Comments on: How to Use Your Instant Pot as a Slow Cooker

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:17:12 +0000

In reply to Ruby. Hi Ruby! That is disappointing and very unusual, as most models never get hot enough to even boil. You may want to contact customer service, as it could be an issue. Since new, they may be able to return it. If you mainly want a slow cooker, I would suggest just getting one--an IP will never work well in that fashion.

By: Ruby

Ruby — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 03:17:00 +0000

My instant pot is brand new, the classic model with the least amount of settings, 8QT. I have an issue where it BOILS eventually, after several hours. I put it on the lowest slow cook setting and it still did this. We’re super disappointed because we mostly want a slow cooker.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:08:54 +0000

In reply to Marion Niewald. That is so frustrating! I wonder if you turn it on saute for a few minutes and then hit cancel and try using the slow cooker function if that would help speed up the process.

By: Marion Niewald

Marion Niewald — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:14:57 +0000

Hi Kristen,
I appreciate your explanation for the different temperature settings compared to a crock pot. My instant pot however stays in preheat mode for 2 hours and will not go to the actual slow cook section. I wrote to customer service and they explained that the my instant pot works as designed. It is so frustrating! I unfortunately do not have enough space for an additional crock pot. I tried turning it off unplugging it several times, but it did not change, the pot remained in preheat mode for over two hours, at which point, I gave up.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 18:18:35 +0000

In reply to Daria. You bet!

By: Daria

Daria — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 16:50:26 +0000

Thank you so much for this!

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 22:20:09 +0000

In reply to Jake. Try turning to saute for a minute and then switching to slow cooker.

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:23:57 +0000

In reply to Kaya. I have the same problem with my IP 8 quart. It just stays in preheat mode.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 12:32:10 +0000

In reply to Sally. Hi Sally! The cooking time will remain the same :) Enjoy!

By: Sally

Sally — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 15:55:59 +0000

If I want to halve the recipe do I need to decrease the cooking time?

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:28:23 +0000

In reply to Cécile. Hi Cecile! Thank you for telling me your model. That will help me troubleshoot or determine that this model specifically is not good at slow cooking.

By: Cécile

Cécile — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:27:42 +0000

In reply to Kaya.

Hi,
Same here, with the Instant pot pro… preheating lasts for 3h out of 4 and the actual cooking happen during the last hour. This is not slow cooking!
And I’m sure we haven’t used delay…
If someone had any suggestion, it would be appreciated ! Thanks.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:29:12 +0000

In reply to Patricia Hamilton Bell. So happy this helped!

By: Patricia Hamilton Bell

Patricia Hamilton Bell — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 16:48:14 +0000

Thank you for sharing this info. Have been wanted to try this but lacked any knowledge on how to go about it.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:44:21 +0000

In reply to Kaya. Hi Kaya! That is NOT Normal. For this model, after you hit slow cook and select the time and setting, after 10 seconds the cooking should start and you should hear 3 beeps to let you know it has begun. I would check to be sure you have not set the delay start on accident.

By: Kaya

Kaya — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 08:28:48 +0000

Uggh, I can't get it to move out of preheat when slow cooking. I have the Duo Plus 3 QT

By: OCEAN

OCEAN — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:31:17 +0000

Hi,
I found this very helpful
I was trying to render tallow and didn't have crockpot. So after reading this I set the instant pot to slow cook "Normal " for four hours added water and salt to render tallow hopefully it goes well in four hours or I will do it again for 2-4 hours.
Some people suggest 1 hour to render some suggest 8-12 hours no idea guessing its a taste difference but nothing scientific will see thank you.

By: Linda Riley

Linda Riley — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 03:39:00 +0000

Thank you for this informative post. I am learning how to use the slow cook function on my insant pot and this has been sooo helpful to me, thanks again.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:51:32 +0000

In reply to Ben. I understand the frustration. While I can't explain, why there are differences, I hope my explanation helps you have success using the slow cooker function if you opt to do so.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:48:53 +0000

Why is it that the instapot slow cooker Temps don't corresponding with other slow coojers; its kind of confusing to always have to keep all the conversations in mind.

By: Kristen Chidsey

Kristen Chidsey — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 11:21:28 +0000

In reply to Patricia Jarrell. You are so very welcome! I am happy to help answer questions any time!