Use and Care Manual

 Many different cooking liquids can be used in a pressure
cooker. Wine, beer, bouillon, fruit juices, and of course water
all make excellent cooking liquids in the pressure cooker.
 Beautiful desserts and side dishes can be prepared in the
pressure cooker, using individual or small metal molds or
glass custard cups, which are ovenproof. Fill molds
2
⁄
3
full
to allow for expansion of food, and fit them loosely into the
pressure cooker on the cooking rack. Do not fill the pressure
cooker over
2
⁄
3
full.
 If a recipe says to cook 0 minutes, cook food only until the
pressure regulator begins to rock. Then cool pressure cooker
according to recipe.
 The pressure cooker is usually cooled at once for delicate
foods such as custards and fresh vegetables. For other foods,
like meats, soups, and grains, let the pressure drop of its own
accord.
 When pressure cooking at high altitudes, the cooking time
needs to be increased 5% for every 1000 feet above the first
2000 feet. Following this rule, the times should be increased
as follows:
3000 ft. ... 5% 5000 ft. ... 15% 7000 ft. ... 25%
4000 ft. ... 10% 6000 ft. ... 20% 8000 ft. ... 30%
Because pressure cooking times are increased at altitudes of
3,000 feet or above, an additional
1
⁄
2
cup cooking liquid will
be needed.
 If you have any questions on recipes, time charts, or the
operation of your pressure cooker, call or write: Test Kitchen,
National Presto Industries, Inc., 3925 North Hastings Way,
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703-3703, phone [phone].
You may also contact us at our website www.GoPresto.com.
When writing, please include a phone number and a time
when you can be reached during weekdays, if possible.
Written inquiries will be answered promptly by letter or
telephone.
questIons & answers
Occasionally the cover is hard to open or close. What causes
this? What should I do?
In order for pressure to build inside your pressure cooker, the unit
has a special cover which provides an airtight fit. Because of this,
you may find that on occasion the cover may be difficult to open
or close. The following suggestions will help if this happens:
If the cover seems hard to close, press the palm of your hand on
the cover area directly opposite the cover handle while moving
the cover handle to the closed position with your other hand.
If after browning meat or poultry the cover is difficult to close,
it may be due to expansion of the pressure cooker body from
heating. Remove the
cover and allow the
pressure cooker body
to cool slightly and try
again. Do not place the
pressure cooker back on
the burner until it is fully
closed.
If necessary, to help
make the cover easier to
open and close, a very
light coating of cook-
ing oil may be applied to the sealing ring and to the underside
of the lugs on the pressure cooker body (Fig. R). Use a pastry
20
21
Apply
Cooking
Oil Here
Fig. R
Apply Cooking
Oil Here