Instant Pot Sealing Ring

[SheilaAnn]

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!
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[Mojo0209]

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

[SheilaAnn]

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]

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

[HawkerXP]

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?

[HawkerXP]

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

[HawkerXP]

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

[mcook2201]

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:

[Dewesq55]

I have this too.

[cashelton]

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

[Dick Anderson]

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

[FireMan]

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

[Mr. Bones]

Congrats, amigo!

Happy 100th post!

Keep on chattin us up, an yakkin away!

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

[Dewesq55]

Congrats on the weight loss, too!

[Chuck in Charlotte]

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.

[Richard Chrz]

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.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

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

[FireMan]

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

[HawkerXP]

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

[treesmacker]

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

[MBMorgan]

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.

[treesmacker]

True!

[ecowper]

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. :-)

[SheilaAnn]

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]

Not that I really recall

[mgaretz]

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

[SheilaAnn]

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

[jerrybell]

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.

[SheilaAnn]

Interesting.....

[Skip]

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.