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

d m gina dmgina at mysero.net
Tue Jan 28 20:23:15 UTC 2020 

Yes that is what I thought.
Have you done this yourself.
It was done once don't know what happened after that.
I just got done with spaghetti.
Turned out quite well.

Original message:
> For that, you have to download the Alexa app and go to skills and games 
> and type in the instant cook skill.

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

> The purpose of this pot was you were able to cook with miss alexa.
> She would help start the pot set the timer and then you wait for it to be done.
> This is done threw wi fi.
> Going to cook speghetti this afternoon.

> Original message:
>> You don't say anything to the app.  You download the app and do a
>> search for what it is that you want to cook and press start or delay
>> start and that should get you going.  If anyone else has ideas, please
>> reply to this thread.

>> Dishon Spears
>> Home Management Instructor
>> Colorado Center for the Blind
>> Phone: 303.778.1130  Ext:  229
>> Fax:  303.778.1598
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>> From: Small-Appliance-Cooking
>> <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

>> 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.

>>> Dishon Spears
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>>> Colorado Center for the Blind
>>> Phone: 303.778.1130  Ext:  229
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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
>>> To: 'Cooking with Small Appliances'
>>> <small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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


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>>> 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
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>>>> 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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