[Small-Appliance-Cooking] very basic instant pot questions
Dishon Spears
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Wed Jan 29 01:26:54 UTC 2020
Yes
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> On Jan 28, 2020, at 1:24 PM, d m gina via Small-Appliance-Cooking <small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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 Small-Appliance-Cooking
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 11:11 AM
>> To: small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Small-Appliance-Cooking] very basic instant pot questions
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>>> Dishon Spears
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Small-Appliance-Cooking
>>> <small-appliance-cooking-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of d m gina via
>>> Small-Appliance-Cooking
>>> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2020 3:15 PM
>>> To: small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: d m gina <dmgina at mysero.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Small-Appliance-Cooking] very basic instant pot
>>> questions
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>>> 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.
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>>> Original message:
>>>> As far as I know it can. The app has gotten some what better.
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>>>> Dishon Spears
>>>> Home Management Instructor
>>>> Colorado Center for the Blind
>>>> Phone: 303.778.1130 Ext: 229
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>>>> 2233 W. Shepperd Ave.
>>>> Littleton, CO 80120
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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
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>>>> 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?
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>>>> Again, thank you.
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>>>> Richard Petty
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Small-Appliance-Cooking
>>>> [mailto:small-appliance-cooking-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m
>>>> gina via Small-Appliance-Cooking
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 9:20 PM
>>>> To: small-appliance-cooking at nfbnet.org
>>>> Cc: d m gina
>>>> Subject: Re: [Small-Appliance-Cooking] very basic instant pot
>>>> questions
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> 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.
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>>>>> Instant Pot Wifi
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>>>>> sealing = Turn away from handle; pointed upwardsJAG , instapot wifi
>>>>> layout
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>>>>> left side (from top to bottom):
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>>>>> • Soup/broth
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>>>>> • meat/stew
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>>>>> • Beans/chili
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>>>>> • Cake
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>>>>> • Slow cook
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>>>>> • Sautae
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>>>>> Right side (from top to bottom):
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>>>>> • Rice
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>>>>> • multigrain
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>>>>> • porridge
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>>>>> • steam
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>>>>> • yogurt
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>>>>> • Pressure cook
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>>>>> Middle left
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>>>>> • Pressure level and wifi
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>>>>> • minus
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>>>>> • delay start
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>>>>> Right middle
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>>>>> • Keep warm
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>>>>> • Plus
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>>>>> • Cancel.
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>>>>> 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:
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>>>>> 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.
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>>>>> I feel like I’m not being very helpful, and apologize for that!
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>>>>> Best,
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>>>>> Charlene
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>>>>> From: Small-Appliance-Cooking
>>>>> <small-appliance-cooking-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>> <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
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>>>>> 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.
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>>>>> 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?
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>>>>> Please clarify if I’m in error, and provide any other Instant Pot
>>>>> tips and resources you are inclined to provide.
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>>>>> Thanks.
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>>>>> Dean
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