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OPERATION
Cooking Tips
Your steamer efciently cooks vegetables or other foods
for immediate serving. Steam cooking should be carefully
time controlled. Keep hot-food-holding-time to a minimum
to produce the most appetizing results. Prepare small
batches, cook only enough to start serving, then cook ad-
ditional amounts to meet demand. Separate frozen foods
into smaller pieces to allow more efcient cooking.
Use a pan cover for precooked frozen dishes that cannot
be cooked in the covered containers in which they are
packed if they require more than 15 minutes of cooking
time. When a cover is used, approximately one-third ad-
ditional cooking time is necessary.
Cooking time for frozen foods depends on amount of de-
frosting required. If time permits, allow frozen foods to
partially thaw overnight in a refrigerator. This will reduce
their cooking time.
PREPARATION
Prepare vegetables, fruits, meats, seafood and poul-
try normally by cleaning, separating, cutting, removing
stems, etc. Cook root vegetables in a perforated pan un-
less juices are being saved. Liquids may be collected
in a solid 12 inch by 20 inch pan placed under a perfo-
rated pan. Perforated pans are used for frankfurters,
wieners and similar items when juices do not need to be
preserved. Solid pans are good for cooking puddings,
rice and hot breakfast cereals. Vegetables and fruits are
cooked in solid pans to preserve their own juices. Meats
and poultry are cooked in solid pans to preserve their own
juices or to retain broth. Canned foods may be heated in
their opened cans (cans placed in 12 inch by 20 inch solid
pans) or the contents may be poured into solid pans.
ACCEPTABLE PAN SIZES
The steamer accommodates combinations of 12” x 20”
pans, solid or perforated.
Model
Number of Pans Accommodated
Depth of Pan
1” 2.5” 4” 6”
PS-3E 6321
PS-6E 12 6 3 2
COOKING HINTS
Your steamer efciently cooks vegetables or other foods
for immediate serving. Steam cooking should be carefully
time controlled. Keep hot food holding-time to a minimum
to produce the most appetizing results. Prepare small
batches, cook only enough to start serving, then cook ad-
ditional amounts to meet demand.
PREPARATION
Prepare vegetables, fruits, meats, seafood, and poul-
try normally by cleaning, separating, cutting, removing
stems, etc. Cook root vegetables in a perforated pan.
Other vegetables may be cooked in a perforated pan un-
less juices are being saved. Liquids can be collected in a
solid pan placed under a perforated pan.
Perforated pans are used for frankfurters, wieners, and
similar items when juices do not need to be preserved.
Solid pans are good for cooking puddings, rice and hot
breakfast cereals. Vegetables and fruits are cooked
in solid pans in their own juice. Meats and poultry are
cooked in solid pans to preserve their juice or return broth.
Canned foods can be heated in their opened cans (cans
placed in solid pans), or the contents may be poured into
solid pans. DO NOT place unopened cans in the steamer.
Frozen Food Items
Separate frozen foods into smaller pieces to allow more
efcient cooking.
Use a pan cover for precooked frozen dishes that cannot
be cooked in the covered containers in which they are
packed if they require more than 15 minutes of cooking
time. When a cover is used, approximately one-third ad-
ditional cooking time is necessary. Cooking time for fro-
zen foods depends on the amount of defrosting required.
If time permits, allow frozen foods to partially thaw over-
night in a refrigerator. This will reduce their cooking time.