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USER MANUAL HS1300 BLACK & DECKER

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Ultra-fast pre-programmed digital steamer

Olla digital de vapor, programada ultra rápida

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following:

Read all instructions.
☐ Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
☐ To protect against a risk of electric shock, do not immerse cord, plug, or base unit in water or other liquid.
☐ Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
☐ Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool before putting on or taking off parts or cleaning.
☐ Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions or is dropped or damaged in any manner. Return the appliance to the nearest authorized service facility for examination, repair, or electrical or mechanical adjustment. Or, call the appropriate toll-free number listed on the cover of this manual.
☐ The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may cause injuries.
☐ Do not use outdoors.
☐ Do not let cord hang over the edge of table or counter or touch hot surfaces.
☐ Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in microwave or heated oven.
☐ Extreme caution must be used when moving an appliance containing hot food, water, or other hot liquids.
☐ To disconnect, turn any control to "off", then remove plug from wall outlet.
☐ Do not use appliance for other than intended use.
☐ To reduce the risk of electric shock, cook only in removable container.

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POLARIZED PLUG (120V Models Only)

This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug is intended to fit into a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit fully into the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not attempt to modify the plug in any way.

ELECTRICAL CORD

a) A short power-supply cord (or detachable power-supply cord) is to be provided to reduce the risk resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord.
b) Longer detachable power-supply cords or extension cords are available and may be used if care is exercised in their use.
c) If a long detachable power-supply cord or extension cord is used,

1) The marked electrical rating of the detachable power-supply cord or extension cord should be at least as great as the electrical rating of the appliance,

2) If the appliance is of the grounded type, the extension cord should be a grounding-type 3-wire cord, and

3) The longer cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the countertop or tabletop where it can be pulled on by children or tripped over.

Note: If the power supply cord is damaged, it should be replaced by qualified personnel or in Latin America by an authorized service center.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pages

GETTING FAMILIAR WITH YOUR UNIT 3

CONTROL PANEL 5

INTRODUCTION 6

HOW TO USE 6

GETTING STARTED 6

FILLING WATER RESERVOIR 6

PUTTING DRIP TRAY IN PLACE 6

USING STEAMING BASKETS 7

USING RICE BOWL 8

SETTING COOKING TIME 8

TO BEGIN COOKING 9

USING THE DELAY START 10

COOKING CHART 10, 11, 12

CARE AND CLEANING 13

STORING YOUR UNIT 13

GETTING FAMILIAR WITH YOUR UNIT

Main Features

HIGH SPEED COOKING

DELAY\START AUTO OFF

EXTERNAL WATER FILL

PRE-PROGRAMMED FUNCTIONS

WATER LEVEL INDICATOR

FRONT WATER WINDOW

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† 1. Lid with steam vents (Part # HS1300-01)
† 2.5-cup rice bowl (Part # HS1300-02)
+ 3. Top steaming basket with built-in egg holders (Part # HS1300-03)
+ 4.Middle steaming basket with built-in egg holders (Part # HS1300-04)
† 5. Bottom steaming basket with built-in egg holders (Part # HS1300-05)

† 6. Flavor Scenter® screen
7. Drip tray (Part # HS1300-06)
8. Water-fill inlets/handles
9. Water reservoir with MIN/MAX markings
10. Control panel (see B)
11. Water Window
Consumer replaceable/removable parts

Product may vary slightly from what is illustrated.

CONTROL PANEL

MENU Cooking START STOP DELAY START + - min min ① ② ③ ④ ⑤

B

1. MENU button – Use to select food to be cooked.
2. Power indicator light – Lights up when cooking cycle starts.
3. START/STOP button - Press to activate and end all functions.

4. Backlit LCD display

Shows:

• Selection of food categories with preset cooking times
  • Active function (Cooking, Keep Warm, Water Refill) -
• Timer countdown in one-minute increments
  • Selected delay-start time
• (+) and (-) buttons - Use to change preset cooking time. Use (+) button to set a delay-start cooking time.
• Water window with Min/Max water level indicators – Lets you easily monitor the water level in the reservoir

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing the new Black&Decker® Digital Steamer. You will soon be creating mouth-watering, healthy meals—with minimum effort. With five pre-programmed cooking settings, it's easy to steam your favorite dishes in minutes—from vegetables and rice to chicken, seafood and more. Three large-capacity nesting baskets designed with built-in egg holders will give you the flexibility to cook three different dishes or an entire meal at the same time—right on your countertop!

