Starting The Steaming Process; Checking The Doneness - Silvercrest SKMK 1200 A1 Operating Instructions Manual

• In order to facilitate the attaching of the
steamer attachment 3 somewhat, put a
few drops of oil on a cloth and rub it on
the seal 4.
6. Fill food into the steamer baskets 3 and
(if required) 2.
NOTE: even if you only need the shallow
steamer basket 2, always both steamer bas-
kets 3 and 2 must be inserted, so that no
steam can escape to the side.
7. Place the filled steamer basket 2 on
steamer basket 3.
8. Close the steamer baskets with the lid
for the steamer baskets 1.
11.3 Starting the steaming
process
1. Use the main switch 6 to switch on the
device.
2. Press the button STEAMER 21. The but-
ton STEAMER 21 lights up and the
programme values are shown on the
display 25.
3. Press the button START/STOP 17. A
heat-up time of 10 minutes is started.
During this time
- there is no countdown of the time on
the display 25;
- the button STEAMER 21 flashes;
- the timer 24 can be used to change
the preset time.
4. After 10 minutes elapsed, a short signal
sounds. The button STEAMER 21 lights
up.
TEMP.
NOTE: in order to start the programme before
the 10 minutes elapsed, press the flashing but-
ton STEAMER 21 once.
5. After the time set elapsed, a short signal
sounds, the buttons START/STOP 17
and STEAMER 21 go off and the dis-
play 25 shows all values with 0 (except
for the temperature).
6. Press the main switch 6 to switch off the
device.
DANGER! Risk of injury
through scalding!
When opening the lid 1 or 32 during
operation, hot steam may escape.
7. Remove the food from the steamer bas-
kets 2/3.

11.4 Checking the doneness

You should ensure that the food is not cooking
too long, since vegetables may become too
soft and meat and fish too dry and tough.
DANGER! Risk of injury
through scalding!
When opening the lid 1 during opera-
tion, hot steam may escape.
In order to check the condition of the food to
be cooked from time to time, proceed as fol-
lows:
1. Carefully open the lid for the steamer
baskets 1.
When opening the lid 1, make sure not
to be hit by a surge of hot steam.
2. Remove the lid 1 completely.
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