What PSI Does an Electric Pressure Cooker Actually Run?
Most electric multi-cookers operate at roughly 10-12 PSI, not the 15 PSI stovetop standard, which means recipes typically need 10-15% longer.
Most electric multi-cookers (Instant Pot and similar) operate at roughly 10-12 PSI, not the 15 PSI that has been the stovetop pressure-cooker standard for decades. Lower PSI means a lower internal cooking temperature (around 244°F at 10-12 PSI vs 250°F+ at 15 PSI), which means recipes and times written for stovetop cookers typically need to run 10-15% longer in a standard electric multi-cooker to reach the same doneness.