Tefal CY625D65 Home Chef Smart Pro Multicooker User Manual

Tefal CY625D65 Home Chef Smart Pro Multicooker

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Take the time to read all the following instructions carefully.

• This appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.

• Indoor use only.

• For cleaning your appliance, please refer instructions for use. You can wash the cooking bowl and steam basket in soapy hot water. Clean the body of the appliance using a damp cloth.

• Do not immerse the appliance in water.

• Improper use of the appliance and its accessories may damage the appliance and cause injury.

• Do not touch hot parts of the appliance. After use, heating element surface is subject to residual heat after use.

• For your safety, this product conforms to all applicable standards and regulations,(Electromagnetic Compatibility, Food Compliant Materials, Environment, …).

• 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.

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similary qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard. Do not replace the power cord supplied with other cords.

• This appliance is intended for domestic household use only.
  It is not intended to be used in the following applications, and the guarantee will not apply for:
  – staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;
  – farm houses;
  – by clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments;
  – bed and breakfast type environments.

• This appliance shall not be used by children. Keep the appliance and its cord out of reach of children.

• Appliances can be used by persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and if they understand the hazards involved.

• Children shall not play with the appliance.

• Do not fill your appliance more than the MAX mark on the pot.

• Please follow the recommendations on the volume of food and water to avoid the risk of boiling over which can damage your appliance and cause injury.

• Caution : do not spill liquid on the connector.

• Before using your appliance, check that the float valve and the pressure limit valve are clean (see section Cleaning and maintenance).

• Do not place any foreign objects in the pressure relief system. Do not replace the valve.

• When you open the lid, always hold it by the lid knob.

• Position your arms in alignment with the side carrying handles. Boiling water could remain trapped between the gasket support and the lid and could cause burns.

• Be careful also about the risk of scalding from the steam coming out of the appliance when you open the lid. First open the lid very slightly to allow the steam to escape gently.

• Never force the appliance open. Make sure that the inside pressure has returned to normal. Do not open the lid when the product is under pressure. To do so, see the Instructions for use.

• Use only the appropriate spare parts for your model. This is particularly important for the sealing gasket, the cooking pot and the metal lid.

• Do not damage the sealing gasket. If it is damaged, have it replaced in an Approved Service Centre.

• The heat source necessary for cooking is included in the appliance.

• Do not place the appliance in a heated oven or on a hot hob. Do not place the appliance close to an open flame or a flammable object.

• Do not heat the cooking pot with any other heat source than the heating plate of the appliance and do not use any other pot. Do not use the cooking pot with other appliances.

• Do not move the appliance when it is under pressure. Do not touch the hot surfaces. Use the carrying handles when moving it and wear oven mitts, if necessary. Do not use the lid knob to lift the appliance.

• Do not use appliance for other than the intended purpose.

• This appliance is not a steriliser. Do not use it to sterilise jars.

• The appliance cooks food under pressure. Incorrect use may cause risks of burns due to steam.

• Make sure that the appliance is properly closed before bringing it up to pressure (see Instructions for use).

• Do not use the appliance empty, without its pot or without liquid inside the pot. This could cause serious damage to the appliance.

• After cooking meat which has an outer layer of skin (such as ox tongue), which could swell due to the effects of pressure, do not pierce the skin after cooking if it appears swollen: you could get burnt. Pierce it before cooking.

• Do not use the appliance to cook food (such as beans, noodle or dried food etc.) that expands during cooking. It may stuck the float valve and cause danger.

• Do not use the appliance to fry food in oil. Only browning is allowed.

• In browning mode, be careful of risks of burns caused by spattering when you add food or ingredients into the hot pot.

• During cooking and automatic steam release at the end of cooking, the appliance releases heat and steam. Keep your face and hands away from the appliance to avoid scalding. Do not touch the lid during cooking.

• Do not use a cloth or anything else between the lid and the housing to leave the lid ajar. This can permanently damage the gasket.

• Do not touch the safety devices, except while cleaning and maintaining the appliance in accordance with the instructions given.

• Make sure that the bottom of the cooking pot and the heating element are always clean. Make sure that the central part of the heating plate is mobile.

• Do not fill up your appliance without its cooking pot.

• Use a plastic or wooden spoon to prevent any damage to the non-stick coating of the pot. Do not cut food directly in the cooking pot.

• If a great deal of steam is released from the rim of the lid, unplug the power cord at once and check whether the appliance is clean. If necessary, send the appliance to an Approved Service Centre for repair.

• Do not carry the appliance by holding it by the lid knob. Wear oven mitts if the appliance is hot. For more safety, make sure that the lid is locked before transporting the appliance.

