-processor controlled intelligent programs make your everyday cooking as easy as pressing a
buon. It brings your green thinking right into the kitchen by saving up to 70% of energy
compared with convenonal cooking. In most cases, your Instant Pot reduces the cooking me by
70%, and preserves more vitamins and minerals in the natural ingredients.
Instant Pot has been designed to avoid the common errors and safety hazards of old stove-top
pressure cookers using 10 proven safety mechanisms and patented technologies. They include lid
posion monitoring, locking the lid under pressure, electronic pressure and temperature control,
dry burn detecon with automac shuto, over-pressure protecon, and temperature and
electrical current liming fuse. Instant Pot® has earned the entrusted UL cercaon by going
through the rigorous UL lab tesng.
High safety standard: 10 safety mechanisms and UL safety cercaon. Please visit
www.InstantPot.com for detailed informaon.
Bluetooth® Smart compliant (Bluetooth 4.0) to connect to smartphones/tablets, providing
easy to use interfaces to control and monitor cooking. Recipes and cooking funcons can
be expanded aer purchase by adding more apps or obtaining recipe scripts via Internet.
Mul-funcon: Braising, pressure cooking, stewing, steaming, simmering, slow cooking,
sauté/browning, fermenng, making yogurt and keeping warm.
14 convenient cooking programs controlled by a microprocessor: Simply press one of
the funcon keys to start cooking. The microprocessor controls the me, cooking
pressure and temperature eliminang the need to watch over the cooker in the kitchen.
Clean and pleasant: Instant Pot produces very lile noise and leaks almost no steam.
This keeps the aromas and avor of ingredients in the food and avoids messy spills,
splashes or spaers to clean up.
Dual pressure sengs for fast and exible cooking: Cooking with the high pressure
reduces cooking me by up to 70% and low pressure avoids overcooking delicate food.
Up to 24-hour delayed cooking: Long 24 hour mer. Perfect for meal planning.
Up to 120 minutes of manual cooking me selecon.
Auto keep warm: Aer cooking, the keep-warm funcon starts automacally for 10 hours.
Dishwasher safe stainless steel inner pot and steam rack.
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Working pressure: High 10.2 ~ 11.6psi (70 ~ 80kPa); Low 5.8 ~7.2 psi (40 ~ 50kpa)
Steam release pressure limit: 15.22psi (105kPa)
Working temperature: 115°C ~ 118°C (239°F ~ 244°F) at high pressure seng; 110°C ~
112°C (229 ~ 233°F) at low pressure seng.
“Keep warm” funcon: up to 99 hours 50 minutes, 56 ~ 75°C (133 ~ 167°F)
“Slow Cook” funcon: 0.5 ~ 20 hours, at 88 ~ 99°C (190 ~ 210°F)
“Sauté” funcon: “Normal” mode: 160 ~ 176°C (320 ~ 349°F); “More” mode: 175 ~ 210°C
(347 ~ 410°F); “Less” mode: 135 ~ 150°C (275 ~ 302°F)
“Yogurt” funcon: up to 99 hours 30 minutes. “Normal” mode for making yogurt: 36 ~ 43°
C (96.8 ~ 109.4°F); “Less” mode for making Jiu Niang (fermented glunous rice): 30 ~ 34°C
(86 ~ 93.2°F); “More” for pasteurizing milk: 71~83°C (160~180°F)
Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth Low Energy): range 10~15m (30~45)
Baery: Li-ion CR2477, 3V. Baery life: 5 years
Model Power
Supply
Rated
Power
Vol-
ume
Caliber of inner
pot
Weight Dimension
Smart-60 120V~
60Hz
1000W 6 Qt 16x22x24 cm
6.3x8.66x9.45 in
6.61kg
(14.57lb)
33x31x32 cm
13x12.2x12.6 in
Accesso-
ries
Rice paddle, Soup spoon, Measuring cup, Steam rack, Silicone mini mis, Conden-
saon water collector, User manual and Recipe booklet.
Lid n slot on the
cooker handle
can hold the open
lid on either le
or right.
Condensaon
collector and the
power cord holder.
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Before the rst use, please take out all accessories from the package and read this manual
carefully. Please pay parcular aenon to operaonal instrucons and cauons to avoid any
injury or property damage. Please wash the inside of the lid and the inner pot with warm soapy
water, rinse and dry thoroughly. Wipe the outer housing with a clean damp cloth. Never immerse
the cooker housing in water or any other liquid. The inner pot, sealing ring and steam release
handle and all accessories are dishwasher safe. But never clean the lid and housing in a
dishwasher.
Installing the Condensaon Collector
To install the condensaon collector, slide
it into the slot on the cooker housing.
Follow the reverse order to remove it for
cleaning.
Removing and Installing the An-Block Shield
When necessary, the an-block
shield can be removed by
pushing it on the side to li it up.
To install the an-block shield,
posion it in place and press it
down. The an-block shield can
be installed on either direcon
lengthwise.
Removing and Installing the Sealing Ring
When necessary, the sealing ring can be
removed by pulling upwards from the
sealing ring rack in secons. To reinstall the
sealing ring, pressing it down into the rack
secon by secon. The sealing ring can be
installed on either side facing up.
Please note the following:
Prior to each use, inspect to make sure the sealing ring is well seated in the sealing ring
rack and the an-block shield is mounted properly on the steam release pipe. A properly
seated sealing ring can be shied, with a bit of eort, clockwise or an-clockwise inside
the sealing ring rack.
