Opening The Pressure Cooker - GSW EASY CLICK 822091 Mode D'emploi

6.4 Opening the pressure cooker

Warning!
If the red safety valve 5 is still raised,
the pan is still pressurised and the lid
cannot be opened.
circumstances should you attempt to
force the lid open, as the sudden
release of pressure could result in
scalding. The pan will only open once
the red safety valve 5 has dropped
down.
Caution! Never entirely immerse the base in
water. Otherwise the pressure will instantly drop
which can lead to the base as well as the food
being ruined.
There are various methods to cool down the
pressure cooker in order to be able to open it.
Method 1: Releasing steam
This method requires releasing as much steam as
possible until the pressure in the appliance has
decreased enough to be able to remove the lid.
Warning!
This method means that hot steam will
escape from the pressure control valve.
You should therefore be careful not to
scald yourself.
1. Remove the pressure cooker from the cooker.
2. Turn the pressure
control valve 9 to the
steam releasing setting
.
3.
4. Wait until the pressure has equalised and the
red safety valve 5 falls back down.
Please note: As soon as the red safety
valve 5 falls back down, the temperature
inside the appliance is still almost 100 °C.
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5. Lift lever 4.
6. Remove the lid from the base.
Method 2: Saving energy
Under no
Method 2 requires the cooker to be turned off a
few minutes before the food has finished cooking,
leaving the pan on the hob. This uses the residual
heat optimally and saves energy.
1. Wait until the pressure has stabilized and the
2. Lift lever 4.
3. Remove the lid from the base.
Method 3: Saving time
Method 3 requires you to remove the pressure
cooker from the hob once the food has finished
cooking. In order to be able to open the lid
straight away, the pressure in the base has to be
released manually. This method in particular
saves time.
1. Hold the pressure cooker under running
Note: as soon as you lift lever 4, a little
residual steam may escape.
red safety valve 5 drops down.
Please note: When the safety valve 5
drops down, the temperature inside the
pressure cooker is still around 100 °C.
Note: as soon as you lift lever 4, a little
residual steam may escape.
water until the safety valve 5 drops down
(the pressure of the water should not be too
high).
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