Table Of Contents; Important Safeguards - Presto 01781 Instructions And Recipes Manual

Table of ConTenTs

Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Getting Acquainted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Before Using the Canner for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pressure Canning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How to Pressure Can Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Pressure Canning Fruits and Tomatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Pressure Canning Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Pressure Canning Meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Pressure Canning Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Pressure Canning Fish and Seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Pressure Canning Soups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Helpful Hints For Pressure Canning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
How To Can Foods Using Boiling Water Method . . . . . . . . 43
How to Pressure Cook Foods in Your Pressure Canner . . . . 46
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Helpful Hints for Pressure Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pressure Cooking Meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Pressure Cooking Entrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Pressure Cooking Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Pressure Cooking Dry Beans and Peas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Pressure Cooking Soups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Pressure Cooking Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Recipe Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Service and Parts Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover
This is a Listed appliance. The following Important Safeguards are
recommended by most portable appliance manufacturers.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

To reduce the risk of personal injury or property damage, basic safety
precautions should always be followed, including the following:
1. Read all instructions. Improper use may result in bodily injury or property
damage.
2. Always check the vent pipe before use. Hold cover up to light and look
through vent pipe to be certain it is clear.
3. Always check the air vent/cover lock to be sure it moves freely before
use.
4. Do not fill pressure canner over
For soup, rice, and dried vegetables which expand during cooking, do
not fill canner over ⁄ full. Overfilling may cause a risk of clogging
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the vent pipe and developing excess pressure. See food preparation
instructions.
5. Do not pressure cook applesauce, cranberries, rhubarb, pearl barley,
cereals, pastas, grains, split peas, or soup mixes containing dry beans
or peas. These foods tend to foam, froth, and sputter and may block the
vent pipe, overpressure plug, and air vent/cover lock.
6. This appliance cooks under pressure. Improper use may result in scalding
injury. Make certain pressure canner is properly closed before operating;
cover handles must be directly above the body handles. See "How To
Use" instructions.
7. Do not place the pressure canner or attempt to pressure can or cook in
a heated oven.
8. Caution: Do not use pressure canner on an outdoor LP gas burner
or gas range over 12,000 BTU's .
9. Extreme caution must be used when moving a pressure canner containing
hot liquids. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
10. Do not open canner until internal pressure has been completely reduced,
air vent/cover lock has dropped, and no steam escapes when the pressure
regulator is removed. See "How To Use" instructions.
11. Caution: To ensure safe operation and satisfactory performance, replace
the overpressure plug every time you replace the sealing ring or sooner if
it becomes hard, deformed, cracked, worn, or pitted. It is recommended
that the sealing ring and overpressure plug be replaced at least every
three years.
12. Close supervision is necessary when the pressure canner is used near
children. It is not recommended that children use the pressure canner.
⁄ full when using for pressure cooking.
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