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4 vents
5 handle
6 lid
7 rice bowl
8 basket
e) Fit basket 3 on top of basket 2.
f) Put food in the basket.
g) Fit the lid.
be careful with flavours
11 Juices from the upper basket will drip into the basket below. Don't put delicate flavours
below strong ones, or vegetables below greasy foods.
C CIRCULATION
12 To allow the steam to circulate:
a) pack food loosely in the baskets
b) whenever possible, use single layers of food
c) leave spaces between the pieces
d) when layering food in a basket, leave spaces between the pieces in each layer to let the
steam circulate through the layers
C UNIFORMITY
13 For uniform cooking:
a) Try to cut all pieces of food in a basket to roughly the same size.
b) Put larger pieces, or food with long cooking times, nearest the reservoir.
c) Put smaller pieces, or food with short cooking times, furthest from it.
C OVERCOOKING
14 Don't worry too much about overcooking – steaming is a relatively gentle cooking method
and a few minutes extra generally won't matter.
15 Don't overcook fish – it'll chew like rubber and taste like cardboard.
C COOKING
16 Put the plug into the power socket.
17 Turn the timer clockwise to the required time.
18 The light will glow.
19 Steam will start to fill the baskets.
20 When the timer returns to 0, a bell will sound, and the steamer will switch off.
C THE TIMER
21 The timer is clockwork, and it's one-way only.
22 Don't try to turn it anti-clockwise or you'll break it.
23 It will continue to whirr till its spring has wound down.
24 Don't worry about this – if the light is off, the element is off.
25 If you want to stop the appliance early, unplug it.
C FINISHED?
26 Unplug the appliance.
27 Everything will be hot – use oven gloves or a cloth – use the handles.
28 Steam and hot air will escape when you lift the lid. Tilt it slightly to direct the steam away
from you.
29 Put the lid on a plate or tray.
9 tray
10 water
11 steam tube
12 element
13 pouring lip
14 reservoir
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15 water level window
16 base unit
17 light
18 timer