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Fill the water tank with clean water. Do not put any other liquid or add any salt, pepper and etc. in the water basin.
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You can combine the steam baskets and / or basket bottoms depending upon desire.
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Place large pieces of food with longer cooking time in the bottom bowl. Cover the lid.
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Place bottom bowl on the base.
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One can cook different food in one process. Make sure however that the flavors complement each other.
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Food with different cooking time: place the food, which need a longer cooking time, in the lower steam bowl. As soon as the timer reaches the time for food with shorter cooking time, remove the
cover with a cloth and place the upper steam bowl on the lower bowl. Replace the cover.
SETTING TIMER
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Maximum 60 minutes.
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Plug the appliance in.
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Set the timer to the recommended cooking time (steaming time can be adjusted as per your experiment). The indicator lamp will light up.
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When cooking is completed, unplug the appliance.
BOIL DRY CUT-OUT
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The appliance is fitted with an automatic boil dry cut-out system which switches off the heating element if it boils dry.
REHEATING: BREAD, HALF-PREPARED FOOD, HEATING BABY MEAL
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Do not wrap or cover bread when reheating.
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For half-prepared food, reheating time is based on foods at refrigerator temperatures.
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Heat baby meal in glass containers or in a separate container suitable size. Adjust steaming time accordingly.
RICE COOKING
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In the rice bowl (not included) load rice or other food, add a cup of water, sauce or other additives. Put the bowl in one of the steam bowls.
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The cooking time depends on rice sort.
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After some time after cooking start, check the density and degree of readiness.
Rice
Weight
Approx Time (Minutes)
Rice
Water
0.5 cup
1 cup
40-45
1 cup
1.5 cup
45-50
VEGETABLES
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Wash the vegetables thoroughly, cut off stems; trim; peel or chop if necessary. Smaller pieces steam faster than larger ones.
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Quantity, quality, freshness and size/uniformity, temperature of frozen food, may affect steam time. Adjust water amount and cooking time as desired.
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Frozen vegetables should not be thawed before steaming.
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The frozen food should be separated or stirred after 10-12 minutes. Use a long handle fork/ spoon to separate or stir food.
Variety
Weight/Or Pieces
Approx Time (Minutes)
Artichokes, Whole
4 whole tops trimmed
30-32
Asparagus, Spears, Beans
1 pound
12-14
