Closing The Lid & Cooking - Fagor DUO User Manual

soften onions directly in your pressure
cooker before adding the rest of
the ingredients, but the oil should
never be the ONLY cooking liquid.
WARNING: Pressure cookers are
NOT pressure fryers.
WARNING: Do not fill the pressure
cooker more than two thirds full
with liquid and food, or half full if
you're cooking foods that expand
during cooking (for example rice
or other grains).
2. Never fill the pressure cooker more
than two thirds full. It is necessary
to leave enough space in the cooker
for it to be able to build pressure.
Fill only halfway when cooking with
foods that will either expand in size
and/or produce foam as they cook,
such as dried beans or other legumes
and grains. Also fill only halfway when
preparing soups or stock.
3. You can add food and liquid directly into
the pressure cooker, or, optionally, you
can steam your food in the stainless
steel steamer basket. To use the
stainless steel steamer basket, place
the metal support trivet on the bottom
of the pressure cooker, add at least half
a cup of liquid, and place the steamer
basket containing the food on top.
Closing the Lid and Cooking
1. When you're ready to start cooking,
place the lid on the pressure cooker
pot by aligning the mark on the lid
with the mark on the top of the pot
handle. Once these two marks are
aligned, press the lid down lightly,
then slide the lid handle to the left
(clockwise), bringing the pot and lid
handles together. Push the pressure
lock button up towards the center
of the lid to lock it. If you don't push
the lock to the closed position, the
cooker will not build any pressure.
This is a safety measure designed
to prevent accidental opening of the
cooker while under pressure. The lock
will block automatically as soon as
the pressure indicator has risen, and
will unblock only when the pressure
indicator has dropped again.
2. Once the pressure cooker is locked,
select one of the two levels of pressure
with the operating valve.
Pressure level 2 is HIGH PRESSURE,
equivalent to 15 psi (15 pounds
of pressure per square inch). Use
this setting for most recipes; stews,
soups, meats, grains, etc.
Pressure level 1 is LOW PRESSURE,
equivalent to 8 psi (8 pounds of
pressure per square inch). Use this
setting for delicate foods such as fish
filets or vegetables.
NOTE: the pressure valve will be set
on pressure level 2 when using the
pressure cooker for the first time, as
per factory default setting.
Selector's
Position
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2
3. Position the pressure cooker on the
center of the stove burner. The Duo
Pressure Cooker can be used on
all types of burners including gas,
electric, ceramic and induction. As
to not discolor the sides of the pot,
always adjust the burner so that when
using gas, the flames remain under
the base and do not extend up the
sides. When cooking on an electric
burner, select a burner the same
diameter as the base or smaller.
4. Begin heating with the burner set
on high heat (ELECTRIC STOVE
Pounds of Pressure per
Square Inch
(psi)
Valve Removal
(Fig. 12-13)
Steam Release (Fig. 7)
8 (Low) (Fig. 8)
15 (High) (Fig. 9)
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