User manual TEFAL BODYSIGNAL

[. . . ] Do not touch the appliance while it is producing steam and use a cloth to remove the lid, rice bowl and steam bowl. 1 3529-5066184 ME VITAMIN M6 22/10/03 10:46 Page 2 Preparation Prior to use · Using warm soapy water, wash all the removable parts and the inside of the water tank. · Rinse and dry. Do not immerse the water tank in water when cleaning. Preparing the steam cooker · Place the cooker on a stable surface. · Place the turbo ring around the heating element, in the direction indicated in the diagram. Keep away from any objects which could be damaged by the steam. The turbo ring must always be in place before filling the tank with water. Appliances fitted with an electronic programmer To set the clock · Switch the appliance on. For 30 seconds, the display flashes alternately ("Hr" and "00:00"). [. . . ] · If the juice collector does not fit into place, check the position of the turbo ring (see page 2). · Fit the condensation tray to the rear of the appliance. Do not put water into the steam conduit. Do not use seasoning or any other liquid other than water in the water tank. Make sure that the condensation tray is empty before each use. Positioning the removable bases · The upper basket(s) have bases which can be removed to obtain a larger cooking space or to cook larger foods. Your steam cooker comes with a clip-on handle which makes it easy to remove the cooked food from the basket without damaging it (fish, asparagus tips, etc. . . ) · Clip the tip of the clip-on handle on the base. · Squeeze the tip of the handle to unclip it. The lower basket is fitted with a fixed base. Only use the clip-on handle on the top basket. When you use the clip-on handle with a basket, do not clip the base into that basket, simply lay the base, in order to remove it more easily. Make sure that the handle hooks are properly in place. 3 3529-5066184 ME VITAMIN M6 22/10/03 10:46 Page 4 Preparation Positioning the baskets · Place the food in the basket. · Then place them from smallest to biggest, fitting them correctly into each other. · Put the lid on (the lid fits on all the baskets). If steam is coming out of the appliance, check that the baskets are correctly fixed in place and in the right order. For best results, do not put too much food in the baskets. So as not to scald yourself with the steam from the lid, preferably place the steam holes towards the back. To cook rice · Put the rice and the water in the rice bowl (see the table of cooking times). · Place the rice bowl in the steam basket. To cook eggs · Place the eggs in the built-in egg holders. To cook a whole fish · Place the fish in the upper basket and the vegetables in the lower basket or baskets. 4 3529-5066184 ME VITAMIN M6 22/10/03 10:46 Page 5 Steam cooking with the timer For appliances fitted with electronic programming see page 7. Choose the cooking time 10 min. · Set the timer for the recommended cooking times (see table of cooking times). · Once the ideal temperature is reached, the "VITAMIN+" touchpad light goes out automatically. : if adding more food) you can press the "VITAMIN+" touch pad again to quickly return the steamer to the ideal temperature. · In some cases, it is normal, when you press the "VITAMIN+" touchpad for the light to stay off or turn off very quickly. This means that the ideal temperature has been reached in the baskets. It is normal to see a small amount of steam coming from the steam vent at the rear of your appliance. Once the "VITAMIN+" touchpad light has come on, you cannot switch it off manually. The light goes out automatically. It is not advisable to press the "Vitamin +" button more than once during cooking. During cooking · Check the water level during cooking using the external water level indicator. · If necessary, put more water in through the water inlets. Do not touch the bowls or foods during cooking as they will be hot. Changing the time during cooking · Press the -/+ touchpads to change the remaining time as you wish. · To confirm the new cooking time, release the -/+ touchpad and wait for 2 seconds: a signal sounds and the countdown continues. 9 3529-5066184 ME VITAMIN M6 22/10/03 10:46 Page 10 Steam cooking To suspend cooking (pause for 2 minutes max) · Press the O/I touchpad. · Within 2 minutes, press the O/I touchpad to resume cooking. End of cooking and keeping warm · · · · A signal sounds. Your steam cooker automatically switches to keeping warm until the water runs out. If you wish to keep foods warm for longer, add water. Use oven gloves to handle the baskets, handle and lid. · To stop the appliance during cooking or keeping warm, press the O/I touchpad. If there is not enough water · To tell you when there is not enough water in the tank, a signal sounds for 2 minutes and the pictogram is displayed. · Once the tank is full, the steamer automatically restarts after a few seconds or when you press the O/I touchpad. · The timer keeps the remaining cooking time in its memory. If there is no more water, the appliance switches off automatically. 10 3529-5066184 ME VITAMIN M6 22/10/03 10:46 Page 11 Table of cooking times Cooking times are approximate and may vary depending on the size of the food, the space between the food, the amount of food, individual preferences, and the mains voltage. [. . . ] For food with different cooking times : place the largest or the food which takes the longest cooking time in the lowest basket, during cooking, add the second or third basket with food that need a shorter cooking time. At the start of cooking, press the "VITAMIN+" touchpad for extra fast cooking and for more vitamins. Depends on size and variety. 11 3529-5066184 ME VITAMIN M6 22/10/03 10:46 Page 12 Afterwards Removing the food from the steam baskets · Lift the lid by the handle. · Place the steam basket on a plate. Use oven gloves to handle the baskets and the lid. [. . . ]