Vitek VT-1551 B: ENGLISH

ENGLISH

• When the preset time is finished, the steamer will automatically turn off, the sound signal will be heard and indicator (13) will go

down.

ATTENTION:

• Do not touch the device's cover and steam cups when cooking  they are very hot.

• To avoid skin burns, use the kitchen gloves to remove the cover and steam cups. Slowly raise the cover to let off steam; keep the

cover over the steam cup to drain water.

• Do not touch the steam cups if you want to check the products for readiness, use a kitchen utensil with a long handle.

• Remember that water inside the water bowl may still be hot, when the rest of the steamer components have already cooled down.

• Do not use the steamer without tray, steam cups and cover.

ADVICES ON COOKING:

• Cook meat, fish and seafood till they are fully ready.

• Always use defrosted products, exception can be done for vegetables, fish and seafood.

• When using several steam cups simultaneously, put meat, poultry or fish into the lower cup, to prevent their juice from getting into

other cups.

• Add fresh or dry herbs to the drain tray (6) to season the products. Choose the herbs to your liking: thyme, kinza, sweet basil, fen

nel, curry and estragon, garlic, caraway, horseradish  this is only a small list of known spices. You can combine spices to lace the

products with a new elaborate taste. When using fresh herbs, you certainly need to cut them and their amount should be increased

23 times compared to the dry herbs.

COOKING EGGS (Pic. 5)

• Fill water into the water bowl (10).

• Install the drain tray (6).

• Put the steam cup (1,2 or 3) on the tray (6).

• Put eggs in the cavities on the steam cup bottom (1,2 or 3) and close the cup with cover (5).

• Turn on the steam cooker, setting the timer knob (12) to the desired cooking time.

COOKING RICE (Pic. 4)

• Fill water into the water bowl (10).

• Install the drain tray (6).

• Put a steam cup (1,2 or 3) on the tray (6).

• Put the rice/soup cooking bowl (4) on the steam cup.

• Add 1 cup of rice into to the rice bowl (4) and pour 1? glass of water. Maximum amount of rice shall not exceed 250 g.

• Close the rice bowl (4) with the cover (5).

• Turn on the steam cooker, setting the timer knob (12) to the desired cooking time.

ADDING WATER WHEN COOKING

For the products requiring long cooking:

 Periodically check for the water level when cooking.

 If necessary, add water through the filler opening (9), not removing the steam cups.

USEFUL TIPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• Food cooking time indicated in Tables is given only for reference purpose, it may differ due to the piece sizes, product amounts

and personal taste. As you get to know your steamer better, you can adjust the cooking time as needed.

• One layer of products is cooked quicker than several layers, therefore the cooking time should be increased according to the prod

uct amount.

• In order to achieve the best result, cut the product into pieces of equal size; place the thicker pieces closer to the steam cup edges.

• Do not fill the steam cup completely  leave some space for steam.

• When cooking a large amount of products, mix them periodically. Be very careful when doing this, use kitchen gloves to protect

hands from steam and kitchen spoon with a long handle.

• Do not add salt and spices directly into products when cooking.

• Liquid accumulating on the tray (6) is excellently suitable for cooking soups or can be used as a broth. But be careful  it is very hot.

• Use only completely defrosted products.

When using all three steam cups simultaneously:

 Always put the largest pieces of products into the lower cup.

 Condensate forming on the upper steam cup will drain to the lower cup, that's why consider the taste compatibility of the products

to be cooked.

 When cooking meat, chicken and vegetables, always put meat in the lower cup to prevent meat juice from getting onto other prod

ucts.

 Cooking time of products in the upper cup is usually 5 minutes longer.

 When cooking products with different cooking time, put the longer cooking products into the lower cup. When the products in upper

cup are ready, you can remove it, close the lower cup with the cover and continue cooking products in this cup.

CLEANING THE STEAM COOKER

• Before cleaning, turn off the steamer, disconnect it from the power supply and wait until it cools down completely.

• Never immerse power cord, power plug and the steamer itself into water.

• Do not use abrasive cleaning agents when cleaning the steam cups, drain tray, upper cover and the steamer casing.

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