Use and Care Manual

The built-in cooking time is suitable for general purpose food. Please use the
cooking time table in the recipe book to determine the appropriate cooking time
based on the specific food, the quantity of food and your texture preference.
You may override pre-programmed time by selecting the “Time/Temp” key.
The pressure is intelligent automatically controlled, no need to adjust manually.
Depend on the food content, the quantity and its temperature (frozen or not), the
preheat cycle can range between 10 to 40 minutes. As the pressure increases
inside the cooker, it is perfectly normal for traces of steam to escape from the
float valve until the float valve pops up.
During this pressurized state, you should not see any steam gushing out
anywhere from the lid. However, from time to time you may see a small smoke
effect coming from the pressure valve and occasionally a little sputtering.
This is perfectly normal. During the cooking operation, the cooker makes low
clicking sounds. This comes from normal operation in switching the heating
element on and off.
To serve the food, press “Warm/Cancel” to stop the keep warm cycle and open
the lid according to the “Safe Lid Opening”.
When opening the lid, the inner pot may appear to be stuck on the lid. This is
caused by contraction of air due to cooling. Please turn the pressure valve
handle to “Venting” to let in air to release the vacuum.
NOTE
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SAFETY AND COOKING TIPS
· Extreme caution should be taken when moving the pressure valve handle to
Venting position. Keep hands and face away from the pressure valve openings.
Failure to comply may result in scalding or serious injury.
• Do not open the lid until pressure inside the cooker is completely released. As a
safety feature, until the float valve drops down the lid is locked and cannot be
opened. DO NOT force lid open.
• When opening the lid, the inner pot may adhere to the lid. This is caused by
vacuum due to cooling. To release the vacuum, move the pressure valve handle
to the Venting position.
• If the float valve is stuck, move the pressure valve to the Venting position. Once
all the steam is released, push the float valve down with a pen or long stick.
• Always add at least 1 cup / 250 ml of water or other liquids so enough steam
can be generated to cook under pressure. These include cooking sauces, wine,
beer, stocks, juices of fruits and vegetables. Oils and oil-based sauces do not
have enough water content and will not account for the required liquid volume.
• Time to pressure and cooking time will vary according to the temperature and
quantity of the ingredients. Food that is cold or frozen will take longer to cook
than food that is at room temperature.
• When using the Preset Time (Delay Start) program, allow sufficient cooling down
time before serving.
• The Preset Time (Delay Start) program is not recommended for porridge, oatmeal
or other foamy and thick liquids. Cooking progresses should be monitored when
cooking these foods.