EN 13
Maximum filling quantity:
the pressure
cooker may only be filled to a maximum of
2/3 of its entire filling capacity. That is about
2 l.
NOTE
►
When you cook food that foams or
expands during cooking (e. g., rice, peas
and beans), the pressure cooker may only
be filled up to half of its filling capacity
(approx. 1.5 l).
Setting the regulating valve
(See illustration D)
The regulating valve (9) can be moved to 3
positions:
Position Use
l
(80 kPa)
for cooking
Ø
To remove the regulating valve
for cleaning
For releasing steam quickly so
that the lid can be opened
NOTE
►
Before each use, check the function
of the regulating valve. Press and turn the
rotary knob to each position and back for
this purpose. At the individual positions, the
regulating valve springs upward when you
let go of it.
Tips for energy-saving cooking
To save energy, cook vegetables and po-
tatoes with the minimum amount of water.
Match the pot size to the size of the hot-
plate. The pressure cooker should not be
smaller than the hotplate, otherwise more
energy will be consumed than necessary.
Switch to the lower heat setting of the
stove as soon as cooking begins.
Make use of the residual heat of the
hotplate for simmering and switch off the
hotplate a few minutes before the end of the
cooking time.
Preparations
1. Put the ingredients into the pressure
cooker. Note the minimum and maximum
filling quantity (see section
Note filling
quantity, p. 12
)
2. Check for correct seating of the sealing
ring as described in the section
Inserting
the sealing ring
(p. 12)
.
3. Close the lid of the pressure cooker as
described in the section
Putting on the lid
and closing the pot (p. 12)
.
4. Put the pressure cooker onto the stove
and switch the stove on to maximum heat.
Heating up
At the start of the cooking process, steam
escapes from the safety valve. This is nor-
mal because the pressure at this point in
time is insufficient to close the safety valve.
As soon as this pressure is reached, the red
cap of the safety valve rises - clearly rec-
ognisable in the inspection window of the
safety valve (see fig. C1).
1. Move the regulating valve to position
l
(80 kPa).
2. Adjust the stove to maximum heat.
3. As soon as steam escapes from the
regulating valve, gradually decrease the
heat from the cooker until no more steam
escapes. From the escaping of the steam,
the values stated in the section
Notes on
cooking times (p. 15)
apply.
4. When no more steam escapes from
the regulating valve, gradually increase the
heat from the cooker. When steam appears
again, leave the heat at that level.
Opening the pressure cooker
Before the pressure cooker is opened, the
pressure in the pot must be reduced.
NOTE
►
The pressure cooker can only be
opened once the pressure has been
reduced completely. You can see this when
the red cap on the security valve is all the
way down.
