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PRESSURE COOKING
Rice, Porridge/Congee, Soup, Beef/Lamb, Chicken/Duck, Steam are
Pressure Cooking Programs.
1. Follow the steps in “Preparations before cooking”.
2. Press
to choose cooking programs. The chosen programs
lights up, the default pressure cooking time is displayed on the
screen – Fig. 7.
3. Press “Temp/Timer” button, the light of timer blinks – Fig. 8a.
4. Press “+/-” to change the pressure cooking time – Fig. 8b.
5. Press to start the cooking program. The appliance starts to heat
up. The light of lights up – Fig. 9. Once you have selected your
program, the time to reach the pressure will depend on the amount of
food and liquids in the cooking pot. The lid must be closed and locked
to reach a pressure state: as the appliance is hermetically closed,
when the temperature increases, the liquid inside forms steam which
raises the pressure in the pot (thus when preparing with pressure
phase, and the time previously set starts counting down.
• When the food is cooked under pressure, after the cooking process
the appliance will switch to keep warm state. The digital screen will
indicate ‘‘HOT’’.
• When using the pressure cooker for the first few times, you may notice
slight steam leakage from the lid. This is normal and will occur when
pressure builds up. Some leakage from the pressure limit valve may also
occur during cooking.
• It is normal for a small amount of steam to escape during cooking (as
the valve is a safety valve).
Opening the lid after pressure cooking
• After cooking under pressure, steam will be released automatically, it will take
from a few seconds to 10 minutes depending on the quantity of liquid inside.
• To open the lid, take hold of the handle, turn it anticlockwise, and push
the opening button
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. Unplug the power cord.
Note: Be careful of the hot steam coming out from the lid. Keep your
face and hands away from the steam flow.
Cooking Program - Pressure cook programs
Default
pressure
keeping
time
Adjustable
pressure
cooking time
Default
pressure
Adjustable
pressure
range
Delayed
start
Lid Status
Rice
14 minutes
9-20 minutes
70kpa
/
•
•
Porridge/Congee
15 minutes
15-30
minutes
70kpa
/
•
•
Soup
20 minutes
20-59
minutes
70kpa
/
•
•
Beef/Lamb
30 minutes
30-59
minutes
70kpa
/
•
•
Chicken/Duck
15 minutes
12-29
minutes
70kpa
/
•
•
Steam
8 minutes
3-20 minutes
70kpa
/
•
•
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR COOKING UNDER PRESSURE
• An EPC (electrical pressure cooker) is an electric pan with an hermetic lid
and a special valve, that allows to cook the food under pressure, which
saves cooking time and makes the stiff foods soft.
• The following programs cook automatically under pressure: Rice,
Porridge/Congee, Soup, Beef/Lamb, Chicken/Duck, Steam. For DIY
function you will enter a pressure cooking state if you select at least
100°C, with the lid closed and locked.
• Once you have selected your program, the time to reach the pressure
will depend on the amount of food and liquids in the cooking pot. The
lid must be closed and locked to reach a pressure state: as the appliance
is hermetically closed, when the temperature increases, the liquid inside
forms steam which raises the pressure in the pot (thus when preparing
with pressure there should be always liquid inside the bowl).
• Once pressure has built up in the appliance, the lock mechanism system
is activated and then the lid will not be able to be opened during cooking
(so all ingredients must be added at the beginning of cooking). Never
attempt to open the lid during pressure cooking. When the pressure for
cooking is reached, the appliance switches automatically to cooking
