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Cooking
Stage 1: Setting up for cooking
01 Make sure your Instant Pot is unplugged,
then connect the Air Fryer Lid’s power
cord to a 120 V power source.
02 Place the Air Fryer Lid on the
protective pad for now.
03 Insert the stainless-steel inner pot
into the cooker base of a compatible
Instant Pot.
See Compatibility for the full list of
Instant Pots that work with this Air Fryer
Lid.
04 Place the Air Fryer Lid on the cooker
base. When the lid is placed correctly,
the display shows OFF and the cooker
plays a little jingle!
05 Select a Smart Program: Air Fry, Broil,
Bake or Roast.
06 Use the + / − Temp buttons to adjust
the cooking temperature.
07 Use the + / − Time buttons to adjust
the cook time.
Smart Programs automatically save
the adjustments you make to the
temperature and time settings when
you press Start.
08 Press Start to begin!
The display shows On as the Air Fryer
Lid preheats.
You can adjust the time or temperature
any time with the + / − buttons (then
press Start to conrm the change) but
changes made after the Smart Program
begins are not saved.
Stage 2: Getting your food ready for
cooking
01 As it preheats, see Using the
accessories to choose the best
accessory for the cooking you need to
do, and prepare your food as needed.
02 When the Air Fryer Lid reaches the
perfect temperature, the display
shows Add Food, then changes
to the cooking time and starts the
countdown.
You can put food in the inner pot
before or after preheating, as your
recipe recommends. Cooking will
start 10 seconds after the notication
appears, whether food has been
added or not.
03 Carefully lift the Air Fryer lid off the
cooker base and place it on the
protective pad.
Lifting the lid pauses cooking.
Using proper hand protection,
carefully insert the food or cooking
accessory to the inner pot.
Place the Air Fryer Lid on the cooker
base to resume cooking.
CAUTION
If the Air Fryer Lid is not placed
correctly, you will get a Lid or C9 error.
Failure to ensure a proper connection
could result in damage to the cooker.
The inner pot and accessories will be
hot during and after cooking. To avoid
injury, do not touch the hot inner pot or
accessories with unprotected hands.