How much time does it take to reach proper cooking pressure?
1025512
Not very long, approximately about 5 min's or so. It depends how full the pressure cooker is and the size. But it reaches the cooker pressure relatively soon. It really is a great cooker, you will love it!
1025513
If starting from frozen it will take longer to reach pressure but the same amount of time to cook. If preparing a meat and it has been browned in the pc pot, pressure will be reached in a few minutes. If making a frozen roast without browning it can take up to 15 minutes. Soups and vegetables takes minutes. It depends more on the temperature of what you're beginning with than it does the amount of food.
1025514
It varies based on quantity of food and whether or not it's frozen when it's added to the cooker. All contents have to be heated to 212 degrees, after which pressure starts to rise. Usually takes 5 to 10 minutes.
1025515
Depends on how full it is. If you're not cooking a lot, or if the item is fluffy (like a bunch of kale) it doesn't take long for the steam to bring it up to pressure. But if you're cooking a lot of dense, cold ingredients, like stew or soup, it may take it a while longer to heat everything up. (It also takes it a while longer to cool down before you can open it!)But it's a great pressure cooker. :)
69679
Pressure cooker comes with grid, place in bottom. fill with 2 c water. prepare & pour batter into mold. (you can use browning to heat water. grease mold carefully pour batter into each mold with a ladle covering 75% of area. Leave a little space for batter to rise. Place mold filled with batter into cooker. cover with lid with out adding weight or whisle on lid. increase heat to high pressure, once steam starts to come from vent cook for 10 min. turn off let cooker cool for 5 minutes. remove the mold, scoop out with butter knife. never overfill mold or batter all over. hope its helpful! Pressure cooker comes with grid, place in bottom. fill with 2 c water. prepare & pour batter into mold. (you can use browning to heat water. grease mold carefully pour batter into each mold with a ladle covering 75% of area. Leave a little space for batter to rise. Place mold filled with batter into cooker. cover with lid with out adding weight or whisle on lid. increase heat to high pressure, once steam starts to come from vent cook for 10 min. turn off let cooker cool for 5 minutes. remove the mold, scoop out with butter knife. never overfill mold or batter all over. hope its helpful!
1247105
I was using my candy thermometer but it broke so I have been using my digital meat thermometer. I couldn't get it to work in a double boiler on the stove, but using a microwave it takes around 8-9 minutes to get to the appropriate temperature. I stir mine every couple minutes until it is at the right temp. It takes around 30-40 minutes to cool to the right temp to add the yogurt starter. I stir every 5 minutes while cooling.
1227131
Depends on how much you have in the pot, but usually around 2-5 minutes (depending on the type of range you have). My expereince is that electric takes longer than gas or induction.
2242149
It does not take much time. About 20 to 30 min for steam veggie. Same reason. To stops the microwave.
2261840
It does take a noticeable amount of time: 5-10 minutes. It has a very heavy top for a home use unit. This makes for very even browning and consistent cooking but it does come at a small price. Think of it as preheating your oven. We love ours. It gets a workout weekly, crepes, superb pancakes, quesadilla. The only down side is not the pre-heating time. It is the size and weight. It is heavy enough that you will not move it and big enough that you'll notice the loss in counter space. We stuck ours in an otherwise underused corner. We would absolutely buy this again.
1644287
Hi Karen,One thing I found out is that other pressure cookers have a PSI of 15 and the Instant Pot is only 11. So I have been adding extra time to most recipes and everything has been turning out alright.
888214
I start out on the 10 setting. Once I have reached the 10 lbs pressure (I live under 1,000 feet) I start to very slowly lower the knob. You have to constantly monitor the pressure, as too much fluctuation of the pressure can affect the sealing process. After about 30-40 minutes the pressure stabilizes. I end up with the knob at 6-7 (I have been canning meats that require 90 minutes processing time. I hope this helps you.
44647
About a minute if you preheat water to almost boiling in a separate cup in the microwave and then pour into pot.
987532
Hi. I have never overshot the cooking time. There is also a "1 minute" button that I use more often. So if I need 4 minutes, I just press that button 4 times. I almost never use the knob actually.
641334
There are 3 pressure settings; high, medium, low, ranging from 10.5 psi to 4.5 psi. Cooker comes with an excellent instruction book. Follow easy instructions for perfect results. Rick
2063892
According to the Product Description: "Fingertip touch controls include Low, High, and Warm cook settings, as well as Time Up or Time Down options for setting the cooking time from 30 minutes up to 20 hours." The unit will also go into a Warm setting for up to 6 hours after the time has ran out. So that is just barely into your minimum desired 24 hours. You might wish to do more research on the information you have that recommends 24-72 hours. Perhaps they can recommend a unit that can accomplish this. You could also look into pressure cooking, which uses pressure and heat to achieve some of the same results as slow cooking but in less time - up to a third of the time is the claim. According to the Product Description: "Fingertip touch controls include Low, High, and Warm cook settings, as well as Time Up or Time Down options for setting the cooking time from 30 minutes up to 20 hours." The unit will also go into a Warm setting for up to 6 hours after the time has ran out. So that is just barely into your minimum desired 24 hours. You might wish to do more research on the information you have that recommends 24-72 hours. Perhaps they can recommend a unit that can accomplish this. You could also look into pressure cooking, which uses... » Read More According to the Product Description: "Fingertip touch controls include Low, High, and Warm cook settings, as well as Time Up or Time Down options for setting the cooking time from 30 minutes up to 20 hours." The unit will also go into a Warm setting for up to 6 hours after the time has ran out. So that is just barely into your minimum desired 24 hours. You might wish to do more research on the information you have that recommends 24-72 hours. Perhaps they can recommend a unit that can accomplish this. You could also look into pressure cooking, which uses pressure and heat to achieve some of the same results as slow cooking but in less time - up to a third of the time is the claim. « Show Less
559854
i haven't actually timed it but it is quite fast. the cheap one we bought as a temporary fix when my good one finally wore out was so slow it drove me crazy! i would say less than 5 minutes for a full pot.
1735380
Seems like 2~3 min. I usually turn on first and then go prepare batter and by the time I have finished preparing batter, the iron is ready or near ready.
1614371
No, just how long typical foods take to cook. It's a wonderful pressure cooker; I use it at least once a week. :-)
771698
I would guess about 50 minutes. The few times that I have used this cooker has lead me to believe that cook times are approximately 10 minutes per pound. Just make sure to use the thermometer so you never have to guess when it is done cooking.
2109897
Sorry, cannot answer as I bought this as a gift, however they love this pressure cooker, it has exceeded their expectations and can cook entire meals in 15 minutes.