Hamilton Beach 36500 - Manual (Page 8)

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Note: The Clear Bowl should only be used on top of the white
Vegetable Bowl.
If steaming two different vegetables (or four vegetables using the
Vegetable Dividers), the order of assembly would be:
1. Pour water into the Reservoir.
2. Place food in white Vegetable Bowl and place bowl in unit.
3. Place food in Clear Bowl and set Clear Bowl on top of
Vegetable Bowl. Cover. Push down the RESET switch.
If cooking two bowls of rice, follow these instructions:
1. Pour water into the Reservoir.
2. Set white Vegetable Bowl in unit.
3. Combine rice and water in Rice Bowl and set in white
Vegetable Bowl.
4. Place Clear Bowl on top of white Vegetable Bowl.
5. Combine rice and water in second Rice Bowl and set Rice
Bowl in Clear Bowl. Cover. Push down RESET switch.
Rice requires a longer cooking time than most vegetables. If
steaming vegetables in one bowl and rice in another, follow this
procedure:
1. Pour amount of water to cook rice into the Reservoir. You will
need to manually time when to add the vegetables.
2. Set white Vegetable Bowl into unit.
3. Combine rice and water in Rice Bowl. Set in white Vegetable
Bowl.
4. Cover. Push down RESET switch.
5. Based on total rice cooking time, determine when to add veg­
etables. See Example that follows.
6. When time to add vegetables, have vegetables ready in the
Clear Bowl.
7. USE CAUTION. STEAM CAN BURN. Carefully remove cover
and set Clear Bowl on top of white Vegetable Bowl. Replace
cover. Both rice and vegetables should be ready at the same
time.
Example: If total rice cooking time is 35 minutes and vegetables
require 11 minutes of steaming, the vegetables should be added
24 minutes after starting the rice. Both should be ready at the
same time.
VEGETABLE PARTITION - ALL MODELS
TO STEAM TWO VEGETABLES
AT SAME TIME USE VEG­
ETABLE DIVIDER AS ILLUS­
TRATED BELOW.
If vegetables do not have same
length steaming time, place
longer cooking vegetables in
first. Begin steaming process,
then add second vegetable.
TO REHEAT BREADS
Pour % cup water in Reservoir. Cover and let unit begin to steam,
about 4 minutes. Meanwhile, place bread to be reheated in
Vegetable Bowl. Once unit begins to steam, remove cover and place
Vegetable Bowl onto base. Cover. Let steam until heated (just a few
minutes).
CLEANING
1. Unplug steamer and let cool.
2. Wash Cover, Rice Bbowl, Vegetable Bowl and Vegetable Bowl
Divider, in hot, soapy water. Rinse and dry. Or wash in top rack of
dishwasher.
3. Pour hot, soapy water into Reservoir. Scrub with a plastic brush or
non-abrasive scouring pad. Rinse with hot water.
4. Reassemble steamer for storage.
TO CARE FOR HEATING ELEMENT
After a period of time, the heating element may become discol­
ored. Follow this cleaning procedure to remove the residues that
have built up on the element.
1. Make sure unit is unplugged.
2. Pour % cup white vinegar and 1 cup water into Reservoir. Do
not use any other steamer parts. Do not cover. Turn steamer
ON and bring to a boil then unplug unit to turn off.
3. Let cool for about 15 minutes, then pour out vinegar/water —
mixture.
4. Pour in hot, soapy water and scrub element with plastic brush.
5. Rinse with hot water and let dry.