Aer use, remove any foreign objects from the sealing ring and an-block shield.
Keep the sealing ring clean to avoid odor. Washing the sealing ring in warm soapy water or
dishwasher can remove odor. However, it is normal for the sealing ring to absorb the smell
of certain acidic foods. That's why it is always a good idea to have more than one sealing
ring on hand. You can purchase addional sealing rings from www.InstantPot.com.
Never pull the sealing ring by force, as the pulling may cause deformaon and aect its
funcon in sealing the pressure.
A sealing ring with cracks, cuts or other damages should not be used. A new sealing ring
replacement should be used. To avoid leakage, please choose authenc parts from Instant
Pot Company.
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1. Make sure the pressure cooking program has completed or press “Keep-Warm/Cancel” to
terminate the program.
2. Releasing pressure in one of the following approaches.
Quick Release:
Slide the steam release handle to the "Venng" posion to let out steam unl the oat
valve drops down.
Cauon:
Please keep hands and face away from the hole on the top of the steam release handle
when using Quick Release. The escaping steam is very hot and can cause scalding.
Never pull out the steam release handle when it is leng out steam.
Please be aware that Quick Release is not suitable for food in large liquid volume or with
high starch content (e.g. porridge, congee, scky liquids, soup, etc.). Food content may
splaer out with steam. Use Natural Release instead.
Natural Release:
Allow the cooker to cool down naturally unl the oat valve drops down. This may take 10
to 15 minutes aer cooking is nished and the cooker is in Keep-Warm mode.
Pung a wet towel on the lid can speed up cooling.
3. Open the lid: Hold the lid handle, turn the lid counterclockwise to the open posion, and li
the lid up to open. To avoid vacuum sucon on the lid, turn the steam release to “Venng”
posion to let in air when liing the lid.
Cauon: Do not open the lid unl pressure inside the pot is completely released. As a
safety feature, unl the oat valve drops down, the lid is locked and cannot be opened.
If the oat valve is stuck due to food debris or sckiness, you can push it down with a pen
or chopscks when you are certain the pressure has been released by moving the steam
release handle in the venng posion.
1. Open the lid
Holding the lid handle with your hand, rotate approximately 30 degrees counterclock-wise
unl the mark on the lid is aligned with the “Open” mark on the cooker housing
rim.
2. Check whether all parts on the lid are assembled properly
Check the oat valve and exhaust valve for obstrucons. Make sure that the sealing ring is well
seated inside its holding rack, the an-block shield is installed properly and the oat valve can
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move up and down easily.
3. Take out the inner pot, and put in food and liquid
The total amount of food and water should NEVER exceed the
maximum level marking of the inner pot. It is recommended that
you do not ll the unit over 2/3 full. When cooking foods that
expand during cooking such as rice, beans or dried vegetables, do
not ll the unit over 1/2 full. Over lling may risk clogging the vent
pipes and developing excess pressure. This could also cause
spillage and may damage to the unit.
4. Place the inner pot inside the cooker housing
Before that, be sure to remove
foreign objects and wipe dry the
outside of the inner pot and the
heang element inside of the cooker.
Aer pung the inner pot inside the
housing, rotate the inner pot slightly
to ensure good contact between the
inner pot and the heang element.
5. Close the lid completely
Hold the lid handle and put the lid on the cooker, with the mark on the lid and the
“Open” marks on the housing rim are aligned. Rotate the lid clockwise approximately 30
degrees unl the mark on the lid is aligned with the “Close” mark on the
housing rim.
Instant Pot has a safety feature to disable the cooker and the display ashes "Lid" if the lid is
not posioned correctly. When using "Soup", "Poultry", "Meat/Stew", "Bean/Chili",
"Mulgrain", "Rice", "Steam", "Porridge" and "Yogurt", the lid should be fully closed. When
using "Sauté", the lid should be open. "Keep Warm" and “Slow Cook” works with the lid either
opened or closed.
6. Posion the steam release handle properly
Please note that it is perfectly normal and necessary for the steam
release handle to be loose. It works by weight and simply rests on
top of the exhaust pipe. It can also be removed for washing if
necessary by pulling it straight out.
In operaon of the cooker for any funcons except "Keep-Warm",
"Sauté" or "Slow Cook", align the pointed end of the steam release
handle poinng to "Sealing", indicang that the pressure cooker is
in the sealed posion.
The "Sauté" funcon must be used without the lid. The "Slow Cook" and “Keep-Warm” can
operate with or without the lid, or using an oponal glass lid available at www.InstantPot.com.
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The control panel of your Instant Pot consists of an LCD display, 2 pressure indicators, 3 mode
indicators, 4 operaon keys and 14 funcon keys. Each funcon key has a funcon indicator light.
Operaon keys do not have indicator lights.
: Smartphone indicator lights up when a mobile device is connected and ashes if the cooker
needs to display messages on the mobile device.
: Bluetooth indicator turns on if Bluetooth radio is on.
: Heang indicator turns on if the heang element is turned on.
: Pressure indicator shows the current pressure level as none, low and high.
: Program indicator lights up when there is a recipe script running.
Timer1 and Timer2 are mer presets.
Your Instant Pot has 3 states which are shown on the LCD display and funcon indicators. When
the cooker is not operaonal, the LCD displays “OFF” or the backlight turns o. When a program
is running or the mer is set, the LCD backlight turns on.
Standby state: the LCD display shows “OFF” or the current me. Backlight turns o.
Pre-heang state: the LCD display shows “On” and the acvated funcon indicator lights up.
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