Prestige 47286 User manual

4 L & 6 L

These instructions cover the following models:
47286 & 47287 -6L aluminium model & 4L aluminium model
This temperature is dictated by atmospheric pressure and cannot
increase no matter how long boiling continues. The weight on your
Prestige pressure cooker increases the pressure inside the cooker which
in turn raises the temperature at which the liquid boils. The result is
faster cooking times because of the higher temperature obtained and at
the same time the steam is forced through the food, cooking and
tenderising it.
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If you have any difficulty in using your pressure cooker or if you require
spare parts, please visit our website www.prestige.co.uk
See page 6 ‘To fit the lid on the cooker’
See page 7 ‘Releasing steam after cooking’
Dishwasher suitability –your pressure cooker is not dishwasher safe

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CAUTION: It is important that you read the above instructions carefully
before using your pressure cooker.
Regularly check all removable parts and if necessary re-tighten
See page 8 ‘Cleaning the lid’

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Both main pot handle and the lid handle must be aligned with
each other when fully closed.

15lbi (103 kPa)
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Secondary Safety Device (SSD)
Gasket
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IMPORTANT
Please note that the gasket and SSD should be replaced every 12 months.
Failure to do so may result in boil dry, prolonged cooking times, personal
injury or damage to property.
NB: For all spare part reference numbers and further details, please
refer to the Customer Assistance page on www.prestige.co.uk
LO C KIN G PIN
/ VPI

15lb (103kPa) weight supplied
Nominal operating pressure N.O.P 103 kPA/15 psi
Maximum operating pressure M.A.P 160 kPA/23 psi
Place the lid on the cooker body, lining up the arrow mark on the lid
with the arrow mark on the body handle. Gently depress the lid, on
the opposite side to the lid handle, while turning the lid handle
clockwise to precisely align it with the pan body handle.
You may find that after fitting a new gasket the lid may be a little
stiff, but a thin coat of cooking oil will help.
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anti-clockwise.
Press the weight assembly onto the vent tube until it clicks into
position.
temperature has been reached, start timing potatoes for 4 minutes.
9. After 4 minutes, turn the heat off.
10. Some recipes call for ‘quick release’ cooking, usually to rapidly cool
down the food to prevent further cooking. To do this, lift the
pressure cooker off the hob, carefully carry it to the sink, run cold
water over the lid, avoiding the valves, and the visual pressure
indicator should drop in around 20 seconds, enabling you to unlock
the lid and remove your food.
Always remember to use oven gloves as your pressure cooker may
get hot during/after use and do not touch hot surfaces.
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Gasket Release System (GRS)
If the vent tube and SSD become blocked, pressure inside the cooker will
rise. To prevent it reaching unsafe levels the gasket is designed to 'expand'
through the slot on the lid rim opposite the handle and release pressure.
Please note that the gasket should be replaced every 12 months. Failure to
do so may result in damage to you or the pressure cooker.
Place the 15lb (103kPa) weight onto the vent tube, make sure it clicks
into place.
Place the cooker onthe heat source and turn the heat to a high setting,
ensuring gas flames do not spread upthe side walls of your cooker.
Wait for the visual pressure indicator (VPI) to rise.
Wait until there is slight hissing as steam escapes from around the
weight regulator. This indicates that the correct cooking

Stand the cooker in the sink and pour cold running water over the lid.
Make sure no water runs into the vent tube or visual pressure indicator
(VPI).
When the pressure has dropped, the VPI will drop down. This tells you
that the cooker can now be opened. Remove the cover by sliding the
top handle to the right.
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Make sure that the cooker is thoroughly dry before storing otherwise
the metal may discolour and pits may appear
Put the required amount of water in the cooker.
Ensure that gas flames do not spread up the side walls of your cooker.
Ensure that gas flames do not spread up the side walls of your cooker.
Remember if slow release is used the cooking time is increased as the
cooker remains at pressure for longer.
MFSD / VPI

