The water will strain back into the pot and the meal will remain inside the straining
basket.
The spaghetti pot with the cover can also be used independently without the
straining basket as normal cookware.
Deep pot / steamer – instructions for use
The deep pot / steamer is excellent for cooking and warming up all common
meals in steam – fresh and frozen vegetables, potatoes, dumplings including
fruit dumplings, fi sh, as well as for warming up pasta, etc.
Fill the deep pot / steamer with water up to one third to one half of its
capacity. Make sure that the water does not exceed the steamer part holes. Place
the food into the steamer part, insert the steamer part into the deep pot and cover
it. With some meals, it is better to insert the steamer part into the deep pot only
after enough steam is generated – follow your own experience and recipes.
The deep pot with the cover can also be used independently without the steamer
part as normal cookware.
Asparagus pot – instructions for use
The asparagus pot is excellent for cooking asparagus and other sorts of
vegetables that need to be strained after treatment.
Place the pot fi lled with the required amount of water on the cooker and bring
to boil. Put the asparagus into the basket with the tops pointing upwards and
slowly submerge the basket into the boiling water in the pot; make sure that the
asparagus tops extend above the water level. Place the cover and boil for about
10 to 15 minutes depending on the type of asparagus. After the end of cooking,
remove the basket with asparagus slowly from the pot.
Properly boiled asparagus should be soft; the asparagus tops should not be
overcooked.
Cooking in cookware PRESTO
Set the cooker to maximum only for the initial phase of cooking and allow only
low or medium output further during the cooking process.
Switch the heat off in advance before the end of cooking; make use of the heat
retaining properties of the sandwich bottom.
Make sure that the size of the cooking range does not exceed the diameter of
the bottom of the cookware and avoid the fl ame expanding over the bottom – if