Specifications
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PREHEAT
This should be done when the steamer is first used for the day or whenever the compartment is cold.
The door should be closed during the preheat cycle.
OPERATING STEAMER
1. Press [ I ] and wait until boiler is filled to the required level. Both the Low Water and High Pressure
indicator lights are lit.
2. When the green indicator light is lit, press the Reset Switch. Both the Low Water and High Pressure
indicator lights must go off before the burner will ignite.
3. Wait 10 minutes before starting a cooking operation.
4. Preheat cooking compartment as follows:
• When the READY light comes on, set the Timer to 1 minute to preheat the compartment.
• COOKING light is lit . . .
• When the buzzer sounds, turn the Timer off. The steamer is now ready to cook.
5. With compartment(s) preheated and READY light on, place pans of food into the cooking
compartment and shut the door.
6. Turn Timer to desired cooking time (refer to Suggested Cooking Guidelines, pages 14 – 16).
• Cooking cycle will begin.
• Cooking cycle may be interrupted at any time by opening the door; close the door to resume
cooking.
7. The buzzer will sound when the cooking cycle ends and no more steam is entering the cooking
compartment(s).
a. Turn Timer off to silence the buzzer.
b. Remove cooked food.
• The COOKING light will go off and the READY light will come on to indicate the steamer
is now ready for the next cooking cycle.
EXTENDED SHUTDOWN
To shut down for an extended period:
1. Press [ 0 ] on power switch (Fig. 2).
2. Turn knob of gas valve clockwise to off.
3. Close the water inlet valve.