Cooking with Your Pressure Cooker (Cont.)

3. Place the Self-Locking Lid on the Pressure Cooker. Slide the Safety Lock to LOCK position.

4. Turn the Pressure Regulator to PRESSURE.

5. Press the PRESSURE MODE Button for HIGH or LOW, as called for in the recipe. Typically, most foods are cooked under HIGH pressure.

6.Press COOK TIME for the cooking time called for in the recipe or recommended in the Suggested

Cooking Times Section of this manual. The cooking time begins from the moment pressure is reached and does not include the time it takes for the Pressure Cooker to come up to the selected pressure.

7.Press START/STOP Button until the Green Indicator Light appears. If cooking under HIGH PRESSURE, the Red Indicator Light will blink slowly; the Green Indicator Light blinks when cooking under LOW PRESSURE. The Lights will blink faster as pressure builds and the cooking countdown begins.

8.The Pressure Indicator Rod will rise as pressure builds. After cooking under pressure for the desired programmed time, the Pressure Cooker will beep three times and the Red STOP Light will illuminate. Press and hold the START/STOP Button until it beeps.

9.Quick Steam Release/Natural Steam Release. After cooking is com- pleted, you MUST release pressure using either the Natural Steam Release or Quick Steam Release feature.

10.The Natural Release Feature is preferred when cooking foods like stocks, sauces, and certain large cuts of meat which will benefit from continued cooking in the Pressure Cooker as the pressure and tem- perature drop naturally as the unit cools. DO NOT use with foods that can over-cook easily and quickly. When pressure is completely released, the Pressure Indicator Rod will drop.

11.To release pressure immediately after cooking, use the Quick Steam Release Feature. Press the QUICK STEAM RELEASE Button in short bursts only, until pressure is reduced – steam will stop coming out of the Steam Release Valve and the Pressure Indicator Rod will drop.

CAUTION: Escaping steam is very hot. To avoid serious injuries or burns, keep bare skin, face and eyes away from the Steam Release Valve.

CAUTION: When preparing recipes with a high volume of liquid, some liquid may spurt through the vent when you use the Quick Steam Release Feature. If this happens, allow the pressure to come down naturally, or wait for a minute, then resume releasing the steam in very short bursts.

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