OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1.Make sure the Food Steamer is unplugged.
2.Place unit on a flat sturdy surface with adequate clearance. Keep children away from the Food Steamer.
3.Place the Steam Ring into position over the Heating Element, the larger end facing the bottom of the Steamer Base.
4.Place the Drip Tray onto the Steamer Base making sure that the Timer Control Dial faces front and is level. Both Water Fill Holes (in the Drip Tray Handles) will fit perfectly into the Steamer Base cutouts. With a measuring cup or any spouted vessel, fill the Steamer Base to the MAX water line (5 cups) on the Water Level Lens. This amount of water/liquid will steam for approximately 1 hour.
WARNING: When cooking foods for more than 1 hour, check the Water Level Lens periodically. Since the Food Steamer cannot operate properly when the water level is too low, you must refill while steaming. Use a spouted vessel and add water through either Water Fill Hole.
5.There are 3 Steamer Baskets. Use the markings on the Steamer Basket Handles to identify the FIRST (1), SECOND (2), and THIRD (3) Steamer Baskets and their positions. Place foods to be cooked into the various Steamer Baskets.
6.The bottom of every stacked Steamer Basket locks into the grooves along the top rim of the Steamer Basket below it.
7.When using a single Steamer Basket, use only the FIRST (1) Basket. (See Figure 3) When using 2 tiers (dual Steamer Baskets), use the FIRST (1) Basket and rest the SECOND (2) Basket with the Lid on top. (See Figure 4)
NOTE: It is important that food is contained and evenly distributed within each Basket.
CAUTION: Make sure the FIRST (1) Steamer Basket is securely sitting in steaming position — over the Drip Tray, on the Steamer Base. Make sure the bottom of every stacked Steamer Basket sits securely in the grooves along the top rim of the Steamer Basket below it, and that the food is contained and evenly distributed within each Basket.
CAUTION: While steaming, make sure the Food Steamer is placed in a secure area that will not be bumped or pushed or disturbed in any manner or where steam could damage upper cabinets, curtains, etc.
8.Place the denser foods that need to cook the most in the FIRST
(1) Steamer Basket, closest to the steam. To ensure all pieces in the Steamer Basket will be cooked within the same time frame, cut food in each Basket to a uniform size and distribute food evenly throughout the Basket.
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