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Using the Smart Timer
®
• PC8-PRECISION is not an ordinary pressure cooker,
for All-Clad has innovated how best to preserve the
food's nutritional qualities and especially how to bring
out the full taste of every dish prepared.
• Every cooking program includes a soft steam phase while
finishing cooking, to bring out the taste in the food. The
steam is fast and powerful at the beginning of cooking
and becomes mild and moderate towards the end.
• The two cooking phases limit the possibility of
overcooking, to ensure perfect cooking with the best taste
and texture.
• To make it easier to use your PC8-PRECISION, the
timer will help and guide you through your recipes.
Fitting, removing and operating
the timer
• To fit the Smart Timer
®
(C)
Fig. 7
, first insert the
rear part, then clip down the front part.
• To remove the Smart Timer
®
(C), press the tab
and lift it.
Cooking always takes place in two phases:
• The duration of the first pressure phase is directly
linked to the chosen recipe or the kind of
ingredients to be cooked, and this is the time you
need to program on the Smart Timer
®
using the –
and + buttons.
• The second soft cooking phase is pre-programmed
into the Smart Timer
®
and is set automatically.
• You can switch the Smart Timer
®
off at any time
by simultaneously pressing both buttons.
• During cooking you can change the cooking time
only if the Smart Timer
®
is positioned on the
PC8-PRECISION. During the soft steam phase,
you cannot modify the cooking time.
Rear part
Front part
Tab
Never open your
PC8-PRECISION before
the end of the soft cooking
phase, as you could stop the
cooking process before the
ingredients are fully cooked.
Refer to the "Finishing
cooking" heading.
