Wolfgang Puck WPPCR005C User Manual

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Wolfgang Puck

Electric Pressure Cooker / Stockpot
Use and Care

IMPORTANT NOTICE

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN TO STORE.
If you have any problems with this unit,
contact Consumer Relations for service

PHONE: [phone] or

visit our website at wppotsandpans.com

Please read operating instructions

before using this product.

Please keep original box and packing materials

in the event that service is required.

W.P. APPLIANCES, INC. Toll Free [phone]
Model WPPCR005C Printed in China REV 1.0

All trademarks, service marks and trade names (collectively the “Marks”) are proprietary
to Wolfgang Puck World Wide.

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This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). As a
safety feature, this plug will fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does
not fit fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a qualified
electrician. Do not attempt to defeat this safety feature.

A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce the hazards resulting from
entanglement or tripping over a longer cord. An extension cord may be used
with care; however,

be sure the marked electrical rating is at least as great

as the electrical rating of this appliance.

The extension cord should be posi­tioned such that it does not drape over the counter or tabletop where it can be
pulled on by children or tripped over. The electrical rating of this appliance is
listed on the bottom panel of the unit.

Before Your First Use

Carefully unpack the pressure cooker and parts, and remove all packaging
materials. Wash the removable cooking pot, lids and gasket in warm, soapy
water to remove any dust that may have accumulated during packaging. Wipe
cord and pressure cooker housing with a dry cloth. Do not immerse the cord
or plug in water or other liquid.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using pressure cookers, basic safety precautions should always
be followed:

1 Read all instructions carefully.

2 Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs and a potholder.

3 Do not close or clog the safety valves under any circumstance.

4 To protect against risk of electrical shock, do not put power cord,

plug or body of the appliance in water or other liquid.

5 Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or

near children.

6 Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to

cool before putting on or taking off parts.

7 Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or

after the appliance malfunctions or is dropped or damaged in any
manner. Return the appliance to an authorized service facility for
examination, repair, or electrical or mechanical adjustment.

8 Do not fill the unit over 2/3 full. When cooking foods that expand

during cooking such as rice or dried vegetables, do not fill the unit
over 1/2 full. Over filling may cause a risk of clogging the vent pipe
and developing excess pressure. See “Using Your Pressure Cooker”
section of this manual.

9 Be aware that certain foods, such as applesauce, cranberries,

pearl barley, oatmeal or other cereals, split peas, noodles, macaroni,
rhubarb, or spaghetti can foam, froth, and sputter, and clog the
pressure release device (steam vent). These foods should not be
cooked in a pressure cooker.

10 The use of attachments not recommended or sold by the appliance

manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock, or injury.

11 Do not use outdoors.

12 Do not place the appliance on or near hot gas or electric burners,

or in a heated oven.

13 Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter or touch hot

surfaces, including the stove.

14 Extreme caution must be used when moving an appliance

containing hot contents or liquids.

15 This appliance cooks under pressure. Improper use may result in

scalding injury. Make certain unit is properly closed before operating.
See “Using Your Pressure Cooker” section of this manual.

16 Do not use this appliance for other than intended use.

17 To reduce the risk or electric shock, cook only in removable

container.

18 Always attach power cord to appliance first, and then plug cord into

wall outlet. To disconnect, turn unit off, grasp plug, and pull from the
wall. Never yank on cord.

19 Always check the pressure release devices for clogging before use.

20 Do not open the pressure cooker until has cooled and internal

pressure has been released. If the lid is difficult to open, this
indicates that the cooker is still pressurized - do not force it open.
Any pressure in the cooker can be hazardous. See “Using Your
Pressure Cooker” section of this manual.

21 Do not operate this appliance in the presence of explosives and/or

flammable fumes.

22 Do not use pressure cooking for pressure frying with oil.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY

Additional Safety Information

• Do not use the pressure cooker without liquid; this could damage

the pressure cooker severely.

• Do not use pressure cooker for storage purposes nor insert

any utensils.

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Table of Contents

Important Safeguards 1

Before Your First Use 2

About Wolfgang Puck 3

Know Your Electric Pressure Cooker 5

Lid Assembly 7

Pressure Cooker Settings 8

About Pressure Cooking 9

Additional Safety Tips 9

Using Your Pressure Cooker 10

Helpful Hints 13

Care & Cleaning 14

Recipes 16

Pressure Cooker Cooking Chart 57

Limited Warranty 62

Contact Information back cover

Wolfgang Puck,

owner of the famous
Spago restaurants and
one of the most influential
chef-restauranteurs in
America, is credited with
reviving California’s rich
culinary heritage. His
cooking innovations,

a result of blending fresh
California ingredients with his classical French techniques, are enjoyed
by world leaders, stars and fellow chefs alike. He established other
trend-setting restaurants like Postrio in San Francisco, Chinois on
Main in Santa Monica, Vert and Trattoria del Lupo, and his latest creation,
Cut, a gourmet steakhouse in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Home chefs
can also share Mr. Puck’s talents through his cookbooks and, of
course, through his appliances!

