Care And Cleaning - Kenwood PC400 Quick Start Manual

to pressure cook
1 Put your food in the cooking pot. Or you can put a bowl on the rack provided
it's heatproof and there's room for air to circulate around and above it.
2 Ensure your level is not more than:
maximum amounts (including liquid)
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'max' for solids (eg vegetables, joints of meat)
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1 ⁄
full for liquids and cereal (eg soup, fruit, stew, rice, cereal)
2
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1 ⁄
full for pulses (eg soya beans, chick peas)
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The above maximum amounts must include the following liquid capacities in the
cooking pot.
minimum liquid amounts
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1 ⁄
300 ml ( pt) for the first 15 minutes (or part period) and
2
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150ml ( 1 ⁄ pt) for each 15-minute period (or part period) after that.
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important
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Use a liquid that'll steam, eg water, stock. Never use oil or fat instead or use
your appliance for deep frying.
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Never cook anything that'll rise (eg dumplings) – it could block the safety
devices.
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Hint: using boiling liquid helps the appliance reach the correct pressure faster.
3 Lock the lid on.
4 Turn the control dial to 'pressure'
5 Press 'pressure mode' once to select 'low' or twice to select 'high'.
6 Press 'cook time' to set a cooking time.
7 Press 'start'.
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The orange pressure indicator will rise as the pressure builds.
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The timer will start when the appliance reaches the correct pressure.
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If the control dial gets blocked, steam and food may shoot up out of the safety
valves.
8 When the cooking time ends, the appliance will beep.
9 Remove the lid after the orange pressure indicator drops.
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Release pressure slowly by allowing the unit to cool to room temperature (the
appliance will beep regularly as it cools).
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Release pressure quickly by pressing the steam release button in short bursts
Steam will hiss out of the control dial.
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See cooking guide for recommendations.
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Only remove the lid after the orange pressure indicator has
dropped.
to delay start
1 After selecting your programme, if you want cooking to start in 30, 60, 90 or
120 minutes, press the 'delay' start to set the time to '0.5', '1.0', '1.5', '2.0'.
2 Press 'start'
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the delay timer starts immediately.
Don't use this for perishable food (meat, poultry, fish, seafood)
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care and cleaning

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Before cleaning, unplug and let everything cool. Never pour cold water into a
hot pressure cooker.
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Never put the appliance in water or let the cord or plug get wet – you could get
an electric shock.
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Clean all parts after every use – keep the safety valves unblocked.
cooking pot, lid, rubber ring
1 Remove the rubber ring.
2 Wash up in mildly soapy water. Use a sponge – nothing abrasive.
3 Rinse and dry.
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Replace the rubber ring every year, or sooner if it's worn or hard: for a
replacement, see 'Service and customer care', page 3.
lid safety valves
Press from underneath to ensure they move freely
control dial, pipe
1 Press and turn the dial to 'clean'
2 Wash under the tap.
3 Check the spring in the control dial moves freely.
4 Important - Clean the pipe under the control dial in the lid
to the light to check the pipe's clean.
5 Refit the dial.
rack, basket
Wash up in hot soapy water, then dry.
outside
Wipe with a damp cloth, then dry.
service and customer care
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If the cord is damaged it must, for safety reasons, be replaced by Kenwood or
an authorised Kenwood repairer.
UK
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If you need help with:
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using your appliance or
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servicing, spare parts or repairs (in or out of guarantee)
call Kenwood on 023 9239 2333 and ask for Customer Care. Have your model
number ready – it's on the underside of your appliance. Alternatively, contact
your authorised Kenwood repairer: look in YELLOW PAGES under 'Electrical
appliance repairs'.
Eire
See our advertisement in Golden Pages.
other countries
Contact the shop where you bought your appliance.
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. Then pull out the control dial .
. Hold the lid up