Oster CKSTSTMM10 User Manual

EGG COOKER/MINI FOOD STEAMER

MAQUINA PARA PREPARAR HUEVOS/MINI VAPORERA PARA ALIMENTOS

User Guide/ Guía del Usuario:

CKSTSTMM10

Safety

Seguridad

How to use

Cómo usar

Cleaning

Cuidado y Limpieza

Recipes

Recetas

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Warranty

Garantía

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:

Read all instructions before using. 1.

Do not touch hot surfaces. Use potholders when removing cover or handling 2. hot containers to avoid steam burns.

To protect against electrical shock, do not immerse cord, plug or base unit in 3. water or other liquids.

Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children. 4. Unplug from outlet when not in use. Unplug before putting on or taking oﬀ 5.

parts, and allow to cool before cleaning. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug, or after the 6.

appliance malfunctions or has been damaged in any manner. Do not use outdoors. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or 7.

touch hot surfaces. Do not operate appliance while empty or without water in the reservoir. 8. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven. 9. Extreme caution must be used when moving an appliance containing hot 10.

food or water or other hot liquids. Do not use appliance for other than intended use.11. Lift and open cover carefully to avoid SCALDING and allow water to drip into 12.

steamer. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by this appliance 13.

manufacturer may cause hazards.

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THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR

HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.

This appliance has a polarized alternating current plug (one blade is wider than the other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, as a safety feature, this plug will ﬁ t in a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not insert fully in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still fails to ﬁ t, contact a qualiﬁ ed electrician.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DEFEAT THIS SAFETY FEATURE.

EXTENSION CORD USE

A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce the risk resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord. An extension cord may be used if care is exercised in its use. If an extension cord is used, the electrical rating of the cord must be at least as great as the electrical rating of the appliance. The extension cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the countertop or tabletop where it can be pulled on by children or tripped over unintentionally.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for purchasing the OSTER® Egg Cooker/

Mini Food Steamer. Before you use this product for the ﬁ rst time, please take a few moments to read these instructions and keep it for reference. Pay particular attention to the Safety Instructions provided. Please review the product service and warranty statements. To learn more about Oster® products, please visit us at www.oster.com or call us at 1-800-334-0759.

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LEARNING ABOUT YOUR EGG COOKER/MINI FOOD STEAMER

Lid

Food Basket

b c

Drip Tray

External Water Fill

d e

Removable Heating Element Sleeve

Base

Water Reservoir

Power Indicator Light

Timer

i j

Food Separator

Poaching Trays

Egg Cup

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BEFORE USING YOUR OSTER® EGG COOKER/MINI FOOD STEAMER

1 Remove all packaging materials before using 2 Before using, wash lid, food basket, food separator, poaching

trays, drip tray, egg cup and removable heating element sleeve in warm soapy water; rinse and dry thoroughly. Wipe down water reservoir with a clean, damp cloth. Be sure to read the CARE AND CLEANING Section of this manual to learn the correct methods for taking the unit apart and cleaning.

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HOW TO:

USING YOUR EGG COOKER/MINI FOOD STEAMER

General Steps:

NOTE: Make sure the unit is turned OFF and unplugged before use.

Place unit on a ﬂ at, sturdy surface with adequate clearance (i.e., do not place under wall cabinets). The steamer unit and components are not for use in ovens (microwave, convection or conventional) or on stovetop.

1 A Fill Water Reservoir with clean water

only, as illustrated in Figure 1A. Do not put any other liquids or add any salt, pepper, etc., in the water reservoir. Make sure the water does not exceed the MAX ﬁ ll level or go lower than the MIN ﬁ ll level as indicated inside the water reservoir.

B Place removable heating

element sleeve inside the base, around heating element, as illustrated in Figure 1B, then place the drip tray on the base as illustrated in Figure 1C.

Figure 1A

Figure 1B

Figure 1C

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2 You can also ﬁ ll the water reservoir

Figure 2

through the External Water Fill as illustrated in Figure 2. There are MAX and MIN lines on the water box to indicate the water level. Even while food is still cooking, if the water box shows that the water level is low, you can add water accordingly through the External Water Fill without moving the food basket.

