Amica PT 3011 Lunaris Food Steamer Instruction Manual

Amica PT 3011 Lunaris Food Steamer

DEAR CUSTOMER,
Your appliance is exceptionally easy to use and extremely efficient. Before being packaged and leaving the manufacturer, the appliance was thoroughly checked with regard to safety and functionality.
Before using the appliance, please carefully read these Operating Instructions

Note!
The appliance is designed for household use only. The manufacturer reserves the right to introduce changes, which do not affect operation of the appliance.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

Important! To minimize the risk of fire, electric shock or injury:

• Carefully read this instruction before using the appli­ance.
• Children do not realize the dangers that can arise when using electrical appliances; therefore keep the appliance out of reach of children.
• Do not immerse the body of the appliance in water or other liquids. Immersing in water may cause an electric shock.
• If water spills on the external components of the ap­pliance, dry it thoroughly before switching back on. Do not touch wet surfaces in contact with the ap­pliance connected to power supply, immediately di­sconnect it from the mains.
•  Do not use the appliance if it shows any signs of da­mage to the power cord, or if the appliance has been dropped on the floor.
• After use, always pull out the plug from the socket, and also in case of any malfunction, before cleaning or before changing accessories.
•  When pulling out the plug from the wall outlet, never pull by the cord, only the plug, holding the socket with your other hand.
• This is a class I electrical shock protection appliance, and therefore power outlet to which it is connected to must be equipped with grounding pin.
• Do not attempt to remove any parts of the housing.
• To prevent damage to the power cord, do not place it over sharp edges or close to hot surfaces.
• Do not expose the appliance to rain or humidity, and do not use it outdoors. Do not operate the appliance with wet hands.
• If the power cord is damaged, it should be replaced by a professional repair shop in order to avoid haz­ard.
•  Never leave the appliance connected to the mains without supervision.
•  This appliance can be used by children aged 8 years and older or by persons with physical, mental or sensory handicaps, or by those who are inexperienced or unfa­miliar with the appliance, provided they are supervised or have been instructed how to safely use the appliance and are familiar with risks associated with the use of the appliance. Ensure that children do not play with the appli­ance. Cleaning and maintenance of the appliance should not be performed by children unless they are 8 years or older and are supervised by a competent person.
• Using attachments that were not supplied with the pro­duct may cause damage to the appliance.
•  Before use, extend and straighten the power cord.
• Do not use an extension cord which does not meet the applicable electrical standards and regulations.
•  Do not attempt to remove any parts of the housing or in­sert any objects into the appliance.
• Never fill the appliance with more water than up the indi­cated maximum water level.
• Disconnect the appliance from the power supply before adding water to the reservoir.
• Unplug the appliance from the wall socket before adding water to the reservoir.
•  Empty the water reservoir after use.
• When placing the appliance on a base, make sure it is stable.
•  The appliance generates a large amount of hot steam during operation. Always use oven mitts to avoid burns. Always pick up the lid slowly making sure steam will escape away from you.
• Make sure the baskets are stacked on the appliance cor­rectly, fit well and are stable.
• Before taking the appliance apart, make sure it has co­oled down completely.
•  Do not move the appliance containing hot food.
• Under no circumstances should you touch the steam chamber — it is very hot.
• During cooking do not reach into the appliance. To check the temperature take the food out with a long spoon or fork. Do not lean over the appliance during operation.
•  Do not use the appliance near furniture, as hot steam can damage the surfaces.
• Do not use the appliance when not fully assembled.
• The appliance generates heat. Be cautious when using the appliance.
• Unplug the appliance from the power outlet and wait until it cools down before cleaning.
• The appliance is designed for cooking food — do not use it for any other purpose.
• Appliance components are not suitable for washing in the dishwasher.
• Do not add to the water any sugar, salt, pepper, spices, wine, olive oil and other such additives. This can irrever­sibly damage the appliance.

Warning: there is a risk of burns from escaping steam. Observe all safety precautions when using the appli­ance.

Electrical requirements

Make sure that the voltage indicated on the nameplate cor­responds to the electric power parameters at home, power must be marked as ~ (alternating current).

UNPACKING

During transportation, protective packaging was used to protect the appliance against any damage. Af­ter unpacking, please dispose of all elements of packaging in a way that will not cause damage to the environ­ment. All materials used for packaging the appliance are environmentally friendly; they are 100% recyclable and are marked with the appropriate symbol.
Important: Packaging materials (bags, polyethyl­ene, polystyrene, etc.) should be kept away from children during unpacking.

