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• Also make sure that no water or steam may infiltrate the underside of the appliance.
• From time to time the outlet tap should be unscrewed underneath the knob and be cleaned with hot
water, to which you may add a bit of dishwashing detergent. On reassembling, just tighten the screw by
hand, as otherwise liquid might tail after.
• Do not use abrasives or solvents!
• Do not use steel wool or sharp, scratchy objects for cleaning!
• Do not use a steam-jet appliance!
Interesting points and hints about preserving
First of all: grandma's good old rules for preserving have not been changed! Preserving means sterilising
food without adding any chemical preserving agents. The even heat that is generated kills the germs in
the items to be preserved; at the same time the resulting vacuum seals the jar hermetically and germ-free.
Only... the preserving cooker has come a long way since grandma's time! Auto-Preserving Cookers make it
a lot easier, and grandma would have been glad to have one!
The preserving process:
• Cleanliness and thorough preparation are imperative for the sake of the shelf life. Fruit and vegetables
should be of good quality, fresh and ripe.
• Wash fruit and vegetables thoroughly and let them dry.
• Green beans and peas keep longer if you blanch them briefly first.
• Glass jars, cans, bottles and their lids should be washed carefully in hot, soapy water. Then rinse with
clear water and place them on a clean cloth until water has run off.
• Check containers for stubborn residues and damage.
• Leave seals in clear water until they are used.
• Do not use any porous, damaged or over-stretched rubber rings or caps.
• Fill the containers up to 2 cm below the rim; when preserving pulpy food (apple puree etc.) leave a
space of 3 to 4 cm below the rim.
• When making sausage fill containers only to 3/4.
• Close containers tightly with screw-on lids, spring clips or braces.
• Close bottles immediately upon completion of the sterilisation process.
• Always place glass jars on the insert grid, this ensures a good circulation of the boiling water
underneath and amongst the glass jars, and they are heated more rapidly.
• Glass jars of different sizes may be used. The glass jars are to be 2/3 to 3/4 submerged; if you use the
upper level as well, this applies to the upper level. Do not worry; the glass jars underneath which are
then fully submerged are so well sealed by preserving ring and spring clips that no boiling water may
infiltrate them from outside.
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