san ignacio O20-3L Instruction Manual Download

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USE AND OPERATION

Before using the pressure cooker for the first time
• Read this instruction manual carefully before first time use for safety. Especially the Safety rules.
• Fill the pressure cooker with ½ water, close the lid and heat the cooker until steam emitted from the pressure control valve. Keep heating for 10 minutes after

steam emitted from the pressure control valve. This will remove the smell of new cooker.

• Open the lid after cooled, pour the water, wash and wipe this new pressure cooker and dry it completely.

Normal operations
1) Make sure the vent pipe is not blocked. If there is a jam clean it by using a small stick. Make sure the safety valve is clean. The sealing ring must be put on

correct position.

2) The cooker must be filled with at least 1/4 L water or other liquids to make steam when using the pressure cooker. The capacity of foods together with liquid

should not more than 2/3 of the cooker's. If the food is easy to spume, it must be less than 1/2 of the cooker's capacity.

3) Close the lid: place the lid onto the cooker body and put the crossbeam under the ear of the body with same direction
in one line. Turn the turning knob clockwise till it can not be turned tight anymore. The lid is well closed (Picture 9).

Heating
1) When moving and laying the pressure cooker, do not hold only the middle knob. Hold the two side handles carefully.

2) Place the pressure cooker on a steady and stable stove.

3) To heat up rapidly, use strong fire till the pressure control valve works. Please pay special attention on the fire it should not be too
strong. After a while, when there is steam released from the pressure control valve (count the heating time now), turn down the
heat source so that only small amount of steam come out, in this case the cooker works reasonably and save most energy. Turn
up the heat source when the pressure control valve stops releasing steam and otherwise, turn down the heat source when there is too much steam.

Attention
•  Don’t go away when cooking and watch carefully to make sure normal condition.
•  Don’t touch the high temperature surface directly.
•  Don't be too thick when cooking dense sauce.
•  For safety, please strictly comply with the above mentioned rules to avoid the liquid is completely steamed out and dry heat or block the pressure releasing

device.

Turn off the fire

After heating, turn off the fire. Lay the pressure cooker for a while until there is no steam released from the pressure control valve by pulling it up. This is also

counted as cooking time. For cooking time, pls refer to chapter 6.

Releasing pressure and cooling down
There are two ways:
1) Express cool down
Pull the pressure control valve upward to release steam rapidly (Picture 11). You can also put the pressure cooker under cold running water for instant cooling

(Picture 10). Then turn the turning knob anti-clockwise to open the lid. If the lid cannot be open, pull the pressure control valve upward to release the pressure

inside the cooker and open the lid.

Picture 9

• Do not use the pressure cooker for deep frying and dry cooking.
• If there is steam coming out from the safety valve or safety window, turn off the power/fire immediately. Check for reasons and do

not use the pressure cooker until it is fixed.

• Be careful when moving the pressure cooker filled with hot liquid. Put it gently on the flat surface. Pulling, knocking and falling

must be absolutely prevented.

• Absolutely prohibited from covering the pressure control valve with anything (Picture 6).

• Do not fill the pressure cooker (including water) more than its 2/3 volume (Picture 7), not more than it’s 1/3 volume if cooking rice, vegetable and beans. Liquid

volume should be at least ¼ of its volume (Picture 8).

•  Never open the lid when there is pressure inside. Never heat the cooker when the lid is not closed properly.
•  Do not chronically store salt, soda, sugar, vinegar and steam water in the cooker. Please clean the cooker after use and keep it dry.
•  Check every parts of the pressure cooker before using.
•  Check every part of the pressure cooker before using to avoid any accidents.  Do not use the pressure cooker if the valves and vent pipe are not working

properly.

Picture 7

Picture 8

Picture 6

SAFETY RULES

•  Read every details of the operation manual carefully and make sure you understand completely before using the pressure cooker.
•  Please keep this instruction manual safely.
•  This pressure cooker is designed for family cooker use only. Please do not use for other purpose.
•  Keep the pressure cooker away from reach of children.
•  People who are not familiar with pressure cooking, please read through the instruction manual and make sure there is complete

understandings before using.

• Do not touch the high temperature metal surface directly.
• The boiling point of the pressure cooker is over 100 C and can produce large amount of steam. Be careful of hot liquid inside and

put on flat surface.

• Not recommended to use pressure cooker to cook apple juice, wheat and bean etc. which can produce a lot of bubble and split

matters. It can block the pressure valve. Pay extra attention if you can’t prevent from cooking these kind of food.

• Before and after the use of the pressure cooker, keep every parts of the cooker clean and dry especially the pressure control valve,

safety valve, sealing rings and lid.

• Do not put soda directly for cooking (Picture 2). Do not put too much oil and alcohol for cooking (Picture 3).
• Use the pressure cooker on a stable and steady stove. When using on a electric oven, make sure the diameter of oven is not

bigger than the diameter of the cooker bottom (Picture 5). When using on a gas stove, make sure the fire is not touching the wall

of the body (Picture 4).

Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 4

Picture 5

DRAWINGS AND MODEL NUMBER

01  Side handle
02  Body ear
03 Body
04  Cross beam
05 Lid
06  Reinforced plate
07  Turning knob

08 Screw
09  Screw cap
10  Bearing plate
11  Safety valve
12  Sealing ring
13  Vent pipe
14  Pressure control valve

Drawings and model number
Safety rules
Use and operation

Malfunction and solution
Maintenance
Cooking time

Foreword

Thank you for choosing San ignacio pressure cooker for your family, we serve you with all our hearts. To ensure the safety, durability and beauty of

the pressure cooker, this series of pressure cookers are manufactured with elegant design and fine quality material with relative testings during the

manufacturing procedures. With proper usage of this pressure cooker, you can highly prolong its life. With this instruction, you are provided with the

proper ways of usage and guides. Please do read this instruction carefully before you use this pressure cooker.

This pressure cooker is made of top quality material, which is safe and sanitary with good heat performance and easy to clean. To ensure the usage

safety, there are multiple safety devices on the pressure cooker.

This pressure cooker is designed and manufactured according to related safety standard, brings all its users great advantages and convenience.

Contents

Product Specification Table:

Model

Ø20-3L

20cm

Ø22-4L

22cm

Ø24-6L