DISPOSAL OF OLD APPLIANCE
In accordance with European Directive 2012/19/EU and local legislation re­garding used electrical and electronic goods, this appliance is marked with the symbol of the crossed ­out waste container. This marking indicates that the appliance must not be disposed of together with other household waste after it has been used. The user is obliged to hand it over to waste collec­tion centre collecting used electrical and electron­ic goods. The collectors, including local collection points, shops and local authority departments pro­vide recycling schemes. Proper handling of used electrical and electronic goods helps avoid environmental and health haz­ards resulting from the presence of dangerous com­ponents and the inappropriate storage and process­ing of such goods.

FEATURES AND COMPONENTS

Features and components

1.  Lid with venting holes

2. Rice or soup bowl

3. Top steaming basket

4.  Basket 3 base (detachable)

5. Middle steaming basket

6. Basket 5 base (detachable)

7.  Bottom steaming basket

8.  Drip tray

9. Diffuser

10. Water inlet with scale

11. Control panel with LCD display

12. Water reservoir
    Control panel :

13.  On / off switch; menu button

14. Reduce time “–”

15.  Add time “+”

16. Start / pause

OPERATION

Before first use

• Unpack the appliance and check if the kit contains all the accessories.
•  Remove any protective film and tape.
• Wash all elements (except the base unit with water reservoir) in warm water and mild detergent, then wipe dry with a cloth.
• Wipe the base unit with a damp cloth, then dry thoroughly.

Cooking

• Place the appliance on a stable, flat surface.

• Pour enough water into the reservoir .
  Do not exceed the maximum water level in the reservoir. Depending on the method of filling pay attention to the “MIN” and “MAX” marks inside the reservoir and the water inlet.

• Place the drip tray (Figure 1, item 8) on the base unti (Figure 1, item 12) and make sure that both elements are stable.

•  Depending on the amount of food you want to cook, place the appropriate number of baskets with food in the correct order (fit correct bases in baskets). Make sure the assembled appliance is stable. Place larger items of food that will take more time to cook in the bottom basket.

• There is strainer in the middle of the drip tray where you can put fresh or dried herbs to spice up your healthy dishes. Thyme, coriander, basil, dill, curry and tarragon are some of the herbs and spices, which, along with garlic, caraway or horseradish will enhance the flavour without the need to add salt. To make sure small pieces of herbs / spices do not fall through the strain­er, rinse the strainer before adding the spices. Do not add salt, pepper, spices, herbs or other liquids into the water reservoir. This can damage the appliance.

• Connect the appliance to the power supply. The appliance will be in standby mode. The display will light up with all the symbols, and you will hear a beep. The appliance is be ready to set the cooking programme .

•  Read the chapter Set a cooking program below to obtain all the necessary information on how to set the desired cooking program.
•  Press to start cooking.
•  Within 30 seconds, the appliance will produce steam, the symbol will flash on the display. Timer will start countdown and when programme ends the symbol will be displayed.
• Do not touch the base unit, baskets or the lid during appliance operation, as these ele­ments are very hot.
•  When cooking programme ends you will hear two beeps and the appliance will start to keep food warm. This takes about 20 minutes. The keep food warm symbol is shown on the display, the timer countdown starts until is shown. You will then hear five beeps and the appliance will turn off after one minute.
• Using oven mitts or a towel gently lift the lid. Use caution because a large amount of steam ac­cumulated inside the baskets will be released.
•  Unplug the appliance.
• While steam coking you can add or reduce the cooking time using the buttons. You can also adjust time in keep food warm mode. Press START / PAUSE to pause the programme while steam cooking. To end a programme press START / PAUSE button and then On/Off switch.

You can use fewer baskets for steaming but never operate the appliance that is not fully assembled.

Set a cooking programme.
The appliance features 7 cooking programmes. Press to select a programme. You will  hear a beep and appropriate symbol will be displayed:

Dish

| Figure No.| Symbol shown on the display|

Cook Time [min]

---|---|---|---
Egg| 7| | 12
Fish| 8| | 15
Vegetables| 9| | 20
Meat| 10| | 30
Chicken| 11| | 35
Rice| 12| | 40

Keep food warm

| 13| |

10

• Select the cooking programme and start the appliance.

