PoongNyun Vertu series User manual

VERTU SERIES PRESSURE COOKER USER MANUAL
VERTU SERIES
PRESSURE COOKER
USER MANUAL
Please read the instruction manual
carefully before using the product.

For home use
Included parts
Please read the instruction manual carefully before using the product.
- This product is for home use only. Use only on a gas stove.
- Do not use a dishwasher to clean this product.
- Do not use the product for purposes other than cooking rice and steaming.
- Specifications of this product may change without forewarning to improve quality.
Instruction
manual
Safety pin
A pin for removing foreign objects from
steam vent hole before cooking rice or
punching a hole when the hole is blocked
(The safety pin is inserted in the user manual.
Do not throw it away and store it safely.)
User Manual
03 Name of Each Part
04 Features of Pressure Cooker
05 How to Cook Rice
Warning and Precautions
11 Warning and Precautions before Using
13 Warning and Precautions while Using
16 Warning and Precautions after Using
18 Precautions on Gasket (Packing)
18 Handling Care
Additional Information
20 Please Check before Reporting Malfunction
22 Information on the Standard of Consumer
Dispute Settlement

Pressure indicator
Indicates whether pressure exists in the
body or not. The safety valve function dis-
charges steam safely when the pressure
rises to a certain level.
Top cover handle
A device for opening and closing top cover
for pressure cooker
Top cover
Clamp
Secures the cover to the body.
Gasket (Packing) for sealing
Special hygienic silicon gasket (packing)
for preventing leakage of steam
Rolling alarm weight
When the designated pressure is reached,
the weight rotates and maintains a constant
pressure.
Steam vent
Body
Body handle
Name of Each Part
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User Manual
Specifications of this product may change without forewarning to improve quality.
03 Name of Each Part
04 Features of Pressure Cooker
05 How to Cook Rice
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How to Cook Rice
01 Add desired amount of rice to serve in the pressure cooker
•Add desired amount of rice to serve in the pressure cooker evenly.
•One serving is 180mL, 150g, which is about the size of an average paper cup.
►There might be small differences according to the size of paper cup when using paper cup for measurements.
•Discard the water used to initially rinse the rice.
►Pour enough water at first and rinse away as if stirring lightly without applying too much force.
•Remove rice bran or dust by stirring with hands and clean by squeezing and unsqueezing with
hands lightly.
•Leaving the rice in water for too long may cause a rice bran smell and may decrease flavor
since grains of rice are crushed.
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Time for soaking rice varies according to season. Cook rice after soaking rice for 30 minutes in summer
and over 1 hour in winter.
Quantity of rice per serving In case of cooking with VERTU mini
Serving for 1 180ml 150g
Serving for 2 360ml 300g
Serving for 4 720ml 600g
Serving for 6 1,080ml 900g
Serving for 8 1,440ml 1,200g
For home use
*The quantity of rice filled in a paper cup is
approximately 150g.
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8
6
6
Rice level for
serving for 8
Maximum
rice
Maximum
water
Water level for
serving for 8
In case of cooking for 8
This line indicates maximum
capacity to fill the pressure pot
with rice. However, fill only ½ of the
body with ingredients of the food
regardless of MAX as food which
bulks up during cooking.
Maximum capacity
Adjust the quantity of water to cook delicious
rice to your taste.
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Features of Vertu Series Pressure Cooker
•Convenient one-touch pressure cooker
Its one-touch top cover handle allows you to open and close it easily with one hand from
any direction.
•Reliable special safety design
A safety feature prevents the top cover from opening if any pressure remains within the
pot.
•Applied fresh green product exterior
•Long-term durability
Applied 18-10 stainless steel which is harmless to the human body and has strong salt,
alkali and acid resistance for excellent durability.
•Rolling alarm weight which maintains a constant pressure
When the internal pressure has reached a designed level, the rolling alarm weight rotates
and maintains a constant internal pressure.
Whole
3-ply pot
(U-shaped)
3-ply bottom

