Morphy Richards Intellisteam User Manual

Food Steamer

Please read and keep these instructions

Getting the best from your new appliance...

Intellisteam brings the whole meal together at precisely
the same time to make steaming as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Easy set-up guide

To get started quickly, see pages 3 and 4.

Recipes

For inspiration, see the weekly meal plan on page 14.

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CONTENTS

EASY SET-UP GUIDE 3-4

FEATURES 5

BEFORE USE 6

USING 6

CONFIGURATIONS 6-7

DIGITAL INTERFACE 7-8

HINTS AND TIPS 9

COOKING GUIDE 10-13

CARE AND CLEANING 13

RECIPES 14-21

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 22

ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS 23

HELPLINE 23

GUARANTEE 24

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Please also refer to the main instruction
book le t, whi ch cont ains i mportant
safety information and more detail on
how to use Intellisteam.

Fill the water reservoir with cold water
to the maximum level. This will
produce enough steam to cook for
approximately 60 minutes.

1

Assemble the appliance, fitting the
drip tray and then the containers.

2

Place food directly into the containers
before setting the timer. Use the
divider wall for the front container if
cooking two different types of food.
Use the accessories if required, see
suggestions.

3

Plug into the electrical socket. Set the
time for each container, using the
corresponding heater buttons.

4

Press the heater
button until the
rectangle appears
under the food type
you are cooking.
The pre-set cook
time will appear in
the timer column.

5

Easy set-up guide

Soft boiled eggs, 16 mins

Leaf/pod veg, 15 mins

Chicken, 27 mins

Fish, 20 mins

Root veg, 35 mins

Sauce, 30 mins

Rice, 42 mins

Max

Back

Front left

Front dual

Front right

Cut and keep

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The pre-set cook time is based on
cooking four portions (see ‘Cooking
guide’ for portion and specific food
type adjustments). To adjust the time,
press the upwards and downwards
arrows.

6

To begin cooking, press the steam
button once. One bleep will sound.

To save adjusted times for future use,
hold the steam button down for two
seconds, until a second bleep is
heard.

7

The container with the longest cook
time will begin steaming first. The
timer counts down so all food finishes
together. After cooking has finished,
the alarm will sound and the keep
warm function will start automatically
for 40 minutes. To stop the keep warm
function, press the steam button.

8

WARNING: Use oven gloves to
remove the lids and containers,
ensuring the lids are tilted to direct
the steam away from you. Do not
remove the drip tray until it is
completely cooled.

9

Pour away excess water from the
main base unit, using the pouring lip
at the back.

The containers, lids, accessories and
drip tray may be washed in a
dishwasher.

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⁄ Back lid

¤ Back container

‹ Front left lid

› Front right lid

fi Front container removable divider wall

fl Front container

‡ External water top-up

· Drip tray

‚ Main base unit / water reservoir

„ Maximum water level indicator

‰ Heaters

 Pouring lip

Ê Water level gauge

Á Back heater button

Ë Front left heater button

È Front right heater button

Í Front dual heater button

Î Display screen (see page 7)

Ï Steam button

Ì Increase steam time button

Ó Decrease steam time button

Accessories

Ô Food plinth

 2 x sauce trays

Ò Rice tray

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BEFORE USE

Before using Intellisteam for the first time,
wash all parts except the main base unit ‚.

USING

Filling the water reservoir

A

• Fill the water reservoir ‚ with cold water to
the maximum level indicated „. This will
produce enough steam to cook for
approximately 60 minutes.

• The system is designed for cold water only.
Do not add any other liquids or add anything
to the water.

Fitting the drip tray and
containers

B

1 Fit the drip tray · to the main base,

aligning the steam vents with the heaters ‰.

2 Fit the front fl and back ¤ containers to

the drip tray, aligning them above the steam
vents in the drip tray.

USING THE ACCESSORIES
TO ARRANGE YOUR FOOD
BEFORE COOKING

• Place food directly into the containers or use
accessories as required. The accessories are
very versatile and can be used in a number
of ways (see C, D, E, F, G).

Front container removable
divider wall

• Use the divider wall fi if cooking foods with

different cook times. Alternatively, use the
front container as one large container C.

Food plinth

• Use in the front or back container.

• Use the plinth Ô in raised position to place
food on and below D.

• Alternatively, use the plinth upside down to
place food on, using the legs as handles for
easy removal E.

Rice Tray

• Use in the front or back container.

• Use for cooking rice or pasta. Other foods
may be cooked in the space below the rice
tray F.

Sauce Trays

• Use in the front or back container.

• Use for cooking sauce, peas or small
portions of rice G.

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H

• IMPORTANT: If steaming meat, fish or
poultry together with vegetables, always
place the meat, fish or poultry separately
so that the juices from raw or par tially
cooked meat cannot drip onto other
foods.

• Once food is arranged, place all lids ⁄‹›
back on the containers H.

Display screen features

Ê Water level gauge

Á Back heater button

Ë Front left heater button

È Front right heater button

Í Front dual heater button

Î Display screen

Ï Steam button

Ì Increase steam time button

Ó Decrease steam time button

Ú Digital rectangle icons

Û Food symbols

Ù Keep warm symbol

ı Timer column (minutes)

Setting timer using pre-set
cook times

1 Plug into the electrical socket.

2 Set the time for each container using the

corresponding heater buttons. If using the
front container with the divider wall, use the
separate right and left heater buttons.

If using as one large container, use the dual
heater button I.

3 Press the heater button to move the

rectangle Ú until it appears under the
required food symbol (refer to food symbols
guide Û). A bleep will sound each time the
heater button is pressed. The cook time for
each food symbol will appear in the timer
column. Repeat this process for each
container, the rectangle will flash to indicate
your last setting J.

• If using the back container for foods with
different cook times, set the timer to the
longest cook time. Alternatively, stop the
appliance during cooking and add the food
with the shortest cook time.

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Front left

Front dual

Front right

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4 Press the steam button Ï once to begin

cooking. A bleep will sound and the display
screen and steam button will illuminate
brightly until cooking and keep warm
finishes. The timer will count down from the
longest cook time so everything finishes
together K.

• When cooking has finished, the alarm will
sound and the keep warm function will start
automatically for 40 minutes. To stop, press
the steam button once. After 40 minutes, the
keep warm function will automatically turn off
L. Always check there is water in the water
reservoir when using the keep warm function.

Food symbols guide

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Soft boiled eggs,
pre-set time: 16 minutes

Leaf & Pod vegetables,
pre-set time: 15 minutes

Chicken,
pre-set time: 27 minutes

Fish,
pre-set time: 20 minutes

Root vegetables,
pre-set time: 35 minutes

Sauce,
pre-set time: 30 minutes

Rice,
pre-set time: 42 minutes

Keep warm Ù,
pre-set time: 40 minutes

Adjusting the timer

The timer can be adjusted for portion sizes
and specific food types (see cooking guide)
or to suit your personal preferences.

1 Press the heater button until the rectangle

appears under the food symbol you want to
adjust.

2 Press the upwards arrow button to increase

the cook time or the downwards arrow
button to decrease the cook time. Each time
the arrow button is pressed, a bleep will
sound and the time will increase/decrease
by one minute M.

3 Repeat the process for each container as

required.

Saving time adjustments

To save your personal time adjustments for
future use, hold down the steam button for
two seconds. One bleep will sound,
indicating steaming has begun, the second
bleep indicates your time adjustments have
been saved N.

• If you do not want to save your personal
time settings for future use, press the steam
button once to star t cooking.

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Pre-set times are a guide and based on
approximately 4 portions. Refer to ‘Cooking guide’
for portion and specific food type adjustments.

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