Russell Hobbs 10969 Instructions And Guarantee

instructions and guarantee

3 tier steamer

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Read these instructions before use and keep them safe. If you pass the steamer
on, pass on the instructions too. Remove all packaging, but keep it till you’re
satisfied the steamer is working.

important safeguards

Take basic safety precautions, including:

1.Don’t put the cable, plug, or steamer in water or any other
liquid. Don’t use it in a bathroom, near water, or outdoors.

2.The steamer should only be used by or under the direct
supervision of a responsible adult.

3.Don’t put frozen meat or poultry in the steamer — defrost fully
before use.

4.Don’t fill the reservoir above the top of the Max mark. If you overfill, it
may spit boiling water and you may damage the steamer.

5.Fill the reservoir with fresh cold water — don’t put anything in the water.

6.Don’t touch the hot surfaces of the steamer, lid, baskets, rice bowl, or
diffuser.

7.Use oven gloves or a cloth when lifting the lid, baskets, diffuser, or rice
bowl, and lift them only by the handles.

8.Don’t reach over the top of the steamer. Steam will escape from the vents,
the baskets, and the steamer.

9.Keep hands, arms, face, etc. clear of the escaping steam when lifting the
lid, baskets, diffuser, or rice bowl.

10.Sit the steamer on a stable, level, heat-resistant surface, near a power
socket, and out of reach of children.

11.Route the cable so that it doesn’t overhang and can’t be tripped over or
caught accidentally.

12.Don’t use the steamer near or below curtains, shelves, or cupboards, as the
escaping steam may damage them.

13.Don’t line the baskets with paper, foil, etc. — you’ll block the steam holes.

14.Don’t cover the steamer during use.

15.Keep the steamer and the cable away from hotplates, hobs and burners.

16.Unplug the steamer when not in use, before moving and before cleaning.
Let it cool down fully before cleaning and storing away.

17.Don’t use accessories or attachments other than those we supply.

18.Don’t use the steamer for any purpose other than those described in these
instructions.

19.Don’t use the steamer if it’s damaged or malfunctions. If the cable or plug
is damaged, the steamer must be returned in order to avoid hazard.

household use only

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preparation

1.Put the steamer on a stable, level, heat-resistant surface, near a power
socket, and out of reach of children.

2.Steam will escape, so don’t put it near curtains, under shelves or
cupboards, or near anything that might be damaged by the escaping steam.

3.Have dinner plates or a tray handy to put the baskets on afterwards, as
they’ll drip. This would be a good time to set out serving spoons, tongs,
etc. for emptying the baskets. Don’t forget the oven gloves.

4.Check that the filter is in place inside the steamer.

fit the diffuser

5.Sit the diffuser on top of the steamer. It has a flat side and a round side.
The flat side fits over the corresponding flat bit inside the steamer.

6.The diffuser directs the steam through the steam holes in the bottom
basket. It also prevents the heater and steamer being overwhelmed by
juices from the cooking foods.

water fill

7.Firstly, prior to fitting the basket (s), fill the water directly into the water
reservoir to the first line in the bottom of the reservoir. The water level
should reach the MAX line marked on the indicator on the side of the
steamer. This will allow for 60 minutes of steaming, which is enough time
for steaming most foods.

8.Should the need arise to top-up the reservoir before the steam cycle is
completed, use a thumb to pull the top of the filler out till it clicks into
place - it opens about a centimetre.

9.Pour water into the filler up to the MAX mark. This will allow for extra
steaming without disrupting the steaming cycle.

NOTE: It takes a few minutes for the water to trickle into the water reservoir,

so this process will need to be repeated a number of times in order to
increase the water level.

10.Push the top of the filler back into place on the side of the steamer.

11.Don’t add anything to the water. Add seasoning, marinades, etc. to the
food, NOT the water. They won’t circulate, they’ll concentrate in the
steamer, possibly damaging the internal surfaces and the element.

assemble the basket (s)

The basket handles are marked with one (Bottom), two (Middle) or three (Top)
markings.

