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APC-805SB Instruction Manual Digital Pressure Cooker/Multicooker Professional Questions or concerns about your pressure cooker? Before returning to the store... Aroma’s customer service experts are happy to help. Call us toll-free at 1-800-276-6286. Answers to many common questions and even replacement parts can be found online. Visit www.AromaCo.com/Support IMPORTANTBasic safety precautions should always SAFEGUARDS be followed when using electrical appliances, including the following: 1. Important: Read all instructions carefully before first use. 18. The pressure cooker should be operated on a separate electrical circuit 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use the handles or knobs. ® from other operating appliances. If the electrical circuit is overloaded with Congratulations on your purchase of the Aroma 2.5L Digital Pressure Cooker/Multicooker! 3. Use only on a level, dry and heat-resistant surface. other appliances, the pressure cooker may not operate properly. 4. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons, do not ® 19. Always make sure the outside of the inner pot is dry prior to use. If the Your new Aroma Digital Pressure Cooker/Multicooker is the perfect way to have delicious home-cooked meals in a fraction of the time! Pressure cooking produces immerse cord, plug or the appliance in water or any other liquid. See inner pot is returned to the cooker when wet, it may damage or cause tender, delicious cooked results astonishingly fast. Your new digital pressure cooker is perfect for a wide variety of pressure cooking recipes, such as chicken stews, chili instructions for cleaning. the product to malfunction. con carne, and even risotto. Pressure safety systems allow you to rest easy while your pressure cooker handles the cooking. 5. Close supervision is necessary when the appliance is used by or near 20. Food should not be left in the inner pot with the “Keep-Warm” children. ® function on for more than 12 hours. It’s not just a pressure cooker! Your new Aroma Digital Pressure Cooker/Multicooker also includes easy-to-use programmed functions to cook white rice, brown rice, 6. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow unit 21. To disconnect, turn control to “OFF,” then remove the plug from the wall beans, slow cook, steam, meat, poultry, soup, and keep warm. These additional functions make meal options nearly endless! to cool before removing or replacing parts and before cleaning the outlet. appliance. ® 22. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, cook only in the removable inner This manual contains instructions for using your Aroma Digital Pressure Cooker/Multicooker and its convenient pre-programmed digital settings, as well as the 7. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after cooking pot provided. accessories included. the appliance malfunctions or has been damaged in any manner. ® 23. Extreme caution must be used when moving a pressure cooker containing Contact Aroma customer service for examination, repair or hot food or liquids. For more information on your Aroma® Digital Pressure Cooker/Multicooker or for replacement parts, product service, recipes and other home appliance solutions, please adjustment. ® 24. For household use only. visit us online at www.AromaCo.com 8. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by Aroma 25. This appliance cooks under pressure. Improper use may result in scalding Housewares may result in fire, electrical shock or injury. injury. Make certain unit is properly closed before operating. Follow the See what’s cooking with Aroma online! 9. Do not use outdoors. instructions in “Using the Start/Keep Warm” on page 7. 10. Do not let cord touch hot surfaces or hang over the edge of a counter 26. Do not fill the unit over 2/3 full. When cooking foods that expand during or table. cooking such as rice or dried vegetables, do not fill the unit over 1/2 full. 11. NEVER ATTEMPT TO OPEN LID WHILE THE UNIT IS Over filling may cause a risk of clogging the vent pipe and developing PRESSURE COOKING. Do not open the pressure cooker until the excess pressure. Follow the instructions in “To Pressure Cook” on page 7. unit has cooled and all internal pressure has been released. If lid is 27. Be aware that certain foods, such as applesauce, cranberries, pearl barley, difficult to turn, this indicates that the cooker is still pressurized. Do oatmeal or other cereals, split peas, noodles, macaroni, rhubarb, or www.AromaTestKitchen.com /AromaHousewares Click the link at not force it to open. Any pressure in the cooker can be hazardous. spaghetti can foam, froth, and sputter, and clog the pressure release www.AromaCo.com 12. