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6. Care and maintenance of the
pressure cooker
6.1. Cleaning
Unclip the lid handle and rinse off from both
sides under running water (D) (N).
Remove the sealing ring (10) from the lid (P)
and rinse by hand.
The pot, lid and inserts can be washed in the
dishwasher. Food residues should not be
scraped off but soaked in water.
Scald with a vinegar and water solution to
remove lime deposits.
The base of the pot should also be cleaned
regularly.
6.2. Storage
Store the sealing ring (10) separately after
cleaning in order to protect it.
6.3. Maintenance
Your pressure cooker is a technical appliance
and its individual parts may be subject to
wear-and-tear. Therefore, after prolonged use,
you should check all the individual parts in
accordance with the spare parts list.
If any changes are apparent, the parts in
question must be replaced.
Only use original spare parts produced by the
manufacturer.
Note: Any damage to the lid handle (5) will
require a factory repair.
7. Versatile use
The advantages of pressure cooking do not only
apply to standard methods of food preparation:
7.1. Cooking frozen food
Frozen food can be placed in the pot directly
from the freezer. Meat must be defrosted
slightly before browning. Vegetables can be
placed in the insert straight from the packet.
While the heating-up times will be prolonged,
cooking times will remain the same.
7.2. Cooking wholefood
Wholefood often involves grains and pulses.
Grains and pulses need not necessarily be soa-
ked before cooking them in a pressure cooker.
If they are not soaked, cooking times will be
prolonged by about 50 %.
As well as the minimum liquid volume of 1/4 l,
at least 2 parts liquid must be added to 1 part
grain/pulses. The residual heat from the hob
can be used for final swelling. Remember that,
when cooking foaming or expanding foods
(grains, pulses), the pot can only be filled to
half its capacity.
7.3. Making preserves
1 l preserving jars should be cooked in a 6.5 l or
8.5 l pressure cooker, while smaller jars should
be cooked in a 4.5 l pressure cooker. Prepare the
food to be bottled as normal. Pour 1/4 l water
into the pot. Place the preserving jars into the
perforated insert.
Cook vegetables / meat on the second orange
indicator for approximately 20 minutes.
Cook stoned fruit on the first orange indicator
for approximately 5 to 10 minutes.
For releasing steam allow the pot to cool down
slowly (method 1) – do not depressurize by
means of the sliding indicator or under run-
ning water, as otherwise the juice will be spill
out of the jars.
7.4. Juicing
You can use your pressure cooker to juice small
quantities of fruit.
Pour 1/4 l water into the pot. Place the fruit
in the perforated insert on top of the un-
perforated insert; add sugar to taste. Cook
using the second orange ring. The cooking time
