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- Warning: during use, the steam
produced can cause scalding:
. Handle all parts with an oven glove or
a cloth,
. Be careful when lifting the lid,
. Always use a cooking utensil to handle
the food in the steamer.
Environment protection
- Your appliance has been designed to
work for many years. However, when
you finally decide to replace your old
product, remember to think of what
you can do to help to protect the
environment by disposing of it at your
local waste disposal centre.
Before using your appliance
for the first time
- Wash the baskets and the other
accessories in soapy water, rinse and
dry carefully.
- Wipe the inside of the water tank with
a damp sponge.
Warning: Never put the base of your
appliance in water.
Using your steamer
PREPARATION
- Put any herbs, essences and
seasonings in the double inner side of
the Aroma diffuser (A8). Fill with water
or another liquid (see recipes) up to the
“max” level written inside the diffuser.
- Clip the Aroma diffuser in place.
- Fill the water tank through the water fill
inlet using cold water (A3) after
opening the cap (A4), or pour the cold
water directly into the water tank (A2).
-
Never exceed the “max” level (A2).
- Never add herbs, spices, aroma or
seasonings to this water.
- Put the cooking juice collector (B) in
place on the base (A).
U
SING THE DIFFERENT ACCESSORIES
Your steamer can be used with 1 or
2 baskets (depending on model).
. Lower basket 1 (C):
- Place the food in the basket.
- Place the basket on the cooking juice
collector.
. Upper basket 2 (D) (depending on
model):
- Put the food in the basket.
- Place basket 2 on the top of basket 1.
Note: if the cooking times differ between
the foods in each of the basket, begin
cooking the food which requires longest
time of cooking in basket 1 then add
basket 2 during cooking to complete the
cooking cycle.
. Rice bowl (C1):
- Put the rice and water into the rice
bowl (1 measure of rice per
2 measures of water).
- Place the rice bowl in the basket.
- Place the basket on the juice collector.
. Fish tray (E):
- Lay the fish on the tray.
- Put it either directly on the juice
collector (B) or on the on the top of
the basket 1 or basket 2 (depending
on model).
- Then place the basket with fish tray on
the juice collector.
O
PERATION
- Put the lid (F) on the last basket or on
the fish tray (E).
- Make sure that the steam holes on the
lid are positioned facing away from you.
- Plug in the appliance and then adjust
the timer (A5) to the cooking time
desired (see cooking charts).
- The indicator light (A6) will come on,
and the cooking begins.
- Once the cooking time is up, the timer
(A5) rings and the indicator light (A6)
goes out. The appliance stops
automatically.
- Remove the lid (F) with care and use
oven gloves to handle it.
- The upturned lid on the worktop allows
you to put down the basket to drain
the foods.
T
IPS
- During cooking, make sure there is
always some water in the water tank
(A2). The water level can be topped
up at any time using the filler inlet (A3)
without having to handle the cooking
baskets.
- If you do two lots of cooking in
succession, empty the juice collector
(B) and adjust the water level if
necessary.
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