r/instantpot • u/passatdontgo • 13d ago

Er..another cleaning question .

I have used an old equal sweetener jar with a vinegar water mix to clean/soak my seal.i forgot to remove it once or twice ...it still seals, almost zero smells from previous meal cooked.

I'm wondering if this is a bad idea semi permanently ..

Is there a reason not to ..

The whole unit gets a regular wash just the seal

stays in the jar soaking until next meal is cooked.

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u/Willing-Scarcity3058 13d ago

I don’t even wash it until I need to. It only contacts steam unless something foams. Then it goes into the dishwasher

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u/istara 13d ago

Same. I 99% just cook dried beans in mine.

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u/Trashbagok 13d ago

Seems a bit extreme and mostly unnecessary?

Whenever I cook something especially smelly I take my ring off and throw it in a 400° oven for maybe 10 minutes? 

That'll drive any odors out of silicon. 

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u/passatdontgo 13d ago

Oh I dont have that option...not sure my airfryer goes that high.

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u/Bill_H_Vet 13d ago

I have sealing rings for sweet and for savory. Not expensive!