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Important Safety Precautions
Please remember the following safety precautions:
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Read all instructions through carefully.
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Never use the pressure cooker near children.
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Do not place the pressure cooker in a hot baking oven.
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Move the pressure cooker very carefully if it is currently under pressure.
Do not touch the hot surfaces, use the handles and knobs. Also use an
oven glove where necessary.
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Use the pressure cooker only for the purpose for which it is intended.
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Food is prepared in this cooker under pressure. You could be badly bur-
ned if you use the cooker in the wrong way. Please make sure that the
pressure cooker is properly closed before placing it on the heat source.
You will find more information on this in the instruction booklet.
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Never open the pressure cooker by force. Make sure that the internal
pressure has been fully reduced before opening the cooker. Please refer
to the instructions for further details.
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Never heat the pressure cooker without first putting water into it.
If heated without water, the cooker will be seriously damaged.
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Do not fill the pressure cooker more than 2/3 of its nominal volume. If
you are preparing food such as rice or dried vegetables that may swell
while cooking, fill the pressure cooking no more than half of its nominal
value.
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Use only heat sources which are denoted as approved in the instruction
booklet:
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If you have cooked meat with the skin still intact, (e.g. ox tongue), the
skin can swell under pressure. In this case, do not pierce the meat while
the skin is still swollen. You could be badly burned.
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If you are preparing mushy food, please shake the pressure cooker gent-
ly before you open the lid - this will prevent hot spatter.
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Before each use, please make sure that the valves are not blocked.
Please refer to the instructions for further details.
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Do not use the pressure cooker to fry food under pressure with oil.
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Never tamper with the cooker’s safety systems. Details of care and
maintenance which you may carry out are contained in the instruction
booklet.
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Only use original spare parts for the respective model. Use pot and lid
from the same manufacturer and make sure that they are compatible.
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Please keep these instructions.
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