How to use your Instant Pot as a Slow Cooker: Spoiler Alert--it is NOT as easy as you think!

How the Slow Cooker Function works on the Instant Pot--It is not as straightforward as you would think to use your Instant Pot as a Slow Cooker. you need to know when using your pressure cooker as a slow cooker.

[anitab.]

thanks, super helpful. i love how you got straight to the point without a lot of blah blah....

[MFHOOD]

Thank you so much for this. We couldn't figure out why our instant pot wasn't slow cooking our pulled pork and the "low" temp was the culprit. Searched the manual for ages but ultimately your video did the trick. YOU ROCK!!!!

[veronicalake]

You failed to mention that the Pot heats up to temperature for 15 minutes before it starts slow cooking. And more importantly, you must add 15 minutes extra for each hour of cooking time. For example, if Crock Pot cooking time is 3 hours, add 45 minutes.

[manuelasadoquis]

Good video, but you keep referring to "pressure" There is no "pressure" involved when you slow cook.

[foolio]

Very helpful because I am budgeting to purchase a new crock pot and if I can use this in the meantime it will help me so much. ❤

[colleenalcantar]

Thank you! Thank you. I was having problems with the slow cooker. Now I realized the problem.

[SteelyPaw]

That was interesting. I'll probably never use that function because I'm retired, however it's nice to know how it works. Even when I had a crock style slow cooker, I hardly ever used it, but it did a nice job on a stew in 7 hours set on medium.

[DanielGarlicBread]

Thank you. I saw a recipe for “low” temperature. I’m glad that I left it on the normal setting.

[alajononon]

Thanks! I've done pot roast multiple times with mixed tenderness results letting it npr all the way. Since I have time today, I'm going to try it on slow cooker mode.

[jodybogdanovich]

Thx! I couldn't find my instruction booklet so Googled. My dinner is now slow cooking 😋.

[farleyxwilbur]

Changing the temperature and adjusting the time seems pretty easy to me.

[sohinisahana]

I use instant pot as slow cooker and cook chicken stew. It comes out very delicious. It takes 1 or 2 hours more than slow cooker. That's it.

[pawebrak]

*I love the instant pot so much! I have made quinoa, chicken, chili, asparagus **MyBest.Kitchen** and yogurt in it so far. The only thing that didn't work great was the asparagus. I cooked it for 1 minute and it was still overdone. It is a timesaver and uses much less energy than my gas stove.*

[rolandberendonck]

I have the Duo plus and it has a sous vide function. And I am planning to use it for slow cooking. So I can set the temperature exactly the way I want it, lets say 79 degrees Celcius, and I can set the time. I checked it this morning and I can set the time to 99 and a half hours. That is about four days. I have never slow cooked before, and I do not have a slow cooker. But I think that this should work with the sous vide function. Do you agree?

[brianhobbs]

Answered all my questions very nice simple video. Thank you.

[Surfman]

Thank you I’m about to decarb flower for Cana butter

[nicolesullivan]

Thank you for the quick & clear instructions ❤

[ashleyzielke]

Great info and to the point
Thank you!

[steveturton]

when slow cooking...what position is the vent...open or closed

[elayned]

Thanks very helpful ❤ Doing a recipe for thanksgiving on slow cook, cabbage and 🥓. Glad I watched