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If you make sure that you always have sufficient liquid, that you do
not leave the cooker steaming or cooking for long periods on too high
a heat, and you replace the gasket and secondary safety device
regularly, your cooker should never boil dry.
If the cooker ever does boil dry, the heat must be turned off and the
cooker left to cool before moving.
If your cooker ever does boil dry, the cooker will overheat and the
base of the cooker may become distorted. Distortion of the base is
not covered by the guarantee.
NB: Your pressure cooker is not suitable for the dishwasher

What to do if Possible C ause Acon Advice
C ooker w ill not come to p ressure Lid gasket leaking
Lid is not closed properly
W eight assembly not ed
correctly
C an see leakage of steam
from weight valve assembly
SSD becomes dislodged.
SSD lost / missing
See “ Gasket leakage” .
Ensure the cooker lid is aligned/posioned
correctly
Press the weight assembly onto the vent tube.
C heck for loose weight valve assembly (vent
tube nut loose)
Press the SSD back into the posion ensuring it
moves up &down freely.
R eplace with new SSD
See Page 6 . “ To t lid on the cooker”
C heck and ghten
The pressure cooker will not come to
pressure if the SSD is missing, damaged
or dislodged.
The SSD should be replaced every 12
months regardless of use. Ensure all
parts purchased are original Presge
replacement parts.
G asket leakage Dirty gasket or food parcles on
the rim.
Worn or hardened gasket.
Damaged body or lid.
N on-original gasket used.
W ash the gasket, wipe cooker rim and gasket.
R eplace with new gasket.
N ew pressure cooker has to bepurchased.
R emove / Dispose
See Page 8 . “ C leaning the lid”
The gasket should be replaced every 12
months regardless of use.
Ensure careful handling and storage.
Lids and bodies cannot be repaired.
Ensure all parts purchased are original
Presge replacement parts.
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What to do if Possible C ause Acon Advice
Visual Pressure Indicator does not
rise.
Visual pressure indicator scking.
Lid gasket leaking.
Lid is not closed properly
Gently tap the lid handle.
See “ Gasket leakage” .
Ensure the cooker lid is aligned/posioned
correctly See Page 6 . “ To t lid on the cooker”
E x cess steam from the Pressure
regulator.
Heat is too high.
W eight assembly not ed
correctly.
W eight assembly is loose
Turn down / reduce heat.
Press the weight assembly into posion.
R emove fromheat source & wait unl cooker
is cool.
W hen reduced make sure the visual
pressure indicator remains up.
Always use protecon “ an oven
glove/mi” or wait unl cooker is cool.
W hen cool, remove lid and ghten
(loose vent tubenut)
C ooker boils dry Insucient liq uid for the cooking
me.
Vent tube is blocked.
Cooking on too high a heat for too
long.
Ensure that the cooker has sucient liq uid.
Clean vent tube
C heck cooking mes and liq uid q uans.
General rule for liq uid q uanty is 1/2
pint up to the st 15 minutes and a
further 1/4 of a pint for each 15
minutes thereaer.
See Page 8 . “ C leaning the lid”
Once VPI has risen reduce heat “ Aim to
maintain a gentle hissing sound & a
very gentle escape of steam from
weight.
C AU TION - if the cooker boils dry it will
over heat. If the base becomes bulged
or warped, this cannot be repaired and
is excluded from the Presge Q uality
Guarantee.
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What to do if Possible C ause Acon Advice
Why aren’ t foods cooked w ithin the
recommended mes?
Steam maybe escaping through the
gasket.
Meat & vegetables are not cut to
the correct siz es for the stated
cooking me.
See “ Gasket leakage” .
Always follow recipe recommendaon for siz es
of food & cooking mes.
The gasket should be replaced every 12
months regardless of use. Ensure all
parts purchased are original Presge
replacement parts.
See www.presge.co.uk for further
recipe suggesons.
Why is food scking to the boom of
the cooker causing burning during
cooking?
Heat has been letoo high aer
pressure has been reached.
Insucient liq uid added
There is a tendency to sck if high
heats are used.
Meat has been coated in flour prior
to pre-browning which has made
the liq uid too thick, causing
scking.
R educe heat source
Always add sucient water
U se low – medium heat
Thicken soups & casseroles aer cooking.
Once VPI has risen reduce heat “ Aim to
maintain a gentle hissing sound & a very
gentle escape of steam from weight.
