Fagor America Fagor Rapida Pressure Cooker Closing the Lid and Cooking, Unlock Position

you’re cooking foods that expand during cooking (for example rice or other grains).

2.Never fill the pressure cooker more than two thirds full. It is necessary to leave enough space in the cooker for it to be able to build pressure. Fill only halfway when cooking with foods that will either expand in size and/or produce foam as they cook, such as dried beans or other legumes and grains. Also fill only halfway when preparing soups or stock.

3.You can add food and liquid directly into the pressure cooker, or, optionally, you can steam your food in a steamer basket (steamer baskets sold separately). To use a steamer basket, place a metal support trivet on the bottom of the pressure cooker, add at least half a cup of liquid, and place the steamer basket containing the food on top.

Closing the Lid and Cooking

1.When you’re ready to start cooking, place the lid on the pressure cooker pot by aligning the mark on the lid with the mark on the top of the pot handle (Fig. 6). Once these two marks are aligned, press the lid down lightly, then slide the lid handle to the left (clockwise), bringing the pot and lid handles together. Push the pressure lock button up towards the center of the lid to lock it (Fig. 7). If you don’t push the lock to the closed position, the cooker will not build any pressure. This is a safety measure designed to prevent accidental opening of the cooker while under pressure. The lock will block automatically as soon as the pressure indicator has risen, and will unblock only when the pressure indicator has dropped again.

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2.Once the pressure cooker is locked, turn the operating valve to the pressure setting (Fig. 9 the picture of the pot). This is the only setting you can cook on; if you cook with the operating valve turned to the picture of the steam, the pressure cooker will not build pressure. The level of pressure reached is a high pressure, equivalent to 15 psi (15 pounds of pressure per square inch).

Selector’s	Pounds of
	Pressure per	Pressure level
Position	Square Inch
	(psi)

0Unlock Position

0Steam Release Position

15 High

3. Position the pressure cooker on the center of the stove burner. The Fagor RAPIDA Pressure Cooker can be used on all types of burners including gas, electric, ceramic and induction. As to not discolor the sides of the pot, always adjust the burner so that when using gas, the flames remain under the base and do not extend up the sides. When cooking on an electric burner, select a burner the same diameter as the base or smaller.

4. Begin heating with the burner set on high heat (ELECTRIC STOVE

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