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Important Safeguards
1. Close supervision is necessary when the pressure
cooker is used near children.
2. Do not place the pressure cooker in a heated
oven.
3. Extreme caution must be used when moving a
pressure cooker containing hot liquids.
4. Use pressure cooker for pressure cooking only.
5. This appliance cooks under pressure. Improper
use may result in a scalding injury. Make certain
unit is properly closed before operating.
6. Always check that the vent tube is clear
immediately before closing the lid for pressure
cooking.
7. Never place anything over the vent weight while
cooking.
8. When starting to pressure cook, close the lid
WITHOUT the vent weight in position on the vent
tube. Place the vent weight on the vent tube ONLY
AFTER steam starts to come out of the vent tube
steadily.
9. Always place water as indicated in each recipe (or
one cup for every 10 minutes of pressure cooking
time) in the pressure cooker body before pressure
cooking.
10. Do not fill the unit over 2/3 full. When cooking
foods that expand during cooking such as rice or
dried vegetables, do not fill the unit over 1/2 full.
11. Never lift vent weight for reducing pressure in the
case of liquid or frothing foods.
12. Never attempt to force the pressure cooker open.
Do not open the pressure cooker until the cooker
has cooled and internal pressure has been
reduced.
13. Do not use this pressure cooker for pressure frying
with oil.
14. Never use the cooker body for deep frying or light
frying for more than 20 minutes at a time or as an
oven for dry heating or baking, since the strength
of the metal may decrease to a dangerous level.
15. A fused safety valve must be replaced by a
genuine MISS MARY or Hawkins safety valve.
16. Repairs other than the replacement of gasket,
body handle, safety valve and the vent weight
must be done only by a Hawkins Authorised
Service Centre. Please insist on genuine parts for
replacement.
