hi I'm Holly Belle I know you're going to love your new pkp as much as I do it makes eating and cooking a pleasure and you'll be amazed at how fast you'll make incredibly flavorful food using your pressure King Pro is also super easy that's because it's a smart cooker it has built-in pre-programmed easy to use one touch settings so choosing the correct cooking setting for your meal is simple and there's no guesswork involved and the results perfect and delicious every time at the touch of a button the pressure King Pro comes with everything you need to make cooking the pkp way a breeze when you unpack your pressure King Pro you will find a lid a measuring cup a plastic spoon a steamer tray the inner pot the pressure King Pro itself and the court and you'll also receive a condensation cup already attached to the back of the unit and a user manual and plus a bonus recipe book if you find you're missing any of these components please contact customer service the pressure King Pro has been designed to be easy and safe to use the pkp has a pressure release feature which will automatically control the pressure another feature is an automatic cutoff function these features and many more have been designed to give you complete peace of mind whilst using your pkp when you first plug in your pressure King Pro the LED panel will display four zeros remember it's all programmed with preset cooking time so there's no guesswork simply select the desired cooking function and the display will show the preset time for example if you want to savory fish dish press the fish function its preset to eight minutes there are also settings for stew rice meat porridge soup and steam it's so easy there's even a setting for canning we're making germs and preservatives take a look at your manual for details of preset cooking times for each function to open the lid turn in a clockwise direction as far as it can and lift off now I know this is spelling out the obvious but you never know your other half may attempt to use the pkp when you're not around place your ingredients into the inner pot this is the equivalent to your traditional pan then to replace and close simply align the arrows upon placing the lid onto the cooker then to close simply turn it into the anti-clockwise direction until both parts of the front panel line up it's that easy when you're ready to start cooking turn the pressure release valve into the closed position the pressure release valve is designed to be loose as another safety feature if you'd like to adjust the cooking time as recommended by the recipe guide simply press the function button the display will flash for five seconds during which time you can adjust the cooking time by one minute intervals by simply pressing the plus or minus button it's that simple just one touch and walk away the pkp will do the rest for you one of the amazing benefits of using your new pressure King Pro is it cooks up to 90 percent faster than conventional cooking methods and therefore has greater nutrient retention compared with steaming or boiling and once your food is cooked the pressure King Pro will beep to let you know it's done and automatically switched to keep warm mode so your food stays hot and perfectly cooked for up to 24 hours you'll see this on the screen to switch off the keep warm function just press cancel and to open using oven gloves or tongs simply turn the pressure release valve to the open position the valve will lift up slightly and steam will be released remember keep the lid clean after every use simply refer to the caring cleaning instructions in your manual for details so now you're ready to use your pkp to make delicious home-cooked meals with infused slow-cooked taste and without all the work and waiting time