Presto 02141 User Manual

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● Use the cooking rack when it is desirable to cook foods out of the cooking liquid. When foods are pressure cooked out of the

liquid,avorswillnotintermingle.Therefore,itispossibletocookseveralfoodsatonce,aslongastheyhavesimilarcooking

times.Ifitisdesirabletoblendavors,donotusethecookingrack.

● Many different cooking liquids can be used in a pressure cooker. Wine, beer, broth, fruit juices, and of course water all make

excellent cooking liquids in the pressure cooker.

● If a recipe says to cook 0 minutes, simply press the VEGETABLES–LOW button. Unit will beep 10 times as soon as pressure is

reached. Use the quick pressure release method immediately after pressure cooker reaches cooking pressure.

● It is the size and shape of the food pieces, rather than the quantity, that affects pressure cooking time. For example, 1 potato will

havethesamecookingtimeas6potatoesofsimilarsize.Itisimportanttonotethesizeofthefoodspeciedinthecookingtime-

tables;ifthepiecesoffoodbeingcookedareofasizedifferentthanthosenoted,itwillbenecessarytoadjustthecookingtime.

● Whenpressurecookingathighaltitudes,thecookingtimeneedstobeincreased5%forevery1,000feetabovetherst

2,000 feet. Following this rule, the times should be increased as follows:

3,000 ft. ... 5% 4,000 ft. ... 10% 5,000 ft. ... 15% 6,000 ft. ... 20% 7,000 ft. ... 25% 8,000 ft. ... 30%

● If you have any questions on recipes, cooking times, or the operation of your pressure cooker, call our Test Kitchen at

1-800-368-2194 or contact us at our website www.GoPresto.com.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. Sometimes when pressure cooking, I notice beads of moisture forming in the area of the pressure release valve and hear

what sounds like escaping steam before the timer begins to count down. Is there something I am doing wrong?

No. Both are normal and can be expected as part of pressure cooking.

2. I pressed the wrong button by accident and the cooker is not allowing me to press the right one. What can I do?

Press CANCEL. This will enable you to start over and press the correct button.

3. When I tried to adjust the time, it did not change. What am I doing wrong?

Youdidnotadjustthetimewithintherst6seconds.PressCANCEL and begin again by choosing the desired setting and adjust-

ing the time as needed.

4. I can see steam escaping from around the cover. Why?

You forgot to put the sealing ring on the sealing plate or you forgot to install the sealing ring plate in the cooker cover.

NOTICE: If either of these parts are not in place during cooking, the cooker will leak, pressure will not build, and you may dam-

age the unit.

Leakage may also occur if the sealing ring needs to be replaced. The sealing ring may shrink, become hard, deformed, cracked, or

torn with normal use. When this happens, replace the sealing ring before using the unit again for pressure cooking.

5. Sometimes when I’m pressure cooking a larger volume of food, the time doesn’t change. Why?

Thepressurecookerhasnotyetreachedoperatingpressure.Countdownwillbeginassoonasthecookerreachesoperatingpres-

sure.

6. I can hear steam venting from the quick pressure release valve and pressure is not building. Why?

You have the quick pressure release valve in the STEAM OUT position. The quick pressure release valve must be in the COOK

position in order for pressure to build and the cooker to seal.

7. What does it mean when E3 appears in the display window and the unit stops working?

Thecookerhasoverheated.Youlikelyoperatedtheunitinpressurecookingmodewithinsufcientornoliquid.Ifthisoccurs,

unplug the unit and allow it to cool. Then remove the cover and add liquid to the cooker. Plug the unit back in, place the cover on,

and reprogram the cooker.

8. What does it mean when E1, E2, E4, or E5 appear in the display window and the unit stops working?

This means something internally has become damaged, been tampered with, or is defective. The unit will be inoperable if

yougetoneofthesecodes.YoushouldunplugtheunitandcontactourConsumerServiceDepartment.Callweekdays

8:00AMto4:00PM(CentralTime)at1-800-877-0441oremailusthroughourwebsiteatwww.GoPresto.com/contact.

9. Occasionally the cover is hard to open. What causes this? What should I do?

Ifthecoverseemsdifculttoopen,theremaystillbepressureinthecooker.Be sure the air vent/cover lock has dropped

before trying to open the cooker.

If the cover rotates but it seems to catch on the rim of the body, you are not lifting the cover straight up off the cooker body.

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Presto 02141 6-Quart Electric Pressure Cooker, Black, Silver

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