TEFAL HOME CHEF Smart Pro IH User manual

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SAFETY WARNINGS
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Takethetime toreadallthefollowinginstructions
carefully.
• This appliance is not intended to be operated by
means of an external timer or separate remote-
control system.
• Indoor use only.
• For cleaning your appliance, please refer
instructions for use. You can wash the cooking
bowl and steam basket in soapy hot water. Clean
the body of the appliance using a damp cloth.
• Do not immerse the appliance in water.
• Improper use of the appliance and its accessories
may damage the appliance and cause injury.
• Do not touch hot parts of the appliance. After
use, heating element surface is subject to residual
heat after use.
• For your safety, this product conforms to
all applicable standards and regulations,
(Electromagnetic Compatibility, Food Compliant
Materials, Environment, ...).
• This appliance is not intended for use by persons
(including children) with reduced physical, sensory
or mental capabilities, or lack of experience
and knowledge, unless they have been given

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supervision or instruction concerning use of the
appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they
do not play with the appliance.
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced
by the manufacturer, its service agent or similary
qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard. Do
not replace the power cord supplied with other
cords.
• This appliance is intended for domestic household
use only.
It is not intended to be used in the following
applications, and the guarantee will not apply
for:
– staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other
working environments;
– farm houses;
– by clients in hotels, motels and other residential
type environments;
– bed and breakfast type environments.
• This appliance shall not be used by children.
Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of
children.
• Appliances can be used by persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack
of experience and knowledge if they have been
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use of the appliance in a safe way and if they
understand the hazards involved.
• Children shall not play with the appliance.
• Do not fill your appliance more than the MAX
mark on the pot.
• Please follow the recommendations on the
volume of food and water to avoid the risk of
boiling over which can damage your appliance
and cause injury.
• Caution : do not spill liquid on the connector.
• Before using your appliance, check that the float
valve and the pressure limit valve are clean (see
section Cleaning and maintenance).
• Do not place any foreign objects in the pressure
relief system. Do not replace the valve.
• When you open the lid, always hold it by the lid
knob.
Position your arms in alignment with the side
carrying handles. Boiling water could remain
trapped between the gasket support and the lid
and could cause burns.
• Be careful also about the risk of scalding from
the steam coming out of the appliance when
you open the lid. First open the lid very slightly to
allow the steam to escape gently.
• Never force the appliance open. Make sure that
the inside pressure has returned to normal. Do not

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open the lid when the product is under pressure.
To do so, see the Instructions for use.
• Use only the appropriate spare parts for your model. This is particularly
important for the sealing gasket, the cooking pot and the metal lid.
• Do not damage the sealing gasket. If it is damaged, have it replaced in
an Approved Service Centre.
• The heat source necessary for cooking is included in the appliance.
• Do not place the appliance in a heated oven or on a hot hob. Do not
place the appliance close to an open flame or a flammable object.
• Do not heat the cooking pot with any other heat source than the
heating plate of the appliance and do not use any other pot. Do not use
the cooking pot with other appliances.
• Do not move the appliance when it is under pressure. Do not touch the
hot surfaces. Use the carrying handles when moving it and wear oven
mitts, if necessary. Do not use the lid knob to lift the appliance.
• Do not use appliance for other than the intended purpose.
• This appliance is not a steriliser. Do not use it to sterilise jars.
• The appliance cooks food under pressure. Incorrect use may cause risks
of burns due to steam.
• Make sure that the appliance is properly closed before bringing it up to
pressure (see Instructions for use).
• Do not use the appliance empty, without its pot or without liquid inside
the pot. This could cause serious damage to the appliance.
• After cooking meat which has an outer layer of skin (such as ox tongue),
which could swell due to the effects of pressure, do not pierce the skin
after cooking if it appears swollen: you could get burnt. Pierce it before
cooking.
• Do not use the appliance to cook food (such as beans, noodle or dried
food etc.) that expands during cooking. It may stuck the floater and
cause danger.
• Do not use the appliance to fry food in oil. Only browning is allowed.
• In browning mode, be careful of risks of burns caused by spattering
when you add food or ingredients into the hot pot.
• During cooking and automatic steam release at the end of cooking, the
appliance releases heat and steam. Keep your face and hands away from
the appliance to avoid scalding. Do not touch the lid during cooking.

