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Tips for using the Sicomatic
®
t-plus
1. Before using your pressure cooker for the first time, please read
these instructions carefully and rinse the pressure cooker and
lid thoroughly.
2.
For Sicomatic
®
stainless steel only: Before using for the first
time, please boil the cooking utensils for approx. 5-10 minutes
with vinegar water (water and 2-3 tablespoons of household
vinegar) and then rinse. Dry well afterwards.
3. Before use check that all safety features, the pressure indica-
tor and rubber gasket for lid are working properly.
4.
Please take special care if using the pressure cooker near
children
.
5. Always add enough liquid to allow for steam generation.
The pot must under no condition be allowed to "boil dry", as
otherwise damage to the pressure cooker (melting of the ER
encapsulated base or adhesion of the base) and cooking zone
may result.
Always supervise when bringing to the boil on the highest
setting. Gas flames must not be allowed to damage the
handles.
Switch down the power on the cooker in good time.
Only use the pressure cooker on a cook zone of a correspon-
ding size, regardless of whether you are using it with an insert
or not.
6. Please adhere to the prescribed filling quantities:
Minimum:
2.5 l Sicomatic
®
= 1/8 l water
3.0 l Sicomatic
®
= 1/4 l water
4.5 l Sicomatic
®
= 1/4 l water
6.5 l Sicomatic
®
= 3/8 l water
Maximum:
2/3 of the pressure cooker capacity: for 2.5 l =
1.7 l, 3.0 l = 2.0 l, 4.5 l = 3.0 l, 6.5 l = 4.3 l.
Important!
Max. 1/2 of the pressure cooker capacity for
swelling and extremely frothing foodstuffs (e.g.
pulses ; first bring to the boil in the open pressure
cooker, skim off and only then close the lid): for
2.5 l = 1.3 l, 3.0 l = 1.5 l, 4.5 l = 2.3 l, 6.5 l =
3.3 l.
7.
Do not use the pressure cooker to deep fry food under
pressure.
Pressure cookers must not be used in the medical
sector. Especially not as sterilizers, as pressure cookers are not
designed for the required sterilization temperature.
8. The pressure cooker must be used only for its intended purpo-
se, i.e. cooking food. Please never use it in the oven or micro-
wave cooker.
The pressure cooker must never be exposed to temperatures over
150°C as this destroys plastic and rubber parts and safety devices.
9. Only begin cooking with the lid closed once the handles are
locked in place, one over the other.
10.
Move the pressure cooker very carefully when under
pressure.
Do not touch the hot surfaces but use the handles
instead. If necessary, use oven gloves.
11. Never open the pressure cooker (by force) when under pres-
sure. Please observe the opening instructions. Do not change
the safety devices as this might otherwise result in a risk of
scalding due to released steam . When releasing steam always
keep hands, head and body out of range of the danger area
(steam release area).
12.
If you have cooked meat with the skin on
(e.g. ox tongue )
that can swell under pressure, do not pierce the meat as long
as the skin is swollen. You might burn yourself.
13. At the end of the cooking time, take the pressure cooker off the
heat and place it on a stable, heat-resistant surface. Shake the
pressure cooker briefly prior to opening. The pressure cooker
can only be opened easily when pressureless. Only open when
not under pressure.
14. Please only use original Sicomatic
®
spare parts. Only then can the
operation and safety of your pressure cooker be assured. If your
Sico ma tic
®
or parts of it have been damaged or their working
does not match the description in the operating manual, you
must not use it. In such cases, please contact your Silit specialist
dealer immediately. Do not intervene or make any changes. Only
use spare parts, lid or bottom parts approved for use with the
model. Never change the pressure cooker.
15. It is essential that the rubber gasket (lid sealing ring) be stam-
ped with the name “Sico matic
®
”. In the case of recognizable
brown discoloring or damage, replace the rubber gasket and
transparent operating valve with new original spare parts.
Handles that are cracked or do not sit properly must be repla-
ced with new original spare parts.
16. Do not under any condition use a deformed or damaged pres-
sure cooker, but have it remedied by a body authorized to do so
(Silit service partner) .
17. Have an authorized partner check the pressure cooker at least
every 10 years.
18.
Keep these instructions.
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