To Steam Food Without Rice, To Steam Food with Rice

Using the Pasta Rice Gourmet™

TO STEAM FOOD (WITHOUT RICE):

• What you’ll need: Inner Pot • Colander • Steam Tray

1.Add the desired amount of water to the inner pot according to the food being cooked. A convenient steaming guide has been included on page 13 of this manual for reference.

2.Place food in the steam tray. Place steam tray into the colander.

3.Place the inner pot into the base. Place colander and steam tray into the inner pot and cover with the lid.

4.Press the Steam button. The Steam light will illuminate.

5.Allow to cook for the necessary amount of time (see page 13 for a steaming guide). Using protective oven mitts, open the lid and check food every so often for doneness.

6.Remove food immediately after cooking process has completed. Using protective oven mitts, grasp the handles of the colander and carefully lift out. Place on a heat-proof surface and carefully remove the steam tray from the colander.

7.Press the Warm/Off button twice to turn off the heat. Do not leave food in the machine after it has finished cooking. Leaving food in the inner pot may cause it to overcook.

TO STEAM FOOD (WITH RICE):

•What you’ll need: Inner Pot • Steam Tray

1.When cooking rice and steaming simultaneously, a maximum of 4 cups (8 cups cooked) of rice may be prepared. This will ensure that both the cooked rice and the steam tray fit properly into the rice cooker.

2.Add the desired amount of rice and water to the inner pot. See section titled “To Cook Rice” on page 7 for detailed instructions. Place the inner pot into the base.

3.Place food to be steamed into the steam tray. Place the filled steam tray over the rice and replace the lid. Press the White Rice or Brown Rice button, as applicable.

CAUTION:

• Do not open lid when in use.

• Make sure the outside surface of the inner pot is completey dry before placing into the rice cooker. If cooking pot is returned to cooker when wet it will damage this product, causing it to malfunction.