Adexa Electric Pressure Cooker User Manual

Before Using the Appliance

• Read instructions carefully before use.
• Remove all packaging, including protective foam and labels.
• Dispose of packaging properly and keep it out of reach of children.
• Ensure all parts are complete as shown in this manual.
• Do not use the unit if it is damaged.

Safety Measures

Use the electric pressure cooker only for its intended domestic purpose. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory, or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless supervised or instructed by a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure they do not play with the appliance.

The appliance is intended for household and similar applications such as staff kitchen areas in shops, offices, and other working environments, farm houses, by clients in hotels, motels, and other residential type environments. Do not use it outdoors.

Always place the appliance on a dry and even surface. It is prohibited to use the cooker in an environment with flammable articles or excessively high humidity. Never place it near any liquid or within the vicinity of water, such as a bathtub, washbowls, or swimming pools.

Use this product with extra caution. The seal ring cannot be replaced by other rubber rings. It is prohibited to use a tension ring to improve air tightness. If any failure occurs during use, stop using the cooker and return it to the authorized reseller or service agent.

It is prohibited to dismantle the product or use other parts to replace any parts of the cooker. Never use unauthorized attachments or accessories as they may cause injuries. No heavy article should be put on the pressure limit valve, and the pressure limit valve should not be replaced by other objects.

It is prohibited to use a rag to block the connecting area between the lid and the locking place of the outer pot. The anti-blocking cover should be kept clean at all times. The pressure limit valve should often be checked to ensure no blocking occurs.

Please do not open the lid before the float has fallen down. The inner pot has a non-stick coating. To prevent scratches, use wooden or plastic spoons only. The contacting area between the bottom of the inner pot and the heating disk should be kept clean. The inner pot should not be put on a heat source for cooking, nor should it be replaced by other containers.

When the pressure limit valve is lifted for discharging air, keep your hand and face away from the air-discharging pipe. Do not touch the lid when cooking is in progress to avoid burns. Never try to pour out food using the lid handle. Always use both hands to hold the handles at the two sides of the cooker. Do not leave the appliance unattended when in operation.

Please insert the body plug into the innermost place of the socket of the electric pressure cooker. Otherwise, it may result in danger. Refer to the figure for details.

If the power cord is wet or has accumulated dust or other particles, it may have poor insulation performance due to moisture, potentially resulting in fire or electric shock. Unplug the power cord and use a clean, soft cloth to clean it.

Cord replacement instructions: If the supply cord is damaged, it should be replaced by a service agent, the manufacturer, or a similarly qualified person.

Before Plugging In

• Check that no parts are damaged. If any part is damaged, call or return the unit to the manufacturer or reseller.
• To avoid damage, before first use, check the power supply for compliance with the rated voltage.
• When assembling, please read the diagram carefully.

Diagram of Components

The pressure cooker consists of the following main parts:

• Pressure limit valve
• Float Valve
• Gasket
• Removable inner pot
• Condensation reservoir
• Handle
• Heating plate
• Base
• Lid handle
• Lid
• Gasket cover
• Stationary inner pot
• Control panel
• Measuring cup
• Rice Spoon
• Power cable

Control Panel and Electric Principle

The control panel is used for setting cooking parameters. An electric principle diagram illustrates the basic internal workings, showing power input, control circuitry, heating element, and the pressure vessel.

