Cuisinart PerfecTemp Programmable Tea Steeper & Kettle TEA-100 - Manual (Page 6)

OPERATION
SETUP
1. Remove steeping assembly
from kettle by aligning the
infuser tab arrows in the
unlocked position and lifting
up, by the infuser tabs.
2. Add fresh, cold water to
the kettle, filling it for the number of cups
of tea you wish to make—up to 4 cups
(max fill for tea is 1 Liter).
3. Remove tea infuser from
holder by turning the
steeper lid, so lid arrow
lines up with REMOvE.
Lift infuser cover to put
the proper amount of
loose or bagged tea into
the tea infuser based on the number of
cups of tea you wish to make.
4. Return tea infuser to the
infuser holder so lid arrow
lines up with REMOvE.
Lock the assembly in the
raised position by turning
steeper lid so arrow lines up with UP.
5. Insert the raised steeping assembly
into the kettle. Align the infuser tab
arrows and turn the assembly to the
locked position with the infuser tabs.
HEATING WATER
1. Turn unit on by pressing the Power
button. Make sure the kettle is on the
base.
2. Press Select button to scroll through and
select temperature for the type of tea
you are steeping.
3. Press Temp Start to begin heat-up.
Selected temperature will flash during
heating. NOTE: Keep Warm will be
selected unless you deselect it. See
more information on Keep Warm on
page 6.
4. Once water reaches the selected
temperature, two beeps will sound,
indicating that the unit is ready to steep
tea. A recommended steeping time,
determined by the tea selected, will begin
flashing in the LCD display.
Note: Your unit will maintain the selected
temperature and continue flashing steep
time for 5 minutes. If Time Start is not
pressed, the unit will enter Keep Warm
mode.
STEEPING TEA
1. Recommended steeping time may be
adjusted. Simply press the Select button
to advance time in 30-second increments
up to 10 minutes. Press and hold the
button to scroll more quickly.
2. Once desired time appears in LCD
display, lower the tea infuser into the
heated water by turning
the lid so arrow lines up
with DOWN position;
press Time Start to begin
countdown timer. Water
temperature will continue to
be maintained.
3. When the timer reaches 00:00 the unit
will beep 5 times. Raise the tea infuser
by turning the lid back so arrow lines up
with UP. Keep Warm will flash to indicate
the unit has entered Keep Warm mode.
4. Lift the kettle off the base to serve.
NOTE: When kettle is off base, lights will
flash to let you know the unit is paused.
5. When kettle is returned to base, the
Keep Warm cycle will pick up right
where it left off. NOTE: To turn the unit
off at any time, press the Power button.
Last selected settings will remain in the
unit’s memory until the unit is unplugged.
HEATING WATER WITHOUT
STEEPING TEA
Remove steeping assembly and add water to
the kettle—max fill for water is
1.2 Liters. Cover with the
kettle lid, so that arrow on
kettle lid lines up with arrow
on the handle. Follow
directions for “Heating Water."
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