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4.4 How to close the lid
You turned the foldable handle (fig.1.2) in its close position to check all the valves prior to cooking. Remember to turn it
back to its open position before placing the cover on the body of the pressure cooker.
a) Position the cover on the pot in a way that the face plate (fig.1.4) is in one line with the lower body handles.
b) Turn the foldable handle (fig.1.2) counter clock-wise until the clamps have closed completely around the rim
c) Place the foldable handle (fig.1.2) back in its flat position.
4.5 how to cook
Always add water or another liquid when cooking in the pressure cooker so that steam can be produced. Never fill it beyond
2/3 of its capacity. However, the cooker should always contain a minimum of 1/4 liter of liquid.
When cooking food that produces foam, like soup, certain vegetables, … don’t add more than ¼ of the total capacity in
liquid.
The cooking process
BergHOFF stainless steel cookware is suitable for induction, electric, gas, halogen, vitro ceramic cookers (see icons on the
base). Always make sure to place the cooker on a burner that fits the size of the cooker’s base. Position the cooker in the
center of the burner. When using a gas burner, prevent the flames from extending beyond the base.
Make sure the pressure limiting valve (fig1.7) is aligned with the dot icon (see fig. 9)
Start with the temperature at the highest setting.
Cooking times doesn’t start from the moment you turn on the heat, but are calculated from the
moment the pressure inside has arrived at a regular working level (80Kpa), in other words, from
the moment the pressure limiting valve (fig1.7) releases (violently) for the first time extra steam.
Don’t leave the pressure cooker unattended since it’s needed to adjust the setting because the
process starts and steam is produced inside the cooker. It’s normal that a little steam seeps from the safely open-preventing
valve (fig.1.8) after heating for a while. This will stop after the safely open-preventing valve (fig.1.8) has risen (at 4 Kpa).
This assures the cover is correctly closed. As this safely open-preventing valve (fig.1.8) will close the cover completely, the
steam level inside the pot now can safely increase to working pressure level.
In the mean time, the pressure indicator (fig.1.3) will slowly rise as the steam pressure level is rising too. The blue level of
the pressure indicator (fig.1.3) is shown indicating the pressure is in the safe zone.
As soon as the working pressure level (80Kpa) has been reached, the pressure limiting valve (fig.1.7) will release steam
violently. That’s the sign to reduce the cooking power directly. Reduce the power until the pressure limiting valve (fig.1.7)
drops down again releasing no or very little steam only. This is the working pressure level which should be maintained
during the rest of the cooking process. The pressure indicator (fig.1.3) has risen for about 5 to 8 mm but is only showing
the blue, thus safe, level.
(fig. 9)