How do I use the steam rack in the Instant Pot?

Add 2 cups of water to the inner pot, place a steam rack on the bottom, place a bowl containing the first food on the steam rack, add a second steam rack on the bowl, and place the second bowl of food on the top rack. [Read more about Pot in Pot cooking.]

What is the rack in the Instant Pot for?

Roast meat, fish & vegetables directly in your Instant Pot, or use rack to rest a pan in your Instant Pot. The rack elevates food while cooking, ensuring food cooks evenly, and so fats, oils & grease are drained away from food, making meals more healthy and delicious.

Do you leave the rack in the Instant Pot when cooking?

If you use your Instant Pot regularly, you’ll want to keep the steaming rack or your metal or silicone steamer basket nearby. When used with this appliance, the basket elevates food from sitting directly on the surface of the insert bowl.

How do you use Instant Pot stacked steamer inserts?

How do you use a steamer basket in a pressure cooker?

The way you use a steamer basket is pretty simple. The idea here is that you want to leave the water to boil for 10 minutes before you add the basket inside and close the cover. In case the pressure stove supplies will have multiple positions or stress levels, you want to go with the lowest ones as expected.

What can I use for a rack in my pressure cooker?

The old standby substitute for a trivet is the the metal lid of a large jar, but suitable substitutes can include stainless steel cookie cutters, a screen from the food mill, an upside down ceramic or stainless steel bowl, a steamer basket, and even a real trivet that is just the right size can go from the table and …