Cooking instructions
GB
COOKING
SETTING
FEATURES RECIPE SUGGESTIONS COMMENTS
Low pressure
40kpa
Preserves more vitamins during
cooking. Ideal when cooking
fish and vegetables in water or
in the steam basket.
Lentils with ham &
vegetables, rice pudding with
coconut milk, mango and
passion fruit…
Always cook with the lid
closed.
High pressure
70kpa
This setting allows faster
cooking of meats, poultry or
frozen foods.
Roast pork with paprika and
green peas, Salmon with
chives …
Always cook with the lid
closed.
Browning
Use this setting to brown foods
before cooking or when frying
in a small amount of fat.
Moroccan lamb with
couscous, Goulasch…
Always cook with the lid open. Brown
foods before pressure cooking.
The preset temperature for this
setting is 180°C.
Sauté
Use this setting to soften
foods before cooking.
Suitable with a small amount
of fat or liquid.
Mushroom Risotto, Mashed
Potatoes, Compotes &
Purees…
Always cook with the lid open. Soften
foods before pressure cooking.
The pre-set temperature for this
setting is 140°C.
Simmer
This setting enables you to cook
at low temperature. It is primarily
used when adding ingredients at
the end of the cooking cycle or to
finish off cooking.
Miso soup, Tuna with pasta,
Fish tajine …
Always cook with the lid
open.
Keep Warm
Automatically switches on after
cooking. Keeps food warm for up
to 12 hours. When cooking is
finished, you will hear a beeping
sound and the Keep Warm
indicator light will switch on.
All recipes.
It is not recommended to use the
Keep Warm setting for more than
1 hour, particularly with fragile
foods as textures may change.
Pressure cooker settings
Please refer to the table.
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Cooking with the timer
• The timer can only be used with the High & Low Pressure cooking settings.
• When the appliance is in stand by, press button to select a setting - fig. 12.
• Press to select the time - fig. 13 after which the cooking cycle should finish.
• Press button to start cooking - fig. 14. The menu light will stop flashing.
• The LED display will countdown the remaining time. means that cooking will
be finished in 10min.
- Time increases in 1 minute increments up to 40 minutes
- Time increases in 5 minute increments from 40 to 99 minutes.
Cooking without the timer
• Always leave the lid open when using the Browning, Simmer or Sauté settings.
• When the appliance is in stand by, the LED display shows . Press the button
to select the desired setting. The menu light will flash. Press to start cooking -
fig. 14. The menu light will then stop flashing.
• During cooking, the LED display will show .The dot in the lower right hand
corner of the LED screen will flash. It will stop flashing when the desired
temperature and pressure have been reached.
• When using Minut’Cook for the first time, there might be a slight odour. This
is normal.
