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decomposed by the heat. Thus the food rich in proteins and carbohydrates may change its natural
color to grey. But it is harmless and the taste will not change.
6. Q: After heating, why does soya-bean milk mixed with sugar spray out from the safety valve?
A: When heating, liquid food mixed with high-thick sugar will spray out from the safety valve
because of the high pressure steam inside the cooker.
When cooking this kind of food, don't cook with pressure on, which means not to put the pressure
regulator up.
7. Q: What to do in the event that the cooker is heated dry?
A: Turn off the fire immediately, take the cooker away from the fire and let it cool down naturally.
Don't pour water onto the pressure cooker.
COOKING TIME
Volume of food
Food
Beef
Chops
Ham hock
Chicken
Fish
Corn
Sweet
potatoes
Rice
Soup
Cooking time over low
heat, to be counted when
the pressure cooker starts
+water
releasing steam from the
pressure regulator.
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/3
2/3
2/3
1/4
1/3
State of food cooked
after it is cooled
15-20
Very mushy
Meat and bone are
8-12
separated
Meat and bone are
15-20
separated
Meat and bone are
8-10
separated
2-4
Well cooked
5-8
Well cooked
6-10
Well cooked
Well cooked, good
4-6
10-15
Remarks
naturally
Cut into pieces
Cut into pieces
Cross-cutting
Whole chicken
smell
Mushy