• If pressure is released continuously through the valve of the appliance (for more than 1 minute) while pressure cooking, send the appliance to a service centre for repair.

• Do not use a damaged appliance. Take it to your approved service centre.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

• Use only spare parts sold in an approved service centre.
• The guarantee does not cover the abnormal wear and tear of the cooking pot.
• Read these instructions for use carefully before using your appliance for the first time. Any use which does not conform to these instructions will absolve the manufacturer from any liability and invalidate the guarantee.
• In accordance with current regulations, before disposing of an appliance no longer needed, the appliance must be rendered inoperative (by unplugging it and cutting off the supply cord).

Environment protection first!
Your appliance contains valuable materials which can be recovered or recycled.
Leave it at a local civic waste collection point.

DESCRIPTION

1. Pressure limit valve

2. Steam cover

3. Lid knob

4. Control panel
   a Cooking process indicator
   b My Recipes button
   c Add Ingredients button
   d Multi Cook selection button
   e Timer/ Delayed Start button
   f Start Button
   g Keep Warm/Cancel button
   h Pressure Cook selection Button
   i Pressure/ Temperature selection button
   j Reduce key
   k Increase key

5.  Lid

6. Locking/Opening button

7. Power cord

8.  Bowl handle

9. Condensation collector

10. Steam basket

11. Cooking pot

12. Inner lid

13. Sealing gasket

14. Spring Valve

15. Inner lid fixation nut

16. Duct pressure limit valve cover 17 Float valve

17. Measuring cup

18. Rice ladle

19. Soup spoon

20. Top sensor

BEFORE FIRST USE

• To open the lid, take hold of the lid knob, turn it anticlockwise and push the locking button – Fig. 1-2
• Remove all packaging materials from the inside of the appliance – Fig. 3
• Clean the parts of the appliance thoroughly before using it for the first time.
• Dry off carefully.
  Note: For more details, see the “Cleaning and Maintenance” paragraph. Page 22.

PREPARATIONS BEFORE COOKING

1. Put the condensation collector into place.– Fig. 4
2. Open the lid and put ingredients in the pot, wipe the outside and bottom of the cooking pot dry. Place the cooking pot in the appliance.
3. Turn the lid knob clockwise to lock the lid.– Fig. 8
4. Position the pressure limit valve and take care that it clicks well into place.– Fig. 9
5. Unroll the power cord; connect it to the appliance then connect it to the earthed socket. When the appliance is pluged in, it will beep twice. –  Fig. 10.

Note:

• The level of foods and liquids should never exceed the max level marking on the cooking pot – Fig. 7.
• When you cook congee or porridge, the level of rice and water should not exceed ½ of max level marking in the cooking pot.
• Do not use the appliance to cook food (such as beans, noodle or dried food etc.) that expands during cooking. It may stuck the float valve and cause danger.
• After the cooking process is started, you can long press “Keep Warm/Cancel” button to terminate the current program and the appliance goes to standby mode.

Note:

• The preheat time of Saute/Sear may take up to 5 minutes.
• To use Sauce thickening and Saute/Sear program, you need to open lid and start the program.

• Cooking pressure can be adjusted to reach your favourite texture. You may increase the pressure to have an even more tender result, or decrease the pressure if you find the texture to be too soft.
• Steam will be released intermittently from the pressure limit valve. This is to maintain the low pressure parameter and to ensure the cooking result.
• For Abalone program, you can press “+, -“button to shift between two kinds of setting.

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR COOKING UNDER PRESSURE

• An EPC (electrical pressure cooker) is an electric pan with an hermetic lid and a special valve, that allows to cook the food under pressure, which saves cooking time and makes the stiff foods soft.
• The following programs cook automatically under pressure: Quick Rice, Porridge/Congee, Beef/Lamb, Chicken/Duck, Soup, Steam, Abalone. For DIY function you will enter a cooking pressure state if you select at least 100°C, with the lid closed and locked.
• Once you have selected your program, the time to reach the pressure will depend on the amount of food and liquids in the cooking pot. The lid must be closed and locked to reach a pressure state: as the appliance is hermetically closed, when the temperature increases, the liquid inside forms steam which raises the pressure in the pot (thus when preparing with pressure there should be always liquid inside the bowl).
• Once pressure has built up in the appliance, the lock mechanism system is activated and then the lid will not be able to be opened during cooking (so all ingredients must be added at the beginning of cooking). Never attempt to open the lid during pressure cooking. When the pressure for cooking is reached, the appliance switches automatically to cooking phase, and the time previously set starts counting down.
• When the food is cooked under pressure, after the cooking process the appliance will switch to keep warm state. The digital screen will indicate ‘’b’’.
• When using the pressure cooker for the first few times, you may notice slight steam leakage from the lid. This is normal and will occur when pressure builds up. Some leakage from the pressure limit valve may also occur during cooking.
• It is normal for a small amount of steam to escape during cooking (as the valve is a safety valve).

