Over 60 minutes?
31. If you intend to steam for more than 60 minutes
a) either keep an eye on the water level and/or the timer, and top up the
reservoir with boiling water at about the half way mark
b) or set the timer for half the steaming time, then the beep will alert you
to top up the reservoir
Topping up
32. To top up
a) Use boiling water
b) Pour it slowly into the reservoir via the diffuser handles
c) Keep an eye on the water level indicator — don’t let it get above max
d) Pour slowly to avoid splashing
Boiling dry
33. Don’t worry — we thought of this and fitted a thermostat.
34. It’s still not a good idea, as you lose control of the cooking process, but it
needn’t be a disaster (more of an “Oops — I hope no-one’s looking”).
35. In the event of a boil-dry occurring (that sounds much better than “if you
forget and let it boil dry”, doesn’t it) the thermostat will cut off power to
the element, but the light will remain on.
36. The thermostat will cycle on and off until you remember to add water, or
until the timer returns to 0 and switches off.
37. Unplug the base unit, let it cool for a couple of minutes, then fill up with
boiling water and start again.
38. When calculating the time needed, allow for the whole of the time already
spent steaming, and part of the time between running dry and restarting, as
the cooking process will not have stopped immediately the reservoir ran dry.
39. If you watch the cooking process, there’s no reason why the rescue
operation shouldn’t be 100% successful.
40. If it isn’t, then a piquant sauce should do the trick — try something with
lemon or lime in it first. If all else fails, ginger, garlic, or chilli will hide
absolutely anything.
Early stopping
41. If you want to stop the cooking process for any reason, switch the socket
off, and unplug the steamer.
42. Remember — everything will be hot. Use the oven gloves and take care.
Swapping the baskets
If you want to carry on steaming, but you’ve got something in the bottom
basket and you don’t want to empty it, put the base ring on top of the diffuser
and sit on of the other baskets on it.
The bottom of the base ring fits the diffuser, and the steps inside fit the bases
of the middle and top baskets.
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