How to Use and Care for Your
Presto
®
Pressure Canner
This brochure is applicable only to model numbers
0175002, 0175003, 0175004, 0178002, 0178003, and 0178004
This is a
Listed appliance. The following important safeguards are recommended by most portable appliance manufacturers.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
To reduce the risk of personal injury or property damage, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:
1. Read all instructions. Improper use may result in bodily injury or property damage.
2. Always check the vent pipe before use. Hold the cover up to the light and look through the vent pipe to be certain it is clear.
3. Always check the air vent/cover lock to make sure it moves freely before use.
4. Do not fill the pressure canner over ⅔ full when using it for pressure cooking. For soups, grains, and dry beans and peas which
expand during cooking, do not fill the canner over ½ full. Overfilling may cause a risk of blocking the vent pipe and developing
excess pressure.
5. Do not pressure cook applesauce, cranberries, rhubarb, cereals, pasta, split peas, or soup mixes containing dry beans and peas.
These foods tend to foam, froth, and sputter and may block the vent pipe, overpressure plug, and air vent/cover lock.
6. This appliance cooks under pressure. Improper use may result in scalding injury. Make certain the pressure canner is properly
closed before operating; the cover handles must be above the body handles. See “How to Use” instructions.
7. Do not use the pressure canner on any outdoor LP gas burner or a gas range over 12,000 BTUs. Doing so may result in damage
to the pressure canner and/or property damage and personal injury.
8. Extreme caution must be used when moving a pressure canner containing hot liquids. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use the handles
or knobs.
9. Do not place the pressure canner or attempt to pressure can or cook in a heated oven.
10. Do not open the canner until the internal pressure has been completely reduced, the air vent/cover lock has dropped, and no
steam escapes when the pressure regulator is removed. See “How to Use” instructions.
11. To ensure safe operation and satisfactory performance, replace the overpressure plug every time you replace the sealing ring or
sooner if it becomes hard, deformed, cracked, worn, or pitted. It is recommended that the sealing ring and overpressure plug be
replaced at least every three years. Use only genuine Presto
®
replacement parts.
12. Close supervision is necessary when the pressure canner is used near children. It is recommended that children not use the
pressure canner.
13. When operating pressure is reached, gradually lower the heat to maintain the pressure. If the pressure regulator is allowed to rock
vigorously, excess steam will escape, the liquid will evaporate, the canner may go dry, and the food may scorch.
14. Do not use this pressure canner for other than the intended use.
15. Do not use this pressure canner for pressure frying with oil.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
THIS APPLIANCE IS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.
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