Pressure Cooker Trouble-shooter

PRESSURE COOKER Trouble-shooter How to pressure cook: Pressure Cooker Won't Reach Pressure Remove lid & cool, then remove, turn & replace gasket Gasket not in correct position Add minimum liquid required by cooker with food and then close and lock the lid (if needed) Valve not closed correctly Remove the valve and clean throughly, place in the proper position to build pressure Position or close the pressure valve according to instructions Lid not in correct position Remove lid and erplace according to instruction manual Pressure cooker not locked If the cooker is not self-locking, ensure the mechanisim to build pressure is solidly engaged. Replace gasket and/or other silicone/rubber parts – usually Gasket or safety valve worn once every 18 months Choose cooking Handle(s) loose Tighten handles according to Select pressure program & time (electric pressure cookers) instruction manual Not enough liquid Add minimum amount as specified in instruction manual Turn heat up to high Do not add thickners (flour, ect.) before pressure cooking Liquid too thick (medium for induction) Only fill pressure cooker to ½ full for recipes that are primarily grain, legume or fruit and 2/3 full for all other recipes. Pressure cooker too full Contents begin to boil and steam pushes out of valve Pressure Cooker Won't Maintain Pressure Valve not closed properly Adjust the valve Lid locking pin rises and cooker begins to build Heat turned down too soon Review instruction manual for pressure (stovetop pressure cooker only) how to tell when the cooker has reached pressure Heat turned down too low Turn heat back up to high to steam stops coming out of the valve (stovetop pressure cooker only) regain pressure and lower less Replace gasket and/or other silicone/rubber parts – usually Gasket or safety valve worn Selected pressure is once every 18 months reached Pressure cooker spewing steam Valve not closed properly Adjust the valve Release a little bit of pressure, Heat too high (stovetop pressure cooker only) and turn heat down lower Cooker begins to count down cooking time automatically Food is under-cooked Turn heat down to maintain pressure Incorrect cooking time Refer to instruction manual or our pressure cooking time chart (electric pressure cookers) Food is over-cooked, dry or burned Start digital timer to count cooking time Heat too high during cooking Lower heat to minimum (stovetop pressure cooker only) required to maintain pressure burner size too wide Move cooker to burner that is (stovetop pressure cooker only) equal or smaller than the base Food cooks under of the cooker selected pressure Incorrect cooking time Refer to instruction manual or our pressure cooking time chart For most cookers,very little or no steam from valve Pressure cooker valve sprays food or foam Wrong opening method for ingredient Grains, legumes and fruit tend to generate large amounts of foam. Only open the pressure Release pressure cooker using the Natural Release method for these ingredients. Food contains thickner Thickners (like flour) will bind Pressure is released food to the steam and cause it through valve and only to also spray out of the valve. steam exits. Only fill pressure cooker to ½ full for recipes that are primarily grain, legume or fruit and 2/3 full for all other recipes. Pressure cooker too full Open pressure cooker pressure cooker illustrationsderived from Fagor and Instant Pot product images. images & text copyrighted by hip pressure cooking hip pressure cooking making cooking hip, one recipe at a time! www.hippressurecooking.com