Pressure Cooking Tips
• Frozen meat and poultry can be cooked
from frozen state. A general guideline is to
add 50% more cooking time than recipe
recommends. Visit foodsafety.gov for
safe doneness temperatures.
Using Non-Pressure Cook Modes
Follow directions for assembling Pressure
Cooker in "How to Assemble." Press mode
button to select. A default time will display.
To adjust cooking time, press + or – buttons.
• SAUTÉ mode can be used to brown
foods or sauté vegetables before
pressure cooking, slow cooking, or as
a function on its own. Lid should be off
while using this mode. SAUTÉ time will
start to count down when cooker has
reached browning temperature.
• SLOW COOK mode can be used in LOW
or HIGH heat. To select heat setting,
press SLOW COOK button multiple
times to toggle through settings. Steam
Release Valve should be in open ( )
position (Figure 1).
SLOW COOK will automatically start
to count down cooking time within
Figure 1
(cont.)
• For answers to questions about your
Pressure Cooker, go to
proctorsilex.com/frequently-asked
questions.
• For recipe ideas, go to
proctorsilex.com/recipes.
3 seconds. When cooking cycle is
complete, Cooker will switch to WARM
and timer will begin counting up for up
to 24 hours.
• WARM can be used as a mode for
keeping cooked foods at serving
temperature. Food must be hot enough
to prevent bacterial growth before using
WARM setting. The WARM setting
should only be used after a recipe has
been thoroughly cooked. Do not reheat
food on WARM setting. If food has been
cooked and then refrigerated, reheat it
on SLOW COOK LOW or HIGH and then
switch to WARM. Visit foodsafety.
gov for more information.
• CANCEL cancels all functions, clears
time and returns display to "OFF." Use at
any time to stop cooking modes.
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