How to Use

This unit is for household use only.

GETTING STARTED

• Remove all packing material and any stickers from the product.
• Wash all removable parts as instructed in Care and Cleaning section of this manual.
• Select a location where this unit is to be used allowing enough space for steam to escape without damage to counters, cabinets and walls.

FILLING WATER RESERVOIR

1. Use cold tap water to fill water reservoir. Minimum fill is 8 oz.; maximum fill is 42 oz.

Do not exceed maximum fill.

NOTE: Do not use any other liquid in water reservoir in place of water. Do not add herbs or seasoning.

1. You have 2 ways to fill the reservoir. a. Pour water directly into reservoir (C). OR

ter-fill inlets (D).

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PUTTING DRIP TRAY IN PLACE

1. Place the drip tray over the reservoir; be sure it fits securely (E).
2. If desired, add up to 14 cup broth, wine or fruit juice to drip tray to enhance flavor.

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Flavor Scenter

1. Place herbs, spices, garlic or citrus slices on Flavor Scenter® screen to give food to be cooked added flavor (F). (See Flavor Scenter® tips.)

Tips for using the Flavor Scenter® screen

• Wet screen before adding seasonings
  • Use whole or coarsely chopped herbs
• Use small whole cloves or slices of garlic
• Use thin sliced of lemon or lime cut to fit on ^® screen.

Using Steaming Baskets (G)

This unit comes with 3 steaming baskets and a rice bowl and is designed to cook a variety of foods:

Almost any Vegetable

Soft or hard cooked Eggs

Fish fillets, steaks and small whole fish and Seafood

Boneless chicken and turkey breast

Hot dogs

White and brown Rice

Each basket can hold up to 9 eggs in the built-in egg holders.

The rice bowl can hold up to 1 ½ cups uncooked white rice.

CAUTION: Always use pot holders or oven mitts when removing the lid, steaming baskets, rice bowl or drip tray from a hot unit. Lift the lid away from your face or body to avoid escaping steam.

Foods

Rice Always cook rice Always cook rice Always cook rice in bowl in basket in bowl in bottom in bowl in basket bottom basket

Eggs Cook up to 9 eggs Cook up to 9 eggs Cook up to 9 eggs

in holders in basket in holders in in holders in

bottom basket

bottom basket

Poultry, Fish,

Cook in bottom

Cook in bottom

Seafood and

basket unless basket unless

Meat

cooking rice

cooking rice

Vegetables

Cook in basket

ok in top basket.

Cook in top

If cooking 2 or more 2 baskets if

vegetables place cooking rice,

longer cooking eggs, meat

vegetables in or fish.

G bottom basket

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USING RICE BOWL (H)

1. Put water or broth, rice and any desired seasonings into the rice bowl.
2. Place bottom basket over drip tray. Place filled rice bowl into bottom basket.

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1. Place lid on steaming basket (J).

NOTE: If using more than one steaming basket, cook rice in lowest basket.

H240 OFF + -

SETTING COOKING TIME (K)

1. Place filled steaming baskets on appliance.
2. Cover top steaming basket with lid.
3. Plug in the appliance and press button.
4. The LCD digital display lights up and OFF appears on the screen.
5. Press and release the 📂 button until desired food appears on the screen with preset cooking time.

Display	Food	Preset Time
E6	Eggs	24 minutes
F11	Fish and Seafood	18 minutes
UG	Vegetables	10 minutes
PO	Poultry and Meat	30 minutes
AC	Rice	35 minutes

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1. If no selection is made within 10 seconds the unit will display OFF. Press MENU button and make selection (L).
2. Once food selection is made, press and hold + or - button to change the time. There is a 90 minute timer on the appliance.

NOTE: Press and hold the button down for the minutes to change rapidly or press and release for time to change at one minute intervals.

1. If time is changed from the preset time the changed time will begin to flash; press the button, power indicator light comes on and cooking begins.

2. LCD shows food and time remaining; timer counts down and displays time remaining in cooking cycle.

3. When cooking multiple foods, add foods with shorter cooking times later or set the timer for the food with the shortest cooking time and check for doneness. Reset time for remaining foods and continue cooking.

TO BEGIN COOKING

1. Once food and time selection have been made press 📄 button. The appliance beeps and begins cooking.
2. The timer counts down in one minute increments. And beeps again when cooking is complete.
3. Cooking time can be changed anytime during the cooking cycle.

