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Cooking with the vitavit
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Building pressure and expelling air
Set your heat source to high to heat up the pressure cooker. Steam will escape from under the lid handle (Fig. A-1),
along with the atmospheric oxygen that can destroy vitamins. This process can take a few minutes. As soon as the
Euromatic closes and no more steam is expelled, pressure will begin to build up. The traffic light indicator (Fig. A-6)
will soon begin to rise.
Traffic light system
See Fig. N
No matter which cooking setting you select (Setting 1 or 2), the traffic light indicator will show you three different
colors. Much like a traffic light, these colors tell you the temperature in the cooker and help you to regulate the
energy source.
Yellow ring:
"The selected cooking setting will soon be reached. You can turn down the heat. "
Depending on the kind of stove and what you are cooking, you may need to reduce the energy sooner or later. For
solid burners or glass ceramic cooking surfaces at the beginning of the yellow ring, for induction or gas toward the
end of the yellow ring.
Green ring:
"The selected cooking setting has been reached. The actual cooking time begins now. "
Adjust the energy source so that the traffic light indicator remains in the green area during the entire cooking period.
Red ring:
"The temperature in the cooker is too high. The cooker will automatically begin to release steam to regulate the
temperature. You need to turn down the heat source. "
The energy source should be regulated so that the traffic light indicator does not enter the red zone. Otherwise, the
cooker will lose liquid due to the release of steam.
Important:
Make sure that the liquid in the pressure cooker never completely vaporizes. (See information in Chapter 5.)
Cooking times
The actual cooking time begins once the selected cooking setting (green ring) has been reached. You will find the
cooking times for various foods in Chapter 9.
Basic rules:
1. The cooking time at Setting 2 is about ½ to ⅓ of the normal cooking time.
2. The cooking time at Setting 1 is about 50% longer than at Setting 2.
3. Cooking times for the same food can vary, since the amount, size and consistency of the foods influence the
cooking time.
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