This is a convenient way to steam food, as you can check it during cooking, but it will not cook as quickly as if you steamed it using one of the pressure functions. But if you want to try and see if steaming in Instant Pot is for you, you can still make steamed vegetables in the Instant Pot without it.

There are a few things to keep in mind when steaming in the Instant Pot, but once you have those things figured out, steaming in the Instant Pot is a breeze. Steamed vegetables also taste great as a part of veggie and grain bowls together with barley or black rice. It is important to remember that the Instant Pot will begin heating the water and producing steam while it builds up pressure, and that the food will start steaming during this time.Reheating: Steamed vegetables can be reheated, but keep in mind that reheating vegetables also cooks them further, so make sure not to overheat them.

As soon as the vegetables are finished cooking, open the Instant Pot Pressure cooker using "Quick Release". Essentially you need to find a way to elevate the food out of the water so that it cooks in the steam rather than in the boiling water.You just need to raise it up, so that the water underneath isn’t touching the bamboo steamer directly. Alternatively, you can steam food in a heat-proof bowl placed inside the Instant Pot bowl with no trivet, the bowl just needs to have sides that are high enough to be an inch or two above the waterline to keep the food out of the water.