Food SteamerModel: GF-339-E

Instruction Manual

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDSCautions: DO NOT IMMERSE IN ANY LIQUID

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be

followed, including following:

1. Do not touch hot surface. Use potholders when removing cover or handling

hot containers.

2. To protect against electric shock, do not immerse cord, plug or base unit

in water or other liquids.

3. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near

children.

4. Unplug when not in use, or before putting on or taking off parts, and allow to

cool down completely before cleaning.

5. Do not operate appliance with damaged cord or plug, or after appliance

malfunctions or damaged in any manner. Return appliance to authorized service

facility for repair. In order to avoid a hazard

6. Do not use any accessory that not recommended by manufacturer.

7. Do not let power cord touch hot surface.

8. Do not use outdoors.

9. Use appliance for its intended use only.

10. Do not use near hot gas or electric burner or in heated oven.

11. Use caution when moving appliance containing hot food or other hot liquids

12. Care should be taken when lifting or opening cover so that never do any burn

to yourself.

13. Do not place the unit directly under cabinets when operating as this product

produces large amounts of steam.

14. Do not use any steamer parts in microwave or on heated surface.

15. Fill the reservoir with water before plugging the power cord otherwise the

appliance may be damaged.

16. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with

reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilites, or lack of experience and

knowledge, unless they have been given supervison or instruction

concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

17. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the

appliance.

18. This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications

such as:

-- staff kitchen areas in shops,offices and other working environments;

-- farm houses;

-- by clients in hotels,motels and other residential type environments;

-- bed and breakfast type environments.

Warning: In order to avoid scalding, the lid must accompany with the steaming

bowl to take off. Suggest use potholders when removing cover or

handling hot containers.

1

2

3

4

5

7

8

109

6

11

General DescriptionParts and components

Fig.1

1. Unit Lid

2 Upper steaming tray

3. Middle steaming tray

4. Lower steaming tray

5. Drip tray

6. Heater element

7. Reservoir

8. Base

9. Timer

10. Control panel

11. Rice Bowl

12. Filter

12

Settings on control panel

1. O/I: Power switcha. Plug the unit into main socket, press down :”O/I”power switch, and then

“OO”is shown on LMD display, heater element does not work.b. Press down “O/I” power switch again, the unit will be shut off.

2. Five kinds of food steaming time settingsa. After power on, press “PROG“ to select food category, digits on LMD

start blinking. There are five kinds of food settings on control panel :fish,meat, vegetable, rice, egg, which can be selected according to personalrequirement. Once the desired setting has been selected, the relevantindicator light will light up accordingly.

b. Press ”TRAY” to select how many steaming trays need to be used. Oncethe desired setting has been selected, the relevant indicator light willlight up accordingly. After selection, the programmed steaming time willbe displayed on LMD (Below steaming time setting chart for yourreference) If the programmed steaming time is not the desired one,please press “Start/Mode” for about 5 seconds to reset time as describedin below “0-70 minutes time setting”

3. 0-70 minutes time settinga. After power on, press down the “START” button for about 5 seconds,

digits on LMD display start blinking.b. Press ”PROG” to set the tens digit. Each time the “PROG” is pressed, one

digit will be changed. Or press “PROG” for about 5 seconds, digits will be

varied from 0-6 very quickly.

c. Press “TRAY” to set the single digit. Each time the “PROG” is pressed,

one digit will be changed, or press “TRAY” for about 5 seconds, digits will

be varied from 0-9 very quickly.

4. How to confirm the set time.

After the desired time has been set, press “Start/Mode” to start steaming

food, LMD stop blinking, the set digit will be counted down per minute as

the steaming time goes by.

5. Heat preservation

After the desired steaming time has been reached, 10”beep” sounds will be

produced continuously to indicate that the food has been completely

steamed. LMD display ”00”, heater element stop working. The heater

element will re-work for about 2 minutes to heat preservation after 8

minutes rest, and will do so for certain cycles until the unit has shut off or

the water in the reservoir has been used up.

Note:

1. When LMD display”00”, Press “START/MODE”, it is of no effect to activate

the unit and also is unable to make the unit be heated up.

2. During heating stage, press ”START” for about 5 seconds, present steaming

time will blink and display on LMD, all indicator light turn off. At this time,

steaming time can be reset from 0-70 at random.

