Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Important Safeguards for Pressure Cooking

You Can get total satisfaction from your Pressure Cooker if you follow the simple instructions given below...

1. Read all instructions. In Particular, remember to follow the safety precautions and please do not tamper with the safety devices.

2. Do not place a do dry / empty cooker on a heat sources.

3. Do not fill cooker over 2/3 full. For rice and dried vegetables, which expand during cooking, do not fill cooker over 1/2 full.

4. Please avoid dried cooking of foods that tend to foam, froth or sputter. They may block the vent tube.

5. Always check vent tube before use. Hold lid up to light and look through vent tube to be certain it is open...

6. For proper closure, lid handle must be directly above body handle.

7. Do not open cooker until pressure has been reduced to zero and weight valve has been removed.

8. when there is still pressure in the cooker, do not remove the weight valve. Only if no stream escapes when the weight valve is tilted, weight valve is to be removed and lid is opened. The lid should not be forced off. Cool the cooker further if necessary.

9. CAUTION : For safe Pressure cooking, replace the metallic safety valve every time you replace a worn out gasket. In case, replace the metallic safety valve every year, otherwise it may not function at the time of need and cause damage,

10. Do not use cooker for other than intended use.

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