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Pressure cooking tips
Pressure cooking
Smart Program Setting What it's for Tips
Soup/Broth
Less Soup without meat. Liquid remains clear due to lack of
boiling motion.
Always use NR to release pressure
when cooking soup with a high starch
content.
Normal Soup with meat.
More Rich bone broth.
Meat/Stew
Less Soft texture. Choose setting based on meat texture
desired, or adjust cook time manually.
Allow meat to “rest” for 5–30 minutes,
depending on size. It will retain cooking
juices for tender, succulent meat.
Normal Very soft texture.
More Fall-off-the-bone texture.
Bean/Chili
Less Firmer texture. Choose setting based on bean texture
desired, or adjust cook time manually.
When cooking beans or legumes,
always use NR to release pressure.
Make sure dry beans are completely
submerged in water.
Normal Soft texture.
More Very soft texture.
Poultry*
Less Soft texture. Choose setting based on poultry
texture desired or adjust cook time
manually.
Allow poultry to “rest” for 5–30 minutes,
depending on size. It will retain cooking
juices for tender, succulent meat.
Normal Very soft texture.
More Fall-off-the-bone texture.
Rice
Less Tender but rm to bite. For cooking medium and long-grain
white rice.
Depending on the volume of rice, cook
time may range from 8–15 minutes.
Use a 10-minute Natural Release after
cooking for perfect results.
Normal
Normal texture
white rice.
More Softer texture white rice.