PRESSURE COOKING

EXPLAINED SIMPLY

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE

FISSLER PRESSURE COOKERS
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Really good meals
To create a really good meal you do not need to
spend hours at the oven. With the Fissler pressure
cookers, a little know-how which we will provide
you with on the next few pages, and the right recipe
(www.fissler.de/schnellkochtopfen or the
vitacontrol digital cooking assistant and the inte-
grated recipe gallery in theFissler Cooking App) you
can also conjure up delicious meals with a minimum
of effort. And they are healthy, too!

The 3-in-1 benefit

1. HEALTHY
because vitamins and nutrients
are almost completely retained.

2. QUICK
because many people have only a little time-
for cooking.

3. DELICIOUS
because the aroma is ideally retained.

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 1 Healthy
As a true multitalent, the pressure cooker offers many
benefits. One very tangible one is that the vitamins
and minerals in the ingredients are largely preserved.
Scientists have discovered that when pressure
steamed in a pressure cooker, vitamins are ideally
conserved.

In addition, carrots, broccoli, and potatoes come out

of the pot with virtually the same mineral content as
when they were placed in it.

THE PRESSURE COOKER

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Source: Study for Fissler pressure cooker dossier 2012

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 2. Quick
In the tightly closed pressure cooker an overpressure is
produced which reduces the cooking process to a
minimum with stewed dishes by up to 70%.

This saves you a great deal of time, especially with

complex dishes.

3. Delicious
A meal is only perfect when it tastes delicious. In a
pressure cooker the tastiest meals can be conjured up in
no time at all, and their flavor is particularly intensive
because the aroma of the ingredients is almost fully
retained.

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 Simple:
4 steps to
the perfect meal
Brief instructions

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1st step
Opening the pot: Press the control key on the lid
handle in the direction of the arrow and turn the lid
to the right until you reach the stop. You can now
remove the lid.

Preparing the ingredients: Place the pressure cook-

er on the stove and switch the burner on. Then add
the ingredients to the pressure cooker in accordance
with the recipe. If specified by the recipe, first lightly
fry or roast individual components with a little
butter, oil, or lard. When preparing meat, ensure you
sear it at the beginning so that it becomes as brown
as it is to look finally on the plate.

Liquid: Now pour the minimum amount of water,

broth, or wine (200300ml are the basic minimum)
into the pressure cooler. In the case of foods that
froth or expand during cooking, suchas rice or puls-
es, only half fill the pressure cooker (1/2 marking).
According to taste, you can also add herbs or spices.

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 2nd step
Closing the pot: To make it extremely easy to close, the
pot's lid incorporates a metal tab, which has a groove in
the pot handle as its counterpart.t. This allows you to fit
the lid on easily.
The correct position of the lid is also marked by red dots
on the tab and on the handle.

A "click" when closing and a color display on the handle

(green) indicate whether the pressure cooker is firmly
closed. Only then can pressure be built up.

Choosing the cocking setting: Now you can begin to

cook your dish. Please refer to the Fissler cooking time
guide or the recipe for pressure cookers for the cooking
time. With your vitavit pressure cooker you can choose
between two cooking levels.

Cooking setting 1 (110C): This gentle setting is perfect

if you wish to prepare delicate food such as fish or
vegetables.
Cooking setting 2 (116C): This speed setting is the right
choice for everything which has a lengthy cooking time,
such as meat dishes or stews.

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Cooking process: The cooking display with traffic light
function will navigate you reliably through the process.

1st ring ( yellow): Th e right temperature has almost been

reached. You can now turn the heat
down.
2nd ring ( green): The cooking temperature you have
selected has been reached. The cooking
time begins now. You should regulate
the heat so that the cooking display
always remains in the green area.
3rd ring ( red): The temperature is too high. In order
to regulate it, your pressure cooker
will automatically begin to release
pressure. Simply turn down the heat
further in order to stop the depressur-
izing and return to the green area.

With the vitaquick model, the setting for the cooking

level must be controlled by regulating the energy supply.

The cooking display has two markings (white rings)

which show you when you have reached the required
cooking level.
First ring: Cooking setting I (gentle setting)
Second ring: Cooking setting II (speed setting)

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 3rd step
Depressurizing: You can depressurize your Fissler
pressure cooker in up to four different ways
depending on which model you own.

