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FAGOR DUO PRESSURE COOKER
USER’S MANUAL
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CONTENTS Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 DUO Pressure Cooker line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Components and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ENGLISH This is a U.L.-listed appliance. The following safeguards are recommended by most port- able appliance manufacturers. IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS When using pressure cookers, basic safety precautions should always be followed: 1. Read all instructions. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs. 3. Close supervision is necessary when the pressure cooker is used near children. 4. Do not place the pressure cooker in a heated oven. 5. Extreme caution must be used when moving a pressure
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Manufacturer’s Recommendations To fully enjoy your new Fagor pressure cooker, please read carefully these recommendations before you start using your pressure cooker, and follow them accordingly: 1. Please make sure children do not have access to or reach the pressure cooker while cooking. 2. Never use the pressure cooker with a worn or torn gasket. Inspect the gasket before every use to make sure it is pliable and does not have any cracks or tears. If you need to replace it, see the Care a
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ENGLISH Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Fagor Pressure Cooker. We appreciate the confidence you have placed in our company by selecting one of our many pressure cookers. We are confident that the pressure cooker will give you many years of excellent service. Surrounded by endless myths, pressure cookers are probably the least understood of cookware. This is unfortunate since pressure cookers provide many advantages over traditional cooking. First and foremost, most foods can be cook
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Components and Features when moving or carrying the pressure cooker. 6. Operating Valve: This operating 1. Pressure Cooker Pot: Made of valve features 2 pressure settings high-quality, heavy-gauge, 18/10 (positions 1 and 2), a steam release stainless steel. All cooking takes place in the pressure cooker pot. position (with a picture of steam), and an unlock position (picture of a circle 2. Lid: Made of high-quality, heavy- with a line through it) (Figures 8-9). gauge stainless steel. T
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ENGLISH the lid is closed. To lock the pressure contact with food. In view of the cooker, slide the pressure lock button fact that aluminum should not be in up towards the lid. (Fig. 6). contact with food and it does not have magnetic properties, the aluminum middle layer is sandwiched between the two outer layers. Aluminum is the best heat conductor and therefore provides faster and more even heat distribution. The last layer is stainless steel with magnetic properties, making the pre
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such a position that the Safety Vent to extend the life of the gasket and to is not facing towards you or towards facilitate locking the lid in place. anything that could get damaged by the steam and sputtering liquid. 13. Stainless Steel Steamer Basket: The Fagor DUO Pressure Cooker comes with a stainless steel steamer basket. The basket is used for steaming foods under pressure without placing them directly in the cooking liquid. 14. Support trivet: For use with the steamer basket. T
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ENGLISH such as dried beans or other legumes NOTE: the pressure valve will be set and grains. Also fill only halfway when on pressure level 2 when using the preparing soups or stock. pressure cooker for the first time, as 3. You can add food and liquid directly into per factory default setting. the pressure cooker, or, optionally, you can steam your food in the stainless Pounds of Pressure per Selector’s Square Inch steel steamer basket. To use the Position (psi) stainless steel steame
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6. If the pressure drops or there is no starts coming out of the operating steam coming out of the operating valve, and adjust the cooking time valve, raise the burner heat just until by 1 or 2 minutes. a gentle, steady stream of steam is released and can be maintained. Releasing Pressure After 7. While cooking, never inadvertently Cooking shake the pressure cooker. This can Always check your recipe to determine cause the automatic valve to release if the pressure cooker should be cooled s
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ENGLISH 3. Automatic Release Method: When using the automatic release method, 5. Opening during cooking. If you should turn the dial on the operating valve need to open the pressure cooker to the steam release position (steam during the cooking process, it must drawing position, fig. 7), and the be depressurized first as described steam will be released automatically. in this section. We recommend using Once the steam has totally been the automatic release method for released and t