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10 minutes or
more
2~3 minutes
later
Medium
heat
04 Heating
Heating adjustment order: High or medium heat →Medium heat or below →Turn off heat
•Start heating with high or medium heat according to the amount of rice and adjust heat so that
flames will be less than the height of pot bottom from the stove top.
•Reduce heat to medium or below when the rolling alarm weight moves and turn off heat after
2~3 minutes.
►For rice soaked for more than 2 hours, the rolling alarm weight may start moving 3-4 minutes earlier than
unsoaked rice.
05 Steaming
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Steam thoroughly for more than 10 minutes while the heat is turned off.
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02 Closing the top cover
•Hold the top cover handle and turn it from OPEN to CLOSE until it clicks. (Clockwise)
•Lift the top cover handle to check again that the top cover securely fastened.
03 Standing the rolling alarm weight upright
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Stand the rolling alarm weight upright when cooking.
(OPEN) (CLOSE)

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Rice keeps burning once the stainless steel pressure cooker is burnt!
If the pressure cooker has been previously burnt once and a proper measure has not been
taken, rice may burn again even if you clean the cooker. You can remove foreign substance
to prevent rice from burning by using fruit peel.
2 minutes
Heating in
medium heat
30 minutes in
low heat
The atmospheric pressure in our living space is 1 barometer and it does not exceed 100°C
when water is boiled since steam escapes outside when the steam lifts the top cover.
However, the boiling point rises to 120°C when the atmospheric pressure increases to 2
barometers by tightly containing steam in a pressure cooker and this is the principle of
pressure cooking.
Pressure cooking cooks in high temperature, high
pressure within a short time thus displays good flavor
and preserves nutrients and can efficiently cook brown
rice, boiled rice with cereals and steamed dishes.
It reduces time and fuel for cooking.
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What is pressure cooking?
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The color of steamed rice changes when cooking rice with the pressure
cooker!
Depending on the type of rice, the color of steamed rice may be slightly unusual (blue, light
yellow, light gray) after pressure cooking due to ingredients of rice. It is also related to the
water constituents, which may or may not show difference in color. It occurs since rice is
cooked under high temperature and high pressure. Despite this rice becomes easier to
digest and has better taste after pressure cooking.
1. Fill the pot with fruit peel until it reaches just over burnt areas. (Any type of fruit can be used)
2. Fill water in the same way as cooking rice and heat after closing the
top cover.
3. Boil for another 30 minutes over low heat after 2 minutes once
rolling alarm weight starts moving.
4. Remove remains after opening the top cover once it’s fully steamed.
| Do not discharge steam forcibly but let it discharge naturally. |
Temperature 120°C
100°C
Pressure Cooking
General Cooking
Time
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*Safety device and auxiliary safety device
•Rolling alarm weight
It maintains a certain pressure while cooking and notifies the status of
cooking by sounding alarm once pressure is built up. Please discharge
internal pressure by laying down the rolling alarm weight diagonally.
•Pressure indicator
It has the safety valve function so that in case the rolling alarm weight does
not function properly, it operates to prevent the pressure inside the pressure
cooker from raising over a certain level. If the pressure inside the pressure
cooker is built up, the golden pin is raised. If the golden pin is raised, the top
cover handle will not move from CLOSE.
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06 Opening the top cover
•Discharge internal pressure by laying down the rolling alarm weight diagonally.
•Check whether the pressure indicator has gone down.
•Open the top cover by turning the top cover handle from CLOSE to OPEN until it clicks.
(counterclockwise)
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Warning before Using
01
Do not use the product for purposes other than cooking rice
and steaming
•Please do not use for purposes of cooking soybeans (beans), red beans,
curry, flour, boiled chicken with rice, deep frying, seaweed soup, herbs
and vegetables, barley tea, plain water, dried radish leaves, jam, laundry,
sterilization. Food, especially those with high viscosity or which rise,
may block holes and may cause explosion or burns if requiring a large
quantity of oil.
02 Use the steaming plate for steaming
•In case of steaming ingredients such as sweet potato, use the steaming
plate to prevent food from contacting with water directly for safe cooking.
03 Appropriately adjust quantity of materials
•Over-filling may cause explosion since pressure with the cooker rises
abnormally.
•The maximum quantity should be less than 1/2 of pot capacity. Rice with
cereals and steamed dishes that rise as being cooked should be cooked
at 1/3 of capacity (including water).
04 When handles move around
•Use after tightening bolts on the handle with tools when bolts are
loosened.
•Receive service when there are damages to parts.
05 Do not disassemble or modify the product
•May cause malfunction and safety problems.
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Warning: Details that may cause death or serious injuries when violated.
Precautions: Details that may cause injuries or physical damages when violated.
Warning and Precautions
11 Warning and Precautions before Using
13 Warning and Precautions while Using
16 Warning and Precautions after Using
18 Precautions on Gasket (Packing)
18 Handling Care
WARNING &
PRECAUTIONS
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•Read the warnings and precautions for safety before using the product.
Keep the instruction manual in a secure place.
•Observe the matters stated in this manual since they are intended to prevent human injuries
and property damage in advance by using the produce safely.
•When the pressure cooker is heated up, pressure and temperature are raised rapidly inside of
the pressure cooker, so there is a risk of accident such as explosion and burn. Use the product
safely according to the instructions and precautions.

