How To Clean Instant Pot First Use

1 cup water 1 cup white vinegar half a used lemon.

How to clean instant pot first use. Add water vinegar lemon to the pot. Deodorize your instant pot once the small just washed parts of your instant pot are reassembled you can move on to the final step of deep cleaning your pot. Choose steam mode and set timer for 3 minutes. Clean the sealing ring lid steam rack and inner pot with dish soap and water or put in the dishwasher. Wash the under side of the instant pot lid and drain shake any excess water.

Fill your inner pot with one cup of vinegar one cup of water and three or four pieces of lemon peels. The instant pot should be cleaned after every use. If your sealing ring has taken on any funky food smells you can deodorize it by doing a vinegar steam clean right in your instant pot. If microfiber cleaning cloths are good enough for cars paint it s good enough for the instant pot. Remove the silicone ring shown further below and either wash by hand using hot water and soap or place on the top rack of the dishwasher to clean.

Wash the inner pot liner by hand with hot water and soap or wash in the dishwasher. We prefer to use microfiber cleaning cloth for our magic pot. Since most of the inner cooking chambers are stainless steel the vessel can be hand washed with hot water and dishwashing liquid or placed in the dishwasher. Lock on lid and turn pressure valve to sealing. It s recommended to clean the instant pot after each use.

If you get any smell from it you can consider giving it a vinegar steam clean with lemon peels. If the appliance is used regularly it should be deep cleaned at least once a month. When done allow natural release for 10 min release remaining pressure if any is left. Run the instant pot on the steam setting for 2 minutes then let the pressure release naturally. Unplug the instant pot.

This video is sponsored by e cloth. Fill the inner pot with 1 cup of water 1 cup of vinegar and a few lemon peels. Clean sanitize and deodorize your instant pot you will need. To do this you ll add 1 cup of vinegar 1 cup of water and the peel of one lemon optional to the inner pot fasten and seal the lid and then set the instant pot to steam for 2. Then close the lid set your instant pot to steam run for two minutes and let the pressure release naturally.