Grain (250ml)
Water (ml)
Approx cooking time (min)
Pressure level
Bulgur
750
8 to 10
2
Couscous
500
2 to 3
2
Oats, quick cooking
400
6
2
Oats, steel-cut
400
11
2
Quinoa, quick cooking
500
6
2
Rice, basmati
350
5 to 7
2
Rice, brown
350
12 to 15
2
Rice, white
350
5 to 6
2
Rice, wild
750
22 to 25
2
Meat/Poultry
Approx cooking time (min)
Pressure level
Beef, 25 mm cubes, 700 g
10 to 15
2
Beef, heart, 1.4 to 1.8 kg
50 to 75
2
Beef, kidney
8 to 10
2
Beef, liver
5
2
Beef, meatballs, 450 to 900 g
4 to 9
2
Beef, meatloaf, 900 g
10 to 15
2
Beef, oxtail
40 to 45
2
Beef, ribs
15
2
Beef, steak, rump, round, chuck, 25-50 mm 20 to 25
2
Beef, stew meat, 40 mm cubes
15
2
Chicken, breasts, with bone, 900 to 1400 g 8 to 10
2
Chicken, cubes
5
2
Chicken, drumsticks (legs) or thighs
5 to 7
2
Chicken, ground
4
2
Chicken, liver
2
2
Chicken, whole, 900 to 1400 g
12 to 18
2
Chicken, whole, 1.4 to 1.8 kg
18 to 25
2
Cornish Hen, whole
8 to 10
2
Duck, pieces
8 to 10
2
Duck, whole 1.4 to 1.8 kg
25 to 30
2
Lamb, 25 mm cubes, 700 g
10 to 18
2
Lamb, leg
35 to 40
2
Lamb, stew meat
12 to 15
2
Pheasant
15 to 20
2
Pork, ham shank, 900 g
20 to 25
2
Pork, ham, pieces
20 to 25
2
Pork, ribs, 900 g
15
2
Pork, roast
40 to 45
2
Turkey, breast, boneless
20
2
Turkey, drumsticks (leg)
12
2
Seafood and Fish
Cooking time (min)
Pressure level
Crab
2 to 3
1
Fish fillet
2 to 3
1
Fish, whole, gutted
5 to 6
1
Fish soup or stock
5 to 6
2
Lobster, 700 to 900 g
2 to 3
1
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