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2. Improve safety mechanisms
This pressure cooker is equipped with various safety mechanisms. Each time before using the
pressure cooker, check the following steps to ensure that the safety mechanisms work properly.
Never modify them in any way.
Before cooking make sure that the valves, the gasket and the lid handles fit properly and firmly.
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- (3) Steam control valve
Check unobstructed mobility of the control valve (from
- (4) Safety valve
Check the safety valve for cleanness by holding the lid in the daylight and looking through the
valve. If the valve is soiled, clean it with a small brush or pipe-cleaner (picture C).
- (9 + 11) Silicone gasket und safety window
Make sure that the silicone gasket and the rim of the lid are clean. Before each use check the
silicone gasket for damages. After that insert the silicone gasket so that it lies completely flat in
the lid.
The safety window is additionally added in the lid rim. In case of too high pressure in the pot
the silicone gasket pushes itself outwards so that the steam can escape.
Tip: We recommend spreading water or cooking oil on the silicone gasket so that the lid can
easily be put on the pressure cooker.
- (5) Release button
Before each use press the release button and turn the lid counter-clockwise to check if the
pressure cooker can be opened. Pay attention that the arrows on the lid and the body handle
are opposite each other. Only then the cooker can be opened (figure A + B).
3. Pressure cooking – that's so simple:
a. Fill the pressure cooker with the desired food and needed liquid. Please note the following
volumes (both together: food and liquid):
o Add at least 1/4 litre
o Fill the pressure cooker to a maximum of 2/3 of its capacity
o Volume of content should not exceed 1/2 of the pressure cooker's capacity for foods
which increase in volume or produce large amount of foam as for example: rice, cereals,
dried vegetables
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b. Insert the silicone gasket (9) so that it lies completely flat in the lid.
Hold the body handle (7) with your left hand, and with your right hand place the pressure
cooker lid (1) on the pressure cooker. When putting on the lid please pay attention that the
arrows on the lid and the body handle are opposite each other (figure A). Pull the lid clock-
wise in the direction of the body handle until the release button (5) locks audibly with a
clicking sound (figure B).
Pay attention that the steam control valve (3) is positioned at
c. Turn the steam control valve (3) to and place the pressure cooker on the stove.
Set your stove at the highest cooking level. If the pressure in the pressure cooker increases,
the red safety valve (4) becomes visible and a slight sizzle is audible. From now the pressure
cooker cannot be opened anymore. It takes a few minutes until pressure cooker reaches the
cooking temperature (figure D + E).
Now reduce the heat by setting the hotplate to a lower level. This saves energy and avoids
fast vaporization of the liquid in the cooker.
Please note the following points:
o If the heat is not regulated, the steam will escape from the steam control valve (3). This
causes the fast reduction of the liquid in the pressure cooker. The cooking times are
reduced. If all of the liquid is evaporated the food may burn and the pressure cooker may
be damaged. Avoid this by reducing the heat setting immediately.
o If the heat is regulated too much/ is set too low the pressure in the pressure cooker will
decrease slowly and the safety valve (4) will sink. This extends the cooking time.
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