Maximum filling
• Never fill your pressure cooker more than two-thirds full
(maximum mark)
- Fig 6
For some food
• For food that expands during cooking, like rice or dried ve-
getables or stewed fruit...never fill your pressure cooker
more than half full
- Fig 6
Using the operating valve (A)
To cook delicate food and vegetables
• Move the
on the valve
(A)
opposite the mark
(H)
.
Pressure
operates at 7lb (7 psi).
To cook meat and frozen foods
• Move the
on the valve
(A)
opposite the mark
(H)
.
Pressure
operates at 12 lb (12 psi)
To release steam
• Move the
on the valve
(A)
opposite the mark
(H)
.
To remove the operating valve
• Let the appliance cool down before removing the valve
(A)
.
• Press down on the valve and turn it to align its position
with the mark
(H)
- Fig 7
• Remove the valve.
To refit the operating valve
• Place the operating valve in place taking care to align it
with the mark
(H)
.
• Press the valve then turn it until the desired position is
reached.
Using for the first time
• Fill the pressure cooker to the two-thirds mark (the maxi-
mum mark) with water.
• Place the basket support
(K)
in the bottom of the pressure
cooker and place the basket
(J)
on top of it.
• Close the pressure cooker.
• Move the operating valve
(A)
to position
.
• Place the pressure cooker on a heat source set to maxi-
mum power.
• Once steam starts to escape from the valve, turn the heat
down and set a timer for 20 minutes.
