4. Refill the boiler with the amount of cold drinking water necessary to perform the
desired cooking cycle. The time of the cooking cycle increases with the amount
of water inserted.
- Do not use demineralised water or water with additives (e.g. salt, sugar).
- Thanks to its 3 markings, the bowl (10) can be used to measure water and determi-
ne average cooking times, refer to the following table.
Marking
Indicative time*
1
13 minutes
2
25 minutes
3
30 minutes
* Indicative time with new product supplied with mains voltage of 230Vac. These times can even slightly change
if the power supply values are different or non-adequate cleaning.
5. Replace the lid (14) carrying out two distinct insertion and rotation movements,
as per the instructions on the product.
6. Attach the bowl (10) to the base (1), with the blade unit (11) inserted inside.
7. Insert the tilting basket (12) in the bowl (10).
8. Without pressing or going over the edges, place the ingredients, previously
chopped into little pieces (with dimensions of less than 1 cm), into the basket. To
speed up the preparation of the ingredients it is possible to use the Cut Express
accessory (8) with its special finger-protection feature (9), after having firmly at-
tached it to the bowl.
9. Close the lid (13) of the bowl.
10. Plug in the appliance.
11. Activate the cooking function by turning the dial (3) to the right. A luminous LED
lights up and within a few minutes the appliance will start to produce steam.
12. The cooking time depends on the amount of water in the tank. When the wa-
ter has been used up, the process automatically stops and the appliance starts
beeping. To stop it, turn off the appliance, returning the dial (3) to OFF ("O").
13. Unplug the appliance.
14. Remove the lid (13) of the bowl (10) and check the ingredients are cooked cor-
rectly.
15a. If you don't want to blend the ingredients after cooking, remove the basket (12)
using the special handle and pour the contents onto a plate, making sure you
don't burn yourself.
The cooking liquid left at the bottom of the bowl can be preserved.
15b. If you want to blend the ingredients after cooking, following the instructions in
section Vb "BLENDING" below.
N.B.: allow the appliance to completely cool down before reusing.
To prevent the proliferation of bacteria, completely empty the water tank after use
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