Russell Hobbs 10211 Instructions And Warranty page 6

Preparation
1. Put t he b ase u nit o n a f irm, l evel, h eat-­‐resistant s urface, c lose t o a p ower s ocket, a nd o ut o f
the r each o f c hildren.
2. Steam w ill e scape, s o d on't p ut i t n ear c urtains, u nder s helves o r c upboards, o r n ear a nything
that m ight b e d amaged b y t he e scaping s team.
3. Shorten t he m ains l ead b y w inding e xcess l ead r ound t he c ord s torage a rea u nderneath t he
base u nit.
4. Have d inner p lates o r a t ray h andy t o p ut t he b askets o n a fterwards, a s t hey w ill d rip. T his
would b e a g ood t ime t o s et o ut s erving s poons, t ongs, e tc., f or e mptying t he b askets. D on't
forget t he o ven g loves.
5. Fit t he s team t ube r ound t he e lement.
Fill t he r eservoir
6. Fill t he r eservoir t o t he m ax m ark ( 1litre/1.5pt). T his w ill g ive y ou a bout 6 0 m inutes s teaming,
enough t ime f or m ost f oods.
7. Don't a dd a nything t o t he w ater. S easonings, m arinades e tc, s hould b e a dded t o t he f ood, n ot
the s teaming w ater. T hey w on't c irculate w ith t he s team, t hey w ill j ust c oncentrate i n t he
reservoir, p ossibly d amaging t he s urfaces o f t he r eservoir a nd e lement.
Fit t he d iffuser
8. The d iffuser d irects t he s team f rom t he s team t ube t hrough t he s team h oles i n t he b ottom
basket. I t a lso p revents t he h eater a nd r eservoir b eing o verwhelmed b y j uices f rom t he
cooking f oods.
Fill t he b asket(s)
9. Put t he d iffuser o n t op o f t he r eservoir, t hen f or:
-­‐ 1 b asket: f it t he b ottom b asket ( the s mallest) o n t op o f t he d iffuser, t hen p ut t he f ood i n
the b asket
-­‐ 2 b askets: p ut t he s econd b asket o n t op o f t he b ottom b asket, s o t he r im o n i ts u nderside
fits i nside t he w all o f t he b ottom b asket, t hen f ill i t.
-­‐ 3 b askets: p ut t he t hird b asket ( the b iggest) o n t op o f t he s econd b asket s o t he r im o n i ts
underside f its i nside t he w all o f t he s econd b asket, a nd f ill i t.
Steam r oom
10. To a llow t he s team t o c irculate:
a. Pack f ood l oosely i n t he b askets
b. Whenever p ossible, u se s ingle l ayers o f f ood
c. Leave s paces b etween t he p ieces
d. When l ayering f ood i n a b asket, l eave s paces b etween t he p ieces i n e ach l ayout t o l et
the s team c irculate.
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