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• When cooking dried beans and peas, soak them for a minimum of 3 hours in boiling water first or
overnight, this will ensure that they remain intact and do not split. Or you can use the quick soak
method which is to pre-cook them in the pressure cooker before adding to your recipe for further cooking.
Simply rinse and pick out any broken or discolored beans, for every 1 cup of beans add 4 cups of water
and a teaspoon of salt to the cooking pot, this prevents the beans from splitting. Add a good drizzle of
oil and cook for 4 minutes under pressure. Release the pressure carefully as beans foam. Drain and rinse
lightly then use in your recipe that calls for pre-soaked beans. Remember do not fill more than half full
as beans foam.
• To adapt your own recipes, the general rule is that cooking time will be at least 1⁄3 to 1/2 of the traditional
cooking time. Reduce your cooking liquid by at least half – it may be trial and error at first with your
recipe to get it right. You may wish to add vegetables and canned pulses at the end of cooking to avoid
overcooking.
Care and Cleaning
1. Unplug and let the unit cool down before cleaning.
2. Clean the base unit with a soft damp cloth. DO NOT IMMERSE THE BASE INTO WATER OR
ANY OTHER LIQUID.
3. Wash the removable cooking pot in hot soapy water, using a sponge or washing up brush. Rinse and
dry thoroughly.
4. Wipe the heating plate with a soft damp cloth and dry thoroughly.
5. Remove the condensation collector from the side of the unit, empty and wash thoroughly and let it dry,
and replace it back into the original position on the Pressure Cooker.
6. Remove the sealing ring assembly from inside the lid by pulling on the metal peg. Carefully remove the
clear silicone sealing ring from the inner aluminum plate and wash and dry thoroughly.
7. Remove the Pressure Release Valve by pulling it up and off and rinse with warm water and dry, replace it
into position (see fig. 9).
8. Rinse the upper and underside of the lid with warm water and remove the Pressure Release Valve Cover
by twisting and pulling off. Dry thoroughly and replace the Pressure Release Valve Cover by clipping it
back into place (see fig. 10).
9. Replace the sealing ring assembly onto the lid making sure the MAKE SURE THE METAL PEG ON THE
INNER STEEL PLATE FACES OUT. Push this onto the centre post on the lid (see Fig. 3).
10. Replace the cooking pot back into the unit. Store the unit with the lid loosely on top of the pressure cooker
to prevent aromas, moulds and odours.
Storing instructions
1. Be sure all parts are clean and dry before storing.
2. Store the pressure cooker with cooking pot inside the base unit; and the lid locked. Store assembled unit
in a clean dry place.
3. Never store the pressure cooker while it is hot or wet.
4. Never wrap cord tightly around the appliance; keep it loosely coiled.
Servicing
This appliance requires little maintenance. It contains no user serviceable parts. Do not try to repair it yourself.
Any servicing requiring disassembly other than cleaning, must be performed by a qualified electrician.
Figure 9
Figure 10