Specifications

Built-in Safety Features

1. Float Valve protection: Ensures no pressure is produced when the lid and body do not match well. Open the lid to release remnant pressure for safe opening/closing.
2. Safety Valve and anti-blockage protection: The safety valve releases air automatically when the inner pressure exceeds the limited pressure. The anti-blockage cover prevents the pressure valve from clogging.
3. Opening and closing protection: The lid cannot be opened if the temperature in the inner pot is too high.
4. Over pressure and self-releasing protection: If the inner pressure is abnormal, the excess pressure protection activates, shifting the inner pot downwards to create a gap between the lid and the inner pot. Steam is released from the gap, and the coil is disconnected.
5. Over temperature protection: If all protection devices fail and inner pressure reaches maximum, the fuse will blow, and power will be cut off automatically.
6. Pressure self-control protection: When the inner pressure is high, the inner pot moves downwards to touch a switch, stopping heating. Heating resumes when pressure decreases.
7. High temperature protection: When inner pressure reaches maximum, the temperature control switch cuts off power automatically to stop heating.
8. Anti dry-burn protection: If the inner pot is in a dry-burn state, the temperature control switch cuts off power automatically to stop heating.

First Use and Maintenance

Using the Inner Pot for the First Time

Clean the inner pot with a cleaning agent and dry it. Apply some edible oil on the non-stick coating and use a clean rag and kitchen paper to remove excess oil.

Selection of Cooking Tools

Use spoons and spatulas made of wood or thermal-resistance plastics to avoid scratches on the coating. Avoid using sharp metal tools.

Cooking Crustacean Food

Crustacean food, like crabs and lobsters, may have sharp edges that can scratch the non-stick coating. Avoid using this appliance when cooking such foods.

Thorough Cleaning After Every Use

Clean the inner pot with water and a cleaning agent using a sponge to ensure oil stains are fully removed. If not, these stains will burn and stick on the next use.

Caution: Do not strike the cooker or place the inner pot directly on a burner for cooking to avoid damaging the coating or affecting the safety of the inner pot.

How to Operate

Opening the Lid

Hold the lid handle tightly and turn it clockwise to the edge-limit place, then lift the lid.

Adding Food and Water

Take out the inner pot and add food and water. The quantity of food and water should not exceed 4/5 of the inner pot's height. For food that swells easily, the quantity should not exceed 3/5 of the height. The quantity should not be less than 1/5 of the inner pot's height.

For cooking rice, the maximum quantity for models 3L, 4L, 5L, and 6L is 6, 8, 10, and 12 cups, respectively. The proportion between water and rice is 1:1. For congee, the proportion should be 8:1. These proportions can be adjusted based on personal taste.

Placing the Inner Pot

Put the inner pot into the outer pot. Ensure the bottom of the inner pot and the heating disk are clean and free of foreign objects. Turn the pot slightly left or right to ensure proper contact with the heating disk.

Closing the Lid

Check that the seal ring is properly placed in the lid. Turn the supporting cap for the seal ring to ensure it is evenly placed. Hold the lid handle tightly, place it on the edge limit, and turn the lid counterclockwise to the locking place until a "racking" sound is heard.

Setting the Air Outlet Valve and Checking Float Valve

Turn the air outlet valve to the [air-outlet] symbol. Check that the float valve has fallen down (it should be down before heating).

Connecting Power and Setting Cooking Time

Connect the cooker to the power. The [power-on] symbol will be seen on the display. Set the cooking time based on different foods. Refer to the Cooking Manual for more details.

Control Panel Operation

Model YBW60-100A10:

Use the "Time Min" button to adjust the pressure keeping time by 1 minute.

Model YBW180-300D18:

Users can adjust the pressure time according to the food and personal cooking experience.

Presetting Time

Press the "timer" button (it will light up). This adds 0.5 hour increments. The longest preset time is 24 hours. Heating will begin after presetting.

Starting Cooking

a) Select the menu according to the food. For rice, press the "Rice" button for a quick start.

b) Refer to the cooking guide when choosing "Time Min". Press "Time Min" then press again to add pressure keeping time by 1 minute.

Note: Pressure keeping time refers to the duration the cooker maintains working pressure during heating.

If a timer is preset, the LED display decreases the time by minute. When it reaches "0", the light turns off, and heating begins.

When pressure is reached during heating, the display shows "P:00" (where "00" is the set pressure keeping time), and this time reduces by minute.

If "Time Min" is chosen, the display shows "P:15" (if 15 minutes are set), and the pressure keeping time reduces by 1 minute.

