The Instant Pot Water Test is a crucial safety checkup for new users of the appliance. It ensures the device is functioning properly and teaches users how to use it. The water test involves setting the Instant Pot to high pressure for 3 minutes, then pressing the cook time or manual button and then plus or minus until the screen reads “3”. The water test is a great way to familiarize oneself with the Instant Pot’s workings and what will happen with every cook cycle.
To perform the initial water test, follow these steps:
- Plug in the Instant Pot.
- Insert the pot and add water.
- Double check the sealing ring.
- Double check the inner pan.
- Remove the inner pan from the appliance.
- Fill the inner pan with 3 cups of water.
- Place the pan back into the Instant Pot.
- Check the inner pot’s measurements on the inner pot.
- If the water test is successful, remove the inner pan and place it back into the pot.
- If the water test is unsuccessful, replace the inner pot with a new one. This step is essential for ensuring the safety and functionality of your Instant Pot.
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THANK YOU for this article! I’ve wanted an instapot for a bit and hubby got me one, yay! I was SO EXCITED until the HUGE box was on the counter. Talk about overwhelmed and very intimidating!!! Your article has made this much easier to understand and helped calm my anxiety to take on the water test. 😂 Thanks again! Love from your newest sub in Connecticut!!❤
Well done. You have a very calm demeanour which takes the stress out of using it. I had a terrible experience in the early 2000s which made me very nervous. Your article was very calming and detailed. Should I use a wooden spoon or silicone gloves to open the venting? That seems like a good idea, don’t you think?
I just got an instant pot for Christmas! My mum gave me the leftover turkey carcass so now I’m going to make a bone broth stew with it ☺️ I’ve wanted a crockpot for a while but got this instead. Super excited to make delicious meals with this device! I love that mine has a yogurt making function too! Thanks for your article, I’m far more of a visual learner so having an instructional article is so useful.
Hi, I recently bought the Instant pot 8 qt duo with the toggle switch and the pin that drops for the venting. It was delivered last week and I put the inside pot and Stuff in the dishwasher because I wanted to make sure it was good and sanitized and I kid you not, I was doing the pressure cooking water test while I was perusal your article! I thought hard boiled eggs would be good to start with after doing the water test, so I’m going to try that next. I’ve never owned a pressure cooker before, so I feel more comfortable starting off small. There is no steam mode, only pressure cook, and a bunch of other stuff that I will try later. So I figured hitting pressure cook was the one to do the test with.
I just bought a used duo60 and did your water test to be sure it worked properly. Everything was great and just as you explained, except for the pressure release at the end. I had to take a phone call when it finished. I heard it beep. It showed LO:OO and went to keep warm. It hit Cancel and went to my phone call, maybe 10 minutes longer. Went back and switched to Venting and only a spitter or two of water droplets came out. I slowly released the lid away from me and not much steam came out. Water is hot though! Is this normal if you don’t release pressure when it sounds the beeps? Great article for this new Instant Pot mom lol … thank you for the great instructions!!
Happy New Year! We have a 8 qt Duo Evo +. Nice! For times when the 8qt is too big i’d like to buy something smaller. The Instant Pot 3qt is a little too small. By the time you fill it to max for pressure cooking it really doesn’t leave much room. Zavor makes a 4qt I might look at but their pots are expensive compared to Instant Pot so who knows I might just bite the bullet and wind up with the 3qt Instant Pot after all. No hurry. Thank you, and please keep the articles coming.