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Handy Hits for Pressure Cooking
• Always thaw frozen meat and
poultry before cooking in a
pressure cooker.
• Never operate appliance when
it is empty.
• The minimum amount of liquid
to be added to removable
cooking bowl for pressure cooking
recipes is 250ml (1 cup). Anything
less might boil dry and pressure
cook will not function. Additional
liquid may need to be added
during cooking.
• Do not cook with less than 1 litre
of combined food and liquid in
the bowl.
• Sautéing meat prior to pressure
cooking will help to lock-in flavour.
Trim excess fat from the meat or
poultry prior. If recipe states to
‘brown’ meat, use Sauté function.
• To help thicken the sauce, stir to
combine a tablespoon each of
corn flour and water and pour
into stock then cook on ‘Sauté’
setting until thickened.
• Do not fill removable cooking
bowl higher than ‘MAX’ line
marking on the inside of the
cooking bowl.
• Never use oil or milk as a cooking
liquid such as deep frying or
making custards.
• Only use hot/ warm liquids
particularly after sautéing to
avoid any damage to the
removable cooking bowl. Adding
hot liquids also hastens the time
to reach pressure.
• After making soups and stocks,
allow several minutes before
releasing pressure and removing
lid to make sure that hot liquid
inside will not boil over.
• If after cooking, the liquid
quantity is excessive, remove
lid and operate the Pressure
Express on Sauté function for
approximately 10–15 minutes so
that liquid reduces.
• Always check food to see if it has
been cooked sufficiently. If not,
replace lid and lock into position
and reset Pressure Express.
• Depending on the quantity of
food being cooked, it could take
the Pressure Express up to 20
minutes to get to pressure. To help
speed this time up, use boiling,
not cold, liquid.
• Some recipes call for Slow
Release venting. If the pressure
regulator/release valve is not
manually moved to the venting
position when cooking is finished,
the steam will automatically
and slowly vent out of the
Pressure Express.
• Keep hands and face clear of
Pressure Release Valve when
appliance is in Pressure Cooking
operation. Hot steam and water
may be emitted during use.
