Before Cooking; During Cooking; Finishing Cooking - TEFAL P42406 User Manual

Before cooking

• Before using your pressure cooker, always visually make sure that
the steam release conduit (C) is clear
• Also make sure that the safety valve moves freely: refer to the "Clea-
ning and Maintenance" heading.
• Close your pressure cooker
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• Fit the valve (A)
• Press it all the way down and turn it to the desired position
• Always make sure that the pressure cooker is properly closed before
using it.
• Place your pressure cooker on a heat source set to maximum power.

Finishing cooking

To release the steam
• Once the heat is turned off, you have two options:
• Slow pressure release: turn the operating valve (A) to the
tion. Once the pressure indicator (G) drops down, your pressure coo-
ker is no longer under pressure.
• Fast pressure release: place your pressure cooker under a cold
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water tap
your pressure cooker is no longer under pressure. Turn the opera-
ting valve (A) to the
• Now you can open your pressure cooker
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• Once the operating valve starts to continuously release steam and
a regular hissing sound can be heard, reduce the heat level.
• Set a timer for the cooking time stated in your recipe.
• During cooking, make sure that regular hissing noises are heard
from the valve. If there is not enough steam released, slightly in-
crease the heat level, or on the contrary, reduce it a little.
. Once the pressure indicator (G) drops down,
position.
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During cooking

If the pressure indicator
posi-
(G) does not drop back,
place your pressure
cooker under a cold
water tap
Never tamper with the
pressure indicator.
If when steam is
released, you observe
any unusual spray: refit
the operating valve (A)
in the cooking position: 1
or 2, and then release
fast.
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