Paula Deen kitchen electrics PDPC8 Instruction Manual & Recipes page 18

PAULA'S C OOKING T IPS
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It i s v ery i mportant t o h ave a l iquid s uch a s w ater, s tock, j uice, o r
wine i n t he p ressure c ooker i n o rder t o c reate s team. T hicker s auces
such a s b arbecue o r t omato s auce w ill n ot c reate s team. A t l east 1
to 2 c ups a re n ecessary t o c reate a dequate s team.
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When c ooking a r ice, b ean, o r p asta d ish, d o n ot fi ll t he i nner p ot
more t han t he 1 /2 w ay m ark. W hen c ooking s oup o r s tocks, d o n ot
exceed t he 2 /3 m ark.
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If y ou l ive i n h igher a l0tudes, y ou m ay n eed t o i ncrease t he c ooking
0mes s lightly. I t i s s uggested t o e xtend t he c ooking 0 me b y 5 % f or
every 1 ,000 f eet a bove s ea l evel.
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All t he r ecipes w ere t ested b y w eight, s o i f y ou w ish t o c ook a l arger
piece o f m eat, y ou w ill n eed t o i ncrease t he c ooking 0 me. A dd 1 0
minutes t o t he s uggested c ooking 0 me f or e very a ddi0onal p ound o f
meat.
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If y our m eat i s n ot a s t ender a s y ou w ould l ike i t, s imply a dd 1 /2 c up
of l iquid a nd i ncrease t he c ook 0 me b y 1 0 m inutes.
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If y ou e ver c omplete a r ecipe a nd t he c ooking l iquid i s t hinner t han
you w ould l ike, s imply r educe w ith t he l id o ff u n0l t he d esired
consistency i s a chieved.
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