Nowadays, each family has pressure cooker because its convenience. Whether you have the best electric pressure cooker, you still have to know how to keep it lasting long. This article will have you learn more about this.
The rubber cycle, rubber washer of the pressure cooker
How to preserve the rubber cycle in the pressure cooker after using it in long time that can cause loses its elasticity, and make the pot not sealed? To remedy this situation, we use a piece of round elastic band that has the equivalent to theold rubber one, clamp in the slot rubber grip it.
For preservation of rubber washer in pressure cooker: When rubber washer of the pressure cooker is open, we use a sharp tool to cut deep troughs between the rubber ring around 3-4mm, use stainless steel wire,or other metal wire with good ductility having a diameter of about 0.7mm. Then, you take a wire segment has length 3 times the diameter of the rubber ring, split into 4 sections, and encrust into the trough of the canaled ring.
Considerations when using a pressure cooker:
- Do not immerse the lid in water pressure as it may affect or damage the safety valve.
- When using a pressure cooker, absolutely, do not wash the pressure cooker in the dishwasher because food and detergent in the dishwasher can clog pressure relief valve or safety valve.
- When storing a pressure cooker, you should not lock lid pressure cooker because it can damage rubber gaskets spill or cannot open the pressure cooker by moisture can permanently lock lid.
- Close the lid carefully, twist the lid properly closed, and check the valve if there is no obstruction.
How to use pressure cooker safely:
As we know, electric pressure cooker is constructed like rice cookers, with straps tuck and truly sealed lid, higher power capacity than conventional cookers. Electric pressure cooker is controlled electronically cook timed.
So how to use the pressure cooker safely:
- The first feature to note is to cook food with no more than 2/3 of the pot size. For floating foam food during cooking, the capacity allowed only ½ the potLimit the amount of food for the pot, for example, for bean soup, the limit amount is 2/3 pot capacity, other foods (meat, fish) the limit is 3/4 of pot capacity.
- Check rubber washer and cook covered before.
- Before opening the lid, you should check the exhaust button to make sure no gas in the newly-flush slightly flared slightly open to avoid causing burns.
- In particular, when putting food on the stove to cook, first you should use a large flame to boil and then you can adjust smaller fire. Depending on the types of food which have different cooking times, you usually should follow the instructions in the book and note the cooking time starting from when steam escape valve. It is better to for you to use a clock with bells to remind cooking time.
- After cooking, you have to wait until steam escapes out the newly opened, if open may quickly burns in steam boilers exploded. You never use cold water to the pot to cool down.
- After using a pressure cooker to wash clean, not use sandpaper or grinding stone pot scratching. Note major cleaning at the valve of seals and, not for the food that makes Calves cling leaking or clogged valves.
- You should bring the food out after you finish using a pressure cooker pot and wipe it dry after each use. Especially the sour, fermentation can cause boiler corrosion. When washing the pressure cooker, you do not use so hot water to wash the content, and do not to use a stiff brush to scrub metal.
In conclusion:
When you have had some useful tips to use a pressure cooker safely in your hands, you never have to worry about the safety of your pressure cooker any more. To make sure that you can cook a lot of delicious food, but being in secure situation, you should follow these suggestions above carefully. Good luck!