With all models you can either:

depressurize quickly using the control button on
the lid handle,
allow the pressure cooker to cool by using the re-
sidual energy in the dishes with a longer cooking
time and removing the pot in good time from the
stove,
depressurize quickly under running water.

vitavit premium and vitavit edition also enable

you to
depressurize more gently or somewhat more
quickly using the control valve.

Which method is the best depends on the content

of your pressure cooker. In the case of foods which
froth or expand easily (such as pulses or soups), you
should release the pressure slowly, otherwise the
food you have cooked could spill out. The pressure on
unpeeled foods such as jacket potatoes should also
be released slowly, otherwise the skin could burst.

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Opening: Before opening the pressure cooker, shake
it gently to release any steam bubbles that may have
formed in the food and to prevent the euromatic
(safety valve on the lid which prevents the lid from
being opened while there is pressure in the cooker)
from blocking.

4th step
Ready: In no time at all you have conjured up a
healthy, tasty dish to place on the table. Enjoy your
meal!

With your pressure cooler you can cook healthy, de-

licious food quickly every day. Discover new dishes
in our recipe world and find out what the culinary
variety tastes like.

euromatic

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Cooking assistant for
pressure cooking
The new vitacontrol digital and the associated
Fissler Cooking App enhance the tried and tested
3-in-1 benefit (healthy, quick, delicious) by two positive
properties: intelligent and uncomplicated.

VITACONTROL DIGITAL
The uncomplicated and intelligent cooking assistant
for enjoyable cooking with success guarantee.
Suitable for vitavit edition and vitavit premium.
Art. no. 620-001-00-470/0

vitacontrol digital + Cooking App:

A perfect team.
Cooking assistant with step-by-step instructions
Monitors the complete cooking process
Extensive recipe gallery with regular updates
All updates and enhancements are available
free of charge in the App Store (for iPad and iPhone) or
at Google play (for Android devices).*

* Information on compatibility with your smartdevice is available at:

www.fissler.de/vcd-service

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 Cooking with the
vitacontrol digital
and the Fissler Cooking App
explained step-by-step.

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1) Let's get started. It's as easy as pie to start the
cooking assistant for the first time: First download
the free Fissler Cooking App from the App
Store or Google play.

2) Then insert the battery supplied in the vitacon-

trol digital and switch the device on. Important:
Ensure that your tablet's or smartphone's Blue-
tooth interface is enabled.

3) Now start the app, and it will take you to your

cookpit. Touch the signal strength display on the
bottom edge of the display to get to the device list.
Your vitacontrol digital is displayed here.

Simply touch "Connect" and

the pressure cooker will already be connected.

4) Then select your stove type. As a result of this set-

ting, the time at which the signal to regulate the
temperature is issued is ideally adjusted to suit
your stove.

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 5) The Fissler Cooking App offers an extensive library
of recipes. To access it, press the Menu button at
the top edge of the display and select the recipe
gallery entry.

6) When you have completed all the preparatory

steps for the recipe and have put the ingredients
in the pressure cooker, close the pressure cooker in
accordance with the instructions. Now place your
vitacontrol digital on the valve and follow the
instructions on the screen.

7) Set your burner to maximum heat. During the

heating-up phase the app will keep you informed,
even when you are in the room next door. As soon
as the right temperature has been reached, you
will receive a message in the cookpit to reduce the
energy supply. From now on the timer begins to
count the cooking time, and you can sit back and
relax.

8) At the end of the cooking time the cookpit tells

you to depressurize your pressure cooker. After de-
pressurizing, you can serve your tasty and healthy
meal.

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It was delicious!
Always clean the pressure cooker after you
have used it. The rubber gasket, control valve,
and lid handle can be removed from the lid
and cleaned by hand.

The disassembled lid and the lower part are

dishwasher-proof. Replace the parts which
are subject to wear, such as the rubber gas-
ket, at least every two years, and sooner if
used more frequently.

If the euromatic is blocked, for safety reasons

the pressure cooker may not be opened.
Consequently please never leave anything in
the pressure cooker.

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