10
Please note:
• Sterilising takes approx. 15 minutes.
•Sterilisation is guar
anteed only if the sterilis-
ing process is not interrupted or cut short.
• Use onl
y normal tapwater without additives
of any kind.
• Make sure you carry out regular descaling
according to the section "Descaling" on
page 12 to ensur
e that your NUK Steam Steri-
liser is kept in optimal condition.
4. Steaming/Cooking Food
General information about steaming/
cooking food
The gentle steaming method used to cook food
helps to retain a high level of vitamins within
the food. Steaming allows you to quickly and
easily prepare a fresh and healthy portion of
baby food. Cooking times are derived directly
from the amount of water used in each case.
Once the water has evaporated, the unit
switches off automatically.
In the table below, you will find the quantities of
water required and t
he associated cooking
times for some basic foods.
Note: these tested quantities of water and cook-
ing times may vary slightly depending on the
food quality
.
The quantities of water required for preparing
other f
oods can easily be determined using the
cooking times table.
Steaming/Cooking times table:
Please note: no more than 500g of food should
be cooked in any one batch.
Cooking
Figures K to P for cooking food can be found on
the f
old-out page.
1. Fit t
he drip tray 9 onto the bottom of the bas-
ket
7 from below. When doing so, make sure
that all f
our locks 8 snap into place (Fig. K).
Attention: When cooking food you must
always make sure that you attach the drip
tray
9. Otherwise water escaping from vege-
tables or fr
uit will drip onto the hotplate and
burn.
2. Cut the washed and peeled food into cubes
appr
ox. 1 cm in size (Fig.
L).
3. Add the cubes of food to the bottom basket 7
(Fig. M).
4. Add the necessary amount of water to the
evaporation tray
10. Refer to the tables
above for the amount of water required.
Attention: The water must be added to the
bottom of the evaporation tray with the hot-
Food Water Approx.
cooking time
Apples 100 ml 20 min.
Broccoli 100 ml 20 min.
Beef/Pork 150 ml 30 min.
Carrots 200 ml 40 min.
Cauliflower 150 ml 30 min.
Courgettes 100 ml 20 min.
Fennel 100 ml 20 min.
Fish 50 ml 10 min.
Green Beans 100 ml 20 min.
Kohlr
abi 150 ml 30 min.
Peach 100 ml 20 min.
Pears 100 ml 20 min.
Peas 100 ml 20 min.
Potatoes 100 ml 20 min.
Poultry 150 ml 30 min.
Tomatoes 100 ml 20 min.
Approx. cooking time Quantity of water
10 min. 50 ml
20 min. 100 ml
30 min. 150 ml
40 min. 200 ml
50 min. 250 ml