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  • Page 1 instructions...
  • Page 2: Important Safeguards

    Read the instructions and keep them safe. Pass them on if you pass the pressure cooker on. Remove all packaging, but keep it till you know the pressure cooker works. important safeguards 1 The pressure cooker must only be used by a responsible adult. Use and store it out of reach of children.
  • Page 3: Before Using For The First Time

    18 When cooking any doughy food, shake the pressure cooker gently before opening, to avoid food being ejected when you open it. 19 When cooking meat with a skin (e.g. ox tongue), the skin may swell under steam pressure – don’t prick the skin while it’s swollen, you may be scalded by escaping water/steam. 20 Don’t tamper with the pressure cooker.
  • Page 4: Start Cooking

    start cooking 14 Lower the weight on to the vent pip, and check that it rotates freely. 15 Put the pressure cooker on the hob and set the hob to maximum heat. 16 If you’re using gas, don’t let the flames lick up the sides of the pressure cooker. You’ll damage the handles, and you’ll lose control of the cooking process.
  • Page 5: Cooking Times

    34 Hold the body handle steady, push the lid lock fully in, towards the vent pipe, and hold it there while you turn the lid handle anti-clockwise. 35 When the mark on the lid is aligned with the mark on the body handle, you can lift the lid up and off the body (using the handle).
  • Page 6 cooking times & food safety Use these times purely as a guide. Check food is cooked through before serving. If in doubt, cook it a bit more. Cook meat, poultry, and any derivatives (mince, burgers, etc.) till the juices run clear. Cook fish till the flesh is opaque throughout.
  • Page 7: Care And Maintenance

    problem solving steam leaks from the disc safety valve Check that the vent screw has not become loose. If it has, tighten it with a screwdriver. If the disc has become brittle with age, it may have developed a hairline crack. If this has happened, remove the vent screw, replace the fusible disc with one of the spare discs supplied with the pressure cooker, then replace the vent screw.
  • Page 8: Cleaning The Pressure Cooker

    cleaning the pressure cooker This should be done after every use. 1 Wash the cooker body, gasket, and basket in hot soapy water, then rinse and dry. 2 Wash the lid under running water, and air dry before storing away. 3 Don’t store the cooker closed –...
  • Page 9: Spare Parts

    Use only authentic spare parts supplied for this model. Use the body only with the lid supplied, and vice versa. Note the Model No (17995 – it’s on the cooker base) and the parts, ring 0845 658 9700 for prices, or email service@saltoneurope.com, then purchase using VISA or MASTERCARD.
  • Page 10: Minestrone Soup

    a few recipes to get you started Teaspoons (tsp) are 5ml, tablespoons (tbsp) are 15ml. Use all metric or all imperial measures, don’t mix them. Cook these recipes at high pressure (2). stock and soup stock 40 minutes 1 kg (2lb) bones vegetables –...
  • Page 11 fish lemon mackerel 5 minutes 4 mackerel 1 hard boiled egg, shelled and chopped 50g (2oz) fresh breadcrumbs 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 tbsp chopped parsley juice of 1 lemon salt and black pepper Remove heads, tails and fins. Split and bone the fish. Season. Make a firm stuffing of the other ingredients, and fill the fish.
  • Page 12: Stuffed Peppers

    vegetables stuffed peppers 3 minutes 4 medium green peppers 225g (8oz) cooked chicken, chopped 225g (8oz) cooked long grain rice 100g (4oz) mature cheddar cheese, grated 50g (2oz) walnuts, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 tsp dried ground cumin salt and black pepper Remove the stalk and seeds from the peppers by cutting a hole round the stalk and lifting it out.

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