Philips HD4723, HD4728 manual Cooking congee HD4738/HD4733 only

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

For instance, if you cook 4 cups of rice, add water up to the 4-cup level indicated on the scale.

,HD4738 (Fig. 3)

,HD4733 (Fig. 4)

,HD4728 (Fig. 5)

,HD4723 (Fig. 6)

Note: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.

5Press the release lever to open the lid.

6Put the inner pot in the rice cooker. Check if the inner pot is in proper contact with the heating element (Fig. 7).

Make sure that the outside of the inner pot is dry and clean and that there is no foreign residue on the heating element or the magnetic switch.

7Close the lid of the rice cooker, put the plug in the wall socket and switch on the mains.

,HD4728/HD4723:The cook light goes on to indicate that the appliance is on. (Fig. 8)

8HD4738/HD4733: Set the function selection switch to RICE (Fig. 9).

,HD4738/HD4733:The rice light goes on (Fig. 10).

9Press the control lever down to start the cooking process (Fig. 11).

If you fail to press down the control lever, the rice cooker will automatically switch to the keep- warm mode.The cook light/rice light goes out and the warm light goes on.

,When the cooking process is finished, the cook light/rice light goes out and the warm light goes on to indicate that the rice cooker has automatically switched to the keep-warm mode (Fig. 12).

10Open the lid and stir the rice to loosen it (Fig. 13).

For the best results, do this just after the rice cooker has switched to keep-warm mode.Then close

the lid firmly. Stirring the rice allows excess steam to escape.This will give fluffier rice.

11To end the cooking process or keep-warm mode, pull up the control lever, switch off the mains and remove the mains plug from the wall socket (Fig. 14).

Cooking congee (HD4738/HD4733 only)

1Follow steps 1 to 7 in section ‘Cooking rice’.

Do not exceed the volume indicated in the table for congee cooking, as this may cause the rice cooker to overflow.

2Set the function selection switch to CONGEE (Fig. 15).

,The congee light goes on (Fig. 16).

3Press the control lever down to start the congee cooking process. (Fig. 17)

Note:Tip: Stir the congee half-way through the cooking process.This will prevent congee from sticking to the pot.

4To end the congee cooking process, pull up the control lever, switch off the mains and remove the mains plug from the wall socket (Fig. 18).

At the end of the congee cooking process, the rice cooker does not switch to the keep-warm mode.

Do not leave the rice cooker switched on too long after the actual cooking process has finished, as

this will cause the congee to turn gluey.