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Try to keep the pressure as steady as possible by regulating the amount of heat applied to the cooker. At no
time should the pressure be allowed to rise above 15 P.S.I. Excess pressure should be decreased by
turning heat down. Remember, it is the amount of heat applied to the unit that regulates the pressure.
3. To count your cooking time, begin from the first jiggle or rock of the pressure regulator weight, and when
the food has cooked to proper pressure for the correct period of time, turn off the heat.
Reduce Pressure
WARNING: Steam escaping from the vent pipe can scald or burn you and the pressure regulator weight may
be hot. Protect your hand with a pot holder or mitt.
When cooking is completed and heat is off, reduce pressure as follows:
• After most normal cooking, permit cooker to cool until steam pressure gauge reads zero.
• After cooking soup, cereals, or any food that might boil over in the pans, turn heat off and permit cooker to
cool.
Do not put cold cloths or water on the cooker to hasten cooling. This may crack the aluminum.
Do not move the pressure cooker until the pressure is completely reduced.
Opening Cooker Safely
CAUTION: Never loosen wing nuts until the steam pressure gauge registers zero, and you have allowed any
remaining pressure to escape by carefully removing the selective pressure regulator weight.
Remove cover, raising farthest edge first to protect face and arms from steam.
When the pressure regulator weight is left on, a vacuum may form inside the cooker making the cover
difficult to remove. To avoid a vacuum, which will cause the cover to be drawn to the bottom very tightly, you
must remove the pressure regulator weight from the vent pipe as soon as the pressure gauge indicator
reaches zero P.S.I. and then remove the cover. The longer you wait without removing the pressure regulator
weight, the more vacuum will form, pulling the cover tighter and tighter to the bottom.
Another reason that a cover sticks to the bottom is that the metal-to-metal seal has been permitted to build
up a coating of foreign material such as dried grease, lubricating oil, etc. Please refer to page 10 under the
section “Metal-to-Metal Seal, Cleaning and Maintenance” for complete instructions.
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