Spending cash on a Farberware cooker might be a great idea. But if you don’t know how to use this item, it can become a worthless piece of kitchenware. Fortunately, there are many ways that you can avoid this issue.
You can start by using a guide to operate the cooker. If followed properly, you can use the cooker to prepare great meals. On top of that, you can save up on your utility bills.
Are you looking for a guide to help you use the Faberware cooker? If yes, then you can go through our article and find all the advice that you might need. When it comes down to it, we have listed some settings that will suit different models of Farberware pressure cookers.
Farberware Pressure Cooker Settings Guide
Here are the various settings that can be used with the Faberware Pressure Cooker. But before you use this article, we suggest that you check the manual that came with the cooker. If you have lost your copy, try to download the digital copy via a Google search or using any search engine
For 1st Gen Faberware Pressure Cookers
1. Cook Mode
With this setting, you can quickly cool different meals with your Faberware cookware. Under this mode, it is possible to brown or steam dishes.
If you want to braise/brown your meal,
- Place the removable cooking pot in the pressure cooker
- Add the required amount of oil
- Leave the pot uncovered
- Set the Cook mode to Brown
- Press the Start/Stop button
- Preheat the oil for five minutes
- Add the food to be browned ( ensure its patted dry and cut into small pieces)
- Continue cooking until the meal is cooked to your preference
B: As you brown your meal, do not leave the cooker for long periods
If you want to steam a dish,
- Place water in the cooker
- Press the Cook Mode button until the Steam indicator light comes up
- Choose your preferred cook time
- Hit the preferred cook time
- Wait until the cooker beeps three times to signal the end of the cycle
2. Warm Mode
Do you want to heat a cold meal with your Faberware cooker? If yes, then you can use the Warm mode to achieve this task. For the best results,
- Add the cooked food to the removable pot
- Hit the Warm button
- Press the Start/Stop button
For 2nd Gen Faberware 7-in-1 Pressure Cookers
- Place the food in the inner pot
- Choose any of these cooking programs:- Vegetable/Steam, Soup/Stew, Rice/Risotto, Beans/Lentil, Keep Warm, Chicken, Slow Cook, Sear, and Roast
- Then switch on the Delay Timer ( if possible)
- Adjust the cooking time to your preference
Faberware Pressure Cooker: How to Use
There are various ways that you can use the Faberware Pressure Cooker. Now here are some common tasks that you can perform with this piece of kitchenware
1. Cooking Rice
- Place the Cooking Pot into the Cool-to-Touch Housing
- Add some rice and water ( according to the Faberware rice cooking chart found in the manual)
- Add some cooking oil
- Cover the lid but do not lock
- Set the Cook Mode to Steam
- Set the Cook Time according to the chart
- Hit the Start/Stop button
- Allow the rice to cook until the unit beeps
2. Warming Dishes
- Add the cooked food to the removable pot
- Hit the Warm button
- Press the Start/Stop button
3. Steaming Dishes
- Place water in the cooker
- Press the Cook Mode button until the Steam indicator light comes up
- Choose your preferred cook time
- Hit the preferred cook time
- Wait until the cooker beeps three times to signal the end of the cycle
4. Browning Dishes
- Place the removable cooking pot in the pressure cooker
- Add the required amount of oil
- Leave the pot uncovered
- Set the Cook mode to Brown
- Press the Start/Stop button
- Preheat the oil for five minutes
- Add the food to be browned ( ensure its patted dry and cut into small pieces)
- Continue cooking until the meal is cooked to your preference
Farberware pressure cooker E8 error
If your Faberware pressure cooker has an E8 pressure, it means that the pressure protection does not work. When you notice this problem, it would help if you reached out to the Faberware customer service center. As expected, this service will be able to provide the right hands to help fix your cooker.
How Do You Increase the Cooking Time on a Farberware Pressure Cooker?
If you want to increase the cooking time on a 1st Gen Faberware pressure cooker, press the Cooking Time button until it reaches your preferred time. But if you are using the 7-in-1 model ( 2nd Gen), increase the time by pressing the Time Cook button followed by the + button until you reach the desired number.
