[Small-Appliance-Cooking] very basic instant pot questions

d m gina dmgina at mysero.net
Mon Jan 27 22:14:43 UTC 2020


OK what do you say to the app to get it to work correctly?
Even I am interested.
I have it all down loaded but still don't understand how to work it.

Original message:
> As far as I know it can.  The app has gotten some what better.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Small-Appliance-Cooking 
> <small-appliance-cooking-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Richard Petty 
> via Small-Appliance-Cooking
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2020 4:21 PM
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> Cc: Richard Petty <richard.petty at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Small-Appliance-Cooking] very basic instant pot questions

> I, too, have basic questions about the Wi-Fi instant pot. I purchased 
> one last fall, believing I had read on the IOS users list that the 
> Wi-Fi, although hard to set up, would work well enough with the IOS app 
> and VoiceOver. After reading reviews from blind users that have been 
> pretty mixed, I've left the pot sitting in my garage. I'm willing to go 
> through the tedious set-up if the Instant Pot will do even basic things 
> with the app. (Otherwise, the Wi-Fi model may go to live  with my 
> sister-in-law.) Can anyone on this list answer the following questions? 
> These are all things that sighted users can easily set with the buttons 
> on the pot. Thanks very much.
> 1. Can the user set type of cooking (pressure, slow cook, steam, etc.) 
> with the app?
> 2. Can the user set the kind of food to be cooked (meat or stew, 
> poultry, rice, etc.) using the app?
> 3. Can the user adjust cooking time using the app?
> 4. Does the app report progress (cook, cool down, etc.) and time 
> remaining on the app?

> Again, thank you.

> Richard Petty


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Small-Appliance-Cooking 
> [mailto:small-appliance-cooking-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m 
> gina via Small-Appliance-Cooking
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> Subject: Re: [Small-Appliance-Cooking] very basic instant pot questions

> Can you use all buttons with wifi.
> If so tell me how to do this.
> My machine is set up and some times it will work, like other times it doesn't.

> Original message:
>> I think all the buttons might be set up the same way!⋅ You can verify
>> with Aira. We have the wifi model. Here's our button layout.


>> Instant Pot Wifi

>> sealing = Turn away from handle; pointed upwardsJAG , instapot wifi
>> layout


>> left side (from top to bottom):

>> • Soup/broth

>> • meat/stew

>> • Beans/chili

>> • Cake

>> • Slow cook

>> • Sautae


>> Right side (from top to bottom):

>> • Rice

>> • multigrain

>> • porridge

>> • steam

>> • yogurt

>> • Pressure cook


>> Middle left

>> • Pressure level and wifi

>> • minus

>> • delay start


>> Right middle

>> • Keep warm

>> • Plus

>> • Cancel.

>> On Sun, Jan 19, 2020 at 12:40 AM Charlene Ota via
>> Small-Appliance-Cooking <small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org
>> <mailto:small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org>> wrote:


>> Hi, Dean, do you have the AIRA app on your phone? I just suggest you
>> might try using the app to navigate through the buttons and view the
>> settings that each function starts out with with an AIRA agent. There
>> are several versions of the instant pot and I don’t they all have their
>> buttons set up the same way. If you don’t currently have an account
>> with AIRA, you can use it for free for 5 minute intervals. Also, if you
>> could tell us which instant pot you have, maybe someone on the list has
>> the same one and could tell you the layout. Also, if you get the online
>> manual for your instant pot, I think you can find them on
>> instantpot.com <http://instantpot.com> that will give you some of the
>> basic information you need to know about each function.

>> I feel like I’m not being very helpful, and apologize for that!

>> Best,

>> Charlene

>> From: Small-Appliance-Cooking
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>> <mailto:small-appliance-cooking-bounces at nfbnet.org>> On Behalf Of Dean
>> Martineau via Small-Appliance-Cooking
>> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2020 2:33 PM
>> To: 'Cooking with Small Appliances' <small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org
>> <mailto:small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org>>
>> Cc: Dean Martineau <topdot at gmail.com <mailto:topdot at gmail.com>>
>> Subject: [Small-Appliance-Cooking] very basic instant pot questions

>> I have a non-Bluetooth model of this device. It features two columns of
>> six buttons on the edges of the panel, and two columns of three buttons
>> in the middle. I have barely begun to learn this, and in fact to get
>> more serious about cooking than I have ever done.

>> I have some questions about how the Instant Pot operates. The first two
>> concern slow cooker operation. When you push the Slow Cooker button,
>> does the time start out at .5 hour, to be increased with each press of
>> the plus button? Similarly, does the Adjust button start out set to
>> low, with possible next choices being medium and high?

>> Please clarify if I’m in error, and provide any other Instant Pot tips
>> and resources you are inclined to provide.

>> Thanks.

>> Dean

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