Use the keep food warm function

• The keep food warm function activates automatically at the end of the cooking programme. It can also be set manually.
• When you select the keep food warm function the corresponding symbol will be shown on the display (Figure 13).
• At the end of the programme will be shown on the display, you will hear five beeps and the appliance will turn off after 1 minute.

Important notes on the operation

• Press to pause cooking.
• Press again to resume cooking.
• When you select the programme use the buttons to adjust cooking time.
• You can change programme while cooking. To do this press to pause, then press the button repeatedly to select a new program and resume cooking.
• To completely turn off the appliance , press and hold for more than 2 seconds. The display will go off. Then unplug the appliance by pulling the power plug out of the socket.

Custom cooking time

• You can set custom cooking time from 1 minute to 99 minutes.
• When you start the appliance with default settings (Figure 6), adjust cooking time using the buttons.
• When you select the desired cooking time press to start the cooking process.

Cooking eggs

• Refer to the Cooking chapter.
• Place eggs in a suitable basket and cover with the lid.
•  Set the appropriate cooking programme as explained in chapter Set a cooking programme.

Cooking rice

• Refer to the Cooking chapter.
• Place the bottom basket with drip tray on the appliance.
• Place a soup/rice bowl on top.
• Add one cup of rice in the bowl and half a cup of cold water The portion of rice should not exceed 250g.
• Set the appropriate cooking programme as explained in chapter Set a cooking programme.

Add water during operation

• You need to periodically add water during steam cooking.
• Add water to the reservoir when water level approaches the “MIN” level at the water inlet (Fig­ure 4).
• When there is not enough water in the reservoir you will hear a beep and the flashing symbol will be shown on the display.
• When you add more water the beeping will stop and the symbol will be turned off.
  During operation, do not add water by removing the stacked baskets (Figure 3). When you remove the baskets, large amount of steam will be released, which can cause burns.

The auto off

• The appliance turns off automatically when it is plugged in and not in use (standby mode). The appliance will turn off after about 1 minute of inactivity and you will hear a beep.
• The appliance will also turn off after the keep food warm function completes.
• The appliance will auto power off when you select a programme, set the off ­timer but do not confirm by pressing the button.
•  To resume the operation, press .

Useful information about steam cooking.

• The food in the top basket will take longer to cook.
•  The default time setting in all programmes is a suggestion only. The cooking time can differ de­pending on the size of pieces of food, spacing between the pieces, the freshness of products, and personal preference.
•  Food will cook faster in a single basket then in stacked baskets.
• When you cook food of different thickness, place the thinnest pieces at the top.
•  Place food in baskets in such a way that the steam flow to the upper baskets is unrestricted.
• When cooking large quantity of food, carefully lift the lid and stir the food halfway through the cooking programme. Use oven mitts and be cautious as steam is very hot. Use a long spoon for stirring and do not put your hand inside the baskets.
•  Do not add salt and spices to baskets and water reservoir — this can cause scale build­up and permanently damage the heating element.
• Cooking juice in the drip tray is ideal as base for aromatic sauces.
•  Never steam cook frozen meat, poultry and seafood. Food must should be completely thawed before steaming.
•  If necessary, add water. Always use cold water.
•  Bowl included in the kit is ideal for preparing vegetables, fruit, pudding, soups, etc.
•  You can put different food products in baskets. Note that condensed water will drip down to lower baskets.
• Always place in the bottom basket food that takes longer to cook.
•  Place meat in the bottom basket so that dripping water having contact with raw meat does not drip onto other ingredients, such as vegetables.
• Food in the top basket usually needs a few minutes longer to cook than the ingredients placed in the bottom basket.

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

• Before cleaning, make sure the appliance is disconnected from the power source and has cooled completely.
• Do not immerse the base unit in water or other liquid. Wash the interior with a cloth and a little mild detergent. Wipe the external base unit surfaces with a damp cloth. Wipe dry.
• Do not use abrasive powder detergents to clean the appliance components. Use a mild deter­gent and warm water
•  Appliance components are not suitable for washing in the dishwasher.
• Always wash all appliance elements after use.
• Pay particular attention to clean the base unit around the diffuser and the float sensor — dirty float sensor may indicate low water level although there is enough water in the tank.