NOTE: Water should never go below MIN line. Instant Steam Function

Included is a removable heating

Figure 3

element sleeve. Before cooking, when this sleeve is placed around the heating element, the steam function

SLEEVE

will automatically produce steam in 35 seconds. Do not operate the steamer without the heating element sleeve.

PLEASE NOTE: The heating element sleeve may be removed (as illustrated in Figure 3). to allow cleaning of the heating element. On the heating element sleeve, there is a small indentation (cut) which should face downward when replaced on the heating element.

For Soft, Medium, and Hard Boiled Eggs

You may soft, medium or hard boil up to eight eggs, or poach up to four eggs in your Egg Cooker. Cooking times are estimates and depend on the quantity, size, temperature of food, and desired consistency. Consider all the cooking times given in the Egg Cooking & Food Steaming Chart as suggestions.

1 Rinse desired amount of eggs to cook —you may cook up

to eight eggs in egg cooker at a time. Place the eggs into the food basket to ﬁ t into the indentations in the bottom of the basket.

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NOTE: This unit comes with an egg cup that includes an egg pricker at the base of the cup. You can place an egg into the egg cup to prick the large end of the egg. Pricking the large end of the egg will help to prevent cracking while the eggs are cooking.

2 Place the food basket to rest on top

Figure 4

of the drip tray. Place lid on top of the food basket and plug unit in, as illustrated in Figure 4.

3 Refer to the Egg Cooking & Food

Steaming Chart to determine the correct cook time. These times will vary depending on the number of eggs being cooked and the desired consistency.

4 Turn the control knob clockwise to

the time setting desired. The power indicator light will automatically come on.

5 While the unit is operating, the red power indicator light will

be displayed indicating timer operation. After the unit has cooked for the set amount of time, the red light will turn oﬀ , and you will hear an audible alert.

6 After cook time is complete, remove lid and cooked eggs

from food basket.

NOTE: Escaping Steam. Use caution when handling and removing hot components. Remove eggs immediately to prevent the eggs from overcooking.

HINT: Once eggs are done cooking, remove food basket from base and place in a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process.

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For Poached Eggs

1 Rinse desired amount of eggs to poach—(unit can poach up

to 4 eggs in egg cooker at a time). Lightly butter or spray vegetable oil on poaching trays.

2 Crack one egg into each poaching section of the poaching

tray. Place poaching tray or trays inside the food basket by grasping plastic handle in center of tray.

3 Place the food basket to rest on top of the drip tray. Place

lid on top of the food basket and plug unit in.

4 Refer to the Egg Cooking & Food Steaming Chart to

determine the correct cook time. These times will vary depending on the number of eggs being poached.

5 Turn the control knob clockwise to the time setting desired.

The power indicator light will automatically come on.

6 While the unit is operating, the red power indicator light will

be displayed indicating timer operation. After the unit has cooked for the set amount of time, the red light will turn oﬀ , and you will hear an audible alert.

7 After cook time is complete, remove lid and cooked eggs

from food basket. Loosen and remove eggs from tray using a rubber spatula.

NOTE: Escaping Steam. Use caution when handling and removing hot components. Remove eggs immediately to prevent the eggs from overcooking.

FOR STEAMING

Steam cooking

Cooking food through steaming is a healthy and quick way to cook a wide variety of foods. Whether in preparation for baby food, for diet reasons or for pure ﬂ avor, steam cooking prepares food at a very high heat and can overcook quickly.

You may steam up to 1.3 Qts. of food ( about 5 cups) at a time. Steaming times are estimates and depend on the quantity, size and temperature of food. Consider all the cook times given in the Egg Cooking & Food Steaming Chart as suggestions.

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1 Rinse vegetables, seafood, or other foods without sauce or

liquid (Can cook up to 1.3 quarts of food or about 5 cups of food at a time). Place food in the food basket, arranging the food in the center of the basket. Try not to block the steam vents.

NOTE: Your mini steamer comes with a food separator. The food separator allows you to steam two diﬀ erent types of food side by side during the same steaming cycle. To use the food separator, place between the vegetables, seafood, or other foods that you would like to separate.

2 Place the food basket to rest on top of the drip tray. Place lid

on top of the food basket and plug unit in.

3 Refer to the Egg Cooking & Food Steaming Guide to

determine the correct cook time. These times will vary depending on the quantity of food to steam.

