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Cooking with the vitaquick

/ Depressurizing the vitaquick

For example, boiled potatoes:

Conventional cooking time Cooking time at Setting 2 Cooking time at Setting 1

About 30 min. About 12 min. About 18 min

At the end of the cooking time, remove the pressure cooker from the heat source and depressurize it. (See

information in the following chapter.) Only then can you open it.

7. Depressurizing the vitaquick

Important:

Never try to force the pressure cooker open. The cooker can only be opened when the cooking indicator has

fallen into its socket completely and no more steam escapes when the release button is activated. Once the coo-

ker has been depressurized, the release button can be easily pressed in order to open the cooker. Always gently

shake the cooker before you open it, to release steam pockets that may have formed in the food. If you do not

do this, you may be scalded by spattering food and steam.

There are 3 ways to depressurize your vitaquick

The way you depressurize depends on the food you are cooking. For foods that tend to foam or rise, such as legu-

mes, soups or stews, or for foods with a delicate peel, such as jacket potatoes, do not select a method that reduces

the pressure quickly, as this could cause the food to be ejected or the peel to burst.

Method 1

“Quick depressurizing with the release button”

SeeFig.O

Press the release button (Fig. A-2) gently in the direction shown by the arrow, and steam will escape from under the

lid handle (Fig. A-4). Hold the button in until the cooking indicator has fallen back into its socket completely and no

moresteamisescaping.Thenreleasethebutton,shakethecookergently,andpressthereleasebuttonagain.Repeat

thisuntilnomoresteamescapes.Oncethecookerisdepressurized,theEuromaticwillsink.Thereleasebuttoncan

now be pressed in completely to open the cooker.

Note:

As long as there is any pressure in the cooker, the release button cannot be pressed completely. This is normal, and it

ensures that the cooker cannot be accidentally opened while under pressure. Do not try to force the release button!

Method 2

“Let it cool off ”

If you would like to take advantage of the residual energy in the cooker, use this method. Shortly before the end of

the cooking time, take the cooker off the stove and just let it gradually cool down until the cooking indicator has sunk

completely.