General rule for liq uid q uanty is 1/2
pint up to the st 15 minutes and a
further 1/4 of a pint for each 15 minutes
thereaer.
At low – medium heat make sure the
visual pressure indicator remains up.
See page 4 . “ R ecipe Tips”
Why does liq uid sp urt out of the
cooker up through the vent?
Cooker has been over-lled so the
liq uid boils up through the vent.
Volalfoods e.g. rice,pasta,
pulses etc.
R educe the amount of liq uid used. Turn o
heat source & unblock / clean vent tube.
Do not over ll the pressure cooker.
See Page 8 . “ C leaning the lid”
See Page 3. “ Dierent llng levels
table”
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What to do if Possible C ause Action Advice
Why does liq uid seep out w hile
releasing p ressure?
Over-filled with liq uid
Steam was released q uickly when
slow release was req uired.
Flour has been added at the
beginning of cooking making the
liq uid frothy or viscous forming a
syphoning effect.
Always follow recipe recommendation for
liq uid content, release of pressure &
thickening dishes after cooking.
Always follow recipe recommendation for
liq uid content, release of pressure &
thickening dishes after cooking.
Thicken soups & casseroles after cooking.
See page 7 . “ R eleasing steam after
cooking” .
See page 7 . “ R eleasing steam after
cooking” .
See page 4 . “ R ecipe Tips”
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Secondary Safety Device (SSD)
If the weight assembly knob failsto funcon due to overload or blockage of
the vent tube, the pressure Inside goes above the nominal level (15lbs/psi
(103kPa).). The SSD allows the excess pressureto release through the slit
provided, gently under the Handle. The steam release can be seen coming
underneath the Handle and not through the Pressureregulator hole.Once
the SSD operates, the cookershould be removed. The user should also
examine the reason for the pressure regulator not funconing. Ensure that
the vent tube isclean and clear before resuming the cooking. For the Gasket
and SSDto operate correctly, they must be renewed every 12months,
regardless of use.
The Weight Assembly Knob and Vent Tube
This device ensures that pressure is maintained inside the appliance
while cooking at 15lb/psi (103kPa) above atmosphericpressure.Once the
pressure inside the cooker reaches nominal cooking pressure, the weight
assembly releases steam (there will be aslight hissing sound), thus
ensuring that excess pressure does not build up inside the cooker.
Mulfunconal Safety Lock/Visual Pressure Indicator (VPI)
This device enables users to operate the pressure cooker in complete
safety. The Mulfunconal Safety Lock has a visual pressure indicator
(VPI) feature that lets the user know when the cooker is under pressure.
The pin inside the Mulfunconal Safety Lock rises and lowers above the
opening of the cover as internal cooking pressure rises and lowers. As
pressure starts building inside the pressure cooker, internal cooking
pressure pushes up the pin inside the Mulfunconal Safety Lock cover.
This signals that your pressurecookeris under internal cooking pressure
(15lbs/psi (103kPa).Once cooking is complete and the pressurecooker is
removed fromtheheat source, the pressureinside the cookerwill slowly
drop back down and the visual pressure indicator pin will drop back flush
with the cover.Do not try to release pressureby lng the pin with a
spoon or any other kitchen tool.The Mulfunconal Safety Lock is also a
pressure-building control device. If the pressurecookeris improperly
closed, the Mulfunconal Safety Lock will not allowinternal cooking
pressureto build up.
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The body and lid of your Prestige pressure cooker is guaranteed for aperiod of 10 years from date of purchase to be free from defects in materials
and workmanship under normal household use.
The gasket and SSD are guaranteed for only 12 months.
The guarantee is invalidated by failure to replace the gasket and SSD and by the use of parts which are not original Prestige replacement parts.
Should you have aproblem please contact C ustomer Services Department, Meyer Group, Prestige Products, W irral International B usiness
Park, R iverview R oad, B romborough, W irral C H6 2 3R H or email consumercare@ meyeruk.com
This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights.For more information,visitusat:www.prestige.co.uk
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