Instant Pot Cook Times

Having the Instant Pot cook times for many popular pressure cooker recipes makes it easy to adapt your own recipes and experiment with your Instant Pot. We've included a list of the Insant Pot cooking times for the most popular pressure cooker foods in Fahrenheit.

And be sure to download the free copy of the Instant Pot cook times chart PDF to use for easy reference when you're cooking!

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Pressure Cooker Cooking Tips

Having a list of Instant Pot cook times is a terrific starting point for experimenting with your pressure cooker and getting your favorite recipes just right. Here's a handful of Instant Pot best practices to get your foods cooked perfectly!

Instant Pot Meat Cook Times

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The list includes some of the most popular Instant Pot meat cook times. Whether you want the pressure cooker cooking time for steak, chicken, pork, or fish, the list includes many of your favorites.

Use the list as a starting Instant Pot cooking guide, some pressure cookers and cuts of meat could vary slightly, you might need to adjust the cooking time a touch based on your model of pressure cooker and your personal preference on meat doneness.

After you cook a new recipe for the first time, it'll help you learn what works best for your model and personal preference, make note of any adjustments you'd make for the pressure cook cooking time and you'll master it going forward.

Internal Meat Temperature

Here are the USDA general guidelines for the internal temperature for various types of meats. Listed are the temperatures in both Fahrenheit and Celsius for popular cuts of meats like chicken breasts, pork chops, steaks, or fish. Ground meats or stuffed meats should get cooked between medium and medium-well.

COOKING TIP- Be sure to let your meat rest for 5+ minutes before cutting into it or serving. The rest time helps to distribute the juices within the meat and you'll lose less of the valuable juice when you slice into it.

Meat Instant Pot Cook Times

BEEF

CHICKEN

LAMB

PORK

TURKEY

Instant Pot Seafood Cook Times

Cooking fish and other types of seafood in a pressure cooker means that you can prepare perfectly moist seafood dishes super FAST!

High-quality seafood doesn't need much seasoning to taste amazing. Often just a touch of olive oil, salt, and pepper is all that you need. And besides bringing the pressure cooker to temperature, fish and seafood take literally 1-2 mins of cooking time under pressure!

NOTE: Cooking fish and other types of seafood are very delicate, for all types of dishes whether it be cod, salmon, shrimp, or lobster, be sure to cook the recipes on Low Pressure.

Seafood Pressure Cooker Times

Instant Pot Vegetable Cook Times

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Cooking vegetables in an Instant Pot makes for quick and easy vegetables instead of using your microwave or keeping an eye on a boiling/steaming pot of water.

The Instant Pot cooking times for vegetables gives a range and could vary based on personal preference. We suggest starting with the lowest pressure cook time listed the first time you go to make a certain vegetable.

Most vegetables get cooked on High Pressure but some that are delicate like broccoli, seem to cook best on Low Pressure. Again, this is a personal preference based on whether you prefer a little crunch or want the veggies really soft.

All air fryer veggies do a Quick Release of the pressure since they cook so rapidly.

Instant Pot Cooking Charts

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We created an Instant Pot quick reference guide to make it even easier for our readers to pressure various main dish recipes like chicken, pork, beef, or vegetables.

A free Instant Pot cooking PDF is available here as a thank you for signing up for our weekly Instant Pot and recipe email list.

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