Some Tips for maintaining cooker!

I use Pressure cooker every day at least once and sometimes twice. Here are some things I follow to maintain my pressure cooker

Do Not release pressure manually

I have seen people release pressure manually to reduce waiting time. But this affects the durability of the gasket and it normally expands in size. This will lead to longer cooking time and replacement of gasket. If you want to release pressure, run cool water on the cooker and allow pressure to release quickly

Use a slice of lemon

I slice a lemon into an inch size piece every other day and drop it in the cooker and use the cooker as usual.. This ensures that there is no water/burnt marks that is left behind  in the cooker. It also makes the cooker smell great. (Also see  When Life gives you lemons post)

Washing a cooker
remove the gasket from the cooker. This is important because food gets accumulated under the gasket and its important to remove that wash it before we store it away.

Storing cooker

At the end of the day, drain water from the cooker, wash and let  all the parts  dry (cooker,lid and gasket) before assembling and storing it.