Elba EFS-6882 User manual

Food Steamer
EFS-6882
Instructions for Use
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Important safety
instructions
The use of any electrical appliance
requires following common sense safety
rules.
Primarily there is danger of personal
injury and secondly danger of damage to
the appliance and property. These are
indicated in the instructions text by the
following two conventions:
WARNING: Danger of personal
injury
IMPORTANT: Damage to the appliance
In addition we offer the following
essential safety advice.
Your safety
• Do not touch hot surfaces. Use oven
gloves or a cloth when removing lid or
handling hot containers as hot steam will
escape.
• To protect against fire, electric shock and
personal injury do not immerse cord,
plugs, or appliance in water or other
liquid.
• Unplug from the socket when not in use,
before putting on or taking off
attachments, and before cleaning.
• Do not operate any appliance with a
damaged lead or plug, or after an
appliance has malfunctioned, or has been
dropped or damaged in any way. Contact
the manufacturer or its service agent or a
qualified electrician for advice on
examination, repair, or electrical or
mechanical adjustment.
• Do not fill above the maximum level. If
the steamer is overfilled, boiling water
may be ejected which can scald.
Location
• Ensure that this appliance is situated out
of the reach of children.
• Do not place directly under kitchen wall
cupboards when in use as it produces
large amounts of steam. Avoid reaching
over the steamer when in use.
• Do not use outdoors.
Mains lead
• The mains lead should reach from the
socket to the base unit without straining
the connections.
• Do not let the cord hang over the edge of
the table or the counter and keep it away
from any hot surfaces.
• Do not let the lead run across an open
space e.g. between a low socket and
table.
Children
Never allow a child to operate this
appliance. Teach children to be aware of
dangers in the kitchen, warn them of the
dangers of reaching up to areas where they
cannot see properly or should not be
reaching.
Other safety considerations
• The use of attachments or tools not
recommended by the manufacturer may
cause fire, electric shock or injury.
• Extreme caution must be used when
moving the cooker when containing hot
food, water, or other hot liquids.
• To open, lift the lid off towards yourself
but tilted away from you.
• Do not use any steamer parts in a
microwave or on any cooking/heated
surfaces.
• Do not place on or near a hot gas or
electric burner, or in a heated oven.
• Never use the cooker to boil acid or
aikaline foodstuff. Do not leave it in a
damp and corrosive environment.
• Do not switch the steamer on unless it
contains at least 1 cup of water,
otherwise the steamer may be damaged.
• Aways make sure the water does not fall
below the minimum level.
Electrical
requirements
Check that the voltage on the rating plate
of your appliance corresponds with your
house electricity supply which must be A.C.
(Alternating Current)
For appliances supplied with fitted
plug
If the socket outlets in your home are not

suitable for the plug supplied with this
appliance, the plug should be removed
and the appropriate one fitted.
WARNING: The plug removed
from the mains lead, if severed,
must be destroyed as a plug with
bared flexible cord is hazardous if
engaged into a live socket outlet.
WARNING: This appliance must be
earthed.
WARNING: The protrusion on top of
the lid is for decoration only, the lid
handles are at the sides as indicated
by 13.
Features
1. Lid
2. Top Bowl
3. Bottom Bowl
4. Drip tray
5. Mantle
6. Heating Element
7. 60 Minute Timer
8. Indicator Light
9. Water Level Gauge
10. Add Water Hole
11. Water Basin
12. Rice Bowl
13. Handle

