Amount
Method
Basket & Rack
Pressure
Approx. minutes
Use pressure release button
cereal
Pearl barley
100g (3
1
⁄
2
oz)
Pour 750ml (1
1
⁄
4
pt
) boiling water into the
No
High
20
No
cooking pot.
pulses
Butter beans
200g (7oz)
Don’t mix pulses - some cook faster and
No
High
20
No
Chick peas
200g (7oz)
could block the safety devices.
No
High
35
No
Green lentils
200g (7oz)
Cover with plenty of boiling water and soak
No
High
5
No
Haricot beans
200g (7oz)
for 1 hour first till fully swollen. Strain. To each No
High
20
No
Soya beans
200g (7oz)
200g (7oz) pre-soaked weight of pulses add
No
High
30
No
Split peas
200g (7oz)
568ml (1pt) cold water. Add salt after cooking. No
High
10
No
rice
Brown, eg American
200g (7oz)
Wash the rice in several lots of clean water.
No
Low
1-2
No
Brown, easy cook
200g (7oz)
Add salt and 1 litre (1
3
⁄
4
pt) boiling water. To
No
Low
3-4
No
dry after cooking, strain and put in a
warm oven.
White, eg basmati
150g (5oz)
Put the rice in a bowl with 300ml (10fl oz)
Rack only
High
9
No
White, easy cook
150g (5oz)
water. Cover with greaseproof paper and tie
Rack only
High
11
No
securely. Pour 300ml (10fl oz) boiling water
into the cooking pot. To dry after cooking,
strain and put in a warm oven for a few minutes.
cooking guide
Important - always maintain the correct levels: see ‘maximum amounts’ and ‘minimum amounts’, page 3.
cereals, pulses, rice
Don’t cook pasta or oatmeal in this appliance.
fish
Basket and Rack
Pressure
Approx minutes
Use pressure release button
Casserole
No
Low
6-8
No
Fillets, rolled, eg plaice
Optional
Low
4
Yes
Steaks, eg salmon, 2.5cm (1”) thick
Optional
Low
5
Yes
Whole, eg sardines, small mackeral, mullet
Optional
Low
7 per 454g (1lb)
Yes
fruit
hints
●
To avoid overcooking, cook soft fruit in a bowl on its own; to other fruit add 150ml (
1
⁄
4
pt) liquid. Cover with two layers of greaseproof paper tied securely. Put the bowl on
the rack. Add liquid. Cooking may take longer.
●
For whole fruit, pierce the skin with a fork.
4
Preparation
Basket and Rack
Pressure
Approx minutes
Use pressure release button
fresh fruit
Apples (cooking)
Peel, core and slice
No
Low
3-4
No
Apricots
Halve and stone
No
Low
3-5
No
Blackcurrants,
Cook in a bowl in own juice.
Rack only
Low
10
No
redcurrants etc.
Cover with two layers of
greaseproof paper tied securely
Gooseberries
Top and tail
No
Low
4
No
Peaches
Halve and stone
No
Low
4
No
Pears
Skin and leave whole
No
Low
6
No
Plums
Halve and stone
No
Low
3-5
No
Rhubarb
Trim and cut into short lengths
No
Low
3-5
No
dried fruit
Apricots
Cover 225g (8oz) fruit with 300ml No
High
5
No
Fruit salad
(
1
⁄
2
pt) boiling water and soak
No
High
15
No
Prunes
for 10 minutes first. Before
No
High
5
No
cooking, ensure you have
enough liquid.