Presto Electric Pressure Cooker Electric Pressure Cooker User Manual


 
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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 ll lines (Fig. A). Insert screw into helper handle hole and using a Phillips type screwdriver fasten
handle to bracket until handle is securely afxed 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.
To Attach Cover Handle to Cooker Cover
1. Locate bag containing cover handle. This handle has four holes, two of which contain screws. Take out handle and
remove tape on handle which is holding the two screws in place. Remove screws from handle and set aside.
2. Place pressure cooker cover upside down on table or counter as shown in Fig. B, so vent pipe bottom faces up.
3. Fit cover handle, with the menu guide facing down, onto cover handle mount so the air vent cover lock stem ts
through the top center hole of the cover handle (Fig. B).
4. Insert the screws into the two holes on both sides of the center hole.
Using a Phillips type screwdriver fasten cover handle to cover handle
mount until handle is securely afxed to the cover. Caution: Continu-
ing to tighten handle, once it is secure, can result in stripping of screws
or cracking of handles.
Note: After placing cover on cooker body, check positioning of han-
dles. Follow step 4 on page 4. When properly installed, the body handle
and cover handle will line up with each other without interference.
GeT TInG aCquaInTed
Your pressure cooker is like a saucepan with a very special cover that locks in place. Air is automatically exhausted and
steam is sealed inside creating pressure within the unit. Under pressure, internal temperatures in the cooker are raised
above the normal boiling point of water, causing foods to cook faster. At 15 pounds of pressure, a temperature of 250° F.
(or 121° C.) is reached inside the pressure cooker. This higher temperature speeds cooking. The moist steam atmosphere
also tenderizes meats naturally.
It is important to become familiar with the various parts of the pressure cooker (Fig. C) and to read the “How To Use” sec-
tion beginning on page 4 before using the unit for the rst time.
Before the rst use, remove the sealing ring (Fig. D) by simply pulling it out of the inside rim of the cover.
Cover
Handle
Cover Handle Mount
Center Hole
Air Vent/Cover
Lock Stem
Screw
Screw
Vent Pipe
Bottom
Fig. B
Pressure Regulator
Vent Pipe
Air Vent/Cover Lock
Cover
Body
Cooking rack
Sealing Ring
Pressure
Relief Valve
Body Handle
Helper
Handle
Cover Handle
Overpressure
Plug
Fig. C
Stop Tab
Sealing Ring
Lock pin
Stop Tab
Fig. D