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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
“When using pressure cookers, basic safety precautions should always be followed:”
1. Read all Instructions before use.
2. Before putting the Weight Valve device on the cooker it should be ensured that the steam starts to come
out of the Vent Tube of the Cooker Freely.
3. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
4. Close supervision is necessary when the pressure cooker is used near children.
5 Do not place the pressure cooker in a heated oven.
6. Extreme caution must be used when moving a pressure cooker containing hot liquids.
7. Do not use pressure cooker for other than intended use.
8. This appliance cooks under pressure. Improper use may result in scalding injury. Make certain, unit is
properly closed before operating. See “How to use your Prestige Popular”.
9. Do not fill the unit over 2/3 full. When cooking foods that expand during cooking such as rice or dried
vegetables, do not fill the unit over 1/2 full. Over filling may cause a risk of clogging the vent tube and
developing excess pressure. See “How to use your Prestige Popular” .
10. Be aware that certain foods, such as applesauce, cranberries, pearly barley oatmeal or other cereals, split
peas, noodles, macaroni, rhubarb, or spaghetti can foam, froth, and sputter, and clog the pressure release
device (vent tube). These foods should not be cooked in a pressure cooker.
11. Always check that the vent tube is clear immediately before closing the lid for pressure cooking.
12. Do not open the pressure cooker until the unit has cooled and internal pressure has been released. If the
handles are difficult to push apart, this indicates that the cooker is still pressurized. Do not force it open.
Any pressure in the cooker can be hazardous. See “How to use your Prestige Popular”.
13. Do not use this pressure cooker for pressure frying/deep frying with oil
14. When the normal operating pressure is reached, turn the heat down so all the liquid, which creates the
steams, does not evaporate.
15. Never place anything over the vent weight while cooking.
16. Ensure that handles are fastened before use. If found loose, tighten the same. Charred or broken handle
shall be replaced.
17. Always place water as indicated in each recipe (or one cup for every 10 minutes of pressure cooking time)
in the pressure cooker body before pressure cooking.
18. Never lift the weight for reducing pressure in case of liquid or frothing foods.
19. Never use the cooker body for light frying for more than 10 minutes at a time or as an oven for dry
heating or baking, since the strength of the metal may decrease to a dangerous level. It may also lead
to fusing of safety plug by damaging the cooker.
20. A fused safety plug must be replaced by a genuine Prestige safety plug.
21. Repairs other than the replacement of gasket, body handle, safety plug and the vent weight must be
done only by an authorized Prestige service centre/representative. All replacement parts must be genuine
Prestige parts.
