Pour 1 cup of water or stock into the Inner Pot. Place in the Steamer Tray and/or Steamer Basket. Add ingredients then place Inner Pot into Cooking Chamber. Close the lid. The lid is properly closed when it clicks shut. Plug in and immediately press the Switch down to COOK. The Cook Indicator Light will illuminate to indicate the steaming process has started. Time the cooking manually as the unit will automatically switch to WARM should the water evaporate.