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Precautions before Using
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01 When using for the first time
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Before using the product, fill 2/3 of the product with cold water, dilute water with a few
drops of vinegar (one spoon of vinegar per cup of water), open the top cover and boil.
•
After boiling, clean the product using dishwashing detergent with soft sponge and wash
the product thoroughly with water.
Warning while Using
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01 When opening the top cover forcibly while in use
•
May cause severe burns when the top cover is opened forcibly while
being heated or right after turning off the heat since the top cover may
pop off or hot contents may discharge. Please open the top cover by
removing steam completely using the rolling alarm weight when it is
necessary to open the top cover.
02 Cautions on physical impact or moving the product
•
Applying physical impacts on the product or dropping the product while
moving it may cause burns by explosion. Use caution.
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1. Stand the rolling alarm weight upright and remove it by turning
it counterclockwise.
2. Check whether the steam vent hole is blocked or not.
3. If the hole is blocked then use safety pin to punch a hole.
How to check the steam vent hole
Stand the rolling alarm weight upright
and rotate and insert it clockwise.
How to insert the rolling alarm weight
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06 Check the steam vent hole of the top cover
•Check whether the steam vent hole is blocked or not before using the product.
•If the steam vent hole is blocked, it will increase the internal pressure. In this case,
use the product after punching the steam vent hole with the safety pin.
08 Check loosen nuts in steam vent.
•Use by securely tightening nuts when loosened.
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Do not use the product when parts or product are damaged or there are
distortions
•Dangerous causing malfunction and safety problems.
•Take to service if parts are broken. Distorted pots should be discarded.