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1. To avoid overcooking, remove food immediately. ALWAYS USE POTHOLDERS WHEN REMOVING STEAMING BASKETS FROM APPLIANCE (M).

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1. Use the inverted cover or a platter to hold the steaming baskets (N).
2. When cooking is complete, power indicator light goes off, the LCD reads 00:00 and the appliance switches to a Keep Warm mode for about 12 minutes. There is a beep and the appliance turns off.
3. NOTE: During this time the steamer will cycle on and off. Use caution when removing the steaming baskets.

IMPORTANT: When cooking large amounts of food or foods that take a long time watch the water level. Water may be added at any time through the water fill inlet. This unit will beep 3 times when the water level is below the minimum fill level.

USING THE DELAY START

Recommended only for rice and vegetables

1. This function may be used to delay cooking time up to 3 hours.

NOTE: This function should not be used for any perishable foods, such as eggs, poultry, dairy, or fish.

1. Press followed by the MENU button.
2. Select the food and desired cooking time.

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1. Press the + or - buttons at the same time. The letter "d" will appear on the screen. When you release the buttons the "d" will flash for 10 seconds (P).
2. Press the + button to select the delay time desired. The time will change in 30 minute increments.
3. Press . The power indicator light starts blinking and the LCD alternates between the set delay time to the food selected.

NOTE: Once the delay function is set no changes can be made.

COOKING CHART

HELPFUL TIPS:

• Condensation will drip for upper baskets so make sure flavors are compatible.
• Liquid remaining in the drip tray may be used for soups, stock or sauces.
• The rice bowl may be used to cook any foods in a sauce or liquid (such as poaching fish or cooking vegetables in sauce).
• Stir vegetables or large amounts of food half way through the cooking cycle for even cooking.
• Foods cut in similar size will cook more evenly.
• Place solid and longer cooking foods in the lower baskets.
• When using multiple baskets remember:

- Place the longest cooking foods in the bottom basket.

• Foods cooked in the higher baskets will take longer than the times listed on the chart below.
• Use this chart as a guide; increase or decrease time to your personal preference.

Food	Amount	Suggested Seasoning	Time
EGGS
Soft cooked eggs	9 eggs		8 minutes
Hard cooked eggs	9 eggs		20 minutes
Food Amount Suggested Time Seasoning
RICE
White 1 cup rice with salt, pepper, 30 minutes 114 cups water butter, olive oil
with 1	112 cups rice 40 minutes 12 cups water
Brown 1 cup rice with salt, pepper 50 minutes 112 cups water butter, olive oil
FRESH VEGETABLES
Asparagus	8 oz. trimmed fresh	chervil or savory	10 to 12 minutes
Broccoli1 lb. fresh florets)	1 bunch (about	basil or dill	8 to 10 minutes
Cabbageabout 1	1 small head, 12 lbs.	oreganoand basil	16 to 18 minutes
Carrots	1 lb. peeled and sliced	tarragon or mint	12 to 14 minutes
Cauliflower 1 head (about coriander or 12 to 14 minutes1 lb. fresh florets) celery seeds
Corn on the cobears of corncut into 3-inch pieces	3 medium sized freshmarjoram	dill or	11 to 13 minutes
Green beanswhole beans	1 lb. trimmed savory	thyme and/or	10 to 12 minutes
Red or brown skinpotatoes mediumpotatoes, quartered	112 lbs.or dill	rosemary	22 to 24 minutes
Snow peasfresh wholegarlic	1/2 lb. trimmedginger and	sliced fresh	7 to 9 minutes
Spinachwhole spinach	8 ounces fresh parsley	garlic and	4 to 6 minutes
Squash, Zucchini orYellow squash	112 lbs. cut into1-inch chunks garlic	basil and/or	18 to 20 minutes
Sweet potatoes	112 lbs., cut into 112 -inch chunks	ginger orwhole cloves	24 to 26 minutes
FROZEN VEGETABLES
Frozen peas 1 lb. rosemary	thyme and/or		6 to 8 minutes
Frozen mixedvegetables	1 lb.oregano	garlic or	8 to 10 minutes

