How To Convert Recipes To Instant Pot

Refer to the amount of time that a recipe needs to cook on high and covert from hours to minutes multiply it by 60 then divide by 10.

Then divide 240 by 10 which gives you 24. A good general rule of thumb when trying to convert recipes to instant pot cooking is to use at least 1 cup of water for your 6 qt pot 1 1 2 for your 8 qt. The whole point of an instant pot is that well it s instant. If you re trying to convert a recipe first look for similar recipes using an instant pot and use those as a guide.

Our instant pot conversion guide was originally published in 2017 and updated with more information and some extra cooking charts. 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low generally means 30 40 minutes 30 for beef and boneless pork and chicken recipes and 40 for bone in chicken pork or frozen meat. Cooking in an instant pot or other electric pressure cooker is easy but you ll want to make notes when you convert recipes to make in one. 4 times 60 would give you 240 minutes.

Take the total cooking time of the recipe and divide it by 3. Instant pot recipes will need more liquid or you run this risk of scorching the bottom of the insert. So for a dish that has a total cook time of 30 minutes in the oven you ll need to cook it for 10 minutes in the instant pot. I ve written an article about the differences between instant pot models and how to make sure your recipes always turn out no matter what model you have.

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If you are looking to convert your regular recipes to the instant pot or other brand of electric pressure cooker then this instant pot cooking times guide is perfect for you. Okay it s not that fast but the pressure cooker functionality does cook food quicker than a traditional methods. When converting your recipe from stove top to instant pot i recommend making sure there is at least 1 cup of broth and adding it to the pot last. Add up the total amount of liquid broth water canned tomatoes.

Write down notes so you ll know what changes you made and can tweak the recipe the next time you make it. More detailed info around converting for each method can be found below the guide. If you crockpot it you can cut the time dramatically. The instant pot needs enough moisture to create steam to pressure cook foods without burning them so if you re taking a regular recipe and trying to convert it to fit in the ip you might have.

Converting recipes from oven hob method to the instant pot. For example a recipe that needs to cook for 8 hours on low and 4 hours on high you would take 4 hours and convert to minutes. That way more of it sits on top of the food and it doesn t have to travel quite as far to steam off and build pressure inside the pot.