Vitek VT-1559: ENGLISH

ENGLISH

Using three steam baskets simultane-

• Place the drip tray (6), one steam basket

ously:

(1, 2 or 3), cover it with the lid (5) and oper-

- Always put the thicker slices into the lower

ate the appliance for 20-25 minutes.

basket.

WARNING! If the vinegar flows over the wa-

- Steam condensate in the upper steam

ter tank, turn the appliance off and carefully

basket flows down to the lower basket, so

pour some amount of liquid off.

make sure of the compatibility of the tastes

• Once the timer turns off, unplug the food

of products being cooked.

steamer and allow to cool it before pouring

- When you cook meat, chicken and vegeta-

the vinegar out.

bles always place meat in the lower basket

• Rinse the tank with cold water, then pour

to avoid fresh meat juice get on the vegeta-

water once again into the collector (6),

bles.

place one steam basket (1, 2 or 3), cover

- Cooking time of the food in upper basket is

it with the lid (5) and operate the appliance

usually 5 minutes longer.

for 5 minutes.

- For food with different cooking times: place

• Unplug the food steamer once it cooled,

the larger items or the items which require

pour the water out, dry the collector, steam

longer cooking times into the lower basket.

basket and lid and take the appliance away

As they cook, remove the upper basket

till the next use.

filled with food that cooks more quickly if it

is ready, then cover the lower basket with

STORAGE

the lid and continue cooking.

• Place basket n° 3 on the drip tray, then

stack basket n° 2, then basket n°1, then the

CLEANING THE APPLIANCE

rice bowl, then the lid, upside down.

• Turn the food steamer off, unplug it and al-

• There is a storage place in the body of the

low to cool before cleaning.

appliance provided for storage of the cord.

• Do not immerse the cord, plugs, or this ap-

Tuck the cord in the body of appliance by

pliance in water.

pushing it slightly inside.

• Do not use abrasive cleaning products

• Keep the food steamer away from children

cleaning the steam baskets, collector, up-

in a dry cool place.

per lid and the body of the appliance.

• It is recommended to wash the steam bas-

COOKING TIME AND RECIPES

kets, rice bowl, collector and lid with warm

• Cooking time depends on the volume of

water using dishwashing detergent. Do not

products, their freshness, free space in a

use the dishwasher for washing of the re-

basket and your preferences.

movable parts.

• Cooking time is indicated for the lower

• Wipe the water tank with damp cloth.

basket, products in the upper basket are

• Wash the steam baskets regularly.

cooked 5 minutes longer.

• Increase or reduce the cooking time ac-

REMOVING SCALE BUILD-UP FROM THE

cording to the amount of products.

APPLIANCE

Scale can occur up on the heating element

VEGETABLES

after 2-3 months of use of the food steamer.

• Cut off thick stems of broccoli or thick pedi-

This is a natural process which is connected

cles of cauliflower.

with the use of hard water. It is necessary to

• Cook the green leafy vegetables in the

remove scale from the heating element regu-

shortest time – they lose their color quickly.

larly.

• Add salt and spices after cooking.

• Fill the tank with white vinegar to the maxi-

• Frozen vegetables shall not be defrosted

mum filling level. Warning: do not use

before cooking in the food steamer.

scale-removing chemicals.

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