Food Amount Suggested Time Seasoning
REHEATING
Reheat baked dish or frozen entree cooked frozen entree	Cold baked lasagna 4 x 4-inch piece;		18 to 20 minutes
POULTRY
Boneless chicken breasts	112 lb. or thyme	fresh sage	30 minutes
MEAT
I lot dogs 1 lb. package		14 to 16 minutes
FISH
Fish Fillets fillets about 1 lb.	Salmon - 3 garlic	dill and/or	14 to 16 minutes
Tilapia - 3 fillets about 1	chervil and 12 lbs.	12 to 14 minutes dill
Salmon steaks weight 1	2 steaks, total 14 lbs.	dill and 18 to 20 minutes garlic
SHELLFISH
Crab about 1 lb.	King crab legs,	lemon slices	20 to 22 minutes
Snow crab clusters, about 1	lemon and 12 lbs.	16 to 18 minutes marjoram
Clams neck clams garlic	2 dozen little	lemon and/or	12 to 14 minutes
Lobster tails	3 tails, about 112 lbs.	lemon slices or wedges	19 to 21 minutes
Shrimp and deveined, garlic	112 lbs. shelled	lemon and	14 to 16 minutes

Care and Cleaning

This appliance contains no user-serviceable parts. Refer service to qualified service personnel.

IMPORTANT: Unplug the unit and allow to cool completely before cleaning.

CLEANING

Steaming Baskets, Rice Bowl, Lid and Drip Tray

Immerse in warm, sudsy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. These parts can also be washed in the dishwasher, top rack only.

Water Reservoir

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• To empty the water reservoir, tilt the unit to the right or left and let water flow out the water-fill inlets (Q).
• Clean the inside of the reservoir with warm, sudsly water.
• Use a non-abrasive plastic brush or mesh scouring pad to clean the interior.
• Rinse thoroughly with clean, warm water.
• Wipe exterior with a damp cloth and dry

thoroughly. Never immerse water reservoir in water or place in the dishwasher.

Important: Do not use bleach, abrasive pads or cleaners to clean any part of the unit.

MAINTAINING YOUR UNIT

Mineral deposits left by hard water can clog your unit and cause steam to stop before food is cooked. Cleaning is recommended every 3 months. The frequency of flushing out deposits is affected by your usage and water hardness.

1. Fill water reservoir with vinegar to the Max marking.

IMPORTANT: Do not use any other chemical or commercial descaler.

1. Make sure the drip tray, steaming bowl and lid are in place.

2. Plug unit into wall outlet.

3. Set timer to 25 minutes.

IMPORTANT: If vinegar begins to boil over the edge of the unit base, unplug the unit and turn off the timer. Reduce amount of vinegar.

1. Once you hear the signal bell ring, unplug the unit and let it cool completely.

2. Pour out vinegar from water reservoir and rinse reservoir several times with warm, sudsy water.

STORING YOUR UNIT

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The steaming baskets are collapsible for compact storage.

1. To store, first insert the middle basket inside the top basket, then insert bottom basket inside the middle basket. Place the lid on the basket in the inverted position (R).

2. Unplug unit from wall outlet and let it cool completely before removing the drip dray for storage.

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USO DEL RECIPIENTE DEL ARROZ (H)

OFF OK + -

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UTILISATION DU BOL DE CUISSON DU RIZ (H)

VTA OFF OK K

RÉGLAGE DU TEMPS DE CUISSON (K)

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Réservoir d'eau

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RANGEMENT DE L'APPAREIL

For service, repair or any questions regarding your appliance, call the appropriate "800" number on the cover of this book. Do not return the product to the place of purchase.

Do not mail the product back to the manufacturer nor bring it to a service center. You may also want to consult the website listed on the cover of this manual.

One-Year Limited Warranty

(Applies only in the United States and Canada)

What does it cover?

- Any defect in material or workmanship; provided; however, Applica's liability will not exceed the purchase price of the product.

For how long?

• One year after the date of original purchase.

What will we do to help you?

- Provide you with a reasonably similar replacement product that is either new or factory refurbished.

How do you get service?

- Save your receipt as proof of the date of sale.

- Check our on-line service site at www.prodprotect.com/applica, or call our toll-free number, 1-800-231-9786, for general warranty service.

- If you need parts or accessories, please call 1-800-738-0245.

What does your warranty not cover?

• Damage from commercial use

• Damage from misuse, abuse or neglect

• Products that have been modified in any way

- Products used or serviced outside the country of purchase

- Glass parts and other accessory items that are packed with the unit

- Shipping and handling costs associated with the replacement of the unit

- Consequential or incidental damages (Please note, however, that some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of consequential or incidental damages, so this limitation may not apply to you.)

How does state law relate to this warranty?

- This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state or province to province.

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