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    Instant Pot Sealing Ring

    For the love of BBQ, how do you get that smell to go away? I have washed several times. I have soaked in a baking soda bath. I have soaked in a vinegar bath. It never goes away!
    fzxdoc ecowper Richard Chrz

    #2
    We ended up with three rings, one that can go in anything. Got one for more delicate flavors and a back up in case. Not easy but we had some success with dishwasher and sanitize mode, after a vinegar bath

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    • SheilaAnn
      SheilaAnn commented
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      I remember shopping and hanging out at Fox Valley Mall when I was a kid. Used to live in a small townhome subdivision called Pebblewood... I think is was called that?

    • treesmacker
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      Yep... impossible to un-smell them. We do as Mojo0209 said!

    #3
    Insta what?

    I remember my Mother sending me to the Hardware Store to get a new seal for our Pressure Cooker when the old one started cracking.

    What are you cooking that can make a silicone(?) seal start stinking?

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    • HawkerXP
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      I got it! Stick it in one of those sou vie thingamagings for 36 hours with some oxyclean!

    • HawkerXP
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      Sorry, SheliaAnn, I've been in solo quarantine for over a week now..... ....

    • DesertRaider
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      Chili. My smoked chuck roast chili to be exact. I love it, my wife, not so much. So now we will have multiple sealing rings.

    #4
    We had the same problem; the only solution wife was able to find is to buy the 3-pack, different color rings. We soaked, hand scrubbed, dishwasher, nothing really worked. She purchased the pack on Amazon about 1 year ago. Edit to my post, she found the ring set on Amazon while I was posting:
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    • Dewesq55
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      I have this too.

    #5
    I've wondered this too! Ever since making an overnight broth...

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      #6
      I always put the pot away with the lid upside down; haven't smelled anything, but that could be covid.

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      • FireMan
        FireMan commented
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        Another one with a big milestone.
        I just thought of what I said, interesting.

      • Mr. Bones
        Mr. Bones commented
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        Congrats, amigo!

        Happy 100th post!

        Keep on chattin us up, an yakkin away!

        I'm always there, readin what ya done wrote.

      • Dewesq55
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        Congrats on the weight loss, too!

      #7
      We've had good results soaking it in a mild bleach solution, but we have the 3-pack and use the same color for the same foods just in case.

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        #8
        I’m sorry, I can not help, I do not have one. Maybe meant to tag someone else? But, maybe worth a try, I love bar keepers friend. No idea h0w it works on a smell though. Hope you find a solution and share it on up for others.

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          #9
          guess we don't use ours enough, but when it is stinky I use bleach

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            #10
            So do I have ta buy an Instapot to find out what ya’ll are talkin about?

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            • HawkerXP
              HawkerXP commented
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              Or a front loader washing machine. Apparently have the same problem....

            • treesmacker
              treesmacker commented
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              Yep - get one so you can help us all figure it out!

            #11
            I must admit that I freaked out a bit after smelling the sealing ring after a few savory instant pot experiments. It seemed bad enough that I immediately ordered the set of three color-coded replacements. Now, after several years of frequent instant pot use the color-coded rings are still brand new, never needed, I’ve quit obsessively sniffing the original ring, and we’ve never noticed any off odors transferred from one cook to the next.

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            #12
            Yikes .... smelly seal on pressure cooker/insta-pot is no bueno. Had that happen years ago on a pressure cooker. Threw it away, got a new seal. :-)

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            • SheilaAnn
              SheilaAnn commented
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              But did the new seal smell after making, say... beef stock? It’s not a bad smell like something spoiled, just a "cooked" smell.

            • ecowper
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              Not that I really recall

            #13
            The separate rings strategy is what I use, but if you just leave the ring out the odor will dissipate after a few days.

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            • SheilaAnn
              SheilaAnn commented
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              I let it air dry overnight, then reassemble and store with the lid tilted. The smell does dissipate, but is still there.

            #14
            I went the route that MBMorgan did and just stopped smelling it. I agree that it doesn't seem to transfer the odor to subsequent batches. If however you want suggestion, I used the method described in this link for some silicone ice trays that had a terrible freezer odor and it worked amazingly well.

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            • SheilaAnn
              SheilaAnn commented
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              Interesting.....

            #15
            I agree with MBMorgan and jerrybell , try to not pay attention to the smell. We like oatmeal in the IP. Make some of that and the smell is reduced quite a bit but it seems to always have some odor carryover. If you like oatmeal try that in the IP. Creamy good we think.

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