Wondering how to use your Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi, Crockpot Express, Power Pressure Cooker XL, or other brand of electric pressure cooker? Let me help you get it out of the box and into your meal plans with this Getting Started Guide! I have all the details you need to get you cooking and loving your machine!

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Here at Pressure Cooking Today, we post easy and delicious recipes and training guides for the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi, or any other brand of electric pressure cooker! 

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Welcome to part 4 of the Getting Started Guide. You’re ready to get cooking in your new electric pressure cooker!

One of my favorite things is how quickly meals come together in the electric pressure cooker. Many recipes on my site can be made in under 30 minutes. For this post, I’ve adapted one of my 30-minute meals, the Shredded Barbecue Chicken recipe from my cookbook, The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook. I often use this chicken for both sandwiches and salads—it’s one I often have on hand.

The recipe below expands on the steps in the cookbook recipe and includes specific details for the top brands of electric pressure cookers. You can refer to this post when making other recipes in the pressure cooker.

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Are you hoping to use your new Instant Pot to make it a little easier to get dinner on the table? We’ve got you covered—an electric pressure cooker is a great way to make your favorite long-cooked dishes in a fraction of the time.

From tender pulled pork to hearty stews and chilis, the Instant Pot is the best way to make dinner time a little easier. But it’s not just for dinner!

This list of the best easy Instant Pot recipes includes fast breakfasts, side dishes, and even a few simple desserts.

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A water test is a great way to learn hands-on how your pressure cooker comes to pressure. It will also help you get used to the steps of pressure cooking.

I’ve written out a lot of specific details here—you’ll repeat the steps in this water test every time you cook at pressure. However, most of these details won’t be specifically written out in the recipe. They’re just good habits to get into from the beginning.

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Releasing the pressure can be a little intimidating to people who are new to pressure cooking—especially the quick release with the noise and jet of steam. But don’t let a little noise get between you and fabulous meals cooked in your pressure cooker!

Here are the most common questions and answers for the different types of pressure releases.

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Welcome to Part 1 of the How To Use an Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker Getting Started Guide! There are five parts to this Getting started Guide:

1. Pressure Cooker Parts Reference Guide – you’re here!
2. The Difference Between Quick Release and Natural Release
3. How to do an Instant Pot Water Test
4. Making your First Meal in your Instant Pot
5. Easy Recipes for your Pressure Cooker/Instant Pot

Part 1 will help you get to know the different parts of your machine. For a full understanding of your specific pressure cooker’s parts, be sure to check out the diagrams in your user manual.

All electric pressure cookers are made up of similar parts with similar functions. However, the various electric pressure cooker brands use slightly different terms to refer to the different parts and pieces that make up the machine. To help you make sense of everything, I’ve compiled a quick guide to the different pressure cooker parts with the terminology I use on my blog as well as the terminology used by the different pressure cooker user manuals.

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