How to Write Recipe
Scripts for Your
Instant Pot Smart
Version 1.1
Feb. 2015
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Introduction
Your Instant Pot Smart comes with an innovative
capability which enables recipe scripts to be written on a
smartphone or tablet, and then uploaded to the cooker
to be executed via the Bluetooth connection.
A recipe script consists of commands executed in
sequence. This guide is about how to write the recipe
scripts on the Instant Pot Smart Cooker app.
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Start writing a recipe script
1. Tap the “Add” button in the DIY Recipe
section to start a new recipe script. See
screenshot on right.
2. Tap the “+” on the topright corner to add a
cooking task.
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Start writing a recipe script (cont…)
3. The available commands show up as a
list, see screenshot on the right. Select a
command, e.g. “Hold the temperature” as
the first cooking task.
4. You can then configure this
task with the parameters of
time, temperature, heating
level, and optionally a
message to be displayed, a
sound when the task starts and
the LED light to turn on. Tap
“Done” on the top-right corner
when finished.
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Save your recipe script
5. When a task is added, you can add additional
tasks by tapping “+” on the top-right corner. The new
task will be added to the end of the task list.
Tasks are added in sequence, which is also the
execution order. If you need to delete a task, tap
“Edit” on the top row and remove the task
After adding all the tasks, you can save the recipe
script with a name. This saved script will be shown
in the “DIY Recipes” on the app’s home screen.
Note the “DIY Recipes” section scrolls side ways.
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Share your recipe script
6. If your recipe script is a great success and you
want to share the joy with friends, you can tap the
“Share”, see rightmost screenshot. This allows you
email the recipe script to your friends. It attaches a
file with “.cooker” extension. If your friends also has
the “Smart Cooker” app on their mobile device,
trying to open the “.cooker” attachment imports your
recipe script into your friends’ device and they can
now reproduce exactly the same recipe as you
enjoyed.
Note: please do not change the name of the script
which is part of the script.
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Commands in recipe scripts
• There are 6 commands which
can be used writing your recipe
script
• Each commands can be
configured with a number of
parameters, to be explained in
the following pages
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Command: Heat for a period
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This command is to heat the inner pot for a
period of time regardless the temperature
level. The temperature will be guarded by
the cooker for overheating condition.
• “Message” is to be displayed on the control
panel LCD. The value to be displayed can
be “On”, “Hot”, and a time value depends on
if the time is counting up or down.
• “LED” value is to specify which LED light on
the control panel will be turned on during
cooking. Values allowed are: “None”,
“Manual” and “Keep Warm”.
• “Duration” specifies the length of heating in
terms of hours and minutes.
• “Heating Level” indicates a percentage of
the full power used during heating process.
A typical use of this command is to write a
recipe script for cooking hot pot.
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Command: Heat to a temperature
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This command is to heat the inner pot until
a specified temperature is reached.
• “Message” is to be displayed on the control
panel LCD. The value to be displayed can
be “On”, “Hot”, and a time value depends
on if the time is counting up or down.
• “LED” value is to specify which LED light on
the control panel will be turned on during
cooking. Values allowed are: “None”,
“Manual”, and “Keep Warm”.
• “Temperature” is the targeted temperature
for this command. You can change the C or
F in the “Settings” screen of the app.
• “Heating Level” indicates a percentage of
the full power used during heating process.
A typical use of this command is fast heating up
the food content to a specified temperature.
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Command: Heat to a pressure
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This command is to heat until the
specified pressure is reached in the inner
pot.
“Message” is to be displayed on the
control panel LCD. The value to be
displayed can be “On”, “Hot”, and a time
value depends on if the time is counting
up or down.
“LED” value is to specify which LED light
on the control panel will be turned on
during cooking. Values allowed are:
“None”, “Manual”, and “Keep Warm”.
“Pressure Level” refers to high or low
level.
“Heating Level” indicates a percentage of
the full power used during heating
process.
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Command: Pause
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This command is to temporarily pause the heating
process for a specified time period. It comes with a
user selected sound alerting the user a cooking
step has completed, and an action is typically
required to the user to intervene, such as adding
food and spices to the pot.
“Message” is to be displayed on the control panel
LCD. The value to be displayed can be “On”, “hot”,
and a time value depends on if the time is
counting up or down.
“Sound” specifies a selection of possible audio
outputs, including “Short Beep”, “Long Beep”,
“Short Beep/15 seconds”, and “Music”. This is
used to alert
“Duration” specifies the time period of the pause
operation.
Note: when the “Pause” command is running, the
heating element is turned off.
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Command: Hold the pressure
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This command is to heat up the inner pot to
the specified working pressure and hold the
pressure for the given time period.
“Message” is to be displayed on the control
panel LCD. The value to be displayed can
be “On”, “Hot”, and a time value depends
on if the time is counting up or down.
“Duration” specifies the time period to hold
the pressure.
“Pressure Level” refers to the high or low
level.
“Burn Protection Temperature” is the
maximum temperature allowed in this
process to prevent food from being burnt at
the bottom.
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Command: Hold the temperature
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This command is to heat up the inner pot
to the specified temperature.
“Message” is to be displayed on the
control panel LCD. The value to be
displayed can be “On”, “hot”, and a time
value depends on if the time is counting up
or down.
“Duration” specifies how long the heating
will last in terms of hours and minutes.
The “Temperature” can be from 20°C/68°F
to 100°C/212°F. Please note due to the
fact that the thermal probe is at the bottom
of the inner pot, there may be a variation
of +/-5°C (10°F) to the target temperature
“Heating Level” indicates a percentage of
the full power used during heating
process.
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Calibration
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Due to the fact that the thermal probe of Instant Pot Smart is at
the bottom of the inner pot, the “Hold the temperature” command
may be +/-5°C (10°F) off from the target temperature. Calibration
is necessary to achieve a better accuracy.
The calibration process is to fill the inner pot with a specific
amount of liquid. If you use “Hold the temperature” command
with a target temperature, say 70°C/158°F, the liquid may be
heated to 73°C/163°F, measured with an external
thermometer. This is 3°C/5°F over your target temperature. You
should then configure your recipe script to a target temperature
of 67°C/153°F to compensate the inaccuracy.
Once calibrated, for the same amount of liquid, the temperature
can be maintained consistently between uses at the target
temperature with an accuracy of +/- 1°C(2°F).
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Sous Vide cooking
• Sous-vide is a method of cooking food sealed in
airtight plastic bags in a water bath. By using the
Smart Cooker app, you can program your Instant Pot
Smart to maintain the water in the inner pot at a
specified temperature.
• Please calibrate your sous vide script following the
process in the previous page.
• Due to the less accuracy in the temperature control,
Instant Pot Smart is best used for sous vide cooking
food materials less sensitive to temperature
variations, such as eggs, meat and vegetables. It’s a
challenge to sous vide cooking fish in the cooker.
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Use Case: Keep Warm after Cooking
• If you want to keep the food
warm after cooking, you can
add the "Hold the
temperature" command at
70°C/158°F (or other
temperature of your choice)
to keep the food warm for a
specified period of time.
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Resources
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Download the Instant Pot Smart Cooker App:
http://instantpot.com/smartcooker/ or scan the
QR code on right
Instant Pot Smart FAQ:
http://instantpot.com/faq/instant-pot-smart/
Instant Pot Smart specifications:
http://instantpot.com/benefits/specifications-andmanuals/instant-pot-smart-series-specifications/
Other recipe script sources:
http://www.hippressurecooking.com/category/smartc
ooker/
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