Table of ConTenTs
Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside front cover
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Handle Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Getting Acquainted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Important Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Helpful Hints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Soups and Stocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Dry Beans and Peas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Grains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Recipe Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Service and Parts Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover
Stainless Steel Electric
Pressure Cooker
Instructions and Recipes
InTroduCTIon
Welcome to the world of pressure cooking. With your new Presto
Pressure Cooker, you’ll discover how fast and easy it is to prepare
a wide variety of delicious foods—especially foods that empha-
size good health and nutrition along with good taste.
The pressure cooker is perfect for the way we live and eat today.
It’s ideal for preparing many of the lighter foods that help keep us
healthy and fit. It preserves flavors and nutrients, tenderizes leaner
cuts of meat and, best of all, it cooks foods three to ten times
faster than ordinary cooking methods. And, it’s even possible to
cook several foods in the pressure cooker at the same time without
the flavors intermingling.
We have included recipes for some traditional family favorites
that are especially well suited to the many advantages of pressure
cooking. For your convenience, we have also provided nutritional
information for all of the recipes in this book.
To help get started with your new pressure cooker, be sure to read
the “Getting Acquainted” section beginning on page 6.
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