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5. Remove the plug from the wall socket and let the food steamer cool down completely

before you remove the drip tray.

Be careful when you remove the drip tray, because the water in the water tank and the

drip tray may still be hot even if the other parts of the appliance have cooled down already.

6. Empty the water tank after each use.

Note: If you want to steam more food, use fresh water.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

Never use scouring pads, abrasive cleaning agents or aggressive liquids such as petrol

or acetone to clean the appliance.

1. Remove the plug from the wall socket and let the appliance cool down.

2. Clean the outside of the base with a moist cloth.

Never immerse the base in water, nor rinse it under the tap.

Do not clean the base in the dishwasher.

3. Clean the water tank with a cloth soaked in warm water with some washing-up liquid.

Raise the sieve in the water tank to clean it. Then wipe the water tank with a clean moist

cloth.

If the sieve in the water tank becomes detached, keep it out of the reach of children to

prevent them from swallowing it.

4. Remove the bottoms of steaming bowls 2 and 3. Clean the steaming bowls, the bottoms,

the soup/rice bowl and the lid by hand or in the dishwasher, using a short cycle and a

low temperature.

Repeated cleaning of the steaming bowls, the soup/rice bowl and the lid in a dishwasher

may result in a slight dulling of these parts.

DESCALING

You have to descale the appliance after it has been used for 15 hours. It is important that

you descale the food steamer regularly to maintain optimal performance and to extend

the lifetime of the appliance.

1. Fill the water tank with white vinegar (8% acetic acid) up to the maximum level.

Do not use any other kind of descaler.

2. Put the drip tray, the steaming bowls and the soup/rice bowl on the base properly

3. Put the lid on top the soup/rice bowl.

4. Put the plug in the wall socket.

5. Turn the steaming time adjustment knob to set a steaming time of 25 minutes.

If the vinegar starts to boil over the edge of the base, unplug the appliance and reduce

the amount of vinegar.

6. When the steaming time has elapsed, unplug the appliance and let the vinegar cool

down completely. Then empty the water tank.

7. Rinse the water tank with cold water several times.

Note: Repeat the procedure if there is still some scale in the water tank.

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