Vitek VT-1559: ENGLISH

ENGLISH

• Remember that water inside the water tank

• Place the rice/soup bowl on the steamer

can be hot, when all other constituent parts

basket (4).

of the steamer have cooled down.

• Pour 1 cup of rice into the rice bowl (4) and

• Do not use the steamer if the drip tray,

cover it with 1 1/2 cup of water. Maximum

steam baskets and the lid are not fixed up.

amount of rice shall not exceed 250 g.

• Put the lid (5) on the steam basket (4).

ADVICE

• Turn the food steamer on by setting the

• Cook meat, fish and seafood till it is ready.

timer (11) for the necessary time.

• Always use only defrosted products, ex-

cept for vegetables, fish and seafood.

DURING COOKING (Fig.5)

• If you use simultaneously several steam

For the dishes with the long cooking time:

baskets, put meat, poultry or fish in a lower

- Check the water level during cooking.

container, so that the released liquid does

- If necessary, add water through the water

not drop on products in the other steam

inlets (9). Do not replace the baskets.

baskets.

• Put fresh or dried herbs to the special vent

HELPFUL TIPS

of a drip tray (6), to add additional flavor to

• Cooking time given in this unstruction is

the products.

recommended are indicative and may

Choose herbs by preference: thyme, co-

vary depending on the size of the food,

riander, sweet basil, dill, curry and es-

the space between the food, the amount

tragon, garlic, cumin, horse radish – it is

of food, and individual preferences. As

only a short list of well-known herbs. You

long as you become familiar with the food

can combine herbs to add new flavor to

steamer you can choose the cooking time

the products. When using fresh herbs it is

you wish.

necessary to cut them and increase their

• One layer of food is cooked quicker than

number by two-three times (in comparison

several layers, that is why it’s necessary to

with dried ones).

extend the cooking time in respect with the

volume of food.

TO COOK EGGS (Fig.3)

• It is recommended to cut out food in slicer

• Pour the water directly into the water tank

of the equal size, place thicker slices closer

(10).

to the walls of the steam basket.

• Place the drip tray on the tank (6).

• For best results, do not put too much food

• Put the basket (1, 2 or 3) with the clipped

in the baskets; leave some place for the

removable base (12 or 13) on the drip tray

steam-out.

(6).

• The food turn up and down from time to

• Place the eggs in the holders of the lower

time during the cooking large quantities of

steamer basket and put the lid (5) on.

food. Use oven mitts to handle the baskets

• Turn the food steamer on by setting the

and the lid during cooking: as the steam is

mechanical timer (11) for a necessary

extremely hot.

cooking time.

• Do not add salt or spices directly to the

food during cooking.

TO COOK RICE (Fig.4)

• The juice collected in the drip tray (6) is

• Pour the water directly into the water tank

good for the cooking of soups or can be

(10).

used as broth. Be careful: the juice is ex-

• Place the drip tray on the tank (6).

tremely hot.

• Put the basket (1, 2 or 3) with the clipped

• Use entirely defrosted products only.

removable base (12 or 13) on the juice col-

lector (6).

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