Important safety information
For your safety, this appliance complies with applicable standards and regulations:
- Pressure vessel directive
- Materials in contact with food
- Environnement
• This product has been designed for domestic use only. Any commercial use, inappropriate
use or failure to comply with the instructions, the manufacturer accepts no responsibility
and the guarantee will not apply.
• Take time to read all of the instructions and always refer back to the “User's Guide”.
• 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 they
have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person
responsible for their safety.Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play
with the appliance.
• Never place your pressure cooker in a hot oven.
• Always be very careful when moving your pressure cooker under pressure. Never touch hot
surfaces. Use the handles and knobs. Use gloves where necessary. Check regularly that
the bowl’s handles are correctly attached. Tighten them if necessary.
• Never use your pressure cooker for any purpose other than the one it was designed for.
• Your pressure cooker cooks under pressure. Scalding injuries may result from unsuitable
use. Always make sure that the pressure cooker is properly closed before starting to use
it. Refer to the “Closing” heading.
• Always make sure that the operating valve is in the open (pressure released) position
before attempting to open your pressure cooker.
• Never force your pressure cooker open. Always make sure that the pressure inside it has
dropped. Refer to the “Safety” heading.
• Never use your pressure cooker without any liquid in it for this will seriously damage it.
Always make sure that there is enough liquid in it during cooking.
• Use heat source(s) that are compatible with your pressure cooker, in line with the
instructions for use.
• Never make a recipe with milk in CLIPSO
®
MODULO 2.
• Do not use rock salt in your pressure cooker, but rather add table salt when the cooking
is nearly finished.
• Never fill your pressure cooker more than two-thirds full (the maximum mark).
• For food that expands during cooking, like rice or dried vegetables or stewed fruit, ... never
fill your pressure cooker more than half full. For certain soups like pumpkin or courgette
…give your pressure cooker a few minutes to cool down, then cool it down fully by placing
it under cold running water.
• For meat with an outer layer of skin (e.g. ox tongue..), which could swell due to the effects
of pressure, pierce the meat before cooking. At the end of cooking, if the skin looks swollen,
wait before taking it out the cooker and never stab the meat as hot juices and steam
may scald you.
• When cooking food with a thick texture (e.g. split peas, rhubard, stewed fruit, etc) the
pressure cooker should be shaken slightly before opening to ensure that the food does not
spurt out.
• Always make sure that the operating and safety valves are not blocked before use. Refer
to the “Before cooking” heading.
• Never use your pressure cooker to deep fry using oil under pressure.
• Never take any action on the safety systems other than that which is described in the
instructions for cleaning and maintenance.
• Only use TEFAL genuine spares designed for your model of appliance. This especially
means only using a model cooker body and lid CLIPSO
®
MODULO 2.
• Alcohol vapour is inflammable. Bring alcohol to the boil two minutes before putting the
lid on. Watch over your appliance when making alcohol based recipes.
• Never place your pressure cooker on a heat source with the handles folded*.
Keep these instructions
* depending on model