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Be careful not to let the inside of the pot dry when using
steaming plate
•May damage the product when cooking while the pot is empty.
•Handle with care since steaming plate is extremely hot.
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Emergency care (rapid cooling) when there are
abnormalities
•If abnormality is discovered while cooking, level the pot after turning off
the heat, let cold water flow for 3 minutes on the top cover, and open the
top cover after confirming that steam is completely let out.
•Handle with care with oven mitts or cloths when moving pots since the
handles are hot and be careful not to drop by holding the handles tightly.
►May cause burns by explosion when dropped.
09 Effects of minerals
“When cooking rice with a stainless steel product, dark purple or rainbow
color stain remains on the product!”
•Mineral discoloration is the color which appears when vegetable or animal products are
placed in the pressure cooker (pot) and cooked due to mineral generated from food.
•There are as many colors and shapes as minerals.
•This phenomenon is harmless, so you can use the product with confidence, though it can
be removed to a certain degree by using a stainless steel cleaner.
01 Unnecessarily high heat is dangerous
•May cause damage when the handles are burnt.
•Adjust flames to less than the size of pot bottom.
02 Do not heat empty pot
•
May damage the product.
03
Place the pot to avoid flames from touching the handles
•
Adjust the direction of the pot to avoid contact with flames when using
stove with more than 2 burners.
04
Do not heat while oils (cooking oils) are on the exterior of
the product
•Oil burns and may damage the product.
05 Use safely by placing in the middle of the stove
•The pot may tip over.
06 Adjust heat below medium once the rolling alarm weight
starts moving
•Rice may burn if the heat is too strong.
Precautions while Using
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Precautions after Using
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01 Use a soft cloth when cleaning
•May damage the product when metal scoop or wired scrubber is used.
02
Wash with sponge applying neutral detergent for dishes
and remove water
•There may remain white powder after cleaning but it is caused by fine
components from tap water.
03 When removing burns
•Do not use metals such as knives or spoons as they damage the
product.
•Remove after softening the burns by soaking in hot water.
04 Storing after cooking
•Dry well before storing.
•Do not store foods in the pot since it may discolor the pot, please
move remaining foods to other containers.
05 Regular inspection for every 6 months
•Please make inquiries to the Service Center if there are abnormalities
after inspecting the rolling alarm weight, steam vent, pressure
indicator packing and handles.
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Warning after Using
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01 Open after confirming that steams are all out after cooking
•May cause burns since the top cover may pop off or hot contents are
discharged.
•Do not open the top cover handle forcibly if it cannot be turned. It indicates
that steam remains inside the pressure cooker and it is very dangerous.
02 Handling care after cooking
•May cause burns since the pot, handle, rolling alarm weight and pressure
indicator are hot after cooking.
03 Keep away from children
•May cause burns since the pot is very hot.

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Additional Information
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Please Read before Reporting Malfunction
22
Information on the Standard of Consumer Dispute Settlement
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
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01 Purchase, replacement when gasket (packing) is damaged
•Discoloration on gasket (packing) does not cause problems but tears and
shrinkage can cause steam leak.
•Gasket (packing) is disposable. Please replace it every 6 months.
►Using the gasket (packing) for a long period of time will shrink the gasket (packing) and
lower its performance.
•If there are cracks in gasket (packing) then it may cause discharge of
contents.
•Check whether gasket (packing) is damaged when steam leaks.
►Purchase gasket (packing) from a nearby hypermarket or the Service Center.
Precautions on Gasket (Packing)
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01 Keep the product clean
•Dry the product completely before storing to prevent discoloration.
02 Store by removing salts completely
•Store after completely removing salts after cooking foods containing salts. The product
may be damaged if stored while salt remaining.
Handling Care
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■What is Consumer Centered Management (CCM)?
This is the system to evaluate and certify whether a corporation restructures all
the activities from a consumer’s perspective into customer-driven activities and
improves the relevant business activities on an ongoing basis.
The purpose of this system is to reinforce the internal and external competitiveness
through the distribution of consumer-oriented business culture and establishment
and reorganization of consumer-related system and contribute to the improvement
of consumer benefits through efforts to improve consumers’ rights.
- PN PoongNyun acquired CCM certificate on December 2010 for the first time in
the kitchen appliance manufacturing industry.
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Please Check before Reporting Malfunction
Common problems Checkpoint Solutions
Steam comes out from
below the top cover
Check the status of top cover being
closed. ∙ Check the instructions in this manual.
Check the operation of pressure
indicator. ∙ Remove foreign substances around the top
cover completely.
Check for foreign substances between
gasket (packing).
Wear of gasket (packing) occurred. ∙ Contact the Service Center.
Check for any impact on the top cover.
Steam is not released
after 15 minutes of
heating
Cooking or boiling too small amount of
food. ∙ Adjust the amount of rice.
Cooking too large amount of food.
Heat is too low. ∙ Increase heat to a normal level.
Rice keeps burning The amount of food is too much.
∙ Fill the pot with water up to the surface with
burnt food, boil water properly to make the
burnt food soft and remove.
Cooking for too long time in low heat. ∙ Adjust the amount of rice and use proper heat.
Water for boiling
rice overflows from
underneath the alarm
weight
Water for boiling rice is too much or too
little. ∙ Adjust the amount of water or the level of heat.
Heat is too high.
The top cover cannot be
opened
Steam remains in the pot. ∙ Tilt the rolling alarm weight diagonally to
remove steam from the inside.
Pressure indicator does not come
down. ∙ Contact the Service Center.

