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5 RELEASING PRESSURE AND OPENING THE LID
Don’t try to open the lid right after the cooking times have expired. The pressure has to drop before you can open the lid.
There are 3 ways to cool down the cooker so that the pressure drops. Be careful when handling the pressure cooker.
5.1. Natural cooling down:
As soon as the heating time has expired, turn off the power
Position the cooker with the pressure limiting valve (fig.1.7) pointing away from person or subjects
leave the cooker for a while waiting for the pressure to drop down.
When the pressure indicator (fig.1.3) falls down, the cooking process is completely over and the steam has escaped.
When also the (fig.1.8) open-preventing valve has dropped down, it’s completely safe to turn the lid’s knob to the position
as described in fig. 7 and to take off the lid.
Don’t try to open the lid if the indicator (fig.1.3) isn’t down yet.
Don’t open the lid until the safely open-preventing (fig.1.8) valve has dropped down too.
To open the cover, please wear a glove to avoid burning injuries.
When cooking doughy food (that tends to foam), gently shake the pressure cooker before opening, to avoid food ejection
(and scalds).
5.2. By using the pressure-limiting valve to release steam
Position the cooker with the pressure-limiting valve (fig.1.7) pointing away from person or subjects
Switch the pressure limiting valve (fig.1.7) now from the dot icon to the steam release icon (see fig.10)
Take care for escaping steam.
When the pressure has dropped down, the pressure indicator (fig.1.3) and the safely-open preventing valve (fig.1.8) falls
down. Now it’s safe to open the lid. The opening of the lid is similar as in point 1 and in fig. 7 above.
5.3. Cooling down quickly with running water
Put the cooker gently on a level place at the sink and shower the cooker slowly with cold water until the valves drop down.
The opening of the lid is similar as described above in point 1 and in fig.7
Avoid water penetrating into the cooker through both valves.
(fig. 10)