Opening the lid after pressure cooking

• After cooking under pressure, steam will be released automatically, it will take from a few seconds to 10 minutes depending on the quantity of liquid inside.
• To open the lid, take hold of the handle, turn it anticlockwise, and push the opening button -1-2. Unplug the power cord.

Note: Be careful of the hot steam coming out from the lid. Keep your face and hands away from the steam flow.

PRESSURE COOKING

Quick Rice, Porridge/Congee, Beef/Lamb, Chicken/Duck, Soup, Steam, Abalone are pressure cooking programs.

1. Follow the steps in “Preparations before cooking”.
2. Press “Pressure Cook” to choose cooking programs. The light of the chosen program lights up, the default pressure cooking time is displayed on the screen – Fig. 11.
3. Press “+/-” to change the pressure cooking time – Fig. 12.
4. Press “Pressure/Temp” to change cooking pressure. The default cooking pressure is displayed on the screen – Fig. 13.
5. Press “+/-” to change the cooking pressure – Fig. 14.
6. Press “Start” to start the cooking program. The appliance starts to heat up. The light of “Heating Up” lights up – Fig. 15.
7. When the pressure for cooking is reached, the appliance switches automatically to pressure cooking phase, and the time previously set starts countdown
8. When the pressure cooking time has elapsed, the appliance releases pressure automatically.
9. The appliance will jump to keep warm automatically when the pressure released completely and beeps. You can unlock and open the top lid.

Note: Some programs’s pressure cooking time or cooking pressure parameters can’t be changed. Please see the detail in the “Pressure Cooking Programs” chart.

RICE COOKING

1. Pour the required quantity of rice into the cooking pot using the measuring cup provided. Then fill with cold water up to the corresponding “CUP” mark printed in the bowl.
   Note: Always add the rice first otherwise you will have too much water.

2. For best results, we recommend using ordinary rice rather than “easy cook” type of rice which tend to give a stickier rice and may adhere to the housing. With other types of rice, such as brown or wild rice, the quantities of water need adjustment.

3.  If you only want to cook 1 cup of white rice (serves 2 small or 1 large portion), use 1 measuring cup of white rice and then add one and a half measuring cup of water. With some types of rice it is normal for a little rice to stick on the housing when cooking 1 cup of rice.

4. If you only want to cook 2 cups of white rice (serves 4 small or 3 large portions), use 2 measuring cups of white rice and then add two measuring cups of water.

5. The maximum quantity of water + rice should not exceed the highest mark inside the bowl. Depending on the type of rice, quantities of water may need adjustment.

ADD INGREDIENTS

Beef/Lamb, Chicken/Duck, Soup cooking programs are available for this function

1. With this function, you can open the lid during pressure cooking process and add more ingredients.
2. After choosing the pressure cooking program, press the “Add Ingredients” button – Fig. 16. The light of “Add Ingredients” program lights up. Press the “Start” button to start to the program. When the remaining pressure cooking time is less than 10 minutes, the current cooking process will pause, the appliance starts to release pressure.
3. You can also press “Add Ingredients” anytime during pressure cooking process. The current pressure cooking process pauses, the appliance starts to release pressure automatically.
4.  When pressure is released completely, the appliance beeps. You can open the top lid to add more ingredients you want.
5. Close and lock the lid and press “Start” button. The appliance will continue the pressure cooking process for the remaining cooking time.
6. You can also press “+,-” button to adjust remaining pressure cooking time from 2 minutes to the maximum pressure cooking time of the cooking program according to different ingredients texture – Fig. 17.

MULTI – COOK

Slow cook low, Slow cook high, Saute/Sear, Sous vide, Bake, Sauce thickening, DIY are Multi-cook programs.