Before use
Before using your steamer for the first
time, wash all the parts except the main
unit.
Using
1. Fill the water basin with pure water.
Do not use broth or other liquids. Do not
add anything to the water in the basin.
The system is designed for use with cold
water only, do not use hot water.
2. Put the mantle around the heating
element.
3. Fit the drip tray. The drip tray is used to
collect juices so they can be used for
gravies, sauces, soup, stock, etc.
4. Place food into the steamer bowls.
According to the amount and kinds of
food to be cooked, you can use one or
two steamer bowls as they stack up on
the top of each other.
5. Place the lid on the upper steamer bowl.
6. Plug into the electrical socket.
7. Refer to the cooking guide and set the
timer for the desired cooking time, the
on/off light will glow. Steaming will
begin.
8. After the set time the on/off light will go
out, the bell will ring and the steamer
will switch off automatically. Using oven
gloves or a cloth promptly remove the
steaming bowls.
Do not remove the drip tray until it has
cooled completely.
Configurations
Single bowl
Use one steamer bowl for steaming
one type of food such as peeled potatoes.
Take care to arrange the food so that
some of the holes in the bottom of the
bowl remain clear, allowing proper
steam flow.
Two bowls
Always place the largest pieces of food
with the longest cooking time in the
lower steamer bowl. Place different
foods in the upper and lower steamer
bowls, but as condensation will drip from
the upper steamer bowl be sure the
flavours compliment each other.
If steaming meat, fish or poultry
together with vegetables, always place
the meat, fish or poultry in the lower
steamer bowl so that juices from raw or
partially cooked meat cannot drip onto
other foods.

Refilling the basin
If steaming for a long period it may be
necessary to add extra water.
Fill with water through the 'add water
hole' by using a suitable filling jug.
Cooking rice
The steamer comes with a container that
allows you to cook rice to perfection.
1. Add rice and water to the rice bowl.
2. Place rice bowl with rice and water into a
bowl.
3. Proceed as described previously.
Useful hints and
tips
• Always ensure meat is placed below other
food types.
• Steaming times stated in the cooking
guide are only a guide. Times may vary
depending on the size of the food pieces,
spacing of the food in the steamer bowl,
quantity of food, freshness of food and
personal preference. As you become
familiar with the steamer, adjust the
cooking times as necessary.
• A single bowl of food steams faster than
with 2 bowls in use. Therefore, the
cooking time for a larger quantity of food
will be longer.
• For best results, be sure pieces of food
are similar in size. If pieces vary in size
and layering is required, place smaller
pieces on top.
• Do not crowd food in steamer bowl or rice
bowl. Arrange the food with spaces
between pieces to allow for maximum
steam flow.
• Always use the drip tray to prevent drips
splashing.
• Never steam meat, poultry or seafood
from frozen. Always completely thaw
first.
Cooking guide
• The cooking times shown below are only a
guide and should be adjusted accordingly
to suit your tastes.
• Times shown are based on foods being
cooked in the lower steamer bowl. Foods
in the upper steamer bowl may take
slightly longer.
• While the majority of foods cook in much
less than 60 minutes, longer cooking
times may require adding additional
water to the water basin. Follow refill
instructions. Remember to reset the
timer as the steamer will switch off when
the timer runs out.
Care and
cleaning
WARNING: Allow steamer to cool
before washing. Turn timer to off and
unplug from mains socket.
Bowls, lid and drip tray
The bowls, lid and drip tray may be
washed in a dishwasher (top rack only).
Alternatively, wash in hot soapy water,
rinse and dry thoroughly. Prolonged
dishwasher use could discolour these parts.
Steamer base
The steamer base may be wiped with a
clean damp cloth. Wipe dry with a soft cloth.
Do not place in a dishwasher as it may get
damaged.
Do not use abrasive cleaners to clean any
part of the steamer.
WARNING: Do not immerse the
steamer base, cord or plug in water or
in any other liquid.
Food
type
Bottom
bowl
Top
bowl
Rice 25-30 mins 30-35 mins
Fish 8-10 mins 10-15 mins
Poultry 25-28 mins 28-30 mins
Vegetables 15-30 mins 18-30 mins
Eggs 18 mins 18-20 mins

Descaling
Occasionally, you may need to remove
mineral deposits (known as descaling)
from the steaming system. This is normal
and will depend on the degree of hardness
of the water in your area. If you notice a
slowing in steam production or a
lengthening of steaming times, you should
descale the steaming system.
1Fill the water basin half full with clear,
white vinegar.
2Place the drip tray, lower steamer bowl
and lid onto the steamer base.
3Set the timer for 25 minutes to begin
steaming. Allow the steamer to operate
until the bell rings.
4Allow the steamer to cool completely.
5Empty the vinegar from the drip tray.
6Empty any remaining vinegar in the
water basin.
7Rinse the water basin several times with
cold water.
8Allow all parts to dry completely before
storing.