12.Put the diffuser on top of the reservoir, then for:
1 basket sit the bottom basket on top of the diffuser
2 baskets put the middle basket on top of the bottom one
3 baskets put the top basket on top of the middle one

steam room

13.To allow the steam to circulate
a) pack food loosely in the baskets
b) whenever possible, use single layers of food
c) leave spaces between the pieces
d) when layering food in a basket, leave spaces between the pieces in each

layer to let the steam circulate through the layers

uniformity

14.For uniform cooking
a) try to cut all pieces of food in a basket to roughly the same size
b) put larger pieces, or food with long cooking times, nearest the reservoir
c) put smaller pieces, or food with short cooking times, furthest from it

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overcooking

15.Don’t worry too much about overcooking — steaming is a relatively gentle
cooking method and a few minutes extra generally won’t matter

16.Don’t overcook fish — it’ll chew like rubber and taste like cardboard

nb Juices from the upper basket(s) will drip into the basket(s) below. Don’t

put delicate flavours below strong ones, or vegetables below greasy foods.

fit the lid

17.Put the lid on top of the topmost basket.

18.Don’t try to steam without the lid in place. The food won’t cook, the water
won’t last, and you’ll fill the kitchen with steam.

whole chicken? — no problem!

19. To steam a bulky item, like a whole chicken, at point 10 on page 4:
a) sit the chicken in the bottom basket
b) look at the base inside the second basket
c) press the retaining clips in towards the centre of the base
d) lift the base out
e) fit the second basket on top of the first
f) fit the lid to the second basket

nb Don’t remove the base from the bottom basket. Putting food in the diffuser

is a definite no-no!

steaming

20.Plug the steamer into the power socket, and switch the socket on, if it’s
switchable.

21.Press the on/off button — everything will now be followed by a beep.

22.The display will show 00:00

23.Press the start button

24.The display will change to 00:20, and STEAMER will flash on the top left.

25.This is the default steaming time of 20 minutes.

26.If you want to steam for 20 minutes, just leave it. After 6 seconds, the
steaming light will come on, and cooking will start.

27.If you want to set another time, use the minutes (min) button to increase
the time up to 59 minutes — after that, it reverts to 00:00.

28.If you really want to set a time less than 20 minutes, you can do this from
here, but you shouldn’t — 20 minutes should be the minimum.

29.If you want to steam for an hour, simply press the hour (h) button, the
display will change to 1:00.

30. When the display shown the time you want, leave it. After 6 seconds, the
steaming light will come on, and cooking will start.

31.If you want to change anything after the 6 seconds, you’ll have to press the
on/off button and start again.

32.The timer will count down to 00:00, beep 5 times, then it’ll start to count
up again, and show KEEP WARM at the bottom of the display.

nb If you’re not going to empty it right away, check the water level, and top

up if necessary.

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keep warm time

If your plans change, and you don’t need the food right away, just leave the
food in the steamer. The keep warm feature will switch the element on and
off, just to keep it ticking over. It’ll do this for an hour, before switching off.
The keep warm feature is vary gentle, and shouldn't overcook other then the
most delicate of foods.

emptying

33.Press the on/off switch , and unplug the steamer from the power socket
(switch the socket off first, if it’s switchable).

34.Everything will be hot — use oven gloves or a cloth — use the handles.

35.Steam will escape from the baskets — keep hands, face, etc. away from the
area above the steamer. Don’t lean over it.

36.When lifting the lid, angle it to direct steam away from your body.

37.Lay the lid on a plate or tray.

38.Lift off the baskets and set them down on plates or a tray before serving.

39.Take care when removing the diffuser — apart from being very hot, the
juices are likely to stain if spilt.

40. Any water remaining in the steamer should be left to cool, then poured
from the side of the steamer, to avoid getting the controls wet.

boiling dry

41.Don’t worry — we thought of this and fitted a thermostat.

42.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”).

43.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, the steaming light will flash, and the beeper will sound a
continuous note.

44.Press the on/off switch , let the steamer cool for a few minutes, then
top up with water and start again.

45.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 won’t have stopped immediately it ran dry.

46.If you watch the cooking process, there’s no reason why the rescue
operation shouldn’t be 100% successful.

47.If it isn’t 100% successful, then a piquant sauce should do the trick.

48.Try something with lemon or lime in it first.

49.If all else fails, ginger, garlic, or chilli will hide absolutely anything.

the rice bowl

When cooking rice, add water to the rice bowl in addition to the water in the
reservoir. The volume of water added to the rice bowl should be roughly one
and a quarter times the volume of the rice.
Put the rice bowl in the topmost basket. Juices from other foods will alter the
flavour of the rice, and the additional liquid may make the rice mushy.

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