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• Do not use a cloth or anything else between the lid and the housing to
leave the lid ajar. This can permanently damage the gasket.
• Do not touch the safety devices, except while cleaning and maintaining
the appliance in accordance with the instructions given.
• Make sure that the bottom of the cooking pot and the heating element
are always clean. Make sure that the central part of the heating plate
is mobile.
• Do not fill up your appliance without its cooking pot.
• Use a plastic or wooden spoon to prevent any damage to the non-stick
coating of the pot. Do not cut food directly in the cooking pot.
• If a great deal of steam is released from the rim of the lid, unplug
the power cord at once and check whether the appliance is clean. If
necessary, send the appliance to an Approved Service Centre for repair.
• Do not carry the appliance by holding it by the lid knob. Always use the
two side handles on the housing of the appliance or hold the housing
directly. Wear oven mitts if the appliance is hot. For more safety, make
sure that the lid is locked before transporting the appliance.
• If pressure is released continuously through the valve of the appliance
(for more than 1 minute) while pressure cooking, send the appliance to
a service centre for repair.
• Do not use a damaged appliance. Take it to your approved service
centre.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
• Use only spare parts sold in an approved service centre.
• The warranty does not cover the abnormal wear and tear of the cooking
pot.
• Read these instructions for use carefully before using your appliance for
the first time. Any use which does not conform to these instructions will
absolve the manufacturer from any liability and void the warranty.
• In accordance with current regulations, before disposing of an appliance
no longer needed, the appliance must be rendered inoperative (by
unplugging it and cutting off the supply cord).
Environment protection first!
Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be
recovered or recycled.
Leave it at a local civic waste collection point.

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1 Steam cover
2 Pressure limit valve
3 Lid knob
4 Control panel
a Cooking process indicator
b My recipes
c Add ingredients button
d Multi cook selection button
e Timer/ delayed start button
f Reduce key
g Increase key
h Pressure/ temperature
selection button
i Pressure cook selection
button
j Keep warm/cancel
k Start
5 Lid
6 Opening button
7 Power cord
8 Condensation collector
9 Steam basket
10 Nonstick cooking pot
11 Stainless steel cooking pot
12 Detachable inner lid
13 Sealing gasket
14 Inner lid fixation
15 Inner lid support
16 Float valve
17 Lid hook
18 Measuring cup
19 Rice ladle
20 Soup spoon
21 Top lid sensor
DESCRIPTION
BEFORE FIRST USE
• To open the lid, take hold of the lid knob, turn it anticlockwise and push
the locking button –Fig.1, Fig.2.
• Remove all packaging materials from the inside of the appliance –Fig.3
• Clean the parts of the appliance thoroughly before using it for the first
time.
• Dry off carefully.
Note: For more details, see “ Cleaning and Maintenance” paragraph.
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PREPARATIONS BEFORE COOKING
1. Put the condensation collector into place –Fig.4
2. Open the lid and put ingredients in the pot, wipe the outside and
bottom of the cooking pot dry. Place the cooking pot in the appliance.
3. Turn the lid knob clockwise to lock the lid. When the appliance is
charged, it will beep twice if the lid is locked and the appliance is
charged –Fig.6

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Cooking program - Multi-cook Programs
Default
cooking
temperature
Adjustable
cooking
temperature
Default
cooking
time
Adjustable
pressure
keeping
time
Delayed
start
Lid status
Slow Cook
Low 70 °C / 8 hours 2 ~ 12 hours • •
Slow Cook
High 90 °C / 6 hours 2 ~ 12 hours • •
Saute/ Sear 150 °C / 2 minutes 2 ~ 59
minutes / •
Sous Vide 58 °C 58 - 90 °C 3 hours 10 minutes
~ 20 hours / •
Bake 120 °C 120-150 °C 45 minutes 40 ~ 59
minutes • •
Sauce
Thickening / / 8 minutes 5 ~ 15 minutes / •
DIY 100 °C 60 ~ 150 °C 30 minutes 5 minutes ~
4 hours / • • •
4. Position the pressure limit valve and take care that it clicks well into
place –Fig.7
5. Unroll the power cord and connect it to the earthed socket –Fig.8
Note:
• The level of foods and liquids should never exceed the max level marking
on the cooking pot – Fig 5.
• Do not use the appliance to cook food (such as beans, noodle or dried
food etc.) that expands during cooking. It may stuck the float valve and
cause danger.
• When cooking rice and other sticky ingredients, use nonstick inner pot
to avoid stick.
• After the cooking process is started, you can long press Keep warm/
Cancel button to terminate the current program and the appliance goes
to standby mode.