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exterior of the pressure cooker has a 8. Replacement Parts: Only use mirror finish, if you wash it by hand authentic replacement parts do not use metal scouring pads or manufactured and distributed abrasive cleaners, which will scratch by Fagor America, Inc. The use and possibly ruin the finish. of any unauthorized parts and or 3. To remove stubborn stains and any attachments may cause unit failure discoloration in the interior of the and will void any warranty protection pressure cooker
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ENGLISH Do not chop or cut food inside the cooker with a knife or other sharp utensil to avoid scratching the bottom. For soups and stocks, do not fill pressure cooker over 1/2 full! Remember to ALWAYS use some cooking liquid. Operating the cooker without any cooking liquid or allowing the cooker to boil dry will damage the cooker and will not allow it to build pressure for proper 3. As you are pulling the valve up, functioning. keep trying to turn it to the left, counterclockwise,
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Broccoli, shoots 2-3 minutes High • If you prefer, add sugar and/or seasoning to the fruit before or after Brussels sprouts, whole 4 minutes High cooking. Cabbage, red or green, ¼-inch slices 1 minute High • When you cook whole or halved fruit, Cabbage, red or green, in quarters 3-4 minutes High use the cold water or automatic release Carrots, ¼-inch slices 1 minute High method. When you cook fruit in slices Carrots, 1-inch slices 4 minutes High or pieces to make purée or conse
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ENGLISH • Soak beans in four times their volume Grains of warm water for at least four hours • WARNING: Never fill the pressure before cooking, or if you prefer, leave cooker to more than half its capacity them to soak overnight. Do not add salt with grains, as these foods tend to to the water as this hardens the beans expand and froth during cooking. and prevents absorption of water. • Clean out any foreign particles. Rinse • Do not soak dried split lentils. them with warm water. Soak grain
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way that it fits in the cooker without release method. Open the cooker touching the sides. and add the vegetables. Check • Meat and poultry cut up into small the seasoning. Bring the pressure pieces cooks faster. cooker up to pressure again and • To achieve best results, brown continue pressure cooking for the the meat or poultry with 2 to 3 cooking time recommended for the tablespoons of vegetable or olive vegetables. oil in the pressure cooker with the If you want to add vegetables li
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ENGLISH Spring chickens, two 8-10 minutes High Meats and Poultry: When preparing meats and poultry, brown well in the Soup or concentrated pressure cooker pot using at least 2 stock of beef or fowl 10-15 minutes High tablespoons of vegetable or olive oil. Drain any excess fat and sautè onions, garlic or Seafood and fish any other vegetables as called for in the • Clean and gut fish. Take out all the recipe. Add the remaining ingredients and visible bone. at least a 1/2 cup of cookin
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Troubleshooting In order to ensure best results when using the Fagor DUO pressure cooker, be certain to read all of the instructions and safety tips contained in this owner’s manual and all other printed materials provided by the manufacturer. The following are practical tips and solutions to some common problems you may experience when using the Fagor DUO pressure cooker. The lid got jammed while trying to slide it closed, and will not open or close. PROBLEM: REASON: If the instructions i
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ENGLISH The visual pressure indicator has popped up, but there is no steam released by PROBLEM: the operating valve. REASON: 1. There is not enough liquid in the cooker. 2. The valve is dirty and/or obstructed. 3. The burner heat is not high enough. SOLUTION: 1. Make sure there is enough liquid. There should always be at least half a cup of liquid in the pressure cooker, or 2 cups if the cooking time is over 10 minutes. 2. The valve can become dirty when cooking foods such as dried beans whi
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Steam is escaping around the edge of the lid. PROBLEM: REASON: 1. The pressure cooker is too full. 2. The pressure cooker was not closed properly. 3. The silicone gasket is not in place, or it is dirty or worn. 1. Never fill the pressure cooker more than half or ²/ full or ½ full when cooking SOLUTION: ³ liquids or foods that froth and expand during cooking. 2. Following the instructions given in this manual, close the pressure cooker so that a tight seal is created which will allow for adequa
