Philips HD2238 - Preparations before cooking; Cooking food; Pressure cooking

chapter “Cleaning and Maintenance”).
Note
Make sure all parts are completely dry before you start using the All-in-one Multi Cooker.
Preparations before cooking (fig. 2)
Before using the All-in-one Multi Cooker to cook food, follow below preparation steps:
Hold the lid handle and turn it anti-clockwise until the top lid cannot move any more, then lift up
the top lid.
Take out the inner pot from the electric pressure cooker and put the pre-washed food in the inner
pot.
Wipe the outside of the inner pot dry, then put it back into the All-in-one Multi Cooker.
Place the top lid onto the All-in-one Multi Cooker and turn it clockwise. You will hear a “click”
sound when the top lid is properly locked.
Note
Make sure the sealing ring is properly assembled around the edge of the detachable inner lid.
Make sure the pressure regulator valve and floating valve are clean and not blocked.
Make sure the outside of the inner pot is dry and clean, and that there is no foreign residue on the
heating element.
Make sure the inner pot is in proper contact with the heating element.
Cooking food (fig. 3)
Note
Do not fill the inner pot with less than 1/3 or more than 2/3 full of food and liquid.
For food that expands during cooking, do not fill the inner pot with more than 1/2 full of food and
liquid.
For rice cooking, follow the water level indications on the inside of the inner pot. You can adjust
the water level for different types of rice and according to your own preference. Do
not exceed the maximum quantities indicated on the inside of the inner pot.
Make sure the floater on the top lid drops down before cooking.
After the cooking process is started, you can press Cancel/Warm to deactivate the current
work, and the appliance goes to standby mode.
Pressure cooking
1. Follow the steps in “Preparations before cooking”.
2. Turn the pressure regulator to seal.
3. Put the plug in the power socket.
The power indicator starts flashing.
4. Press Pressure cook to choose one of the pressure cooking functions – Soup, Risotto, Rice,
Steam, Chicken/Duck, Beaf/Lamb or Beans/ Tendons.
The default pressure keeping time is displayed on the screen.
Note
The pressure keeping time is not adjustable for Risotto and Rice.
You can adjust the pressure (Low. High) by pressing the Temp/kPa button.
When cooking 2 cups of rice (small amount), for better result, spread the rice evenly in the
inner pot before cooking.
5. To set a different pressure keeping time, press Cooking time.
6. Press or to set the pressure keeping time.