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Know Your

Electric Pressure Cooker

Control Panel

Pressure Release Device
(Steam Vent)
See inset
photo below

Pressure Cooker Lid Handle

Serving Spoon

Rice Scoop

Rice Measuring Cup

Detachable Power Cord

Tempered Glass Lid

Steaming/Cooking Rack

Anti-Blockage Cover

for Steam Release Valve

(prevents food particles

from enterning valve)

Float Valve

Sealing Gasket

Pressure Cooker Housing

Water Collector

(on back of
appliance)

Removable Cooking Pot

Plastic Storage Lid for

Removable Pot

Underside of Cooker Lid

Pointer

Finger Grip

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Lid Assembly Pressure Cooker Settings

Lid Knob

Lid Cover

Glass Lid

Silicon Washer

Washer

Screw

TEMPERATURE INDICATOR LIGHTS

Heat Light indicates pressure cooker

is heating to selected function

Warm When the timer has expired, the

pressure cooker automatically
switches to Keep Warm
temperature. The Warm indicator
light will illuminate.

Delay Time Use to delay pressure cooking

for up to 9 hours.

Time Use to add cooking time to any

preset function.

Keep Warm/Cancel Press this button to stop

cooking process and switch to
Keep Warm mode.

On/Off Press to Start or Cancel

cooking process.

FUNCTIONS

Your Wolfgang Puck Pressure Cooker has five preset cooking functions
including specific temperature, pressure and times for each of the
following selections. This takes all the guesswork out of pressure
cooking for you! The preset cooking times are listed below:

Rice 6 minutes

Meat 20 minutes

Vegetable 3 minutes

Soup 5 minutes

Stew 20 minutes

Note: Timing will begin for each function once pressure is reached.

For shipping purposes, the tempered glass lid must be assembled
upon arrival. Please assemble as shown above. This lid is to be used
when using cooker as a stockpot or when storing food in removable
cooking pot.

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About Pressure Cooking

Pressure cooking is an ideal way to make fast, tasty meals for your
family! This method of cooking makes it easy for even the busiest cooks
to prepare meals from scratch. Use your pressure cooker for fish,
chicken, fresh vegetables, rice, legumes, and even dessert – and
everything can be cooked to perfection in minutes. The pressure cooker
will save you time, energy and money, as well as valuable nutrients.
Boiling liquid inside the tightly sealed pot produces steam, which is
trapped inside to create pressure. The very hot temperature produced
reduces cooking time. The steam helps break down the fibers of
whatever you’re cooking and infuse the food with flavors. This also
captures all of the water-soluble nutrients, making the food higher in
flavor and more nutritious than with conventional cooking methods.

Additional Safety Tips

• Always keep hands and face away from Pressure Release Device
when reducing pressure.

• Use extreme caution when removing lid after cooking.
Always tilt the lid away from you, so any remaining steam is blocked
from your face.

• Never attempt to open lid while cooking, or before pressure
indicator has dropped. Do not attempt to defeat this safety
feature by forcing it.

• Do not cover or block the pressure valves.

• Do not touch the pot or lid except for the handle immediately
after using.

• To avoid burns, allow food to cool before tasting.
The temperature of the food gets considerably hotter than
with conventional cooking.

Using Your Pressure Cooker

1 Gather all ingredients and be familiar with your recipe. Pour required

amount of liquid into removable cooking pot, then add food. Use the
cooking rack, if desired. Except when cooking rice, never load cooker

above the maximum ingredient level line marked “2/3 MAX PC” on
cooking pot. Foods that expand while cooking (i.e. legumes) should
never go above the 3/5 mark. See instructions for cooking rice on

page 11.

2 Make sure gasket is securely positioned in the inner lid. Always

examine the gasket before installing and before each use. Make sure
it is in good working order and free of any tears.

3 Secure lid on pressure cooker by grasping the handle and twisting

clockwise to lock in place.

4 Set the Pressure Release Device to the SEAL position. (See Figure 1).

5 Plug power cord into unit first and then into a 120-volt 60 Hz AC

only outlet.

6 Press the round ON/OFF button once. The display will flash.

7 Press the FUNCTION button until desired cooking function is

displayed. The pressure cooker will begin to heat and reach pressure.
The HEAT light will illuminate. Once pressure has been achieved,
pressure will automatically be maintained. Cooking time begins at
this point, and the time will begin counting down in the display.

