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Using Your Pressure Cooker
1
Gather all ingredients and be familiar with your
recipe. Pour required amount of liquid into
removable cooking pot, and then add food.
Use the cooking rack, if desired. Except when
cooking rice, never load cooker above the
maximum ingredient level line marked "2/3
Figure 1
MAX PC" on cooking pot. Foods that expand
while cooking (i.e. legumes) should never go
above the 3/5 mark. See instructions
for cooking rice on page 11.
2
Make sure gasket is securely positioned in the
inner lid. Always examine the gasket before
installing and before each use. Make sure it is
in good working order and free of any tears.
3
Secure the lid on pressure cooker by aligning
Figure 2
the Triangle-Unlock symbol (see figure 1) on
the pressure cooker housing with Arch symbol
on the pressure cooker lid. Turn the lid
clockwise until the Arch symbol on the lid
aligns with the Triangle-Lock symbol (see
figure 2) on the pressure cooker housing. Do
not attempt to cook in your pressure cooker
unless the lid is in the locked position as
shown in figure 2.
Figure 3
4
Set the Pressure Release Device to the SEAL
position. (See Figure 3).
5
Plug power cord into unit first and then into a
120-volt 60 Hz AC only outlet.
6
Turn the dial to the time specified for the
recipe, the red HEAT light will illuminate. The
countdown timer will not start until the unit
has reached the operating pressure.
Figure 4
7
When the operating pressure has been
reached the green COOK light will illuminate
and the countdown timer will begin. During
the cooking process you will hear the timer
motor making a slight noise.
8
After pressure cooking is complete the green
COOK light will turn off and the yellow WARM
light will illuminate indicating that the cooker
is in KEEP WARM mode. The KEEP WARM
light and HEAT light will cycle on and off
independently during the KEEP WARM mode.
9
Using Your Pressure Cooker
(cont.)
9
The pressure can be released manually or on its own. If a recipe
states "let pressure drop on its own," unplug the cooker and let sit
until the lid removes without any resistance, approximately 10-15
minutes depending on volume of food in the cooker. When recipe
states "reduce pressure at once" or "reduce pressure manually",
unplug the cooker and turn the Pressure Release Device to the
VENT position to release steam and reduce pressure. (See Figure 4).
Use caution when manually releasing pressure as hot steam will be
released, we recommend using tongs or a kitchen towel to turn the
pressure release valve.
WARNING! Do not release steam manually with recipes containing lots
of liquid, such as soups and stews, turn the Timer Dial counter-clockwise
until it clicks and unplug the cooker
10 Pressure is completely reduced when the Steam Release Dial is in
the Vent position, (see Figure 4) and you no longer hear steam
escaping from the valve, and the lid opens freely with no force. Only
then is it safe to remove pressure cooker lid and serve food. Remove
lid by grasping the handle and twisting lid counter-clockwise to the
UNLOCK position. As a safety feature, the lid will not open unless all
pressure is reduced. DO NOT force the lid open if it does not open
freely, this means that the unit is still under pressure.
Adding Time
After selecting the desired cooking function, you can add cooking time
by simply turning the dial to the desired time.
Keep Warm/Cancel
When pressure cooking is complete, the pressure cooker will
automatically switch to Keep Warm and stay in this mode until the
cooker is unplugged. The KEEP WARM light and HEAT light will cycle
on and off independently during the KEEP WARM mode.
To manually switch to KEEP WARM turn the TIMER dial clockwise past
the 15 minute mark and turn back counter –clockwise until you hear a
click. . The KEEP WARM light and HEAT light will cycle on and off
independently during the KEEP WARM mode. To cancel KEEP WARM
mode unplug the pressure cooker.
Cooking Pot Markings
Inside the removable cooking pot are two sets of markings. One side
is marked "2/3 MAX PC", which indicates the maximum fill line when
cooking any food, other than rice in the pressure cooker. The other side
has markings for cooking rice. When pressure cooking rice, never fill the
pressure cooker more then 1/2 full. To cook a larger quantity of rice,
utilize the glass lid and not the pressure cooking lid.
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