3. During heating stage, when the water has been used up, the unit will

automatically shut off, and buzzer will sound “beep” 10 times. LMD and all

indicator light turn off.

Note: Under programmed steaming time, proposed capacity of each steaming

tray for steaming fish, meat, vegetable, egg is about 400g, for steaming rice is

about 300g.

How to use your steaming trayWarning: To prevent burns, always use oven gloves or a cloth when removing

the lid or steaming trays as hot steam will escape, Remove the lid slowly with

the inlet of lid pointing away from you and let the steam escape gradually. Hold

lid over unit to allow the condensation to drain into the steamer.

Do not reach into the unit while steaming. If check cooking progress or to stir,

use long utensil.

1. Fill water reservoir with cold tap water to MAX fill level (If the estimated

steam time will not exceed 30 minutes, fill water up to MIN fill level is

sufficient). Do not use wine, broth or other liquids. Do not add anything to

water in reservoir

2. Hold the drip tray by handles and place it onto the water tank.

Note: Note: Filter is built in drip tray,used to filter food residual in the

condensed water.

STEAMING TIME SETTING CHART

TIMEFOOD

TRAY

FISH

LED 1

MEAT

LED 2

VEGETABLE

LED 3

RICE

LED 4

EGG

LED 5

1 TRAY

2 TRAYS

3 TRAYS

12

16

20

14

20

25

11

14

17

40

43

45

18

20

25

3. Place the food into the steaming tray(s); Three steaming trays are provided.

You may use three trays or two trays( by putting one over the other) or just

use one according to the quantity or types of food you cook. The steaming

time will be more for cooking more food. Do not add seasoning herbs, etc.

until cooking completed.

4. Place unit lid on the upper steaming tray.

5. Plug power cord into electrical outlet.

6. Press down “O/I”, and then refer to above steaming time setting

chart to set the desired steaming time, When time is up, 10 ”beep”

sounds is produced continuously, and then the unit come into heat

preservation mode.

7. When cooking completed, press “O/I” to shut off the unit , and then

disconnect the power cord from electrical outlet, remove steaming

trays from base and allow steam to escape for 1 minute.

Note:When removing multi-steaming tray from the base, it should be one at a

time. Every time after cooking completed, please clean reservoir, heater

element, drip tray and filter with sudsy water.

Egg

Water fill levelThere are 2 water fill level as indicate on the inside wall of the base.

Auto-fill systemAuto-fill system provides quick steam output feature. It takes only 1.5 minutes

for first steam output that other common food steamer needs 7 minutes.It can

mostly reduce steaming time as well as resource saving for some food, such as

vegetable, which are easy to be steamed. Auto fill system divides reservoir

skillfully into two separate sections: bigger water tank. Food can be quickly well

steamed since water in heating water tank can be quickly vaporized. Bigger

water tank can provides good water supplement to heating water tank via a

special channel water in heating water tank comes to lower level.

HOW TO COOK RICE1. Fill water reservoir with cold tap water to MAX fill level. Do not use wine,

broth or other liquids. Do not add anything to water in reservoir.

2. Put steaming tray onto drip tray.

3. Add rice and water to rice bowl.

4. Place rice bowl with rice and water into steaming tray.

5. Place the lid on the steaming tray. Plug the unit into a standard electrical

outlet.

Egg

"Low" fill level"High" fill level

Bigger water tank

Heating water tank

6. Press “O/I” to turn on the unit,and

then press PROG and TRAY to select

rice cook and layers of the trays is to

be used respectively.

7. Press START/MODE to start cooking,

after completion, 10”beep”sounds is

produced and the unit come into heat

preservation mode.

8. Press “O/I” to turn off the unit, carefully take rice bowl out of the steaming

tray with lid from base. Unplug power cord from main socket.

The rice bowl can also be used for cooking vegetables with sauces,

poaching chicken or fish in liquids, reheating foods like casseroles or foods

with sauces.

HOW TO COOK EGG1. Fill water reservoir with cold tap

water to appropriate fill line. Do not

use wine, broth or other liquids. Do

not add anything to water in

reservoir.

2. Put steaming tray onto drip tray.

3. Put eggs on any steaming tray.

4. Place the lid on the steaming

tray. Plug the unit into a

standard electrical outlet.

5. Press “O/I” to turn on the unit, and then press PROG and TRAY to select rice

cook and layers of the trays is to be used respectively.

