Use and Care Manual

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Other cooking styles Other cooking styles
The Duo Viva is much more than a pressure cooker. These Smart Programs don’t cook
with pressure, but are just as easy to use.
• Slow Cook
• Sauté
• Yogurt
• Sous Vide
WARNING
Always cook with the inner pot in
place. Food must be placed in the
inner pot. DO NOT pour food or
liquid into the multicooker base.
To avoid risk of personal injury and/or
property damage, place food and liquid
ingredients in the inner pot, then insert
the inner pot into the multicooker base.
Do not ll inner pot higher than the PC MAX
— 2/3 (Pressure Cooking Maximum) line as
indicated on the inner pot.
When cooking foods that foam or froth
(e.g., applesauce, cranberries or split
peas) or expand (e.g., oats, rice, beans,
pasta) do not ll the inner pot higher than
the — 1/2 line as indicated on the inner pot.
CAUTION
Always inspect the lid and inner pot carefully to make sure they are clean and in
good working condition before use.
• To avoid personal injury or damage to the appliance, replace the inner pot if it is
dented, deformed or damaged.
• Use only authorized Instant Pot inner pots made for this model when cooking.
Always make sure the inner pot and heating element are clean and dry before
inserting the inner pot into the multicooker base.
Failure to follow these instructions may damage the multicooker. Replace
damaged parts to ensure safe function.
Slow Cook
Slow Cook is compatible for use with any common slow cooker recipe, so you can keep
cooking your classics!
If the oat valve rises, make sure the quick release button is set to Vent. See Pressure
control features: Quick release button.
Setting Suggested Use Notes
Less
Low setting on common
slow cookers.
Less is commonly used for low and slow,
all-day cooking, and should be set for a
minimum of 10 hours (10:00) for best
results.
You can use a glass lid for slow cooking
if it has a venting hole.
Normal
Medium setting on common
slow cookers.
More
High setting on common
slow cookers.
Stage 1: Setting up the Duo Viva for slow
cooking
01 Remove the inner pot from the
multicooker base.
Add food and liquid ingredients
to the inner pot.
Insert the inner pot into the
multicooker base.
02 Secure the power cord to the base
power socket on the back of the
multicooker base. Make sure the
connection is tight.
Connect the power cord to a 120 V
power source.
The display shows OFF.
03 Place and close the lid as described
in Pressure control features: pressure
cooking lid, or use a glass lid with a
venting hole.
04 Press the quick release button down
until it clicks into the Vent position.
Stage 2: Slow cooking
01 Press Slow Cook.
02 Press Slow Cook again to cycle
through the preset temperature
options in Less, Normal and More.
03 Use the − / + buttons to adjust the
cooking time.
Cooking time and temperature level
adjustments are saved to the Smart
Program when cooking begins.
04 Leave the automatic Keep Warm
setting on, or press Keep Warm
to turn it off.
05 After 10 seconds, cooking begins
and the display timer counts down.
When cooking completes, the display
shows End if Keep Warm is turned off.
If not, the timer begins counting from
00:00 up to 10 hours (10:00).