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in device (steam vent). These foods should not be cooked in a heated oven. the pressure cooker. Published By: 13. Do not use the appliance for other than its intended use. 28. Do not use this pressure cooker for pressure frying with oil. Aroma Housewares Co. 14. Always check the pressure release devices for clogging before use. 29. To avoid spills and burns, do not carry pressure cooker by the lid handle. 6469 Flanders Drive 15. Do not touch, cover or obstruct the steam vent on the top of the 30. Do not wrap or tie cord around appliance. San Diego, CA 92121 pressure cooker as it is extremely hot and may cause scalding. 31. Use only power cord provided. U.S.A. 16. Use only with a 120V AC power outlet. 1-800-276-6286 17. Always unplug from the base of the wall outlet. Never pull on the cord. www.AromaCo.com ©2016 Aroma Housewares Company All rights reserved. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS PARTS IDENTIFICATION Floating Safety Short Cord DO NOT DRAPE CORD! Grounding Instructions Valve irtight A E t x s h a u u Instructions Lid Handle a s h t x E Steam Vent 1. A short power-supply cord is white slow rice cook brown rice steam provided to reduce the risks low medium high sauté quinoa -then- simmer beans poultry delay keep warm pressure resulting from becoming timer setting Locking Lid entangled in or tripping over Pressure Cooker Handle a longer cord. Nonstick Inner Pot Digital Display OP 2. Longer extension cords are CLO available and may be used if Pressure Cooker Body care is exercised in their use. white Digital Control Panel 3. If a longer extension cord is rice steam brown KEEP AWAY rice beans used: low medium high TO ENSURE PROPER OPENING/CLOSING, MATCH MARKERS slow beef WITH APPROPRIATE DESCRIPTION LOCATED ON LID a. The marked electrical FROM CHILDREN! cook rating of the extension sauté -then- ™ poultry simmer cord should be at least as great as the electrical rating of the delay keep warm pressure appliance. timer setting b. The longer cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the OPEN countertop or tabletop where it can be pulled by children or tripped This appliance must be grounded while in use to protect the operator from over unintentionally. electrical shock. The appliance is equipped with a 3-conductor cord and a c. The extension cord should be a grounding-type 3-wire cord. 3-prong grounding-type plug to fit the proper grounding-type receptacle. The To Open Pressure Cooker appliance has a plug that looks like sketch A. An adapter, sketch B, should be used for connecting sketch-A plugs to two-prong receptacles. The grounding tab, which extends from the adapter, must be connected to a permanent ground such as a properly grounded outlet box as shown in sketch C using a metal screw. CLOSE Steam Rack Measuring Cup Serving Spatula Soup Ladle To Close Pressure Cooker 2 THIS APPLIANCE IS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY. 3 PARTS IDENTIFICATION (CONT.) SAFETYThe Aroma® Digital Pressure SYSTEMS Cooker/Multicooker was built with safety in mind. Along with its convenient digital features, this pressure cooker also includes seven advanced safety systems. Safety System #1: Vent automatically releases White Rice: Cooks delicious, quality rice automatically. Steam: Allows the pressure cooker to quickly pressure if it becomes too high. steam delicious meats and vegetables. Brown Rice: Ideal for cooking brown rice and other tough-to-cook whole grains Beans: Allows optimal results for tough to cook The pressure cooker will beans at the touch of a button. Safety System #2: 1 not cook with pressure if the lid is not securely 2 tigh ir t Slow Cook: Allows the pressure cooker to double as a white A E steam t x s h closed and locked. rice a u u a s h t programmable slow cooker with time settings that range Beef: Preset to a high pressure setting for quickly x from 1 to 10 hours. cooking beef to tender perfection. E brown rice beans Safety System #3: Flexible gasket releases Sauté-Then-Simmer™: Let’s you sauté your ingredients low medium high Poultry: Preset for perfectly cooked poultry at and automatically switches to simmer once liquid is high pressure. pressure if it becomes too high. added. slow cook beef Pressure Setting: Allows you to determine what Delay Timer: Allows you to delay the time the pressure level of pressure you want: low (1P), medium (2P), Safety System #4: Built to withstand pressure sauté high (3P). cooker will begin to cook. -then- ™ poultry higher than the cooker is intended to reach. simmer 3 Cooking Timer (HOUR/MINUTE): Personalize the cook 4 delay keep warm pressure timer setting time to allow for adding and removing cooking time. white steam rice Safety System #5: Accurately measures brown rice beans pressure to ensure it stays within intended : turns the pressure cooker on and off.