Cleaning And Maintenance - ARIETE 911 Mode D'emploi

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d) When putting food into the basket in layers, leave some space among pieces of each layer to allow
the circulation of steam through them.
- Cut food in a uniform manner to obtain a smoother steam cooking.
- Mix food at the halfway through steam cycle to obtain a more uniform steaming.
- Foods that require longer cooking times must be positioned on the bottom baskets.
- Put the foods requiring a delicate steam cooking or shorter cooking times into the top baskets.
- Use the rice bowl to cook all foods with sauce or liquid.
- The liquids of poultry or fish could drip and alter flavours. To avoid the above, wrap them in alu-
minium foil.
- Steam mussels until the shell is completely open and throw away the ones that are still closed after
cooking.
- Cook the meat, poultry, and derivatives (minced meat, hamburger, etc.) until the liquids that come
out are transparent. Cook the fish until it is completely opaque inside.
- The leafy vegetables must be cooked as less as possible to remain green and crispy. By immers-
ing them in icy water the cooking process would be stopped.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

- Unplug the appliance and allow it to cool down before cleaning or store it.
- Use a damp, clean cloth to clean the internal and external side of the appliance body.
- The lid (A), the baskets (B), the rice bowl (M), the tray (C), and the steam tube (D) must be washed
by hand with hot water and mild detergent.
WARNING:
The removable parts can be put also in the dishwasher; anyway, using the dishwasher may
alter the surface finishing. The damage would have to be only aesthetic and would not have
to modify the appliance operation.
DECALCIFICATION OF THE STEAM COOKER
The mineral deposits may affect the appliance operation over time. It is advisable to remove these
deposits (or decalcify) every 3 months.
- Prepare about 1 litre of descaling solution by following the manufacturer's instructions. Pour the
solution into the water tank (E).
- Assemble the appliance completely using just one basket (B).
- Operate the appliance for 25 minutes.
- Disconnect the appliance and leave it to cool completely.
- Let the descaling solution out.
- Repeat the above operations using only water. Repeat until all traces of descaling solution are
removed.
- Wash the removable parts with hot water and detergent or in the top part of the dishwasher.
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