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About Pressure Cooking
Pressure cooking is an ideal way to make fast, tasty meals for your
family! This method of cooking makes it easy for even the busiest cooks
to prepare meals from scratch. Use your pressure cooker for fish,
chicken, fresh vegetables, rice, legumes, and even dessert – and
everything can be cooked to perfection in minutes. The pressure cooker
will save you time, energy and money, as well as valuable nutrients.
Boiling liquid inside the tightly sealed pot produces steam, which is
trapped inside to create pressure. The very hot temperature produced
reduces cooking time. The steam helps break down the fibers of
whatever you're cooking and infuse the food with flavors. This also
captures all of the water-soluble nutrients, making the food higher in
flavor and more nutritious than with conventional cooking methods.
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Additional Safety Tips
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Ensure that your gasket is properly in place and is free of
food particles or is not damaged in anyway.
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Never manually VENT the pressure cooker when cooking liquid
ingredients such as stews and stocks. Turn the pressure cooker off,
unplug unit, and allow pressure to dissipate on its own.
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Do not fill the unit over 2/3 full. When cooking foods that expand
during cooking such as rice or dried vegetables, do not fill the unit
over 1/2 full. Overfilling may cause a risk of clogging the vent pipe
and developing excess pressure. See "Using Your Pressure Cooker"
section of the instruction manual.
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Be aware that certain foods, such as applesauce, cranberries,
pearl barley, oatmeal or other cereals, split peas, noodles, macaroni,
rhubarb, or spaghetti can foam, froth, and sputter, and clog the
pressure release device (steam vent). These foods should not be
cooked in a pressure cooker.
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This appliance cooks under pressure. Improper use may result in
scalding injury. Make certain unit is properly closed before operating.
See "Using Your Pressure Cooker" section of the instruction manual.
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Always check the pressure release devices for clogging before use.
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Do not open the pressure cooker until unit has cooled and internal
pressure has been released. If the lid is difficult to open, this
indicates that the cooker is still pressurized - do not force it open.
Any pressure in the cooker can be hazardous. See "Using Your
Pressure Cooker" section of the instruction manual.
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