Contents
Instructions and Recipes
Stock Numbers
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Pressure Cookers
handle securely to post. When properly
Table of Contents
handle Installation
and using a Phillips type screwdriver fasten
To Attach Body Handle to Cooker Body
and to read the “How To Use”
before using the unit for the first
Getting Acquainted
How to Use
Important Safety Information
Cleaning
Special Cleaning Instructions for Stainless Steel Cookers
Special Cleaning Instructions for Aluminum Cookers
Helpful Hints
Care and Maintenance
How does one prevent overcooking?
Questions & Answers
What can be done if the food prepared in the pressure cooker has more
liquid than desired?
Operating the cooker without cooking liquid oR
Soups and Stocks
CHICKEN SOUP
FOR SOUPS AND STOCKS DO NOT FILL PRESSURE COOKER OVER ½ FULL
Nutrition Information Per Serving
BROWN BEEF SOUP
Black Bean Soup
SAFFRON FISH STEW
Nutrition Information Per Serving
MINESTRONE
POTATO SOUP
ZESTY HOMEMADE CHILI
“SCAMPI-STYLE” SHRIMP
Seafood
Salmon Steaks Moutarde
VARIATION Substitute halibut for salmon steaks
252 Calories, 3 g Fat, 157 mg Cholesterol
SHRIMP JAMBALAYA
LEMON ’N DILL COD AND BROCCOLI
Nutrition Information Per Serving
Nutrition Information Per Serving
SEAFOOD GUMBO
MARINATED TUNA
SEAFOOD TIMETABLE
FOR POULTRY, DO NOT FILL PRESSURE COOKER OVER 2⁄3 FULL
Poultry
CHICKEN BREASTS TARRAGON
CALIFORNIA CHICKEN
CHICKEN CACCIATORE
Chutney CHICKEN
SOY CHICKEN
SWEET ’N SOUR CHICKEN
Chicken and Dressing
HERBED CHICKEN
Bayou Bounty Chicken
TURKEY BREAST
ABOVE THE 2⁄3 FULL MARK SEE PAGE
POULTRY TIMETABLE
DO NOT FILL PRESSURE COOKER OVER 2⁄3 FULL
NO PORTION OF THE poultry SHOULD EXTEND
FOR MEAT, DO NOT FILL PRESSURE COOKER
Meats
BEEF POT ROAST
PORCUPINE MEATBALLS
Nutrition Information Per Serving
SWISS STEAK
BEEF STEW
SPAGHETTI MEAT SAUCE
Nutrition Information Per Serving
APRICOT BARBECUE PORK ROAST
BARBECUE SPARERIBS
Corned Beef
LAMB STEW
STUFFED PORK CHOPS
PORK ROAST
STUFFED FLANK STEAK
NO PORTION OF THE MEAT SHOULD EXTEND ABOVE THE 2⁄3 FULL MARK SEE PAGE
MEAT TIMETABLE
DO NOT FILL PRESSURE COOKER OVER 2⁄3 FULL
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Vegetables
Cabbage with Apples
Glazed Root VEGETABLES
60 Calories, 0 g Fat, 0 mg Cholesterol
ARTICHOKES ’N SAUCE
MAPLE GLAZED SWEET POTATOES
Nutrition Information Per Serving
DO NOT FILL PRESSURE COOKER OVER 2⁄3 FULL
FRESH AND FROZEN VEGETABLE TIMETABLE
FRESH VEGETABLE TIMETABLE
FOR FRESH AND FROZEN VEGETABLES
FRESH VEGETABLE TIMETABLE
FROZEN VEGETABLE TIMETABLE
+ Let pressure drop of its own accord
3 Allow pressure to drop of its own accord
Dry BEANS AND PEAS
DRY BEANS AND PEAS TIMETABLE
2 Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil for cooking
Nutrition Information Per Serving
lentil curry
BAKED BEANS
SAVORY WHITE BEANS
Operating the cooker without cooking liquid or
grains
GRAIN TIMETABLE
FOR GRAINS, DO NOT FILL PRESSURE COOKER OVER ½ FULL
Wild Rice with Raisins and Pecans
SEASONED RICE PILAF
VARIATION GRECIAN RICE PILAF
Lemon RICE
Nutrition Information Per Serving
Risotto with Artichoke hearts and Sun-dried Tomatoes
220 Calories, 5 g Fat, 4 mg Cholesterol
FOR DESSERTS, DO NOT FILL PRESSURE COOKER OVER 2⁄3 FULL
Desserts
stuffed apples
RICE PUDDING
OATMEAL APPLE CRISP
VANILLA CUSTARD
Petite Pumpkin Custards
TAPIOCA PUDDING
2 eggs ½ cup vanilla wafer crumbs 21⁄2 cups water
CHEESECAKE
1 8-ounce package cream cheese
1 3-ounce package cream cheese ½ cup sugar
VEGETABLES
Recipe Index
SOUPS AND STOCKS
MEATS Continued
Send cookers for repair to
Service And Parts Information
PRESTO Limited Warranty