Presto 1264 Getting Acquainted, To Attach Body Handle to Cooker Body, temperatures speed cooking

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To Attach Body Handle to Cooker Body

1. Locate bag containing long body handle.
This is the handle that has one screw hole.
Take out handle and remove tape on handle		Air Vent/Cover	Cover Handle
which is holding screw in place. Remove			Mount
screw from handle and set aside.		Lock Stem
			Center Hole
2. For easier handle installation, position
			Screw
cooker body so the threaded post extends	Vent Pipe
over edge of counter slightly.
	Bottom		Cover Handle
3. Position long body handle, with  facing
			(indented side)
down, onto threaded post which is under
model number and date code (Fig. A).
4. Insert screw into handle hole and using
a Phillips type screwdriver fasten handle			Screw
securely to post. Caution: Overtightening	Fig. B
can result in stripping of screws or cracking
of handles.

To Attach Cover Handle to Cooker Cover

1.Locate bag containing cover handle. This handle has three holes, two of which contain screws. Take out handle and remove tape on handle which is holding the two screws in place. Remove screws from handle and set aside.

2.Place pressure cooker cover upside down on table or counter as shown in Fig. B, so vent pipe bottom faces you.

3.Fit cover handle, with the indented side facing up, onto cover handle mount so the air vent cover lock stem fits through the center hole of the cover handle (Fig. B).

4.Insert the screws into the two holes on both sides of the center hole. Using a Phillips type screwdriver fasten cover handle securely to cover handle mount. Caution: Overtightening can result in stripping of screws or cracking of handles.

Note: As noted in step 4 on page 4, the cooker is completely closed when the cover handle is directly above the body handle. After placing cover on cooker body, check positioning of handles. When properly installed the body handle and cover handle will line up with each other without interference.

Getting Acquainted

Your pressure cooker is like a saucepan with a very special cover that locks in place. Air is automatically exhausted and steam is sealed inside creating pressure within the unit. Under pressure, internal temperatures in the cooker are raised above the normal boiling point of water, causing foods to cook faster. At 15 pounds of pressure, a temperature of 250° F.

(or 121° C.) is reached inside the
pressure cooker. These higher	Pressure Regulator	Vent Pipe
temperatures speed cooking,
and the moist steam atmosphere	Overpressure Plug	Air Vent /Cover Lock
tenderizes meats naturally.	Sealing	Cover Handle
It is important to become
	Ring
familiar with the various parts
of the pressure cooker (Fig. C)
and to read the “How To Use”
section beginning on page 4	Helper	Body Handle
before using the unit for the first
time.	Handle
	(Does not apply	Cover
	to stock no.
	01241)
	Body
		Cooking rack
		Fig. C