| 1 | Prepare ingredients following particular recipe you"re chosen from this book. |
| 2 | Many meat recipes will for searing the meat before adding liquid to the cooker. |
| 3 | Pour the required amount of liquid into the cooker. |
| 4 | Since pressure cooking is cooking food in a steam atmosphere, this liquid is essential. |
| 5 | Add foods and seasonings according to the recipe. |
| 6 | The recipes is this book are for the 4-quart cooker; if you have the 6-quart, cooker may be increased by one-half. |
| 7 | Never fill your cooker over 2/3 full; this allows for food expansion during cooking. |
| 8 | Hold cover to light and look through vent pipe from underside of cover to be sure vent pipe opening is not blocked. |
| 9 | Another way is to run a pipe cleaner through the vent pipe. |
| 10 | Fit cover on the cooker. |
| 11 | With the cooker handle in your left hand and the cover handle in your right, lock the cooker closed. |
| 12 | Place the pressure regulator on vent pipe. |
| 13 | Set the cooker on the range. |
| 14 | Turn the burner on high heat to exhaust air from the cooker. |
| 15 | When cooking pressure, 15 pounds, is reached, the pressure regulator begins to rock. |
| 16 | Immediately start to count the cooking time specified in capital letters in the recipe. |
| 17 | At the same time, lower the heat of the burner, use just enough heat to maintain pressure during cooking. |
| 18 | Don"t risk overcooking foods; 1 minute of pressure cooking equals 3 minutes regular cooking. |
| 19 | If the recipe directions say cook 0 minutes, this means to cook food only until cooking pressure, 15 pounds, is reached, then remove cooker from heat and cool according to recipe. |
| 20 | As soon as the cooking timer rings, reduce pressure as directed in the recipe. |
| 21 | To "let pressure drop of its own accord," set cooker aside to cool. |
| 22 | This usually takes about 5 minutes. |
| 23 | This additional time must be reckoned into the total cooking period if you wish to serve your family on the dot. |
| 24 | To "cool cooker at once", place it under cold running water or place it in a pan or sink full of cold water. |
| 25 | 10. |
| 26 | After pressure has been completely reduced, first remove pressure regulator, then cooker cover. |
| 27 | Remove food to serving to serving dish. |
| 28 | If desired, reheat cooker -without pressure- to thicken gravy or sauce to accompany food. |
