Tips for Cooking in Your New Pressure Cooker
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Meats & Poultry
When adapting recipes for braised meats, allow 20 minutes cooking time per pound of meat. Use 1 cup liquid for the first pound and 1/2 cup for each additional pound.
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Rice
When cooking rice and grains, add 1 Tbs. butter or oil per cup to reduce foaming and clogging the pressure valve.
Since rice doubles in size when cooked, be sure to use only half as much uncooked rice as the cooker’s capacity allows. For example, never cook more than 1 3/4 cups raw rice in the 3 1/2 qt. pressure pan and no more than 4 cups raw rice in the 8 qt. pressure pan.
Because rice will be slightly sticky when cooked in a pressure cooker, it is best to use a slow release method. For example, allow cooling naturally or else slowly releasing pressure one level at a time.
To prevent burning, use a heat diffuser if available, or bring to pressure on a
Beans
Although it is not necessary to
Always drain the soaking water from the beans and cook with fresh water. Soaking also cuts down the cooking time and keeps the bean skins from separating from the flesh.
If you don’t have time to soak the beans overnight, use the Hot Soaking Method: Use 5 cups water for every 8 oz. dried beans, pressure cook on low pressure for 3 minutes, remove from heat source and let stand
Always use at least 2 Tsp. of oil when cooking beans to reduce sputtering.
Always use the natural or slow release method to reduce pressure.
Clean lid and vents thoroughly after cooking rice or beans.
Desserts
Many desserts can be pressure- cooked, especially those that use eggs/and or are cooked over a hot water bath, such as custards, bread puddings and cheesecakes.
Use a dish that easily fits inside pressure cooker allowing 1 inch of space around the edge. The larger pressure cooker works best for this.
Seal the dish completely with foil to keep liquid from seeping into the dessert. Soak up any moisture on top of foil before removal.
For easy removal, place dish inside steamer basket or make a sling out of aluminum foil.
Safety Instructions | 1 |
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Grounding Instructions | 2 |
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General Information for Cooking with Pressure Cookers | 4 |
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Getting to Know Your Programmable Pressure Cooker | 5 | - 7 |
Troubleshooting | 7 |
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Safety Features of Your Pressure Cooker | 8 |
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Preparing Your Pressure Cooker | 9 |
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Using Your Pressure Cooker | 9 | - 10 |
Cooking with | 11 | |
Cooking without | 11 | |
Releasing Steam Pressure | 12 | |
Using the “Keep Warm” Feature | 13 | |
Cleaning and Storage | 13 | |
Tips for Cooking with Your Pressure Cooker | 14 | |
To Order Replacement Parts | 14 | |
Suggested Cooking Guide | 15 | |
Recipes | 16 | |
Warranty | 17 | |
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