The display shows "0000" when the pressure keeping process finishes, and the cooker rings 3 times. It then enters the warm-keeping state.

Canceling Function

You can cancel a set function by pressing the "keep warm/cancel" button during cooking or function setting.

Taking the Food Out

Lift the pressure limit valve to discharge air until the float valve has fallen down.

Note: For liquid foods like congee or sticky liquids, do not discharge air immediately. Allow the cooker to cool until the float valve falls before discharging air. Otherwise, the food may be sprayed out from the air-discharging pipe.

You can disconnect the power plug and use a wet towel to cover the lid to help the cooker cool quickly. Unplug the power cord. Hold the lid handle tightly, turn the lid clockwise to the edge limit place, then lift the lid to take out the food.

Troubleshooting

Cleaning and Maintenance

Please unplug the power cord before cleaning. Use a piece of rag to clean the body. It is prohibited to soak the cooker's body into water or spray water onto it.

Use a sponge or non-metal soft brush to clean the inner pot, then use a clean, dry cloth to wipe dry the surface of the inner pot.

Each time after use, take off the water-collecting box, empty the collected water, clean it with water, and place it back after drying.

Clean the lid with water, ensuring the following parts are included: seal ring, pressure limit valve, anti-blocking cover, air-discharging pipe, and float valve.

Cleaning of the Seal Ring

Hold the knob of the supporting cap tightly and pull the seal ring up. After cleaning, align the supporting cap to the supporting shaft in the middle and press it down. Check that the spacing between the seal ring and the edge of the lid is even and it can be turned freely. Pay attention not to install the seal ring reversely.

Cleaning of the Anti-blocking Cover

Pull up the anti-blocking cover, clean it, and then press it down.

Cleaning of the Float Valve

Use your hand to move the core of the float valve upward and downward and clean food residues from the seal ring of the float valve.

Cleaning of Pressure Limit Valve

Lift up the pressure limit valve, clean it with water, then put the valve back to the valve base.

Recipe: Braised Lamb Shanks

Ingredients

• 2 tomatoes
• 4-6 lamb shanks, French trimmed if possible
• 1/4 cup plain flour or 1/4 cup gluten-free flour
• 8 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, peeled and thickly sliced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind, finely grated
• 3/4 cup red wine
• 1/4 cup beef stock or 1/4 cup vegetable stock
• Salt
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 4 teaspoons plain flour (optional for thickening gravy) or 4 teaspoons gluten-free flour (optional for thickening gravy)
• 8 teaspoons cold water (optional for thickening gravy)

Directions

1. Peel the tomatoes, remove the calyx, and cut into quarters. For easier skin removal, drop tomatoes into boiling water for one minute, then refresh in ice-cold water.
2. Toss the lamb shanks in the flour (use a plastic bag for less mess). Shake off excess flour and discard.
3. Heat half of the oil in the cooker (without the lid) and brown the shanks, two at a time if necessary. Remove and set aside.
4. Add the remaining oil, onion, carrots, and garlic. Fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Add tomatoes, oregano, lemon rind, wine, and stock. Bring to a boil, stirring well, for a few minutes.
6. Return the lamb shanks to the cooker and season well with salt and pepper. Spoon some sauce and vegetables over the meat.
7. Close and lock the lid. Set the cooker to High Pressure and cook for 25 minutes.
8. Carefully release pressure from the cooker and check the meat for tenderness. It should be very tender and almost falling off the bone. Cook for an additional 5 minutes if required.
9. To thicken the gravy: Mix the remaining flour with cold water until smooth. Simmer the gravy and slowly add the flour paste until thickened.
10. Serve with mashed potato and a green vegetable.

Contact Information

Adexa Direct Limited

Address: Unit 1 Swift Point, Cosford Lane, Swift Valley Ind Est, Rugby CV21 1QN, United Kingdom

Telephone: 01483 931040

Email: service@adexa.co.uk