Lakeland 18434, Instruction Booklet

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• For any quantity of food being cooked, the 

minimum amount of liquid should be approx. 
250ml. The cooking pot should be at least 1/3 full.

• Please observe the filling quantity scale inside the pot.

• The Pressure Cooker must never be filled more than  

2/3 full; for food that will expand or foam up (rice, 
legumes), it must not be filled more than half full.  
Please partially cook this food first with the Pressure 
Cooker open, then skim off the foam and close the lid.

• The Pressure Cooker must never be used under pressure  

to fry or deep-fry food in oil.

• Sausages with artificial casing must be pierced before  

cooking. If the casing is not pierced, it will expand under 
pressure and may burst. The resulting spray may cause 
burns.

• If you have cooked meat in its skin and this has become 

swollen after cooking, allow the swelling to reduce instead 
of piercing the skin. Otherwise, you may burn yourself.

250ml

• Please do not cook any food that tends to form foam, such as apple sauce, rhubarb,  

pasta, oat flakes or other grains. As this food whirls up during cooking, there is a risk  
that the pressure control valve may become blocked.

• If the contents are mushy, shake the Pressure Cooker gently before opening  

(depressurised).

• During the cooking process, jets of steam escape vertically from the centre of the   

pressure control valve when the cooking temperature is reached.

• Please take care not to come into contact with this hot steam.

• The safety systems must not be touched during the cooking process.

• When it is under pressure, the Pressure Cooker must never be forced open.

• The Pressure Cooker must be allowed to cool off before opening. The steam must be  
  completely released, otherwise the cooking pot cannot be opened. Please follow the  
  opening instructions on page 19.

• Do not make any alterations to the safety devices as there is a risk of scalding. While  
  steam is being released, keep your hands, head and body away from the area in which  
  the steam is released.

• Only use genuine accessory parts, lids and cooking pots that are intended for this   
  Pressure Cooker see page 37.

• Never use deformed or damaged Pressure Cookers or accessory parts.

• If a repair is required, please contact our customer service team.