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ROYAL PRESTIGE
PRESSURE COOKERS®
COOKING WITH CERTAIN FOODS:
• Certain meats, like ox tongue, have a surface skin which
inflates under the effect of pressure. Do not prick the
meat while the skin is inflated. It could spurt hot liquid and
scald you.
• Certain foods such as applesauce, cranberries, pearl barley,
oatmeal or other cereals, split peas, noodles, macaroni,
rhubarb or spaghetti can foam, froth and sputter and obstruct
the safety devices. These foods should not be cooked in a
pressure cooker.
6. DECOMPRESSION
As soon as you have finished cooking:
• Turn off the heat source
• To move the pressure cooker, use only the handles. Do not tip
the pressure cooker; it contains very hot liquid.
Rotate regulator valve indicator
to pressure release icon.
Steam will release quickly so
be careful!
Wait until the pressure
indicator has gone down.
Rotate the knob to the unlock
position and remove the lid.
• Place the pressure cooker on the heat source (which
should be turned up as high as possible, unless the recipe
specifically states otherwise). Never put your pressure cooker
in an oven. When using a gas stove, do not allow flames to
extend beyond the bottom.
• As a result of the pressure, the indicator pin will rise and lock
the knob.
• When you hear a mild hissing noise of steam escaping from
the regulator valve, you should turn down the heat, as long as
you always hear a hissing noise. Cooking time is just as long
and you will save on energy.
• If you notice anything irregular in the functioning of your
pressure cooker, remove it from the heat source,
decompress it (see section 5) and consult the section
entitled “Troubleshooting”.
• If you use salt, dissolve it in water before putting it in the
pressure cooker.
5. COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
• When normal operating pressure is reached, turn the heat
down so all the liquid does not evaporate while still allowing a
small amount of steam to escape.
• Make sure that you can always hear a hissing noise from
the regulator valve as this indicates that there is liquid in
the pressure cooker. Do not expect to see the regulator spin
round; this is not what it is designed to do.
ALWAYS ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING QUANTITIES WHEN FILLING
YOUR PRESSURE COOKER:
• At least 1 cup of liquid with every use.
• Never use more than two-thirds of the volume of the
pressure cooker.
• Never use more than one-third the volume of the pressure
cooker for ingredients that tend to increase in size during
cooking. *SEE OPERATION SECTION.
• Over-filling may obstruct the safety devices allowing
excessive pressure to develop.
