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T-FAL answers your questions
Problems
If your pressure
cooker has been
heated under pres-
sure without any
liquid in it:
If the pressure
indicator has not
risen and nothing
is escaping
through the valve
during cooking:
If the pressure
indicator has risen
and nothing is
escaping through
the valve during
cooking:
If steam leaks
from around the
lid, check:
If you are unable
to open the lid:
If the food is not
cooked or is
burned, check:
If food has burned
in the pressure
cooker:
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Recommendations
Have your pressure cooker checked by a T-FAL Approved
Service Center.
This is normal during the first few minutes.
If the phenomenon persists, check that:
- The heat source is sufficiently high; if not, increase it.
- The quantity of liquid in the pan is sufficient.
- The operating valve is in position
- The pressure cooker is properly closed.
- The seal or the edge of the pan is not damaged.
This is normal during the first few minutes.
If the phenomenon persists, place your appliance
under cold water, (p. 18). Then open.
Clean the operating valve and the steam release outlet
- fig. 9
and check that the safety valve pin sinks wi-
thout difficulty.
The correct closure of the lid.
The position of the lid seal.
The condition of the seal; replace it if necessary.
The cleanliness of the lid, seal and its groove in the lid,
the safety valve and the operating valve.
The condition of the edge of the pan.
Check that the pressure indicator is in the lowered
position.
If not, decompress and if necessary cool down the
pressure cooker under a cold water jet, (p. 18).
The cooking time.
The power of the heat source.
The correct position of the operating valve.
The quantity of liquid.
Leave the pan to soak before cleaning it.
Never use bleach or products containing chlorine.
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fig. 6 -
7.