CAUTION: High amount ot steam may be released trom the cooking valve and scald
your tace or other parts of your body. During quick pressure drop, you may hear
a high hissing sound that occurs only during "quick opening'.' This is pertectly
normal. The lid can be opened only when the steam is fully released. Quick pressure
drop should not be chosen tor vegetables, grains or foodstuff that produces foam.
4. Cleaning and Maintenance
4.1 Cleaning the Cooker Body
Tho body Of the pressure cooker can be hand%'ashod or cleaned in the disheashor like
tho other stainless steel cookers. Please do not use metal brushes, abrasive cleaning
materials or bleaching agents, as they damage the surface. In order to remove the heaw
dirt and discoloration, fill the pressure cooker with lemon juice (by mixing half a lemon
with 2 glasses of water). Leave the mixture to boil with pressure tor 5 minutes. Lift the
pressure cooker trom the stove and loavo it to cool down. You can no'" rinse your pressure
cooker with hot water, The lid should be Cleaned Only with hot water and dish detergent.
DO NOT PUT THE LID INTO THE DISHWASHER. DO not use hard and abrasive materials
for cleaning.
Caution: DO not wash the lid and silicon gasket in the dishwasher. TO Store it in the
cupboard, invert the lid on the pressure cooker and place it on the cooker body; this
protects the silicon gasket. The pressure cooker Can be stored only Without food in
it; it should be clean and completely dry when you put it in the cupboard to store.
4.2 Cleaning the cooking valve
• After each use, the cooking valve must be cleaned. Take the lid in your hands and
unscrew the cooking valve nut, which is under the lid, with your hand.
• You should replace the O-ring under tho nut. TO avoid losing tho O-ring,
unscrew carefully.
• Unscrew the valve plastic, clean and replace the same way. Screw the valve
by paying attention to the direction.
• Replace the cleaned O-ring under the nut and screw.
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