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    Make It Skinny Please » High Altitude Pressure Cooking Adjustments

    High Altitude Pressure Cooking Adjustments

    When using an Instant Pot or pressure cooker above 2000 feet it's necessary to adjust cooking times. The rule of thumb is:

    For every 1,000 feet ABOVE 2,000 feet elevation, the cooking time must be increased by 5 percent.

    This chart will help make figuring that out easier:

    Altitude OR AboveIncrease cooking time byOR multiple time by
    20005%1.05
    300010%1.10
    400015%1.15
    500020%1.20
    600025%1.25
    700030%1.30
    800035%1.35
    For those living at 2,000 feet or LOWER, no cooking time adjustments need to be made

    How to Calculate

    The easiest way to calculate is to find your altitude, and multiple the recipe cooking time by the number in the last column.

    For instance if I am making Instant Pot Turkey Breast Roast and I live at 5,400 feet altitude I'll multipy:

    29 minutes cooking time (the recipe's original cooking time) x 1.20 = 34.8 adjusted cooking time (I would round up to 35 minutes)

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