Presto Electric Pressure Cooker - Manual (Page 2)

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Pressure Cooker
Instructions and Recipes
Table of ConTenTs
Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Handle Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Getting Acquainted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Helpful Hints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Soups and Stocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Poultry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Meats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Dry Beans and Peas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Grains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Desserts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Recipe Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Service and Parts Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
InTroduCTIon
welcome to the world of pressure cooking. with your new Presto ® Pressure Cooker, you’ll discover how fast and easy it is to prepare a
wide variety of delicious foods — especially foods that emphasize good health and nutrition along with good taste.
The pressure cooker is perfect for the way we live and eat today. It’s ideal for preparing many of the lighter foods that help keep us
healthy and fit. It preserves flavors and nutrients, tenderizes meat and, best of all, it cooks foods three to ten times faster than ordinary
cooking methods. And it’s even possible to cook several foods in the pressure cooker at the same time without the flavors intermingling.
we have included recipes for some traditional family favorites that are especially well suited to the many advantages of pressure cooking.
For your convenience, we have also provided nutritional information for all of the recipes in this book.
To help get started with your new pressure cooker, be sure to read the “GETTING ACQUAINTED” section beginning on page 3.
handle InsTallaTIon
Tools Required: Phillips type screwdriver
NOTE: The pressure cooker handles can be found inside the pressure cooker body in individual plastic bags.
To Attach Body Handle to Cooker Body
1. Locate bag containing long body handle. This is the long handle that has one screw hole. Take out handle and remove tape on handle
which is holding screw in place. Remove screw from handle and set aside.
2. For easier handle installation, position cooker body upside down so the bracket identified with the sticker “Attach stick handle here”
extends over edge of counter slightly. The model number is also on this side of the cooker.
3. Position long body handle, with ▲ facing down, onto bracket which is under the model number and date code (Fig. A).
4. Insert screw into handle hole and, using a Phillips type screwdriver, fasten handle to bracket until handle is securely affixed to the
pot. Caution: Continuing to tighten handle, once it is secure, can result in stripping of screws or cracking of handles.
To Attach Helper Handle to Cooker Body
1. Locate bag containing short helper handle. Take out handle and remove tape on handle which is holding screw in place. Remove
screw from handle and set aside.
2. with the pressure cooker body upside down on table or
counter (Fig. A), position helper handle, with the tab side
up, onto bracket under fill lines (Fig. A). Insert screw into
helper handle hole and, using a Phillips type screwdriver,
fasten handle to bracket until handle is securely affixed
to the pot. when properly installed, handle should appear
level with table or counter. Caution: Continuing to tighten
handle, once it is secure, can result in stripping of screws
or cracking of handles.
Screw
Bracket
Screw Bracket
Body Handle
Pressure Cooker Body
Model number and date code
Fill lines
Fig. A
Helper Handle
Tab