Quick question about resetting an Instant Pot back to defaults

the fact that you have to hold a button until it beeps twice to reset this thing is just peak moddern appliance design lmao

It's not a rice cooker, arguably more sophisticated pressure control system than any rice cooker out there. The reset is standard for anything that remembers the user's settings though.
 
random tangent but does any of elses IP have a chemical smell when you run it dry to test? mine still has a weird smell after a year of use, having cleaned the machine twice.
 
random tangent but does any of elses IP have a chemical smell when you run it dry to test? mine still has a weird smell after a year of use, having cleaned the machine twice.

silicone ring 100%. Keep a separate one for savory recipes and another for sweet stuff in case you do desserts in the thing.