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When using pressure cookers,
basic safety precautions should
always be followed to reduce the
risk of personal injury or property
damage:
1. ead all the instructions.
2. Close supervision is necessary
when the pressure cooker/
canner is used near children.
3. Always make sure that the
pressure regulator weight vent
pipe opening is clean and you
can see through it.
4. Do not put the pressure cooker
into a heated oven.
5. Move the pressure cooker
under pressure with extreme
care. Do not touch hot
surfaces. Use handles and
pot holders.
6. Do not use the pressure
cooker/canner for other than
intended use.
7. This appliance cooks under
pressure. Scalding may result
from inappropriate use of the
pressure cooker. Make sure
that the cooker is properly
closed before applying heat.
8. Never force open the pressure
cooker. Do not open before
making sure that its internal
pressure has completely
dropped.
9. Never use your pressure
cooker without adding water.
This would seriously damage
it.
10. Do not fill the cooker beyond
2⁄3
of its capacity. However,
when cooking foods which
expand during cooking,
such as rice or dehydrated
vegetables, do not fill the
cooker to more than
1⁄2
of its
capacity.
CAUTION! READ THESE IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS!
11. Do not cook foods such as
applesauce, cranberries, pearl
barley, oatmeal or other
cereals, rice, split peas,
noodles, macaroni, rhubarb,
spaghetti or soup mixes
containing dry beans or peas.
These foods tend to foam,
froth, and sputter, and may
block the pressure release
device (steam vent). (For
cooking dry beans and peas,
reference page 49)
12. Use the appropriate heat
source(s) according to the
instructions for use.
13. After cooking meat with a skin
(e.g. chicken) which may swell
under the effect of pressure,
do not prick the meat while
the skin is swollen; you might
be scalded.
14. Never use the pressure cooker
in its pressurized mode for
deep or shallow frying of food
(broasting).
15. Do not tamper with any of the
safety systems beyond the
maintenance instructions
specified in the instructions
for use.
16. Only use manufacturer’s spare
parts in accordance with the
relevant model.
17. Never loosen wing nuts until
the steam pressure gauge
reads zero and you have
allowed any remaining
pressure to escape by
removing the pressure
regulator weight.
18. Do not subject your cooker/
canner to sudden extreme
temperature changes as this
will cause expansion or
contraction which can crack
a cast aluminum utensil. Do
not move a cooker from a
cold storage area directly onto
a hot flame or element. Do
not add cold water to
cooker/canner which has
boiled dry and is still hot. Do
not cool a hot cooker/canner
suddenly by pouring cold
water on it or wrapping cold
wet towels around it.
19. When normal operating
pressure is reached, turn the
heat down so all the liquid,
which creates steam, does
not vent out.
20. Be sure that wing nuts are
assembled and fastened
properly before each use.
Cracked, broken or charred
wing nuts should and must
be replaced. The No. 64
phenolic wing nut should be
threaded into the No. 54 clamp
bolt four (4) complete revolu-
tions before bringing assembly
into the hold down position.
When all the wing nuts are in
hold down position, tighten
all evenly.
21. ALL AME ICAN pressure
cooker/canners are NOT
recommended for use on glass
top ranges without first
checking with your manufac-
turer. Our models 930 and
941 are too heavy and could
cause damage to your range/
DO NOT slide the pressure
canner over a glass range
surface as it could scratch
and damage it.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