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Note:
• The preheat time of Saute/Sear may take up to 5 minutes.
• To use Sauce thickening and Saute/Sear program, you need to open lid
and start the program.
Cooking program - Pressure Cook Programs
Default
pressure
keeping
time
Adjustable
pressure
cooking
time
Default
pressure
Adjustable
pressure
range
Delayed
start
Lid status
Quick Rice 14 minutes / 30 kPa 20 ~ 50 kPa • •
Porridge/
Congee 20 minutes 15 ~ 30 minutes 30 kPa 20 ~ 50 kPa • •
Beef/Lamb 30 minutes 30 ~ 59
minutes 60 kPa 20 ~ 70 kPa • •
Chicken/
Duck 15 minutes 12 ~ 29 minutes 40 kPa 20 ~ 70 kPa • •
Soup 20 minutes 20 ~ 59
minutes 30 kPa 20 ~ 50 kPa • •
Steam* 8 minutes 3 ~ 20
minutes 10 kPa / • •
Abalone
Small 5 hous
25 minutes / 60 kPa / • •
Big 9 hous
55 minutes / 60 kPa / • •
Note:
• Cooking pressure can be adjusted to reach your favorite texture. You
may increase the pressure to have an even more tender result, or
decrease the pressure if you find the texture to be too soft.
• *steam will be released intermittently from the pressure limit valve. This
is to maintain the low pressure parameter and to ensure the cooking
result.
• For Abalone program, you can press “+/-”button to shift between two
kinds of setting.

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GENERAL INFORMATION FOR COOKING UNDER PRESSURE
• An EPC (electrical pressure cooker) is an electric pan with an hermetic lid
and a special valve, that allows to cook the food under pressure, which
saves cooking time and makes the stiff foods soft.
• The following programs cook automatically under pressure: Quick Rice,
Porridge/Congee, Beef/Lamb, Chicken/Duck, Soup, Steam, Abalone. For
DIY function you will enter a cooking pressure state if you select at least
100°C, with the lid closed and locked.
• Once you have selected your program, the time to reach the pressure
will depend on the amount of food and liquids in the cooking pot. The
lid must be closed and locked to reach a pressure state: as the appliance
is hermetically closed, when the temperature increases, the liquid inside
forms steam which raises the pressure in the pot (thus when preparing
with pressure there should be always liquid inside the bowl).
• Once pressure has built up in the appliance, the lock mechanism system
is activated and then the lid will not be able to be opened during cooking
(so all ingredients must be added at the beginning of cooking). Never
attempt to open the lid during pressure cooking. When the pressure for
cooking is reached, the appliance switches automatically to cooking
phase, and the time previously set starts counting down.
• When the food is cooked under pressure, after the cooking process the
appliance will switch to keep warm state. The digital screen will indicate ‘’b’’.
• When using the pressure cooker for the first few times, you may notice
slight steam leakage from the lid. This is normal and will occur when
pressure builds up. Some leakage from the pressure limit valve may also
occur during cooking.
• It is normal for a small amount of steam to escape during cooking (as
the valve is a safety valve).
Opening the lid after pressure cooking
• After cooking under pressure, steam will be released automatically, it will take
from a few seconds to 10 minutes depending on the quantity of liquid inside.
• To open the lid, take hold of the handle, turn it anticlockwise, and push
the opening button -1-2. Unplug the power cord.
Note: Be careful of the hot steam coming out from the lid. Keep your
face and hands away from the steam flow.

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PRESSURE COOKING
Quick rice, Porridge/Congee, Beef/Lamb, Chicken/Duck, Soup, Steam,
Abalone are pressure cooking programs.
1. Follow the steps in “Preparations before cooking”.
2. Press “Pressure Cook” to choose cooking programs. The chosen
programs lights up, the default pressure Cooking time is displayed on
the screen –Fig.9
3. Press “+/-” to change the pressure Cooking time –Fig.10
4. Press “Pressure/Temp” to change the cooking pressure. The default
cooking pressure is displayed on the screen –Fig.11
5. Press “+/-” to change the cooking pressure –Fig.12
6. Press “Start” to start the cooking program. The appliance starts to heat
up. The light of “heating up” lights up –Fig.13
7. When the pressure for cooking is reached, the appliance switches
automatically to pressure cooking phase, and the time previously set
starts countdown.
8. When the pressure keeping time has elapsed, the appliance beeps and
releases pressure automatically.
9. The appliance will jump to keep warm automatically when the pressure
released completely except for some programs. You can unlock and
open the top lid.
Note:
• Some programs can’t be changed the pressure cooking time or cooking
pressure parameter. Please see the detail in the Pressure Cooking
Programs chart.
RICE COOKING
1. Pour the required quantity of rice into the cooking pot using
the measuring cup provided. Then fill with cold water up to the
corresponding "CUP" mark printed in the bowl.
Note: Always add the rice first otherwise you will have too much water.
2. For best results, we recommend using ordinary rice rather than "easy
cook" type of rice which tend to give a stickier rice and may adhere to
the housing. With other types of rice, such as brown or wild rice, the
quantities of water need adjustment.

