How to Use Instant Pot Sauté Function


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Our older IP-CSG series don’t have this function. The Sauté has three temperature settings, selected by the “Adjust” button. • Normal mode: 160~176°C or …

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  1. Kenny Stein
    Kenny Stein says:

    I came here for the part that you skip over between 3:32 and 3:33. What am I supposed to do between the time that the display says "hot" and the time that my food is done?? I don't understand why you skipped that part! You just say "wait till it gets hot" and then show your food perfectly cooked inside. What am I missing?

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  2. whoami whoamu
    whoami whoamu says:

    Wish the timer was not locked at 30 minutes. On Saute "LOW", many videos on Youtube say this is at the temperature for 'simmer'. I wanted to simmer my chili for 2 hours but had to keep resetting the Saute 30 minute timer after it turned OFF every half hour.

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  3. Finding Divine
    Finding Divine says:

    The saute function on my instant pot isn't working. When I press saute, it automatically turns off after a while and doesn't display "hot". The pressure Cook, on hand, is working perfectly. What should I do?

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  4. dunstablem2
    dunstablem2 says:

    Disappointed after seeing this. Having to reach down into a deep narrow aperture to view and turn the meat, and the inside pot spinning as you try to stir looks look an absolute faff.

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  5. metaspherz
    metaspherz says:

    Can I use the glass lid (sold as an accessory) when using the sauté feature? Actually, I've already done it multiple times with great success without using oil. I just use a trivet and a tiny pie pan or other oven safe dish. I just asked the question for rhetorical purposes just in case anybody else was wondering. Yes, please use the sauté feature with or without the glass lid because it's a beautiful thing to get something crispy or browned that is almost like baked in an oven with an IP! I make bread and biscuits using the sauté function, that serves me well. I just don't know the long term effects on the IP after using it for something that's essentially not in the user's manual or not used as a pressure cooker or other sanctioned purposes. I make some pretty good biscuits on the sauté function so I guess everybody else will also be just as successful. How the IP holds up over time and after many non-pressure cooking uses is anyone's guess, however. Good luck.

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  6. BA
    BA says:

    I have instant pot IP DUO 6 QT model . In mine for sauté function I can adjust the minutes only. How do I change it to less-normal- more mode . There is no adjust button. Seems like I can sauté in only one temp . I turn it off when I have to lower the temperature.
    Please advise how to adjust the temperature while I am sautéing.

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  7. John J Andrews
    John J Andrews says:

    Thank you! None of the many "Beginner" videos I've watched so far, mention leaving off the lid when in sautee mode. I guess it's obvious to most people, but I'm not very bright, and I need the instruction to be as explicit as possible. I only guessed by watching a few of the longer videos that show the "sautée" step instead of just mentioning it, and I saw that they left the lid off. So I googled "instant pot" "sautee" and "lid off" and found your video. Thank you, again!

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  8. gnostie
    gnostie says:

    I have one of the LUX models, but the Saute function is very hot, even on the lowest temp. As it stands, it should be called the Burn function. However, after watching this video I think I am doing something wrong. When I choose the temperature of saute and the IP beeps and displays ON, do I need to wait until the IP displays HOT before adding anything to the pot? Or do I start adding ingredients once the IP says ON?
    Could more experienced users please advise? My IP is fully functional otherwise, and I love it deeply. It seems unlikely that the fault here is with the IP.

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