Using your Vitacuisine

Before first use

•Clean the water tank with a damp soft cloth - fig.1.

•Wash all the removable parts using a sponge, warm water and washing up liquid, rinse and dry carefully.

Do not immerse the water tank in water when cleaning.

Do not use seasoning or any other liquid other than water in the water tank.

Check that there is water in the water tank before using the appliance.

Filling the water tank

•Pour the water directly into the water tank, up to the maximum level - fig.2.

•Place the juice collector on the tank until firmly in place.

•Place the maxi capacity bowl on the juice collector - fig.3.

•Use fresh cold water with each use and check the water is up to the maximum level.

Positioning the steam basket(s)

•Place the food in the basket(s).

•Place the basket(s) in the maxi capacity bowl and fold the handle(s) in the notches - fig.4.

•Put the lid on.

So as not to scald yourself with the steam from the lid, preferably place the steam holes towards the back.

The cooking plate (using side A only) can be used without the maxi capacity bowl. Place it directly on the juice collector - fig.7.

Positioning the reversible cooking plate*

•Use face A of the cooking plate for meals with sauce or food that releases a lot of cooking juices, and face B for cooking without sauce or cooking juices - fig.5.

•Place the cooking plate on the maxi capacity bowl - fig.6.

•Put the lid on.

To cook rice

You can cook rice.

• Put the rice and the water in the rice bowl (see the table of cooking times). -

fig.8.

• Place the rice bowl in a steam basket or in the maxi capacity bowl.

Cooking without baskets

For a maxi capacity, you can cook without the baskets.

•Remove the baskets.

•Place food in the maxi capacity bowl.

•Put the maxi capacity bowl on the juice collector - fig.9.

•Put on either the cooking plate and the lid - fig.10 or just the lid - fig.11.

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* depending on model