Using the pressure cooking modes
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You will hear beep sounds when the marks align with each other. The
pin
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in the lid should return to its original position when the lid is
properly opened.
3. Protect your hands with oven mitts and lift the lid open.
Quick release
WARNING!
Burn hazard!
Bursts of steam will be given off vertically from the center of the
pressure regulator.
− Use a tool (e.g., a long wooden spoon) or protect your
hands with oven mitts to turn the pressure regulator.
1. After cooking, press the CANCEL button
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to stop the keep warm function.
2. Turn the pressure regulator
3
to the “Exhaust” position (see
Fig. H
).
WARNING:
Bursts of steam will be given off from the pressure regulator. Use
a tool (e.g. a long wooden spoon) or protect your hands with oven mitts.
3. When the float valve
1
has dropped back down to its original (down)
position and there is no longer steam emitting from the pressure regulator,
press and hold the lid button
2
and rotate the lid
4
so that the lid
positioning marker
5
aligns with the “OPEN” mark on the base unit
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(see
Fig. F
).
You will hear a beep sound when the marks align with each other. The
pin
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in the lid should return to its original position when the lid is
properly opened.
4. Protect your hands with oven mitts and lift the lid open.
Canning
Before using the pressure cooker for canning, refer to the “USDA
Complete Guide to Home Canning” for more details.
The pressure cooker can be used to can foods with the water-bath method.
Only acidic fruits and vegetables are recommended. DO NOT use the pressure
cooker to can meat and seafood. The pressure cooker will produce sufficient
pressure and heat to safely process certain fruits and vegetables for canning
when used at up to 2,000 ft (610 m) above sea level.
In general, the higher the acid level in the food, the lower the possibility
for spoilage and contamination. Examples of foods with high acid level are:
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