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• Add desired ingredients to Cooking Pot.
Place Lid on top of Cooker and align with
. To lock, twist counterclockwise, aligning
with .
• Plug provided Power Cord into the Power
Cord Port of the Cooker.
• Plug other end of the Power Cord into a
wall power outlet.
• Select the cooking function you would like
to use.
• The START/STOP button and the time on
the screen will flash.
• Select the desired cook time by using
the + and - buttons. Select the desired
temperature using the TEMP/PRESSURE
button (if applicable).Select the desired
pressure using the TEMP/PRESSURE
button, if applicable. (Please refer to the
Cooking Guide chart on page 14 for time
and temperature recommendations.)
• Press the START/STOP button. For pressure
cooking functions, the word “HEAt” will
appear on the Display Screen during
preheating time. Once the Cooker is
preheated, the selected cooking time will
appear on Display Screen.
• This Cooker allows you to delay the start of
your cooking so that cooking finishes when
you need it. See page 8 for instructions on
the DELAY TIMER function.
• After the set cooking time has elapsed,
the Cooker will beep again and will
automatically switch to the KEEP WARM
setting. The Display Screen will then
change from the cook time to a new timer
that will count up to 4:00 (4 hours) or until
you press the START/STOP button. After
4 hours in the KEEP WARM setting, the
Cooker will turn off.
• To end a cooking function at any time, press
the START/STOP button.
• When finished, unplug the Cooker and wait
for it to cool completely before attempting
to clean.
Using your Express XL
CAUTION:
The Cooking Pot and Heating
Base will get very hot while using this
Cooker. Do not touch hot surfaces. Always
use pot holders or oven-mitts when using
this Cooker. Always lift the Lid by tilting
away from you to avoid the steam.
Note:
For Pressure Cooking functions, 13-15
minutes is the approx. average preheat time.
If food content is larger or very cold, the
time may be slightly longer.
Note:
The Cooker beeps as each button is
pressed.
Time Delay Function
This Cooker allows you to delay the start of
your cooking so that cooking finishes when
you need it.
• Adjust the Cooker settings using the
instructions on pages 9-19.
• After setting the cooking time, press the
DELAY TIMER button. The DELAY TIMER
and START/STOP buttons will flash, and
“0:30” will flash on the Display Screen, to
indicate the Cooker is being programmed
on the delay setting.
• Press the + and - buttons until you reach
the number of hours and minutes you want
the cooking process to be delayed (i.e., set
the amount of time you wish to delay the
cooking cycle). The maximum delay is 4
hours.
• Press START/STOP button to begin the
delay feature. The timer and DELAY TIMER
button will stop flashing, while the START/
STOP button will continue flashing. This
will indicate that the Cooker has been set
on the DELAY TIMER setting. The Display
Screen will countdown the delay time until
0:00 is reached. When 0:00 is reached,
the DELAY TIMER light will turn off and
the START/STOP light will stop flashing to
show that time delay has finished. The word
“HEAt” will appear on the display screen
until the Cooker is fully pressurised. When
the selected pressure has been reached,
the timer will start counting down.
Example:
It’s 4pm and you want to have a soup cooked
and ready in 2 hours’ time for dinner at 6pm.
You want to set the machine now so you are
free to do other things.
The pre-set function (if unchanged) will cook
for 30 minutes at HIGH pressure. Time to gain
pressure varies according to humidity and
water temperature, but let’s assume it takes
15 minutes to gain pressure. Therefore total
time is 45 minutes. To have the soup ready
by 6pm, you will need to delay the start of
your cooking by approximately 1 hour and 15
minutes.
1. Press SOUP
2. The Display Screen will flash “0:30”
3. Press the DELAY TIMER button and set for
“1:15”
4. Press START/STOP
Note:
The DELAY TIMER function is not
available on the BROWN/SEAR, SAUTÉ,
KEEP WARM, BOIL, SIMMER or YOGURT
settings.
Note:
Do not use the DELAY TIMER function
when the recipe has perishable ingredients
such as meat, fish, eggs, or dairy, as these
may spoil.
