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Presto Options multi-cooker/steamer User Manual

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Braise
To create a personalized roast, choose and combine the following ingredients. Pick foods having compatible flavors. Figure 2 to 4 serv-
ings per pound of roast.
Start with 1½ to 3 pounds of beef, pork, or poultry...
Chuck Roast Pot Roast Flank Steak Brisket
Round Roast Fore Shank Boston Butt Whole Chicken
Rib Roast Standing Rump Roast Sirloin Roast Turkey Breast
Blade Roast Boneless Rump Roast English Cut
Preheat multi-cooker at 375˚. Brown roast in...
Vegetable Oil Margarine Vegetable Shortening
Add 2 cups...
Water Tomato Juice Coffee Fruit Juice
Beer Broth Red Wine Carbonated Beverage
Add a pinch or two of...
Salt Celery Marjoram Sage
Pepper Thyme Bay Leaf Basil
Garlic Rosemary Mustard Dry Soup Mix
Onion Oregano Dill
Turn heat control down until pilot light goes out. Cover and simmer 1 to 3 hours or until tender.
Steam
Fresh Vegetables:
Place 2 cups water in the multi-cooker. Set heat control at 250˚. Remove handle from steam/fry basket. Place vegetables in basket and
using tongs attach basket to rim of the multi-cooker with steaming hook. Cover and steam as indicated in the table below. Steaming time
begins once water starts to boil. Add additional water as necessary.
Vegetable Steaming Time
Asparagus
Thin spears 3-4 minutes
Thick spears 4-5 minutes
Beans
Whole 7-8 minutes
1-inch pieces 7-8 minutes
Beets, 2½ to 3-inch diameter 35-40 minutes
Broccoli
Spears 5-7 minutes
Florets 5-7 minutes
Brussels Sprouts, 1 to 1½-inch diameter 9-11 minutes
Cabbage, 2-inch wedge 15-20 minutes
Carrots
Whole 18-22 minutes
¼-inch slices 6-7 minutes
Baby-cut 11-14 minutes
Vegetable Steaming Time
Cauliflower
Whole head 18-20 minutes
Florets 7-9 minutes
Corn-on-the-cob 10-15 minutes
Kale, cut into strips 6-7 minutes
Parsnips, ¼-inch slices 6-7 minutes
Potatoes, white
Small (1 to 2 ounces each) whole or
Medium, quartered 13-15 minutes
Potatoes, sweet
1-inch slices 17-19 minutes
Rutabaga, ¾ to 1-inch slices 20-22 minutes
Spinach, whole leaves 3-4 minutes
Squash (yellow, crookneck, zucchini)
¼-inch slices 5-7 minutes
Turnips, ¾ to 1-inch slices 10-12 minutes
Fish:
Place 1 or 2 cups of water, wine, or herb-flavored broth into multi-cooker. Set heat control at 250˚. Remove handle from steam/fry basket.
Place one layer of fish fillets in basket and using tongs attach basket to multi-cooker rim with steaming hook. Cover and steam 5 to 10
minutes or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

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Presto Options multi-cooker/steamer Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandPresto
ModelOptions multi-cooker/steamer
CategoryKitchen Appliances
LanguageEnglish

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