Housewives must know: how to choose and use a pressure cooker

One, to choose the right pressure cooker

Pressure cooker on the market generally optional specifications are 18cm, 20cm, 22cm, 24cm, 26cm, 28cm four models, on-demand option specifications.

Pressure cooker life of up to eight years, is now available in the market with a stainless steel pressure cooker with aluminum alloy material, the surface is specially treated. Stainless steel pressure cooker heat, beautiful, and the food is not easy to acid, alkali, salt reacts little effect on health.

Second, look at the instructions before use.

Initial purchase of a pressure cooker, pressure cooker instruction manual must be read, according to the instructions to see the pressure cooker spare parts are complete.

When used, first carefully check the vent valve hole, special security window if there is blockage. If you use the process of being food blockage, it should be removed from the fire pot, according to the manual method of forced cooling, clean the pores can continue to use, seals after a period of time will be yellow aging, aging seals leak easy to make a pressure cooker need to be replaced.

Three, cover up and down the handle to completely overlap

Old pressure cooker, there is no security on the handle design, such as the lid and the pot body is not completely closed lid in place, it is prone to explosions (now on the market have been eliminated), is now available in the market are safe pressure cooker handle design, such as closing lid without completely overlap, it will leak, within the body does not produce pressure pot.

Four, not to replace the different brands of pressure cooker accessories.

In order to increase the pressure pot, replace the lid off the spring on accessories and seals and other accessories, this is very prone to accidents, the accessories need to be replaced, be sure to buy the same brands for replacement or repair to professionals.

Five, the pressure pot food can not dress too full.

Pressure pot food, according to the instructions of the capacity requirements for cooking, and if so expansive food shall not exceed two-thirds of the volume pot.

Sixth, there is pressure inside the pressure cooker lid can not be half-way

During the heating process, must not be half-way openings, in the last confirmation before cooling, do not take the lower limit pressure valve or pressure regulating device, to avoid wounding the gas jet should be natural cooling or forced cool before opening the cover, is the new pressure cooker, such as pot with pressure, handle position safety tip will rise, to prevent opening the lid.

Seven, with a pressure cooker cook someone must be present

Using a pressure cooker is very particular about the heat, especially not diffuse burning fire, lit and heated, as long as the pot of steam issuing from the exhaust gas pipe sound, you can reduce the oven temperature, the pressure limiting valve to maintain a light hiss until cooking completed, so that safe, but also save time, save fuel, is now available in the market with an automatic electric pressure cooker, cooked will automatically cut off the power.

Eight, bogey put food inside a pressure cooker and scoop the pot with a sharp instrument

Pressure cooker should be promptly cleaned after use, do not store any food pot overnight, especially after use to check the safety valve, exhaust valve for concealed food accumulation, clean or scoop the pot body foods do not use sharp utensils.