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Cleaning Before First Use
Remove the inner pot from the cooker base and wash it with hot water and washing
up liquid. Rinse with warm, clear water and use a soft cloth to dry the outside of the
inner pot.
Note: The inner pot is dishwasher safe.
Wipe the heating element to ensure it is free of stray packaging particles
before returning the inner pot to the cooker base. Failure to do so may damage
the cooker.
The inner pot is an integral part of product safety. Food must be placed in
the inner pot, and never directly in the cooker base.
To avoid personal injury or damage to the appliance, replace a deformed or
damaged inner pot. Use only authorised Instant Pot inner pots made for this
model when cooking.
CAUTION
To avoid risk of personal injury and/or property damage, do not pour food or liquid
into cooker base.
WARNING
Do not ll the inner pot higher than the PC MAX —2/3 line (Pressure Cooking
Maximum), as indicated on the inner pot.
Exercise extreme caution when cooking and venting food such as stewed apples, cranberries, pearl
barley, oatmeal, split peas, noodles, etc., as these foods may foam, froth or spatter, and may clog the
steam release pipe and/or steam release valve. Do not ll the inner pot higher than the — 1/2 line when
cooking these foods, as indicated on the inner pot.
Illustrations are for reference only and may differ from the actual product.