6
16. Steamer on indicator
17.Switch/timer
18.Opening for adding water
19.Cord storage
BEFORE USING
THE APPLIANCE
Read the instruction book.
Unpack the appliance.
Wash the steamer thoroughly; especially those
parts that are going to be in contact with food
(see “Care and Cleaning” section)
.
Before plugging into the mains supply, make
sure that the voltage stated on the appliance
corresponds to your mains supply.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Steamer assembly and operation
1. Put the steamer base
(14)
onto a hard, level,
heat-insulated surface near a socket and be-
yond children’s reach.
2. Mount the detachable steam condenser
(11)
.
3. Fill the tank
(12)
with water, using the marks on
the water level scale
(15)
as a guide. 850 ml of
water is enough for 1 hour of normal steamer
operation.
Note: Only fill the tank
(12)
with cold mains water.
Do
not use any other liquids or flavourings.
4. Attach the drip tray
(10)
onto the water tank
(12)
. Then attach the
aroma diffuser
(9)
in the middle of the tray
(10)
.
Note: An aroma-diffuser is an attachment which will help
you to flavour your steamed dishes. Put your
favourite (non-powdered) seasonings, flavouring
herbs or spices onto your aroma- diffuser. Steam,
passing through the aroma diffuser, becomes
saturated with the flavouring components and your
food becomes delicious and fragrant.
5. Put food into the steamer basket(s). When using several layers it is
recommended that you put foods that take a longer time to cook
in the lower baskets and foods that cook quickly – in the upper
baskets.
6. For cooking loose and liquid food or food releasing a lot of juice
while being steamed, use the special rice bowl
(8)
sitting it in the
steam basket.
7. Mount the steamer baskets
(3, 4, 5)
on the vessel for steam con-
densation
(10)
. For convenient assemble, the basket handles have
marks detailing the mounting procedure. They are numbered from
