[Small-Appliance-Cooking] instant cook skill for alexa for the wifi instant pot

Sun Aug 11 06:00:47 UTC 2019

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Instant Cook Skill for Amazon Alexa

Tips, tricks, and troubleshooting help for controlling your Instant Pot by
voice through Amazon Alexa

Through the wizardry of home automation, Amazon's Alexa is now able to
remotely operate an Instant Pot using nothing but your voice to trigger
commands.

Currently this skill only works with the Instant Pot Smart WiFi. Only
available in the US.

 <https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TJZ13N9/> Get the Instant Cook skill for
Alexa at Amazon.com

Setup

There are 4 easy steps to setup your Instant Pot Smart WiFi for use with
Alexa:

1.           Connect your Devices. Link your Echo to the Alexa App, and pair
your Smart WiFi with the Instant Pot App.

2.           Enable Skill. Search for the Instant Cook Skill through Amazon
and Enable.

3.           Link Accounts. Follow on-screen instructions to link your
existing Instant Pot account to Alexa.

4.           Discover Devices. Follow on-screen instructions to discover
your Smart WiFi and connect it to Alexa.

Check out the Troubleshooting section below for more help with Setup.

How to Use

To ask Alexa to use your Instant Pot, you must use the command words
"pressure cook" or "cook."

You may also specify a length of time to cook for all programs except Rice.
For example, "Alexa, pressure cook for 10 minutes."

Specifying pressure level is optional. The default power level is high, but
you can specify high or low at the end of your command. For example, "Alexa,
cook soup for 25 minutes on low."

There are two exceptions:

*                Rice is a special program with a set time and power level
that cannot be customized. The command is simply "Alexa, cook Rice."

*                Yogurt will begin the fermentation cycle. It will default
to 8 hours, or you may adjust the time. For example, "Alexa, cook Yogurt for
10 hours."

Saute, Steam, and Multigrain functions cannot be triggered through Alexa.

If you have more than one Smart WiFi, you will need to specify the name of
the cooker you want to use. For example, "Alexa, cook cake for 20 minutes in
My Instant Pot."

To stop cooking before the program ends, you must use the cooker's name. For
example, "Alexa, stop My Instant Pot."

Alexa Instant Cook: Voice Commands

To do this

You can say this

You cannot say this

Pressure cook

(The commands "pressure cook" and "cook" are interchangeable)

Alexa, pressure cook for X minutes

Alexa, cook for X minutes at high/low

Alexa, pressure cook for X minutes on high/low on 'cooker name'

i.e. "Alexa, pressure cook for 5 minutes on low."

Alexa, pressure cook on low for 5 minutes.

Rice

Alexa, cook Rice

Alexa, pressure cook Rice

Alexa, make Rice

Yogurt

Alexa, cook Yogurt
Alexa, ferment Yogurt for 9 hours

Alexa, make Yogurt
Alexa, boil Yogurt

Cook presets

(Presets available: Soup, Broth, Meat, Stew, Beans, Chili, Cake, Porridge,
Multigrain)

Alexa, cook 'preset'

Alexa, pressure cook 'preset' for X minutes

Alexa, cook 'preset' for X minutes

Alexa, cook 'preset' for X minutes at high/low

Alexa, cook 'preset' for X minutes on high/low on 'cooker name'

i.e. "Alexa, cook soup for 22 minutes on low on My Instant Pot."

Alexa, bake Cake for 10 minutes

Alexa, make Soup for 5 minutes

Alexa, Porridge

Alexa, cook Bean (Alexa only understands the plural Beans)

Stop cooking

Alexa, stop 'cooker name'

Alexa, stop cooking

Alexa, stop Instant Pot

Alexa, cancel cooking

Troubleshooting

Before you link to Alexa

Your Instant Pot Smart WiFi must first be paired with the Instant Pot App on
your mobile device before you can connect it to your Echo device. Visit
<https://instantpot.com/instant-pot-recipe-app-free-recipes/>
https://instantpot.com/instant-pot-recipe-app-free-recipes/ to download and
install the App on Android and iOS devices. For help with pairing, visit
<https://instantpot.com/smart-wifi-60-pairing/>
https://instantpot.com/smart-wifi-60-pairing/.

Device name

When pairing your Instant Pot you are asked to choose a name for your
appliance. This is the name you will use in your voice commands. In the
voice command examples above, the name of given to the appliance would have
been "My Instant Pot".

You may give your Instant Pot another name through the Alexa App by going to
Devices, selecting your cooker, and tapping Edit Name.

What email address and password did I use to set up my Instant Pot App?

If you forgot what login you used to set up your Smart WiFi, you can find
the email address you used by going to Profile from the main menu of the
Instant Pot App. You can also reset your password here if you can't remember
what you used.

Which WiFi network?

Make sure your Echo device is using the same WiFi network as your Instant
Pot.

What if Alexa is having trouble discovering your Instant Pot?

If Alexa can't find your Instant Pot, try again. If you're still having
trouble, check the following:

*                Is your Instant Pot powered on? Make sure it's plugged in.

*                Is your Instant Pot connected to WiFi? Check for the WiFi
icon on the cooker's screen. Press the "Power Level" button to toggle WiFi
on and off.

*                Is your Instant Pot on the same WiFi network as Alexa?

Controlling your Instant Pot through the Alexa App

If there is no Echo device nearby, you can use the Alexa App on your mobile
device to issue commands. Press the "Ask Alexa" button in the middle and
issue your commands. You do not have to say the wake word "Alexa" at the
start of your command if you use this button.

Help with Alexa

For more help in preparing your Instant Pot for voice control, visit the
Amazon help page on Connecting Smart Home Devices to Alexa at
<https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201749240>
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201749240

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