Adding Food And Liquid; Cooking - Fagor uCOOK Manual De Usuario

Adding Food and Liquid

1. In order to cook with the uCook Pressure
Cooker it is very important to use at least
a 1/2 cup of liquid. NEVER USE LESS.
Do not fill the pressure
than 2/3 full with liquid and food.
2. When called for in the instructions
or in your recipe, place food in the
steamer basket, and position it on
the inner ridge of the 6 qt pressure
cooker pot.
3. Fill only halfway when cooking foods
that will either expand in size and/or
produce foam as they cook, such
as dried beans, or other legumes
and grains. Fill only halfway when
preparing soups or stock.

Cooking

1. To lock the pressure cooker, place
lid on the pot and align the mark on
the lid with the mark on the top of
the support grip, then slide the lid
handle to the left. The lock on the
handle will automatically 'click' into
place. (fig 5-6)
2. Before locking the cooker, always
make sure that both the operating
and safety valve are clean. Once the
cooker more
pressure cooker is locked select one
Selector´s
Position
of the two levels of pressure.
3. Position the pressure cooker on
the center of the stove burner. The
uCook Pressure Cooker can be used
on all types of domestic burners
including gas, electric, ceramic and
induction. When cooking on a gas
stove, start on high heat. When
using an electric, ceramic or induc-
tion stove, start on medium heat.
When using a gas stove, always
adjust the burner so that the flames
remain under the base and do not
extend up the sides. Excessive flame
is hazardous. When cooking on an
electric burner, select a burner the
same diameter as the base or sma-
ller.
4. When the steam comes out of the
operating valve for the first time, lower the
heat slightly to maintain a gentle, steady
Pounds of
Pressure Per
Square Inch
(psi)
0
Steam Release
1 8
2 15
Pressure level
Low
High
7