Maximum filling
• Never fill your pressure cooker more than two-thirds full
(maximum mark) - Fig 6
For some food
• For food that expands during cooking, like rice or dried ve-
getables or stewed fruit...never fill your pressure cooker
more than half full - Fig 6
Using the operating valve (A)
To cook delicate food and vegetables
1
on the valve (A) opposite the mark (H).
• Move the
operates at 71b (7 psi).
Pressure
To cook meat and frozen foods
• Move the 2 on the valve (A) opposite the mark (H).
2
Pressure
operates at 12 1b (12 psi)
To release steam
• Move the on the valve (A) opposite the mark (H).
To remove the operating valve
• Let the appliance cool down before removing the valve (A).
• Press down on the valve and turn it to align its position
with the mark (H) - Fig 7
• Remove the valve.
To refit the operating valve
• Place the operating valve in place taking care to align it
with the mark (H).
• Press the valve then turn it until the desired position is
reached.
Using for the first time
• Fill the pressure cooker to the two-thirds mark (the maxi-
mum mark) with water.
• Place the basket support (K) in the bottom of the pressure
cooker and place the basket (J) on top of it.
• Close the pressure cooker.
2
• Move the operating valve (A) to position
• Place the pressure cooker on a heat source set to maxi-
mum power.
• Once steam starts to escape from the valve, turn the heat
down and set a timer for 20 minutes.