4 Turn the control knob clockwise to the time setting desired.

The power indicator light will automatically come on.

5 While the unit is operating, the red power indicator light will

be displayed indicating timer operation. After the unit has cooked for the set amount of time, the red light will turn oﬀ , and you will hear an audible alert.

6 After cook time is complete, remove lid and food from food

basket.

NOTE: Escaping Steam. Use caution when handling and removing hot components.

Boil-dry Feature

The egg cooker/mini food steamer has a self-protection feature that will automatically cancel the cooking operation. This indicates that the steamer is out of water, or too low on water to complete the cooking cycle. Fill the reservoir with the proper amount of water and reset the cook time.

NOTE: If you see the water level in the reservoir is close to the indicated MIN line, re-ﬁ ll with more water through the external water ﬁ ll.

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CARE & CLEANING

This appliance should be cleaned after every use.

NOTE: DO NOT IMMERSE BASE, PLUG OR CORD IN WATER OR ANY OTHER LIQUIDS!

1 Unplug cord from outlet. Before cleaning, allow steamer to

cool.

2 Empty the drip tray and the water reservoir. If there is a small

amount of water remaining inside the water box, you can just turn the unit upside down and water will come out from the water inlet.

3 Wash lid, food basket, drip tray, poaching trays, food separator

and removable heating element in hot, soapy water.

4 Rinse and dry all parts, or wash on top rack of dishwasher. 5 To clean water reservoir, wipe the inside with a clean, damp

cloth.

NOTE: Do not use abrasive cleaners 6 In hard water areas, the scale may build up on the heating

element. If scale is allowed to accumulate, the steam could turn oﬀ before the food is cooked. After 7–10 uses, pour 3 cups of clear vinegar into the water reservoir then ﬁ ll with water up to the MAX level. Do not place any other parts in this procedure.

7 Plug in and set timer to 20 minutes. When the timer rings,

unplug cord from outlet. Allow the unit to cool completely before emptying the water reservoir. Use cold water to wipe down the water reservoir several times.

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Egg Cooking and Food Steaming Guide

FOOD QUANTITY COOKTIME

VEGETABLES

Broccoli/Cauliﬂ ower 8 ounces 13-15 minutes Green and Wax Beans 8 ounces 10-12 minutes Carrots, sliced in 1/2 inch pieces 6 large 12-14 minutes Baby Carrots 8 ounces 12-14 minutes Corn 2 large ears, halved 45-50 minutes* Winter Squash, Acorn halved 22-24 minutes Zucchini/Yellow Crookneck Squash, sliced in 1/2” rounds 2 large 19-20 minutes Potatoes, medium red, cut into 1” pieces 2-4 potatoes 15-16 minutes Sugar Snap Peas 8 ounces 12 1/2-13 minutes Snow Pea Pods 8 ounces 12-13 minutes

MEATS

Breakfast Sausage, fully cooked, 3/4 inch thick 6 links 14-15 minutes Sausage, fresh, 1 inch thick 6 links 18-20 minutes Hamburger, 1/2 inch thick 1 patty 16-17 minutes Chuck Steak, 3/4 inch thick 1/2 pound 16-20 minutes Chicken, boneless tenders 6 16-18 minutes Chicken, bone-in, halved breasts 2 large 45-48 minutes* Hot Dogs 8 11-13 minutes Meatballs frozen 12 ounces 13-14 minutes Meatballs, 1” cooked, reheat 12 ounces 11-12 minutes FISH Large Shrimp 1 pound 11-12 minutes Salmon 2 6-ounce ﬁ llets 12-13 minutes

FROZEN FOOD

Frozen corn kernels 1/2 bag 11-12 minutes

EGGS

Poached, large 2 10 minutes Poached, large 4 14 minutes Poached, extra-large 4 15 minutes Soft Boiled 4 8 minutes Soft Boiled 6 11 minutes Soft Boiled 8 13 minutes Hard Boiled 4 16 minutes Hard Boiled 6 18 minutes Hard Boiled 8 19 minutes Eggs in a Cup 2 in 2 cups 12 minutes

* The Egg Cooker/Mini Food Steamer includes a 30 minute timer. The timer will need to be re-set for any cook times that exceed 30 minutes.

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