8 After pressure cooking is complete, pressure can be released

manually or on its own. If a recipe states "let pressure drop on
its own," press the ON/OFF button and unplug the cooker. When
recipe states "reduce pressure at once" or “reduce pressure
manually”, turn the Pressure Release Device to the VENT position to
release steam and reduce pressure. (See Figure 2). Use caution
when manually releasing pressure as hot steam will be released.
It is not recommended to release steam manually with recipes
containing lots of liquid, such as soups and stews.

9 Pressure is completely reduced when the Steam Release Dial is in

the Vent position, (see Figure 2) and you no longer hear steam
escaping from the valve, and the lid opens freely with no force. Only
then is it safe to remove pressure cooker lid and serve food. Remove
lid by grasping the handle and twisting lid counter-clockwise. As a
safety feature, the lid will not open unless all pressure is reduced. DO
NOR forrce the lid open if it does not open freely, this means that
the unit is still under pressure.

Figure 1

Figure 2

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Using Your Pressure Cooker

(cont.)

Adding Time After selecting the desired cooking function,

you can add cooking time by pressing the
TIME button until total cooking time is
displayed. You can increase total cooking time
up to 20 minutes for Rice, 1 hour for Meat,
45 minutes for Vegetable, 1 hour for Soup
and 1 1/2 hours for Stew.

Delaying Time After selecting the desired cooking function,

you can delay the start time for up to 9 hours by
pressing DELAY TIME until total delay time is
displayed. Countdown will begin once colon
starts flashing.

Keep Warm/Cancel When pressure cooking is complete, the

pressure cooker will automatically switch to
Keep Warm. The WARM indicator light will
illuminate. To manually switch to Keep Warm
and/or cancel any cooking process, press the
Keep Warm/Cancel button. The maximum Keep
Warm time is 4 hours.

Cooking Pot Inside the removable cooking pot are two sets

of markings. One side is marked “2/3 MAX PC”,
which indicates the maximum fill line when
cooking any food, other than rice in the pressure
cooker. The other side has markings for cooking
rice. When pressure cooking rice, never fill the
pressure cooker more then 1/2 full. To cook rice
greater then 1/2 full, utilize the glass lid and not
the pressure cooking lid.

Using Your Pressure Cooker

(cont.)

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Markings

Preparing White Rice When measuring rice, ONLY USE THE RICE

MEASURE CUP PROVIDED; DO NOT USE A
STANDARD MEASURING CUP. Use the Rice

Measure Cup, along with the pot markings to
make perfect rice every time. For example, when
making 6 cups rice, use 6 rice cup measures of
rice and fill with water to the “6” mark. When
pressure cooking rice, do not go past the 6-cup
“RC” marking, as indicated on the inside of the
removable cooking pot. The combined volume
of rice and water must not exceed the 6-cup
marking as shown under “RC” markings on the
inside of the removable cooking pot. If you
desire a greater volume of rice, follow the
recommended water-to-rice ratio and use the
glass lid, select Rice, and cook for 30- 40
minutes. Check for doneness after 30 minutes.
Do not use the rice cooker timer as the timer is
only applicable when cooking under pressure.
Since you are using the glass lid and not the
pressure lid, you must use a separate timer.

As a general rule, when cooking 2 cups (or
below) of uncooked rice, use 1 tablespoon of
butter or oil. For measurements greater than 2
cups, use 2 tablespoons of butter or oil. This will
prevent foaming during the cooking process.

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Helpful Hints (cont.)

• Remember if you are not using the basket while pressure cooking the
liquid will flavor what you are cooking. Try using fresh herbs or
aromatic vegetables like onions or garlic, wine or stock. The flavor
transference will be wonderful.

• Do not attempt to boil pasta with pressure lid on; the foam can
clog the pressure valve.

• When cooking under pressure, never fill above teh fill line of PC
markings. If you are making soup and you are at the fill line, do not
release pressure manually because hot liquid could spurt out.

• Never attempt to open lid while under pressure!!! Always open
pressure cooker with the lid facing away from you.

• When releasing steam manually, evaporation of some liquid may
occur (i.e. when making rice or risotto). This is normal, but caution
must be used to prevent injury.

Care & Cleaning

1 Allow pressure cooker to cool completely before cleaning. Unplug

the power cord from the outlet and then from the pressure cooker.

2 Wash the pressure cooker removable pot, sealing gasket and lids by

hand with warm, soapy water. Dry all parts thoroughly. (See Figure 1
for removing and installing sealing gasket).

3 If necessary, wipe the power cord clean with a damp cloth. Dry

thoroughly. Never immerse the power cord or plug.

