Tescoma Prominent Mode D'emploi page 4

Cooking in the pressure cooker (Fig. G, H, J, K)
SELECT LOW OR HIGH PRESSURE BY SLIGHTLY TURNING THE OPERATING VALVE
REGULATOR.
1. If you wish to cook at a low pressure, turn the operating valve to position "1".
Cooking at a low pressure is ideal for economic cooking of meals, for example for
cooking vegetables, fruits, lentils, fi sh, etc. (Fig. G).
2. If you wish to cook at a high pressure, turn the operating valve to position "2".
Cooking at a high pressure is quicker and uses a higher temperature. It is suitable
in particular for cooking meat and meals that require longer thermal treatment (Fig. H).
3. Place the correctly fi lled and closed pressure cooker set to low or high pressure
onto a cooker set to the highest output.
4. After a short while steam will begin to escape with moderate hissing from
the safety valve aperture below the lid grip (Fig. J); the hissing will cease after
a moment and the pressure indicator (3) will slip upwards. This means that
the pressure in the vessel has reached the required operating level; at this moment
steam begins to escape from the operating valve (Fig. K).
5. Now reduce heat so that only a small amount of steam escapes from
the operating valve. A low heat will usually be enough.
6. We do not recommend changing the low / high pressure setting while cooking.
If this is necessary, use a oven mitten when handling the pressure regulator.
WARNING! A MINUTE AMOUNT OF STEAM MAY ALSO ESCAPE FROM THE SAFETY LID
APERTURE BELOW THE LID GRIP DURING THE COOKING PROCESS.
NOTICE
If a large amount of steam escapes from the pressure cooker at the beginning of
the cooking process, the pressure cooker has not been correctly closed. Incorrect closing
is usually due to the following:
a) The lid is attached incorrectly - close the pressure cooker again.
b) The operating valve is set to the steam release position - set it to the low or high
pressure-cooking position.
c) The silicone seal is incorrectly positioned in the lid - check its position.
d) The silicone seal is faulty - replace it with a new original Tescoma seal.
Cooking termination (Fig. L)
ALWAYS RELEASE STEAM ONLY AFTER REMOVING THE PRESSURE COOKER FROM
HEAT!
After the time required for cooking your meal elapses, remove the pressure cooker
from the heat source even if the latter has already been switched off.
Set the pressure cooker aside for a while to allow the temperature and pressure in the
pressure cooker to drop spontaneously.
Turn the operating valve to the steam release position (
the pressure cooker (Fig. L).
) and release steam from