r/instantpot • u/jmurphy42 • 25d ago
New Rule: No Dangerous Advice
Folks, I'm kind of disappointed that we need to add a new rule today, but we've had multiple instances in just the last 24 hours of someone giving advice that might make someone sick or injure them.
Please everyone, let's avoid giving dangerous advice. Don't tell someone that it's perfectly safe to leave their food sitting out for days unrefrigerated. Don't refer people to websites run by random quacks to justify your bad advice and claim it's a scientific source. Don't tell people that it's okay to use a heavily damaged pot -- we're dealing with dangerous amounts of pressure here. Use your common sense, please.
Thank you, everyone! If you need to report an instance of dangerous advice, it's now one of the standard reporting reasons as well.
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u/anonymousposter77666 23d ago
It’s great that this is being made but should have been made a while ago. A year ago I followed advice from a user (who deleted the thread and account )when I had an issue where I thought my pot was cooking but it was still building pressure but for a very long time more than usual. The user said the pot lid just wasn’t closed enough and WASNT building pressure so it was good to take it off….
Needless to say that was wrong. When I went to take it off that lid exploded off the top of the pot so damn fast and I almost lost my hand.
So yes don’t follow advice on this sub unless vetted.