4 Replace sealing gasket securely in lid. After each use, check gasket

for any tears and make sure the pressure regulator dial and valve are
in good working order. Also remove the anti-blockage cover, steam
release dial, and clean the steam vent thoroughly (See Figure 2).
Ensure that there are no food particles or any other foreign matter
are blocking the steam vents prior to putting the anti-blockage
cover and steam release dial back on the lid. The anti-blockage cover
helps prevent food particles from entering Steam Release Valve.

You must ensure that this is cleaned after each use. It is important
to check the steam vent thoroughly and use a narrow utensil, if
necessary, to poke through the steam vent and ensure that it is clear
and that no food particles adhere to the walls, thus blocking the
steam from being able to be freely released.

5 Do not store pressure cooker with lid locked in place. If you store the

lid locked onto the pressure cooker it will reduce the life of the
gasket since it will stay compressed during non-use.

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Helpful Hints

• Read this manual thoroughly and follow all recommendations.

• Be familiar with the recipe and have all ingredients ready before you begin.

• Be sure the lid is secured properly before beginning.

• You may wish to brown some meats before cooking with
other ingredients. To do so, select any cooking function and preheat
pressure cooker without lid. Add oil and brown meat. Do not cover
when browning.

• Cut foods into uniform-size pieces to promote even cooking. In recipes
that call for various ingredients, cut those that cook more quickly into
larger pieces and those that cook more slowly into smaller pieces.

• Many different cooking liquids can be used in a pressure cooker:
wine, beer, bouillon, fruit juices, water and more.

• After becoming familiar with your pressure cooker, you can
convert conventional recipes for pressure cooking. In general,
reduce cooking times by two thirds. The amount of liquid used may
also have to be adjusted because there is very little evaporation from
the pressure cooker. Reduce the amount of liquid so there is only
about 1/2 cup more than desired in the finished product. Remember,
however, there must always be some liquid in the pressure cooker to
form the necessary steam. Try this formula ; 1 cup of liquid for the
first 15 minutes of pressure cooking then 1/3 cup of liquid for each
subsequent 15 minutes.

• Since flavors are more concentrated, reduce amounts of herbs and
seasonings when converting conventional recipes. Fresh herbs are
better for pressure cooking than dried herbs.

• Generally speaking, pressure cookers cook foods in about 1/3 the
time of conventional cooking methods.

• Increase cooking times by about ten percent when cooking in high
altitudes over 3,500 feet.

• If you wish to cook food for less time than the pre-programmed
amount, watch the timer and press CANCEL when desired cooking
time has elapsed.

• When you are using frozen meats in your recipes, the cooking time
does not need to be altered. Pressure will not be achieved until the
internal temperature in the pot is 40 degrees higher than the boiling
point of water. The cooking time will not begin until pressure is
achieved; it will just take longer to come to pressure.

• Always check to make sure your gasket and float valve are clean and
in good working order.

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Recipes

Figure 1

Figure 2

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Beef Goulash

6 - 8 Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound onions, finely chopped
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons sweet paprika
3 tablespoons hot paprika
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon chopped

fresh marjoram
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
2 teaspoons kosher salt (or more to taste)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground

black pepper
3 pounds boneless beef shank, well trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
3 cups homemade chicken stock or good quality canned chicken broth

METHOD

1 Select Stew function, and set timer for 35 minutes.

2 Add oil to cooking pot. When oil is hot, add onions and sugar.

Sauté, uncovered, until onions are golden.

3 Add beef cubes and sear both sides.

4 Add sweet and hot paprika, tomato paste, garlic, marjoram, thyme,

salt and pepper. Sauté, stirring continuously for 1 minute

5 Add chicken stock, water, balsamic vinegar, and caraway seed. Stir.

6 Lock lid in place.

7 The Goulash will be done when timer goes off, but it will stay in

keep warm mode until unit is turned off. Turn off heat and skim off
liquid fat glistening on the surface. Taste and add more salt and
pepper, if desired. Serve hot with spaetzle, dumplings, potatoes,
rice, or Kaiser rolls.

Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck Makes it Easy, Rutledge Hill Press, 2004

1 cup water
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon caraway seeds,

toasted in a dry skillet over
medium-low heat until fragrant,
1 to 2 minutes, and then
coarsely ground

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Greek Lemon Chicken Soup

6 Servings

INGREDIENTS

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup fresh spinach, chopped
6 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup arborio rice
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves, chopped
2 large eggs, beaten

METHOD

1 Place all ingredients, except eggs, in cooking pot.

2 Lock lid in place.

3 Select Soup function, and set timer for 15 minutes.

4 When cooking cycle is complete and all pressure has been released,

remove lid.

5 Pour beaten eggs slowly into hot soup while stirring.

6 Serve hot with fresh chopped mint garnish.

Recipe courtesy Debra Murray, Wolfgang Puck HSN Host

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