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Using Non-Pressure Cooking Modes
Follow directions for assembling Pressure Cooker in "How to Assemble." Press mode button to select. A default time will display. To adjust
cooking time, press + or – buttons.
• Sauté/brown mode can be used to brown foods or sauté
vegetables before pressure cooking, slow cooking, or as a
function on its own. Lid should be off while using this mode.
Sauté/brown time will start to count down when Cooker has
reached browning temperature.
• Slow cook mode can be used on low or high heat. To select heat
setting, press slow cook button multiple times to toggle through
settings. Steam Release Valve should be in open position ( )
(Figure 1). Slow cook will automatically start to count down
cooking time within 10 seconds. When cycle is complete, Cooker
will switch to keep warm for up to a total cooking and warm time
of 24 hours.
Figure 1
• Keep warm can be used as a mode for keeping cooked foods
at serving temperature. Food must be hot enough to prevent
bacterial growth before using keep warm setting. The keep warm
setting should only be used after a recipe has been thoroughly
cooked. Do not reheat food on keep warm setting. If food has
been cooked and then refrigerated, reheat it on slow cook low or
high and then switch to keep warm Visit
foodsafety.gov for more information. Press button again to
cancel all functions, clear time, and return display to "OFF ." Use at
any time to stop cooking modes.
• Delay start can be used on rice/grains and beans modes. It
should only be used with non-perishable foods. Do not use
for recipes containing meat, fish, poultry, eggs or milk. Follow
USDA food safety guidelines and visit foodsafety.gov for more
information. To set a delay start time, select cooking mode and
adjust pressure level and cooking time if necessary. Then, press
delay start button and adjust to desired delay start time by
pressing + or – button. Countdown for delay start will start within
10 seconds. Selected mode will begin when delay countdown is
complete.
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