Important Safety Information - Presto 01781 Instructions And Recipes Manual

8. After the air vent/cover lock and overpressure plug have
dropped and no steam escapes when the regulator is tilted,
remove the pressure regulator. Do not remove the pressure
regulator until pressure is completely reduced. Always
remove the pressure regulator before opening the cover.
9. Remove cover by turning counter-clockwise until the
on the body handle aligns with the V mark on the cover.
Lift cover toward you to keep steam away from you. If the
cover is locked or turns hard after the regulator is removed,
there may still be some pressure in the canner. The cover
should not be forced off . Cool the canner until the body is
cool enough for the cover to be removed easily.
10. Remove food and serve.
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Cooking under pressure enables you to prepare food both quickly
and deliciously. If used properly, your pressure canner is one of the
mark
safest appliances in your kitchen. To ensure safe operation, make
sure you always observe the following simple rules whenever you
use the pressure canner:
1. Never overfill the pressure canner . — The pressure regulator is
designed to maintain cooking pressures at a safe level. It relieves
excess pressure through the vent pipe as it rocks back and forth.
Many foods tend to expand when cooked. If the canner is overfilled,
expansion of food may cause the vent pipe to become blocked or
clogged. If the vent pipe becomes blocked, it cannot relieve excess
pressure.
There are a few foods such as rice, grains, dry beans and peas, and
soups which expand so much or foam and froth while cooking that
the canner should never be filled above the ½ fill line. For other
foods, never fill the canner above the 2⁄3 fill line.
For your convenience,
both the
levels are marked by in-
dentations on the side of
the pressure canner body
(Fig. Q). The top marking
indicates the
and the middle marking
the ⁄ full level. (The low-
1
2
est marking is the 3-quart
water level marking used
for pressure canning.) In
addition, in each section of the recipes you will find instructions
on the maximum fill level for each type of food.
2. Always add cooking liquid . — If an empty pressure canner is
left on a hot burner or if a canner boils dry and is left on a heated
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⁄ and ⁄ full
2 1
3 2
3-quart water line
⁄ full level
2
3
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2⁄3 Fill Line
½ Fill Line
Fig . Q