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Important safety information
For your safety, this appliance complies with applicable standards and regulations:
- Pressure vessel directive
- Materials in contact with food
• This appliance is designed for domestic use.
• Take time to read all of the instructions and always refer back to the “User's Guide”.
• Just like for any other cooking appliance, always pay close attention to it, especially during
use in the presence of children.
• Never place your pressure cooker in a hot oven.
• Always be very careful when moving your pressure cooker under pressure. Never touch hot sur-
faces. Use the handles and knobs. Use gloves where necessary.
• Never use your pressure cooker for any purpose other than the one it was designed for.
• Your pressure cooker cooks under pressure. Scalding injuries may result from unsuitable use.
Always make sure that the pressure cooker is properly closed before starting to use it. Refer
to the “Closing” heading.
• Always make sure that the operating valve is in the open (pressure released) position before
attempting to open your pressure cooker.
• Never force your pressure cooker open. Always make sure that the pressure inside it has drop-
ped. Refer to the “Safety” heading.
• Never use your pressure cooker without any liquid in it for this will seriously damage it. Always
make sure that there is enough liquid in it during cooking.
• Use heat source(s) that are compatible with your pressure cooker, in line with the instruc-
tions for use.
• Never fill your pressure cooker more than two-thirds full (the maximum mark).
• For food that expands during cooking, like rice or dried vegetables or fruit sauces, ... never fill
your pressure cooker more than half full.
• After cooking meat with a superficial outer skin (e.g. tongue…) that may expand with the
pressure, never stab the meat while the skin looks swollen under pressure for you may be scal-
ded. We recommend that you pierce the meat before cooking.
• For paste-like food (e.g. split peas, rhubarb…), the pressure cooker should be slightly shaken
prior to opening to ensure that these foods do not spray out.
• Always make sure that the operating and safety valves are not blocked before use. Refer to
the “Before cooking” heading.
• Never use your pressure cooker to deep fry using oil under pressure.
• Never take any action on the safety systems other than that which is described in the ins-
tructions for cleaning and maintenance.
• Only use TEFAL genuine spares designed for your model of appliance. This especially means
only using a model cooker body and lid.
• Alcohol vapour is inflammable. Bring alcohol to the boil some two minutes before putting the
lid on. Watch over your appliance when making alcohol based recipes.
• Never use your pressure cooker to store acid or salty foods prior to and after cooking for this
may damage your pressure cooker body.
Keep these instructions