Beem Vital-X-Press Notice D'utilisation page 26

Vital-X-Press
Setting the regulating valve
(See illustrations E1-E3)
The regulating valve has 3 setting options:
Level Use
For slow cooking, e.g. fish or
I
vegetables.
For fast cooking, e.g. meat
II
dishes and stews.
For releasing steam so that
the lid can be opened.
NOTE
► Before each use, check the function
of the regulating valve. Move the ro-
tary knob to each position and back
for this purpose.
Tips for
energy-saving cooking
■ Cook vegetables and potatoes with the
minimum amount of water. This ena-
bles you save up to 10 percent energy.
■ Match the pot size to the size of the
hotplate. The pressure cooker should
not be smaller than the hotplate, other-
wise 10 to 15 percent more energy will
be consumed than necessary.
■ Switch to a lower heat setting as soon
as cooking begins.
■ Make use of the residual heat of the
hotplate for simmering and switch off
the hotplate a few minutes before the
end of the cooking time.
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Using the steam insert
The steam insert can be used to steam
delicate foods such as fish or vegetables.
The food is then not immersed in the
water and is gently cooked by the rising
steam.
Fill with water up to the "min" marking
‹
in the pot and insert the wire stand
supplied into the pot.
Put the steam insert with the food
‹
onto the wire stand.
Heating up
At the beginning of the cooking process,
steam will escape from the safety valve.
This is normal since the pressures is
not yet high enough to close the safety
valve. As soon as this pressure has been
reached, the red cap of the safety valve
rises – clearly visible in the inspection win-
dow of the safety valve.
Set the regulating valve to the desired
‹
cooking level. Pay attention to our rec-
ommendations in the section Notes
on cooking times (page 26).
As soon as steam escapes from the
‹
regulating valve, gradually decrease
the heat from the cooker until no more
steam escapes. At this point, the
values listed in the section Notes on
cooking times (page 26) apply.
When no more steam escapes from
‹
the regulating valve, gradually in-
crease the heat from the cooker.
When steam appears again, leave the
heat at that level.
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