Salton PC1683 - How to Use; Pressure Cooking Tips; Pressure Cooking

Ring inside the Cover. Wash the Gasket, Cover and Removable
Cooking Bowl in hot soapy water. Rinse with warm water and dry.
NEVER immerse the Base in water or any other liquid.
3. Replace the Gasket inside the Cover by gently pushing it down in the
groove between the Metal Ring and the Cover edge.
NOTE: The cover cannot be placed on the Pressure Cooker unless
the Gasket is inserted properly.
4. Apply a thin coat of cooking oil to the top rim of the Removable
Cooking Bowl where it comes in contact with the Gasket.
This allows for easy opening and closing.
5. Check that the Pressure Regulator and the Exhaust Pipe/Blockage
Guard are in good working order before each use. See Instructions in
the Care and Cleaning Section.
HOW TO USE
Pressure Cooking Tips
• Do not exceed 2/3 of the Cooking Bowl capacity. For foods such
as dried vegetables, beans, rice and grains the total capacity must not
exceed ½ the capacity of the Cooking Bowl.
• There must be at least 1 cup (250 ml) of liquid to cook food under
pressure.
• Cut foods into equal-sized pieces to promote even cooking. In
recipes that call for multiple ingredients, cut those that cook more
quickly into larger pieces and those that take longer into smaller
pieces.
• After becoming familiar with your Pressure Cooker you can readily
adapt conventional recipes and cook in one third the time. The
amount of liquid used may also have to be reduced because there is
very little evaporation in the pressure cooker. Reduce the
required liquid so there is only about ½ cup (125 ml) more
than desired in the nished product. Adjust liquid as follows: for the
rst 15 minutes of pressure cooking then use 1/3 cup (85 ml) of liquid
for each subsequent 15 minutes.
Pressure Cooking
1. Add food to the Removable Cooking Bowl then place Bowl in the
Base.
2. Ensure that the Gasket, Pressure Regulator and Indicator Valve are
all properly installed.
3. Close the Cover by lining up the Cover Locking Pin with the Cover
Locator/Stopper. Turn the Cover counter-clockwise so that the
Locking Pin is in the middle of the Base handle. NOTE: If the Cover
will not turn then the Gasket is not installed properly.
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