Philips HD4779 user manual English

4 Add water to the level indicated on the scale inside the inner pot that corresponds to the number of cups and type of rice used. Then smooth the surface of the rice.

Note: If you cook 4 cups of Plain rice, add water up to the 4-cup level for rice indicated on the scale (Fig. 28).

• Saffron rice need to add butter, cinnamon, cardamom pods & peppercorns together with the rice and water at this stage.

• The level marked inside the inner pot is just an indication; you can always adjust the water level for different types of rice and your own preference. However, if you add too much water (much higher than the appropriate level for the amount of rice used), bubbling water may come out of the steam vent cap.

• Pay attention to water levels indicator on the inner pot. Sushi rice requires slightly more water as other rice type. Make sure you use the right water level for Sushi rice.

• Small portion Plain can be used to shorten cooking time. The rice may be slightly harder than normal.

• Do not open the lid while cooking rice. Rice will not cook properly.

• Rice pre-soaked in water may turn out slightly softer.

5 Follow the “Before Cooking Start” section to handle the inner pot and the Variety Cooker properly.

Choose Rice

1 Press the [Rice] button (Fig. 29). Then select the rice type by moving your finger up or down on the left or right side of the control ring.

•Preset timer is available up to 24 hours. Follow “Setting the ready time” section to set the desired start time for rice cooking.

Begin Cooking

1 Press the [Cook]/[OK] button to start cooking process.

»» The [Cook]/[OK] light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display.

»» The display counts down in minutes (10, 9, 8 etc.) during the last 10 minutes of the cooking process.

Finish Cooking

1 At the end of the cooking process, the appliance beeps and the [Keep warm]/[Reheat]light goes on to indicate that the appliance has switched to keep-warm mode.

2 The display counts up the Keep-warm time in hours (12 hours max).

Note: The Variety Cooker automatically keep rice at the perfect serving temperature for maximum 12 hours. Saffron and Basmati will only keep rice warm for maximum 3 hours to preserve the taste and aroma.

3 Press the [Stop]/[Cancel] button (Fig. 7) to cancel the keep-warm mode.

• If you want to continue the keep-warm mode again, press the [Keep warm]/[Reheat]button again.

4 Press lid release button to open the lid (Fig. 15). Be caution when opening lid as steam escaping will be extremely hot.

5 Stir the rice to loosen it.

6 Press the [Stop]/[Cancel] button (Fig. 7) to go to standby mode or unplug the Variety Cooker to switch it off.

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