Alexa FAQs

Getting Started

What is the Instant Pot skill?

The Instant Pot skill allows you to search for a recipe, hear a list of ingredients and be guided through the cooking instructions. You can search for recipes by the main ingredients, cuisine styles (e.g. Italian, Mexican, Greek), meal type (e.g. dinner, soup, side dish), diet preference (e.g. dairy free, vegetarian, Paleo), and difficulty (easy, medium, difficult).

How do I enable the skill?

Just tell Alexa to enable Instant Pot. It’s free.

How do I start?

Just tell Alexa to open Instant Pot and we will help you find a recipe. You can also say, Alexa, ask Instant Pot for a specific type of recipe and ingredient.

Voice Commands

What voice commands can I use with the Instant Pot Skill?

You can move through the recipe search results by saying Next and Previous and hear one again by saying Repeat. You can start a new search by saying Alexa start over or ask Alexa Help at any time. You will also be prompted for commands by the Instant Pot skill as you explore or do specific tasks. Just say Alexa quit, when you are finished.

What commands can I ask Alexa?

You can tell Alexa to pause, repeat or stop at any time in the skill. Just say Alexa, followed by your command.

How do I interrupt Alexa?

Just say Alexa, followed by your next command.

I’m stuck. What can I say?

Just say, Alexa help or What can I say? and Instant Pot will give you some suggestions.

Why doesn’t Alexa understand me?

Here are some tips if Alexa does not understand your requests.

Keep in mind

For Alexa to work, you need an active Wi-Fi connection. An active Wi-Fi connection means that Alexa can stream music and other media from the Cloud, and answer your questions or process your requests.

Place your Alexa device in an ideal location

Make sure your Alexa device is at least eight inches away from walls or other objects that may cause interference (such as microwave ovens or baby monitors).
If your Alexa device is on the floor, move it to a higher location.

Be clear

Make sure there is as little background noise as possible when you speak to Alexa.
Speak naturally and clearly to Alexa.
Repeat your question or request.

You can also do Voice Training

You can use Voice Training on compatible devices to help Alexa understand your speech patterns better. During a Voice Training session, the Alexa app shows 25 different phrases, which you say to your device.

Voice Training

How do I start voice training with Alexa?

Use Voice Training in the Alexa app to improve the speech recognition on your Alexa device.

At this time, you can only use Voice Training with Echo, Echo Dot, and Amazon Tap. Other Alexa devices (including Fire TV devices) do not support Voice Training.

During a Voice Training session, you’ll be prompted to say 25 different phrases to your Alexa device. Your device processes every phrase you say, even if you don’t finish a session. For best results:

Speak normally to your Alexa device.
Sit or stand where you typically speak to your Alexa device.
If you have a voice remote, do not use it during Voice Training.

To start a Voice Training session:

Open the Alexa app.
Go to the menu and select Settings.
Scroll to the Accountssection, and select Voice Training.
Select Start Session.
Speak the phrase on-screen when prompted, then select Nextto continue to the next phrases. To repeat a phrase, select Pause, and then Repeat Phrase.
When you reach the end of your session, select Complete.