Taurus ONTIME RAPID 4, Manual

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Pressure cooker
Ontime Classic.
Dear customer,
TAURUS would like to thank you for having chosen this product.
The innovation, design, manufacture and strict quality control undergone by all
of our products guarantee you total satisfaction.
TAURUS takes an active part in preserving the environment and informs you
that the materials used in its packaging, as well as the product itself, do not
contain any substances considered damaging to the environment. They also
form part of a collection, classification and recycling system.
Should you wish to dispose of them, use the appropriate public containers for
each type of material.
Description
1 Rotating knob
2 Safety valve
3 Pressure valve
4 Lid
5 Sealing joint
6 Body handgrips
7 Body
8 Double reinforced metal diffusing bottom
9 Locking bar
10 Locking bar anchors
Safety advice and warnings
- Read these instructions carefully befo-
re using this product and keep them for
future reference. Failure to follow and
observe these instructions may result in
an accident.
- Clean all the parts of the product that
will be in contact with food, as indicated
in the cleaning section, before use.
Use or working environment:
- Do not place the appliance in an oven cavity or similar.
- Keep children and bystanders away when using this appliance.
- Place the appliance on a flat and stable heat source with a suitable diameter
according to the appliance bottom’s thermal diffuser. If case that a gas heat
source were used, make sure the flame does not protrude from the appliance’s
bottom heat diffuser (Fig.1).
- Do not cover the appliance with objects that may interfere the proper opera-
tion of the security valve/s.
Personal safety:
- Do not touch metal parts or the body when it is operating, as it may cause
serious burns.
Use and care:
Read this instruction manual carefully and get to know your pressure cooker.
Retain the manual for later consultation.
- Do not move the appliance while in use.
- Do not touch the hot surface of the cooker. Instead use the handles. Use
gloves if necessary. Position the cooker slowly and carefully and avoid
knocks, jerking and spills.
- Use the appliance handle/s, to catch it or move it.
- Do not use the appliance if it is tipped up and do not turn it over.
- Do not use the appliance without water.
Lack of water will cause serious damage to the cooker, therefore avoid total
evaporation of the liquids it contains.
- Do not use the appliance for frying food.
- Respect the MAX and MIN levels (Fig. 2a)
- Boiling liquids could overflow from the receptacle if it is over filled.
- Filling quantity: In the case of foods which do not expand, the filling quantity
should not exceed 2/3 of the cooker’s volume (Fig. 2b). In the case of foods
which expand, such as rice or pulses, it should not exceed 1/3 of the cooker’s
volume (Fig. 2c).
- Do not force open the lid, make sure the appliance is completely depressuri-
zed prior to opening.
- Before each use, make sure that the pressure valve, safety valve, sealing
ring, lid anti-blockage capsule and body are completely clean and free of dirt.
- This appliance is for household use only, not professional or industrial use.
- This appliance is not a toy. Children should be supervised to ensure that they
do not play with the appliance.
- This appliance is intended for adult use. Ensure that this product is not used
by the disabled, children or people unused to its handling.
- Do not put the appliance away if it is still hot.
- Do not open the lid while the liquid contained inside the recipient is boiling.
- Do not force the pressure cooker to open it. Before opening the cooker, check
that the internal pressure has completely disappeared.
- Do not manipulate the safety systems except during the maintenance proce-
dure indicated in this manual.
- Only use original spare parts of the particular model. It is especially necessary
to use the body and lid of the same manufacturer and check that they are
compatible.LISH
- Only use the heat sources permitted in this instruction manual.
- When cooking meat with skin (e.g. ox tongue), which may swell with the
pressure, do not prick the skin while it is swollen. You may suffer burns.
CAUTION:
The pressure cooker generates internal pressure and the liquids it contains
have a boiling point of below 120ºC. After boiling, especially when the pressure
is reduced rapidly, a large amount of steam and liquid will be generated.
Water condensation may appear on the surfaces and objects around this
appliance.
Do not cook apple jam, maize, pulses, algae, oat flakes or other foods which
expand, in order to avoid blocking the air outlet.
Do not boil soda water directly. Do not use an excessive amount of oil or wine.
Do not use the pressure cooker to roast or fry foods under pressure.
Do not direct the safety grille towards the user or anywhere people may pass
by. Do not open the lid of the cooker when it is under pressure. Before using it,
make sure that the pressure cooker is correctly closed for heating.
Liquids that are salted, alkaline or which contain sugar or vinegar should not be
kept in the cooker for prolonged periods. Wash and dry the cooker after use.
It is recommended to replace the sealing ring once per year.
- Any misuse or failure to follow the instructions for use renders the guarantee
and the manufacturer’s liability null and void.
Properties
1.This stainless steel pressure cooker has been designed for domestic use.
The double reinforced compound metal bottom guarantees that the heat is
evenly transferred.
The cooker is suitable for gas, electric and vitro-ceramic hobs and induction
plates.
2.The pressure cooker has a variety of safety mechanisms:
•Pressure valve: The valve can be set between 60 kPa. This load valve is
stable and safe.
•Safety valve: Should cooking pressure become abnormally high or the pressu-
re control valve malfunction, steam will escape though the safety valve. If the
lid is not properly closed, pressure will not build up inside the pot and the steam
will escape between the seal and the body and through the safety valve. In
this case, turn off the hob and close the lid properly. Do not open the pressure
cooker until the valve pin has lowered.
3.There are various safety mechanisms for reducing the pressure which
guarantee that the pressure cooker functions properly. (Fig. 3)
Instructions for use
Before use:
- Read this instruction manual carefully, especially the safety recommenda-
tions.
- Before using the product for the first time, clean the parts that will come into
contact with food in the manner described in the cleaning section.
To eliminate possible odours from manufacturing, you can half-fill the cooker
with water, close the lid and heat. Ten minutes after having decompressed the
air in the cooker using the pressure valve, remove the cooker from the heat
source.
Once cooled and with the pressure reduced, you can remove the water and
clean and dry the cooker.
Filling with water:
- Fill the receptacle taking care to observe the MAX and MIN level (Fig. 2a)
Use:
This appliance can be used with ceramic hobs, induction hobs, electric and
gas cookers.
Operating pressure
- This pressure cooker works at single pressure 60 kPa.
- Decompression of the pot can also be achieved by extracting the pressure
control valve, pulling in the direction of the arrow. (Fig. 4)
Carry handles:
This appliance has a handles on the side of the body, which facilitates comfor-
table transport (Fig.5)
Operation
Caution:
1.Before every use, check that you can easily move the safety valve, in order to
guarantee safe use of the pressure cooker.
2. Do not use the pressure cooker with less than 0.25 l of water or other liquid.
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