Using Your Oster Food Steamer, Preparing Your Food Steamer

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USING YOUR OSTER® FOOD STEAMER

PREPARING YOUR FOOD STEAMER

•Make sure the voltage in your outlet is the same as the voltage indicated on the appliance’s rating label.

•Remove any labels or stickers from appliance.

•Thoroughly wash lid, rice bowl, upper steaming bowl, lower steaming bowl, drip tray and heating element sleeve in warm, soapy water before first use, then rinse and dry carefully. The heating element sleeve must be installed around the heating element for proper operation.

•Wipe the inside of the water reservoir with a damp cloth.

Or you can fill the water reservoir from the water inlet. There are MAX and MIN lines on the water box to indicate the water level. Even while food is still cooking, if the water box shows that the water level is low, you can add water accordingly to the water inlet without moving any of the steaming bowls. (Step 2)

NOTE: WATER SHOULD NEVER GO LOWER THAN LO (MIN) LINE.

TO USE UPPER OR LOWER STEAMING BOWL

WATER INLET

STEP 2
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	Off
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INSTANT STEAM FUNCTION

Included is a removable heating element sleeve. Before cooking, when this sleeve is placed around the heating element, the steam function will automatically produce steam in 35 seconds. Do not operate the steamer without the heating element sleeve.

PLEASE NOTE: The heating element sleeve may be removed to allow cleaning of the heating element. On the heating element sleeve, there is a small indentation (cut) which should face downward when replaced on the heating element.

USING YOUR STEAMER

Place unit on a flat, sturdy surface with adequate clearance (i.e., do not place under wall cabinets). The steamer unit and components are not for use in ovens (microwave, convection or conventional) or on stovetop.

(Step 1A) Fill water reservoir with clean water only. Do not put any other liquids or add any salt, pepper, etc., in the water reservoir. Make sure the water does not exceed the MAX fill level or go lower than the MIN fill level as indicated inside the water reservoir. Then place the drip tray on the base. (Step 1B)

REMOVABLE HEATING

ELEMENT SLEEVE

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Set
	Off
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FILLING WATER RESERVOIR

STEP 1A

Off

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DRIP TRAY

(Step 3) Place vegetable, seafood or other foods without sauce or liquid into the steaming bowl. Arrange food in center of bowl. Try not to block steam vents. You can use lower steaming bowl as an egg tray by directly placing a total of 12 eggs on it.

FOR DOUBLE TIER OR THREE TIER STEAMER

Place the largest piece of food with longest cooking time in the lower steaming bowl. Place lower bowl on top of drip tray and base. Place the upper steaming bowl on top of the base unit, or you can place upper steaming bowl directly on top of the lower steaming bowl.

Cooking times are estimates and depend on the quantity, size, required degree of cooking and temperature of food. Consider all the cooking time given in the following guide as suggested times for double tier steamer.

When handling and removing hot components, use POTHOLDERS to avoid burns from hot steam.

USING THE RICE BOWL

Place rice or other foods with sauce or liquid in rice bowl. Place rice bowl in the lower steaming bowl and cover with the lid. Plug into wall outlet and set timer. When food is well cooked, unplug unit.

UPPER OR LOWER

STEAMING BOWLS

STEP 3

Set

Off

Warm Cook