6. Press START/MODE to start cooking, after completion, 10 ”beep” sound

are produced and the unit comes into heat preservation mode.

7. Press O/I to turn off the unit, carefully take eggs out of the steaming tray

with lid from base. Unplug power cord from main socket.

Useful hints and tips1. This product has quickly-heat up function, steaming time is shorter than

usual food steamer please refer to the below recommended food steaming

chart for details.

2. Time may vary depends on the size of food pieces, spacing of the food in

steaming tray, freshness of food and personal preference.

3. Single layer of food steams faster than several layers. Therefore, cooking

time for larger quantity of food will be increased.

4. For best results, be sure pieces of food are similar in size, if pieces vary in

size and layering is required, place smaller pieces on top.

5. Never steam meat poultry or food with longest cooking time should be

steamed in lower steaming tray.

6. Always bigger pieces or food with longest cooking time should be steamed

in lower steaming tray.

7. If cooking meat or poultry and vegetables. Always put meat or poultry on

lower steaming tray so that the juices and fats from raw or partially cooked

meat can not drip down on other foods.

8. When steaming large quantities of food, remove steaming tray with lid

about halfway through the steaming time and stir using a long handle

utensil.

Care and cleaning1. Bowls, lid and drip tray

Immerse bowls, lid and drip tray into hot sudsy water. Rinse thoroughly. Dry

all parts.

It is suggested to use little brush or contton stick to clean bottom edge of

steaming bowls.

2. Water reservoirPour hot sudsy water into water reservoir. Do not use abrasive scouring

pads or abrasive cleaners to clean any parts of the steamer.Rinse with

clean, hot water to remove traces of detergent.

It is suggested to use little brush or cotton stick to clean water channel

around the heating plate.

3. Heater Element After a period of use, the heater surface may be discolored from residues.

Severe staining should be treated with heating vinegar in water reservoir.

Do not use household bleach. When cleaning, following this procedure.

Follow clean method below:

a. Do not cover reservoir with any steamer parts while cleaning.

b. Pour vinegar(1quart) into reservoir to ”Hi” fill line. Do not cover base

with any steamer parts.

c. Plug into electrical outlet and turn timer ON for approximately 20

minutes. Do not allow solution to boil over or spill onto exterior surface.

d. When bell sounds and cooking light stops glowing, unplug from outlet.

Pour out vinegar solution and use a non-abrasive plastic brush, scrub

the heater element. Rinse interior surfaces with fresh water.

4. FilterTake filter out of the drip tray, and scrub with hot sudsy water. Then if

necessary, clean it again with clean water. After clean, allow it dry

completely, and then replace it into the drip tray. During cleaning, if the filter

was damaged, please replace with a new one for fur the use.

5. Exterior of baseWipe base and cord with damp cloth, then dry thoroughly. Never immerse

base in liquid or place in dishwasher.To maintain appearance of the

exterior, avoid the use of abrasive pads, brushes or cleaners.

Steaming GuideWhile the majority of foods cook in much less than 60 minutes, longer cooking

time may require adding water to reservoir. Remember to reset the timer. Also,

when using the “Lo” fill line and if the unit shuts off just short of your desired

doneness, just add_cup water and reset the timer. Watch food to avoid

overcooking.

When a foil cover is used

over the rice bowlSome foods that are steamed in the rice bowl need an aluminum foil cover. To

cover rice bowl, use about a “7” width of foil. Extend width of foil beyond

opposite side of bowl; leave a little space between foil and edge of bowl.

Heating-Breads/LeftoversFor leftovers, reheating times are based on foods at refrigerator temperatures.

When reheating leftover in the rice bowl, always arrange/spread leftovers

evenly in rice bowl and be sure to use a foil cover.

Stepping method of the

steaming bowl1) For Storage: Steaming bowl "1" must keep in lower level, follow is steaming

bowl "2", then steaming bowl "3", it can save the storage place.

2) For Three Layer: The "3" must keep at lowest level, follow is "2" then "1" ,

(see Fig.6).

3. For Two layers: Keep "2" at lowest, followed by "1". (see Fig. 7).

4. For Single layer: Only "1" can be chosen, then the lid (see Fig. 8).

Fig.6

Fig.7 Fig.8

3

2

1

1

2 1

Recommended steamingfood chart

Note:Above steaming guide is based on the condition of using 1 steaming bowl,

as there will be many combinations when using 2 steaming bowls for cooking.