Safety Systems - Tescoma IMPRESSION Gebrauchsanleitung

position "2" (Fig. J). Cooking at a high pressure is quicker and uses
a higher temperature. It is suitable in particular for cooking meat and
meals that require longer thermal treatment.
3. You may select any pressure between positions "1" and "2" for cooking;
the pressure will gradually build up from low to high.
4. Place the correctly filled and closed pressure cooker set to the desired
amount of pressure onto a heat source set to the highest output.
5. After a short while steam will begin to escape with moderate hissing from
the aperture below the handle. The hissing will cease after a moment and
the red lid closure lock (8) will slip upwards. This means that the
pressure in the vessel has reached the required level; at this moment
steam begins to escape from the operating valve (Fig. K).
6. Now reduce heat so that only a small amount of steam escapes from
the operating valve. A low heat will usually be enough.
7. The IMPRESSION pressure cooker enables you to smoothly change pres-
sure settings while cooking. Given the hot steam escaping from the ope-
rating valve, we recommend using a suitable tool or an oven mitten to
control pressure during the cooking process.
BEWARE! A MINUTE AMOUNT OF STEAM MAY ALSO ESC APE FROM THE
APERTURE BELOW THE HANDLE DURING THE COOKING PROCESS.
WARNING
If a large amount of steam escapes from the pressure cooker at the beginning
of the cooking process, the pressure cooker has not been correctly closed. Incorrect
closing is usually due to the following:
a) The lid is attached incorrectly – close the pressure cooker again.
b) The operating valve is set to the steam release position – set it to the low
or high pressure-cooking position.
c) The silicone seal is incorrectly positioned in the lid – check its position.
d) The silicone seal is faulty – replace it with a new original Tescoma seal.
Cooking termination (Fig. L)
ALWAYS RELEASE STEAM ONLY AFTER REMOVING THE PRESSURE COOKER FROM
HEAT!
After the time required for cooking your meal elapses, remove the pressure cooker
from the heat source even if the latter has already been switched off.
Leave the pressure cooker aside for a while to allow the temperature and pressure in
the pressure cooker to drop spontaneously.
Turn the operating valve to the steam release position and release steam from the
pressure cooker (Fig. L).
The red lid closure lock slips in after the steam is released and the pressure cooker
can be opened (Fig. E).
If the red lid closure lock is in the upper position and the pressure cooker cannot be
opened, pressure still remains in the vessel. Make sure that the operating valve is
set to the steam release position. If the pressure cooker still cannot be opened, put it
into the sink and cool the lid with a small amount of slowly running cold water
until the red lid closure lock slips in automatically.
NEVER COOL THE PRESSURE COOKER ABRUPTLY, DO NOT LET WATER RUN ONTO
PLASTIC PARTS AND DO NOT IMMERSE THE ENTIRE PRESSURE COOKER IN WATER.

SAFETY SYSTEMS

Operating valve
The operating valve controls the amount of pressure in the vessel during the
cooking process, continuously releases excess steam and releases all steam from
the pressure cooker after the end of cooking.
Safety valve
The safety valve operates as a cut-out activated when the operating valve
becomes clogged. Immediately remove the pressure cooker from the heat sour-
ce if steam ceases to escape from the operating valve and starts to escape intensely
from the aperture below the lid handle (safety valve). After the pressure cooker cools
down, open it and clean the operating valve.
BEWARE! APART FROM THE STEAM ESCAPING FROM THE OPERATING VALVE DURING
COOKING, A MINUTE AMOUNT OF STEAM MAY ESCAPE ALSO FROM THE SAFETY VAL-
VE – THE APERTURE BELOW THE LID HANDLE DURING COOKING.
Pressure cut-out – aperture in the rim of the lid
If the operating valve and the safety valve become clogged at once, the pressure in
the pressure cooker pushes the silicone seal through the aperture in the rim of
the lid, which causes an immediate drop in pressure and steam release.
IF THE SILICONE SEAL IS PUSHED THROUGH THE APERTURE IN THE RIM OF THE LID,
DO NOT REPAIR THE PRESSURE COOKER YOURSELF; INSTEAD BRING IT IN FOR PRO-
FESSIONAL SERVICING.
Lid closure lock
Prevents accidental opening until all steam and pressure escape from the pressure
cooker and the pressure drops entirely.
PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS
THE DIAMETER OF THE COOKING RANGE MUST BE IDENTICAL OR SMALLER THAN THE
DIAMETER OF THE BOTTOM OF THE PRESSURE COOKER!
Always use an appropriate size of cooking range or flame for cooking. Flame must
never expand beyond the bottom of the pressure cooker. Use the dispenser
net or cooking range when cooking on gas.
Make use of the heat retaining properties of the three-layer sandwich bottom. Switch
the heat off in advance before the end of cooking. Thanks to the three-layer san-
dwich bottom, the accumulated heat energy is transferred into the pressure cooker
even after the heat has been switched off.
The vessel of the pressure cooker may also be used as a traditional pot for cooking
meals on the cooking range.
NEVER PUT THE VESSEL OR THE LID OF THE PRESSURE COOKER INTO THE OVEN OR
MICROWAVE OVEN!