14319 48744 MUK Rice&Pasta cookerSB 30/6/05 2:59 pm Page 2
Important safety instructions
The use of any electrical appliance requires following common sense safety rules.
Primarily there is danger of personal injury and secondly danger of damage to the appliance and property. These are indicated in the instructions text by the following two conventions:
WARNING: Danger of personal injury
IMPORTANT: Damage to the appliance In addition we offer the following
essential safety advice.
Your safety
•Do not touch hot surfaces. Use oven gloves or a cloth when removing lid or handling hot containers as hot steam will escape.
•To protect against fire, electric shock and personal injury do not immerse cord, plugs, or appliance in water or other liquid.
•Unplug from the socket when not in use, before putting on or taking off attachments, and before cleaning.
•Do not operate any appliance with a damaged lead or plug, or after an appliance has malfunctioned, or has been dropped or damaged in any way. Contact Morphy Richards for advice on examination, repair, or electrical or mechanical adjustment.
•Always use heat resistant gloves to remove the inner bowl and lid from the cooker.
Location
•Ensure that this appliance is situated out of the reach of children.
•Do not place directly under kitchen wall cupboards when in use as it produces large amounts of steam. Avoid reaching over the steamer when in use.
•Do not use outdoors.
Mains lead
•The mains lead should reach from the socket to the base unit without straining the connections.
•Do not let the cord hang over the edge of the table or the counter and keep it away from any hot surfaces.
•Do not let the lead run across an open space e.g. between a low socket and table.
Children
Never allow a child to operate this appliance. Teach children to be aware of dangers in the kitchen, warn them of the dangers of reaching up to areas where they cannot see properly or should not be reaching.
Other safety considerations
•The use of attachments or tools not recommended by Morphy Richards may cause fire, electric shock or injury.
•Extreme caution must be used when moving the cooker when it contains hot food, water, or other hot liquids.
•To open, lift the lid off towards yourself but tilted away from you.
•Do not use any parts of this product in a microwave or on any cooking/heated surfaces.
•Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
•Do not wash rice in the pot as it may deform and will affect the cooking process.
•Never use the cooker to boil acid or alkaline foodstuff. Do not leave it in a damp or corrosive environment.
•Do not reheat cooked rice in the cooker.
•The use of sharp implements inside the bowl may damage the
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