Farberware Pressure Cooker FPC600 User Manual

STEAMINGThis Function quickly brings cooking liquid to a boil for steaming food
or cooking rice.
1. Place the Removable Cooking Pot into the Cool-to-the-Touch
Housing. 
2. To steam food, place a small plastic, heat-resistant steaming rack
or basket (NOT INCLUDED) in the bottom of the Removable
Cooking Pot. Add just enough water so that the bottom of the rack
is above the liquid. Add the food. 
Do not fill the Pot more than two-thirds full.
3. Place the Self-Locking Lid onto the Removable
Cooking Pot....

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PRESSURE COOKINGBy cooking in the FARBERWARE
®
Programmable Electric Pressure
Cooker at high temperature and pressure you are able to reduce the
cooking time of most foods by up to 70 percent.
1. Place the Removable Cooking Pot in the Cool-to-the-Touch
Housing. Add the ingredients to the Removable Cooking Pot.
Brown if desired, as explained previously.
2.When cooking most foods, you should add at least 1 cup 
(8 ounces) of liquid to the Removable Cooking Pot when
cooking under pressure, or refer to...

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NOT use with foods that can overcook easily and quickly. When
pressure is fully released, the Pressure Indicator will drop.
11. To release pressure immediately after cooking, use the 
Quick Steam Release Feature. Press the Quick Steam Release
Button in short bursts only, until pressure is reduced — steam
will stop coming out of the Steam Release Valve and the
Pressure Indicator will drop.
Caution: Escaping steam is very hot. To avoid serious injuries or
burns, keep bare skin, face and eyes away from...

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16. It is easy to also adapt your favorite recipe for use in the
FARBERWARE
®
Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker. For the
most part, soups, stews, braised and slow-roasted meats and
poultry, steamed and braised vegetables, dried beans and
legumes, and slow-simmered recipes like tomato sauce, provide
the best results. A chart for cooking commonly prepared foods
under pressure can be found beginning on page 33 of the Recipe
Guide. Bear in mind that the amount of cooking liquid used
when adapting a...

CARE & CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS1. Unplug and let the FARBERWARE
®
Programmable Electric
Pressure Cooker cool to room temperature before cleaning. 
2. Wash the Removable Cooking Pot with warm soapy water and a
clean, soft cloth or sponge. Rinse off with clean water and towel dry. 
3. Remove the Rubber Gasket from the underside of the 
Self-Locking Lid. Wash both with warm soapy water and a clean,
soft cloth or sponge. Rinse off with clean water and towel dry. 
4. The Rubber Gasket must always be properly...

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RECIPE GUIDEThe following recipes have been especially developed for preparing 
in the FARBERWARE
®Programmable Pressure Cooker by leading
housewares expert and best-selling cookbook author, Tom Lacalamita,
The Kitchen Resource.
A listing of suggested cooking times follows for your convenience.
Baked Beans in a Pot3 (15-oz.) cans small white beans, drained and rinsed 
under cold water in a colander
2 tablespoons olive oil 
1 small red onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
1 small rib...

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Vegetarian Chili1 cup (approximately 8 ounces) dried black beans, 
soaked one hour in boiling water
2 tablespoons olive oil 
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
1 medium green pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
1 medium red pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
1 jalapeño pepper, cored seeded and chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 cup water
salt
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro...

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Vegetarian Chili   (Continued)9. Press START/STOPButton until the Green Indicator Light
appears. The Red HIGH PRESSURE Indicator Light will blink
slowly and then faster as the cooking countdown begins. The
Pressure Indicator will rise as the pressure builds. After cooking
under pressure 30 minutes, the Pressure Cooker will beep three
times. Press and hold the START/STOPButton until it beeps.
10. Immediately press the Quick Steam Release Button in short
bursts. Steam will emit from the Steam Release...

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Vegetable Stock1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
1 leek, trimmed, washed well and chopped
2 unpeeled cloves garlic, crushed
1 carrot, coarsely chopped
1 rib celery, coarsely chopped
2 canned plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
3 sprigs parsley
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
6 cups water
salt
1. Place Removable Cooking Pot in Pressure Cooker. Add all the
ingredients, except salt, to the Removable Cooking Pot.
2. Place Lid on Pressure Cooker. Slide the Safety Lock to 
LOCK position.
3. Turn...

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Chicken Stock2 pounds chicken pieces like wings, necks, backs:
skin and all visible fat removed
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
2 carrots, coarsely chopped
2 ribs celery, coarsely chopped
2 canned plum tomatoes, coarsely chopped
4 sprigs parsley
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
6 cups water
salt
1. Place Removable Cooking Pot in Pressure Cooker. Add all the
ingredients, except salt, to the Removable Cooking Pot.
2. Place Lid on Pressure Cooker. Slide the Safety Lock to
LOCK position.
3. Turn the...