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Information on the Standard of Consumer Dispute Settlement
| Please get signatures after receiving service for future reference. Please receive receipts after receiving charged service. |
•Details of repairs and inspections
Date Repairs and instructions Repaired from Names ofrepairer Signature
· Descriptions on cleaning and adjusting equipment are not malfunction.
· The company is not responsible for safety accidents caused by customers’ faults.
- When damaged by customers’ negligence.
- When broken by repairs or modifications by person other than authorized repairer from the Service Center.
- When used for purposes other than cooking.
· The holding period of parts for discontinued products is 5 years.
· It is possible to repair functional parts only on products with expired functional parts.
· Free repair is available when receipts proving the purchase for products less than 1 year.
· Please use genuine parts for safe use and for long-term use.
· Please check trademark before purchasing. The company is not responsible for problems caused when using imitations.
•Standards on compensation damages
Kitchen appliance
Common problems Solutions Note
1)Damage of product by defect of quality, performance and function
occurred naturally within 1 month after purchase - Free replacement or full refund
(Purchase price
- amount of
depreciation) for
calculating the
remaining balance
after depreciation
2)
Damage of product by a quality, performance and functional problem
occurred within the warranty period with normal use
- When a problem occurred
- When the same problem occurred again after repair (2nd time)
- When repair is impossible
- When replacement is impossible or the same problem occurred again
- Free repair
- Free replacement
- Free replacement
- Full refund
3)Damage occurred because no part for repair is available within the
holding period of parts
- Within the warranty period
•When damaged by a quality, performance and functional problem
occurred naturally in normal use status
•When damaged by customer’s intention or negligence
- After the warranty period
•Free replacement or full refund
•Replace with the same product after receiving
the amount for charged repair
- Refund the remaining balance including 5% of
purchase price after proportional depreciation
from the purchase price
(If the remaining balance after depreciation <0,
calculate it as 0)
4)When the service provider has lost the product which a consumer
requested for repair
- Within the warranty period
- After the warranty period
- Free replacement or full refund
- Refund the remaining balance including 10% of
purchase price after proportional depreciation
from the purchase price
(Maximum limit : Purchase price)

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∙ Breakdowns from normal use within warranty period is repaired for free from an agency or the
Service Center.
∙ Repairs after the expiry of warranty period are charged.
∙ The product is manufactured under strict quality control and inspection processes.
∙ Please present this warranty for service.
· Items not included in this warranty comply with customer compensation regulations per item.
- When damaged by customer’s negligence (moving, fall, impact, damage, overheat, excessive
operations) after installation.
- When damaged by natural disasters (fire, gas damages, earthquakes, storm and flooding).
- When replacing expandable parts being worn out normally during its life.
Product name
Date of purchase
Model name
Purchased from
Phone )
•Product information
Name
Address
Phone
•Customer information
•Warranty period
Quality Warranty
Gasket
(packing)
Body and main parts
(Top cover handle, rolling alarm weight, steam vent, safety valve)
Note
6 months 1 year Repairs by negligent use by
consumers are charged.
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VERTU SERIES PRESSURE COOKER USER MANUAL
•Head Office : 620, Byeolmang-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
•Publication date : 2014. 12 www.pn.co.kr
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