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ADD INGREDIENTS
Beef/Lamb, Chicken/ Duck, Steam, Soup cooking programs are
available for this function.
1. With this function, you can open the lid during pressure cooking
process and add more ingredients.
2. After choosing the pressure cooking program, press the “Add
Ingredients” button. The light of add ingredients lights up. Press the
“Start” button to start to the program. When the remaining cooking
time is 10 minutes left, the current cooking process pauses, the
appliance starts to release pressure –Fig.14
3. You can also press “Add Ingredients” anytime during pressure maintain
process. The current cooking process pauses, the appliance start to
release pressure.
3. If you only want to cook 1 cup of white rice (serves 2 small or 1 large
portion), use 1 measuring cup of white rice and then add one and a
half measuring cup of water. With some types of rice it is normal for a
little rice to stick on the housing when cooking 1 cup of rice.
4. If you only want to cook 2 cups of white rice (serves 4 small or 3
large portions), use 2 measuring cups of white rice and then add two
measuring cups of water.
5. The maximum quantity of water + rice should not exceed the highest
mark inside the bowl. Depending on the type of rice, quantities of
water may need adjustment.
COOKING GUIDE FOR RICE
Rice measurement in cups Weight Water measurement in the
bowl (+ rice) Serves
2300 g 2 cup mark 2 - 4 pers.
4600 g 4 cup mark 4 - 8 pers.
6900 g 6 cup mark 6 - 12 pers.
81200 g 8 cup mark 8 - 16 pers.
10 1500 g 10 cup mark 10 - 20 pers.

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MULTI - COOK
Slow Cook Low, Slow Cook High, Saute/Sear, Sous Vide, Bake, Sauce
Thickening, DIY are Multi- cook programs.
1. Follow the steps in “Preparations before cooking”.
2. Press “Multi Cook” to choose cooking programs. The chosen programs
lights up, the default cooking time is displayed on the screen –Fig.16
3. Press “+/-” to change the cooking time –Fig.17
4. Press “Pressure/Temp” to change the cooking temperature. The default
cooking temperature is displayed on the screen –Fig.18
5. Press “+/-” to change the cooking temperature –Fig.19
6. Press “Start” to start the cooking program. The appliance starts to heat
up. The light of “Heating Up” lights up –Fig.20
7. When you use “Slow Cook Low”, “Slow Cook High”, “Sauce Thickening”
and “DIY”, the time previously set starts countdown from the beginning
of program. When you use “Saute/Sear”, “Sous Vide”, “Bake” program,
the appliance starts countdown when the temperature reaches the
previously set parameter.
8. When the cooking time has elapsed, the appliance beeps and switches
to keep warm mode automatically except Saute/Sear, Sous Vide,
Sauce Thickening and DIY. You can unlock and open the top lid.
Note:
1. Some Programs’ cooking temperature can’t be changed. Please see
the detail in the Multi-cook Programs chart.
2. Sous Vide Cooking program
– The key for sous vide cooking is to create a vacuum seal. Vacuum
sealing foods prevents evaporation and allows for the most efficient
transfer energy from the water to the food. To do so, simply place your
seasoned food in a plastic bag and squeeze out all the air and then
seal the bag. Add water into the inner pot first and then submerge the
food into water.
4. When pressure is released completely, the appliance beeps. You can
open the top lid to add more ingredients you want.
5. Close and lock the lid and press “Start” button. The appliance will
continue to cook for the remaining cooking time.
6. You can also press “+,-” button to adjust remaining cooking time from 5
minutes to 20 minutes according to different ingredients texture –Fig.15

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DELAYED START
Delay start is not available only in Saute/sear, Sauce thickening, Sous
vide. and DIY.
1. Follow the steps of pressure cook or multi-cook, choose the cooking
program you need.
2. Press “Time/ Delayed Start” once or twice until the light of delayed
start lights up –Fig.21
3. Press “+,-” to set time –Fig.22
4. Press “Start” to confirm the preset time. When preset time is
elapsed, the appliance starts working in the selected cooking mode
automatically –Fig.23
MY RECIPES
You can set any three Programs as “My Recipes”. The default programs
are (1)Rice, (2)Soup, (3)Steam. We can press “My Recipes” to choose
among the 3 recipes we want to use or change. If you want to change
any of the default program, for instance, to change “Steam” to “Beef/
Lamb”, follow the steps below:
1. Press My Recipes to choose (3) Steam –Fig.24
2. Press “Pressure Cook” to choose “Beef/ Lamb” program –Fig.25
3. Set cooking time or pressure or temperature if you need (please refer
to the instruction above to change these cooking parameters) –Fig.26
4. Press and hold “My Recipe” button for 3 seconds to save it –Fig.27
– If you set the cooking temperature under 60 degree, please don’t cook
the food more than 6 hours (to avoid bacteriologic risk).