Descale the appliance

• Regular descaling prolongs the appliance life.
• After every 15 hours of steam cooking (steaming only, keeping food warm does not count) the will be displayed to remind you to descale the appliance.
• Follow these steps to descale the appliance once you finish steam cooking:
•  Add white vinegar in the water reservoir to the “MAX” mark. Do not use any chemicals or other substances.
• Assemble the appliance according to the relevant instructions.
•  Power up the appliance.
• Set the cooking time to 25 minutes. If boiling white vinegar starts to boil over, turn off the appliance, allow it to cool and reduce the amount of vinegar in the tank.
•  Repeat the cooking process several times after every 5 minutes, replace the water in the reservoir.

APPROXIMATE COOKING TIME

Vegetables:

•  Cut the vegetables into smaller pieces
•  Cook leafy vegetables for the shortest time. When steamed for too long they will lose the colour.
•  If necessary, add salt and spices when cooked
•  Frozen vegetables should not be thawed before cooking.

Product| Product type| Weight/ quantity| Suggested spices| Cooking time [min]| Recommendations
---|---|---|---|---|---
Artichokes| Fresh| 3 medium sized| Garlic, tarragon| 45­50| Cut into small pieces
Asparagus| Fresh / Frozen (green)| 400g| Lemon balm, bay leaves, thyme| 13­15
16­18| Cut the asparagus lengthwise
Broccoli| Fresh / Frozen| 400g| Garlic, paprika, tarragon| 16­18
15­18|
Carrots (sliced)| Fresh| 400g| Anise, mint| 20­22| Stir halfway through the cooking
time
Cauliflower| Fresh / Frozen| 400g| Rosemary, basil, tarragon| 16­18
18­20| Stir halfway through the cooking time
Spinach| Fresh / Frozen| 250g| Chervil, thyme, garlic| 8­10

18­20

| Stir halfway through the cooking time
Beans| Fresh| 400g| Cumin, fennel, savoury| 18­20| Stir halfway through the cooking time
Peas| Fresh / Quick
frozen| 400g| Basil, marjoram, mint| 10­12
15­18| Stir halfway through the cooking time
Potatoes| Fresh| 400g| Chervil, chives| 20­22|

Meat and poultry:

• Steaming has the advantage that all fat from cooked meat drips into the drip tray.
• Cut the portion of meat into smaller pieces, which will cook faster.
• Add marinade and spices to the meat prior to steaming.
•  Make sure that the food is fully cooked before serving. Cut the largest piece of meat and make sure it is cooked throughout.
•  Cook sausage conventionally prior to steaming.
• Use fresh herbs to enhance the flavour of cooked dishes.

Product| Product type| Weight/ quantity| Suggested spices| Cooking time [min]| Recommendations
---|---|---|---|---|---
Chicken| Fillet, boneless / Piece of chicken| 250g (4 pcs) 450g| Curry Rosemary Thyme| 12-­15
30­-35| Remove all the fat
Pork| Sirloin, filet, steak or pork chops| 400g
4 pcs| Curry Lemon balm Thyme| 5-­10| Remove all the fat
Beef| Slices, steak, sirloin or filet| 250g| Curry Ground pepper Thyme| 8­-10| Remove all the fat

Fish and seafood:

• The fish are fully cooked when you can easily separate meat with a fork.
•  Frozen fish does not need to be thawed before steaming, simply cook frozen fish a few min­utes longer.
•  Add lemon juice and herbs to enhance the flavour of fish.

Product| Product type| Weight/ quantity| Suggested spices| Cooking time [min]| Recommendations
---|---|---|---|---|---
Shellfish| Fresh| 250g / 400g| Marjoram Lemon balm| 8­10|
Prawns| Fresh| 400g| Lemon balm Garlic| 6|
Clams| Fresh| 400g| Lemon balm Garlic| 8­10|
Lobster (tail)| Frozen| 2 pieces 400 g each| Horseradish Garlic| 20­22|
Fish fillet| Fresh / Frozen| 250g
250g| Mustard, allspice, marjoram| 10­12
6­8|

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

WARRANTY AND AFTER SALES SERVICE

Warranty
Warranty service as stated on the warranty card The manufacturer shall not be held liable for any damage caused by improper use of the product.

Manufacturer’s Declaration

The manufacturer hereby declares that this product meets the requirements of the following European directives:

• Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EC
•  Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2014/30/EC
• ErP Directive 2009/125/EC
•  Directive RoHS 2011/65/EC

and has thus been marked with the symbol and been issued with  a declaration of compliance made available to market regulators.

Amica S.A.
ul.Mickiewicza 52
64­510 Wronki
tel. 67 25 46 100
fax 67 25 40 320
www.amica.pl

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