3.4 preparing food
• Place the præ;sure cooker on the stove, and turn on the stove to the highest level.
Make sure that the stove is not larger than the pressure cooker base. The fire level
should not exceed the cooker base.
• The cooking valve must be in "pressure release" position, so it must be fully open.
After a while, you will hear a hissing sound and see the pressure release. At his point,
turn the Stove to the lowest level.
• Set the cooking valve to 1, 2 or 3 depending on the food you are cooking. Now the
cooking time has started, set your clock.
• During the cooking, do not intervene the cooking valve. The valve Will release the
extra pressure.
NOTE: When the steam is released from the cooking valve, the required
cooking degree is reached. The cooking time shown in the cooking timetable
states the required period as of the time the initial steam is released from the
cooking valve.
• The simple method about the food preparation time in the pressure cooker is
as follows: In a pressure cooker, any food is cooked at 1/3 Of time Of a normal cooker.
Example: 10 minutes instead of 30 minutes.
3.5 How to open the pressure cooker after cooking is completed
When the cooking time is over, close the heat source. Wait for about 3 minutes. During the
waiting period, the pressure inside the cooker will be minimized. Gently turn the cooking
valve to release position and wait for the steam to be fully released. While opening the
lid, leave a safe distance between your body and the pressure cooker. Do not force the
pressure cooker to openl
• After the heat source closed, if you need to open your pressure cooker without waiting
2 or 3 minutes, keep the pressure cooker under running water for I minute to cool
it down. To release the remaining pressure, turn the cooking valve to release pressure
position.
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