Minimum fill level
• Always put at least 25 c'/ 250 ml (2 cups) of liquid
in the pressure cooker when in use
For steam cooking*•
• The pot must contain at least 75 cl/ 750 ml (6 cups)
of water.
• Place the basket* (J) on the trivet* (K) provided for this
purpose - Fig. 5.
The food in the
steam basket• must
not touch the lid of
the pressure
cooker.
Maximum fill level
• Never fill your pressure cooker to more than two-
thirds full (maximum fill mark) (O) • Fig. 6.
For certain foods:
• For foods that swell during cooking, such as rice,
dried vegetables, stewed fruit, etc., do not fill your
pressure cooker to more than half full.
• When cooking soups, we would advise you to carry
out a rapid pressure release (see section 'Rapid
pressure release').
Using the operating valve (A)
To fit the operating valve (A):
Caution, these operations must only be carried out
when the product is cold and not in use.
• Place the operating valve (A) in position, aligning
the symbol
on the valve with the positioning
mark (H) as shown in the diagram opposite.
• Press down on the valve then turn it to the symbol
or as shown in the diagram opposite.
TO remove the operating valve:
Caution, these operations must only be carried out
when the product is cold and not in use.
• Press down on the valve then turn it to align the
symbol with the positioning mark (H) as shown
in the drawing opposite.
• Remove the valve as shown in the drawing
opposite.
•Basket not included with certain models
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