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Cooking Tips• FortheMicrowavesteamersplacewaterinthe

baseofthesteamerbelowthecolandersofoodisnotsittinginthewater.Wheneveryoustopthemicrowavetomonitorcookingcheckthewaterlevelandtopupifrequired.

• Thick-skinnedfoodslikepotatoes,squashandtomatoestrapsteamduringcooking,sopiercetheskinsbeforecookingtoallowsteamtoescape.

• Ifyouarecookingavarietyofvegetables,arrange'tougher'vegetableslikecarrots,cauliflower,potatoetc,towardtheoutsideoftheplateandmoretenderoneslikepeas,mushroom,capsicumetc,inthecentresotheyfinishcookingatthesametime.

• Toensurefoodcooksfullyandevenly,cutyourmeatsandvegetablesinuniformsizesandmakesurethereissomespacebetweenfoodtohelpsteamtocirculate.

Take care• Beforemicrowaving,clipthelidontothe

containertopreventfoodsplattersandclicktheventopentoreleasesteamduringcooking.Afterremovingfromthemicrowave,leavetheventopenwhilethefoodishot.Ifstoringcontainerinthefridgeorfreezerclosethevent.

• Easylifthandlesaremouldedintothelidtoallowyoutosafelypickupthelidaftercooking.Bewarefoodcontinuestocookwhenremovedfromthemicrowavebytheheatgeneratedwithinit.Soalwaystakestandingtimeintoaccount.

Freezing• Containerscanbecomestiffafterfreezing.We

recommendyouallowthecontainertorestforafewminutesorrununderwarmwaterbeforemicrowaving.

Cleaning• Somefoods,liketomato-basedsaucesorcurries

canstaincontainers.Beforecookingsprayyourcontainerwithnon-stickcookingsprayoroiltohelpreducetheriskofstaining.Ifstainingdoesoccur,werecommendapplyingapasteofbakingsodaandwaterandthenrinsingthoroughly,thiscanhelpreducethestain.Stainedproductwillstillbefoodsafetobeusedagainandagain.

Do not use Sistema Microwave products:• Inaconventionalovenoronahotplate

• Underthegrill

• Onthestove

• Inaconvectionmicrowaveovensusingconvectionsettings

• Donotuseforpoppingcorn