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Table of Contents
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Summarization of Contents
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Useful General Information
Explains pressure cooking basics, benefits, and advantages of Hawkins cookers.
Getting to Know Your Hawkins
PARTS OF THE HAWKINS PRESSURE COOKER
Illustrates and labels all the components of a Hawkins pressure cooker.
How to Close and Open the Hawkins
HOW TO CLOSE
Step-by-step illustrated instructions for safely closing the pressure cooker lid.
HOW TO OPEN
Step-by-step illustrated instructions for safely opening the pressure cooker lid.
Tips to Make the Closing and Opening Easier
Provides helpful tips and common mistakes to avoid when closing and opening the cooker.
Trial Run
Ensuring a Steam-tight Seal
How to check for and achieve a proper seal during the trial run.
How to Recognise Full Operating Pressure (FOP)
Explains how to identify when the cooker has reached full operating pressure.
Maintaining Pressure on Reduced Heat
How to adjust heat to maintain pressure efficiently after reaching FOP.
Releasing Pressure
Methods for safely releasing pressure from the cooker after cooking.
Cooking Tips
Heat Source
Guidance on suitable heat sources and burner usage for Hawkins pressure cookers.
Water
Importance of sufficient water, recommended quantities, and effects of low liquid.
Care and Cleaning
Body and Lid
Instructions for cleaning the cooker body and lid, including what to avoid.
Rubber Gasket
How to care for the rubber gasket, when to replace it, and troubleshooting tips.
General Cleaning Tips
General advice on cleaning, including what not to use and how to handle stuck food.
What to Do if This Happens...
A. Food Undercooked
Identifies causes and solutions for food not cooking properly.
D. Safety Valve Fused (melted or has an opening)
Details causes for safety valve fusing and how to prevent/resolve it.
E. Steam Leaking Around Lid
Troubleshooting steam leaks around the lid, covering closure, gasket, and dents.
Maximum Cooking Capacities/Volumes for Different Sizes of Hawkins
Choose the Cooker Size to Suit Your Needs
Guidance on selecting the appropriate cooker size based on the number of people to serve.
Cooking Rice
Rice Pressure Cooking Chart
A chart detailing rice types, quantities, water, and cooking times for various cooker sizes.
Cooking Dal
To Reduce Dal Sprouting
Specific tips and methods to prevent dal from sprouting during pressure cooking.
Dal Pressure Cooking Chart
A chart with dal types, quantities, and cooking times for different cooker sizes.
Cooking Legumes (Pulses)
Precautions
General precautions for cooking legumes, including filling levels and washing.
Soaking Legumes
Methods for soaking legumes to improve cooking and digestibility.
Legumes (Pulses) Pressure Cooking Chart
A chart for legume cooking times, water, and quantities.
Cooking Meat and Poultry
Meat Pressure Cooking Chart
Chart for cooking meat, including cuts, water, and times.
Poultry Pressure Cooking Chart
Chart for cooking poultry, including browning, water, and times.
RECIPES
Adjusting the Recipes for Pressure Cooker Sizes Other than 5 Litre
Guidance on adjusting recipe ingredients and cooking times for different cooker sizes.
General Tips on Adjusting Recipes
Tips for reducing or increasing quantities, heat source, and water for recipes.
PARTS, DO-IT-YOURSELF REPAIRS AND SERVICE
Commonly Required Parts
Illustrates commonly needed replacement parts for Hawkins pressure cookers.
Do-it-Yourself Repairs
Step-by-step guides for replacing components like the gasket and safety valve.
Hawkins Authorised Free Service
Information on the free service offered by authorized centers for the life of the cooker.
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