food : instant pot cook times
Since I use the instant pot a good bit, I thought having a quick reference (without a bunch of ad bloat) would be good. Remember with these that to use pressure cook mode on the instant pot there is a minimum amount of liquid that should be in the pot. 1 cup for the 6qt, 2 cups for the 8qt, and a half cup for the 3qt.
Beans/lentils should be rinsed/cleaned first.
When natural release is listed you can likely do a quick release after 10 minutes for most of them, but this may take some experimentation to figure out when it is appropriate.
If there is no listed water amount or ratio, then the above-mentioned minimum should be used.
| Food | Liquid Ratio | Time (Min) | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beans, black | Enough to cover | 20–25 4–6 (soaked) |
Natural |
| Beans, garbanzo | Enough to cover | 35–40 10–15 (soaked) |
Natural |
| Beans, kidney, red | Enough to cover | 15–20 7–8 (soaked) |
Natural |
| Beans, pinto | Enough to cover | 25–30 6–9 (soaked) |
Natural |
| Beans, soy | Enough to cover | 35–45 18–20 (soaked) |
Natural |
| Congee, thick | 1:4—1:5 | 15–20 | Natural |
| Congee, thin | 1:6—1:7 | 15–20 | Natural |
| Corn, cob | — | 2–4 | Quick |
| Lentils, red, split (masoor) | Enough to cover | 1–2 (unsoaked) | Natural |
| Lentils, yellow, split (moong) | Enough to cover | 1–2 (unsoaked) | Natural |
| Millet | 1:1.75 | 10–12 | Natural |
| Oats, rolled | 1:3 | 3 | Natural |
| Oats, steel cut | 1:3 | 5 | Natural |
| Potatoes, cubed | — | 2–3 | Quick |
| Potatoes, whole | — | 10–15 | Quick after 10 minutes |
| Quinoa | 1:1 | 1 | Quick after 10 minutes |
| Rice, basmati | 1:1 | 4 | Quick after 10 minutes |
| Rice, brown | 1:1.5 | 24 | Quick after 10 minutes |
| Rice, brown basmati | 1:1.25 | 22 | Quick after 10 minutes |
| Rice, jasmine/white | 1:1 | 4 | Natural |
| Sweet potatoes, cubed | — | 5–7 | Quick |
| Sweet potatoes, whole | — | 8–20 | Quick after 10 minutes |