1. Follow the steps in “Preparations before cooking”
2.  Press “Multi Cook” to choose cooking programs. The light of the chosen program lights up, the default cooking time is displayed on the screen – Fig. 18.
3. Press “+/-” to change the cooking time – Fig. 19.
4. Press “Pressure/Temp” to change the cooking temperature. The default cooking temperature is displayed on the screen – Fig. 20.
5. Press “+/-” to change the cooking temperature – Fig. 21.
6. Press “Start” to start the cooking program. The appliance starts to heat up. The light of “Heating Up” lights up – Fig. 22.
7. When you start the cooking program of “Slow Cook Low”, “Slow Cook High”, “Sauce Thickening” and “DIY”, the time previously set starts countdown from the beginning of program. When you start the cooking program of “Saute/Sear”, “Sous Vide” and “Bake”, the time previously set starts countdown when the appliance reaches the preset temperature.
8. When the cooking time has elapsed, the appliance beeps and switches to keep warm mode automatically except Saute/Sear, Sous Vide, Sauce Thickening and DIY. You can unlock and open the top lid.

Note:

1. Some programs’s cooking temperature can’t be changed. Please see the detail in the Multi-cook Programs chart.
2. Sous Vide Cooking program
   – The key for sous vide cooking is to create a vacuum seal. Vacuum sealing foods prevents evaporation and allows for the most efficient transfer energy from the water to the food. To do so, simply place your seasoned food in a plastic bag and squeeze out all the air and then seal the bag. Add water into the inner pot first and then submerge the food into water.
   – If cooking temperature is at or below 60°C, cooking duration can be programmed from 10mins to 6 hours.
   – If cooking temperature is above 60°C, cooking duration can be programmed up to 20 hours.

DELAYED START

Delayed start is not available only in Saute/sear, Sous vide, Sauce thickening and DIY.

1. Follow the steps of pressure cook or multi-cook, choose the cooking program you need.
2. Press “Time/Delayed Start” once or twice until the light of delayed start lights up – Fig. 23.
3. Press “+,-” to set time – Fig. 24.
4. Press “START” to confirm the preset time – Fig. 25. When preset time is elapsed, the appliance starts working in the selected cooking mode automatically.

MY RECIPES

You can set any three programs as “My Recipes”. The default programs are (1)Rice, (2)Soup, (3) Steam. We can press “My Recipes” to choose among the 3 recipes we want to use or change. If you want to change any of the default programs, for instance, to change “Steam” to “Beef/Lamb”, follow the steps below:

1. Press My Recipes to choose (3) Steam – Fig. 26.
2. Press “pressure cook” to choose Beef/ Lamb program – Fig. 27.
3. Set cooking time or pressure or temperature if you need (please refer to the instruction above to change these cooking parameters) – Fig. 28.
4.  Press and hold “My Recipe” button for 3 seconds to save it.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

1. It is recommended to clean your appliance after each use. Before cleaning let your appliance cool down for at least 2 hours.

2. You can only wash the accessoiries in the dishwasher – Fig. 5. Do not put the appliance or cooking pot or inner lid into the dishwasher – Fig. 6.

   • a Remove the condensation collector, place in the dishwasher.– Fig. 30.
   • b Before placing the steam cover in the dishwasher you need to separate it in two parts – Fig. 31.
   • c Remove the pressure limit valve to clean it, rinse it under water and dry – Fig. 32.
   • d To clean the inner lid, you need to detach it from the appliance and clean all its components. First unscrew the inner lid fixation nut, pull on the peak in the middle, and push the duct pressure limit valve cover to help you remove it. – Fig. 33-34.
   • e Then you can rinse the inner lid with clear water – Fig. 39. The float valve should be dismantled by removing the small silicone gasket, then turn the inner lid to get the float valve – Fig. 40-41 The duct cover can be unscrewed to be cleaned, and the duct should be checked regularly to prevent blockage – Fig. 42. Press on the internal part of the safety spring valve to check that it is not clogged – Fig. 43.
   • f Remove the cooking pot from the appliance, rinse it and dry it off thoroughly. Do not use a scourer as this can damage the non stick coating in the pot– Fig. 35.
   • g Do not immerse the appliance in water or pour water into it, clean the housing with a damp cloth. – Fig. 36.

3. Taking care of the pot
   a To ensure the maintenance of pot quality, it is recommended not to cut food in it.
   b Use the plastic spoon provided or a wooden spoon and not a metal type so as to avoid damaging the pot surface
   c To avoid any risk of corrosion, do not pour vinegar into the pot.

4.  Once all the components you just cleaned are perfectly dried, place them all in their original position.

5. Always use the cooking pot provided.

6. Make sure to clean the float valve after each use. You may not be able to open the lid or it can be dangerous if the float valve is very dirty and stuck. – Fig. 37.

7. Do not pour water or food directly into the appliance. If you inadvertently immerse your appliance in water or spill water directly on the heating element (when the pot is not in place), take it to your service center for repair.

8. Change the sealing gasket every 2 years.

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