Closing The Lid & Cooking - Zavor VERSA EXPRESS Manual Del Usuario

pressure. Without liquid the pressure
cooker cannot build any pressure.
You can use water, broth, wine or any
other kind of liquid to cook, except
oil. You can use oil to brown meat or
soften onions directly in your pressure
cooker before adding the rest of
the ingredients, but the oil should
never be the ONLY cooking liquid.
WARNING: Pressure cookers are
NOT pressure fryers .
WARNING: Do not fill the pressure
cooker more than two thirds full
with liquid and food, or half full if
you're cooking foods that expand
during cooking (for example rice
or other grains) .
2. Never fill the pressure cooker more
than two thirds full. It is necessary
to leave enough space in the cooker
for it to be able to build pressure.
Fill only halfway when cooking with
foods that will either expand in size
and/or produce foam as they cook,
such as dried beans or other legumes
and grains. Also fill only halfway when
preparing soups or stock.
Closing the Lid and Cooking
1. When you're ready to start cooking,
place the lid on the pressure cooker pot
by aligning the mark on the lid with the
mark on the top of the pot handle (Fig.
2). Once these two marks are aligned,
press the lid down lightly, then slide
the lid handle to the left (clockwise),
bringing the pot and lid handles
together. The pressure cooker will lock
by itself. For safety reasons, the unit
will not build pressure if the pressure
lock has not clicked into place. This is
a safety measure designed to prevent
accidental opening of the cooker while
under pressure. The lock will block
automatically as soon as the pressure
indicator has risen, and will unblock
only when the pressure indicator has
dropped again.
2. Once the pressure cooker is locked, turn
the operating valve to the PRESSURE
setting.The level of pressure reached
is a high pressure, equivalent to 15
psi (15 pounds of pressure per square
inch, Fig. 3).
Pounds of
Selector's Pressure per
Position Square Inch
(psi)
CLEAN
RELEASE
PRESSURE
15
3. Position the pressure cooker on the
center of the stove burner. The VERSA
EXPRESS Pressure Cooker can be
used on all types of burners including
gas, electric, ceramic and induction.
As to not discolor the sides of the pot,
always adjust the burner so that when
using gas, the flames remain under
the base and do not extend up the
sides. When cooking on an electric
2
3
Pressure level
Position selected to
0
remove the valve to
be cleaned
Steam release position
0
- no pressure
High
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