Instructions

1. Pour cold water into the water reservoir. Refer to the "Steaming Guide" in your Black & Decker Handy Steamer's use and care manual to determine the amount of water needed based on the type of food that you're cooking/steaming.

2. Place the drip tray in your steamer above the reservoir to catch fat and other drippings and juices while cooking/steaming. If you're using the rice bowl, skip this step.

3. Prepare your food in the steaming bowl and seal the bowl with the cover. To guarantee the correct fit, make certain to align the special tabbed handles of the cover with the handles on the steaming bowl. If using the rice bowl, place the steaming bowl over the reservoir, add food to the rice bowl following the Steaming Guide instructions, place the rice bowl inside the steaming bowl, and then seal with the cover.

4. Set the steaming bowl in the steamer over the drip tray.

5. Turn the timer knob to the desired setting for the type of food you're cooking. Timer settings on the Handy Steamer vary from 1 to 75 minutes. If you're steaming a lot of food or desire either slightly undercooked or well-cooked food, steaming can take more or less time than the time frames suggested by Black & Decker.

6. Wait until the timer bell rings, unplug the steamer, and then carefully remove the steaming bowl from the unit using your potholders.