Operation Manual

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required when the cooker contains liquid or frothing foods and you
wish to open immediately.
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Each recipe indicates the method of releasing pressure. Some
foods, such as rice, are cooled naturally for 5 minutes before
releasing steam.
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The method of releasing pressure has a bearing on the pressure
cooking time. If you change from immediate opening to cooling
naturally, reduce pressure cooking time by 2 to 3 minutes. Similarly,
if you change from cooling naturally to immediate opening,
increase pressure cooking time
by 2 to 3 minutes.
Grid
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Use the grid to steam food off
the base when you so desire it
(rather than immersed in liquid
with flavours blending).
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Use the grid when steaming
foods in molds or other
containers (not provided).
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Use the grid to separate layers
of food and to stack custard
cups (not provided), always
ensuring that the cooker is not more than two-thirds full.
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Use grid as a coaster or heat pad for the hot cooker body.
Using Molds
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The recipe for Crème Caramel requires cooking in a mold (not
provided) which is put inside the cooker. Foods such as rice, fish,
pâtés and other desserts may also be cooked in molds.
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Molds should be made of oven-proof metal, glass or ceramic.
The thicker the mold, the longer the cooking time.
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Molds should be placed on the grid.
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A mold should fit inside the cooker such that the top of the
mold (when placed on the grid) is not above two-thirds up the
cooker body.
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When required, cover the mold with foil and tie securely.
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In the base of the cooker use a minimum 1 cup water for the first
10 minutes of pressure
cooking time plus ½ cup for
every subsequent 10 minutes
or part thereof.
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For pre-steaming plus pressure
cooking or for steaming
without pressure (without the
pressure regulator) use 2 cups
water for the first 10 minutes
plus ½ cup for every
subsequent 10 minutes or part
thereof.
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To prevent discolouring
aluminium when steaming in
molds add 1 teaspoon lemon juice or tartaric acid for every 2 cups
of water in the base of the cooker.
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Reheating/Thawing. Molds can be used to reheat food,
including precooked frozen food, in the cooker. To reheat food in
a mold: put food in the mold. Cover with aluminium foil unless
steam/moisture will improve the food. Cooked rice, for instance,
should be reheated uncovered. Estimate the cooking time
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