Maxwell MW-1201 Manual Instruction Download

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ing the lid and the steam baskets. Slowly lift the lid to
release steam, hold the lid above the steam Basket for
the condensate to flow down from the lid.
• If you want to try the products for readiness, use
cookware with a long handle.
• Remember that water inside the water tank can be hot
when all the other components of the unit are cooled
down.
• Do not use the unit if the tray, the steam baskets and
the lid are not installed.

TIPS

• Cook meat, fish and seafood till complete readiness.
• Always use only defrosted products, excluding veg-
etables, fish and seafood.
• If you use several steam Baskets at the same time,
put meat, chicken or fish in the lower basket in order
liquid does not drain on the other products in the other
steam Basket.
• Put fresh or dried herbs to the drip tray (6 for adding
more flavors to the products.
Choose herbs to your taste: thyme, cilantro, basil, dill,
carry and tarragon, garlic, caraway, horseradish – are
just a few known herbs. You can combine herbs to add
new flavor to products. When using fresh herbs you
should cut them and increase the total amount twice or
thrice (compared with dries herbs).

COOKING EGGS

Prepare the steamer for operation.
• Place eggs in the deepening on the bottom of the
steam basket (4) and cover it with the lid (1).
• Switch on the steamer by setting the timer handle (11)
to the required operation time.

COOKING RICE

Prepare the steamer for operation.
• Place the basket for rice/soup cooking (2) in the
steam basket.
• Add one cup of rice and 1 1/2 cup of water to the bas-
ket. Maximal amount of rice is 250 g.
• Close the basket with the lid (1).
• Switch on the steamer by setting the timer handle (11)
to the required operation time.

ADDING WATER DURING COOKING

For recipes with long cooking time:
- Check water level while cooking.
- If necessary add water through the water opening (5),
without removing the steam baskets.

USEFUL HINTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• Food cooking time indicated in the Tables is consid-
ered only for reference purposes it may differ due to
size of pieces, amount of products and personal taste.
As far as you manage the food steamer you can select
the desired products cooking time.
• One layer of products is cooked quicker than several
layers, that’s why it is necessary to increase the cook-
ing time according to the amount of products.
• In order to achieve the best result, make sure that the
pieces of products are of equal size; place the thicker
pieces closer to the edges of the steam basket.
• Do not fill the steam basket completely – keep space
for steam.
• When cooking a large amount of products it is neces-
sary to stir them periodically. Be especially careful and
use the pot holders to protect hands from steam and
use cookware with long handles.
• Do not add salt and spices directly to the products
when cooking.
• Liquid accumulating in the tray (6) is excellently suit-

able for soup cooking or can be used as bouillon. But
be more careful – it is very hot.
• Use only completely defrosted products.

When using three steam baskets simultaneously:

- Always put the largest pieces of products in the lower
basket.
- Condensate forming on the upper basket will drain to
the lower basket that’s why make sure that the flavors of
products to be cooked are compatible.
- When cooking meat, chicken and vegetables always
put meat in the lower basket to avoid the red meat juice
getting into other products.
- Cooking time of products in the upper basket is usu-
ally longer by 5 minutes.
- When cooking products with different cooking time,
put the products that are cooked longer to the lower
Basket.
When the products in the upper basket are cooked, you
can remove it and close the lower basket with the lid
and continue cooking products in this basket.

CLEANING

• Before cleaning switch off the steamer, unplug it and
wait until it cools down completely.
• It is prohibited to immerse the power cord, the power
plug and the body of the unit into water.
• Do not use the abrasive cleaning agents when clean-
ing the steam baskets, the tray, the upper lid and the
body of the steamer.
• It is recommended to wash the steam baskets, the
basket for rice cooking, the tray and the lid in warm wa-
ter with dishwashing agents. Do not use the dish wash
machine to wash the removable details.
• Wipe the body of the steamer with a damp cloth.
• Wash the steam baskets regularly.

REMOVING SCALE

When using the unit scale can appear on the heating
element of the steamer. It is a natural process, which
depends on hardness of water used. It is necessary to
remove scale from the heating element regularly for
normal operation of the steamer.
• Fill the water tank with vinegar solution in the ration of
1 part of vinegar to 3 parts of water, till the МАХ mark.

IMPORTANT:

do not use chemical scale removers.

• Set the tray (6), one steam basket (3 or 4), close it
with the lid (1) and switch on the unit for 5-10 minutes.
• When the timer stops, unplug the unit and let it cool
down completely before pouring out vinegar solution.
• Wash the water tank with cold water, fill with water
once again, set the tray (6), one steam basket (3 or 4),
close it with the lid (1), switch on the unit and set the
timer for 5 minutes.
• Unplug the unit, let it cool down completely, pour out
water, dry the tray, the steam basket and the lid and
take the unit away.

STORAGE

Keep the unit in a dry cool place, out of reach of chil-
dren.

PRODUCTS COOKING TIME AND RECIPES

• Cooking time depends on size of products, free space
in a basket, freshness of products and personal taste.
• Cooking time is indicated for the lower basket, prod-
ucts in the upper basket are cooked longer approxi-
mately by 5 minutes.
• Depending on small or large amount of products,
increase or decrease the cooking time of products ac-
cordingly.

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