Hamilton Beach 34506 Mode D'emploi page 12

Pressure Cooking Modes
NOTE: Insert Probe Hole Cover on the underside of Lid up into Probe Hole for all pressure cooking modes.
DEFAULT
SETTINGS
Pressure
Mode Level
pressure select:
low low
high high
soup/stew high
eggs high
steam/vegetable low
rice/grains low
beans
Non-Cooking Mode
clean high
Visit www.foodsafety.gov for more information on safe internal cooking temperatures.
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Pressure
Cook Cook Time Valve
Time Range Position
35 min 1 min – 4 hours
Closed (
35 min 1 min – 4 hours
Closed (
30 min 1 min – 4 hours
Closed (
5 min 1 min – 30 min
Closed (
10 min 0 min – 4 hours
Closed (
5 min 1 min – 4 hours
Closed (
30 min 1 min – 4 hours
Closed (
5 min N/A
Closed (
Description and Recommendations
Use manual mode to customize pressure level and time. Great for using with
combination food recipes.
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Make soup, stews, and broths with delicious depth of flavor.
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Cook eggs in the shell to your desired doneness. Eggs are steamed, so they peel
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easily.
Steam vegetables or seafood, or reheat food on the Roasting Rack. Use quick
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release to prevent overcooking. Place at least 1 cup (237 mL) water in Cooking Pot,
filling to just under the Roasting Rack. Add food to rack, making sure that water
does not touch food.
Suitable for cooking all types of rice. Best to use natural release. Fill Cooking Pot no
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more than 1/2 full to allow for rice expansion.
Soaked or unsoaked dry beans can be cooked in less than an hour on this mode.
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Be sure to cover the beans by at least 1/2 inch of water. Fill Cooking Pot no more
than 1/2 full to allow for bean expansion.
Helps to loosen any stuck on food to make cleaning easier. Add 1/2 cup (118 mL)
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water and 1/2 cup (118 mL) white vinegar to Cooking Pot and following directions
in Care and Cleaning on page 16 under How to use Clean Mode.