Presto 1362, 1282, 1241, 1264, 1341 manual Table of Contents, Introduction, Handle Installation

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Pressure Cooker Instructions and Recipes

Table of Contents

Important Safeguards	1	Seafood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Introduction	2	Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Handle Installation	2	Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Getting Acquainted	3	Vegetables	. 25
How to Use	. 4	Dry Beans and Peas	29
Important Safety Information	5	Grains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cleaning	6	Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Care and Maintenance	8	Recipe Index	37
Helpful Hints	. 8	Service and Parts Information	38
Questions and Answers	. 9	Warranty	. 38
Soups and Stocks	10

Introduction

Welcome to the world of pressure cooking. With your new Presto Pressure Cooker, you’ll discover how fast and easy it is to prepare a wide variety of delicious foods—especially foods that emphasize good health and nutrition along with good taste.

The pressure cooker is perfect for the way we live and eat today. It’s ideal for preparing many of the lighter foods that help keep us healthy and fit. It preserves flavors and nutrients, tenderizes meat and, best of all, it cooks foods three to ten times faster than ordinary cooking methods. And, it’s even possible to cook several foods in the pressure cooker at the same time without the flavors intermingling.

We have included recipes for some traditional family favorites that are especially well suited to the many advantages of pressure cooking. For your convenience, we have also provided nutritional information for all of the recipes in this book.

To help get started with your new pressure cooker, be sure to read the “Getting Acquainted” section beginning on page 3.

handle Installation

Tools Required:Phillips type screwdriver

NOTE: The pressure cooker handles can be found inside the pressure cooker body in individual plastic bags.

To Attach Helper Handle to Cooker Body

(Does not apply to 4-quart pressure cooker, stock number 01241.)

1.Place pressure cooker body upside down on table or counter (Fig. A).

2.Locate bag containing short helper handle. Take out handle and remove tape on handle which is holding screw in place. Remove screw from handle and set

aside.	Fig. A		Pressure Cooker
3. Position helper handle, with indented side	Model number		Body
facing up, onto threaded post under fill lines
	and date code		Fill lines
(Fig. A). Insert screw into helper handle hole
			Indented Side
and using a Phillips type screwdriver fasten	Screw	Post
handle securely to post. When properly			Post	Screw
installed, handle should appear level with table
or counter as shown in Fig. A.
Caution: Overtightening can result in stripping			Helper Handle
of screws or cracking of handles.	Body Handle
			(Does not apply to stock no. 01241)

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