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9Food left to keep warm should not be allowed to dry out and should be stirred occasionally, otherwise it may burn and stick to the bowl. Never leave the cooker on keep warm for more than two hours.
10Carefully lift the lid and allow any condensation to drip into the cooker. Use the spatula to fluff up the rice. Replace the lid as quickly as possible. Consume the stirred rice within 1 hour. Small quantities (3 to 4 cups) should be consumed immediately.
11Switch off at the mains and unplug the mains cable. Remove the bowl to serve the food.
•Never take the bowl out of the cooker when it is filled with water.
•We do not recommend cooking packet type savoury rice.
Cooking pasta
1Use the measuring beaker provided to measure the pasta, filling level to the top. As a guide, 2 or 3 cups of pasta is sufficient for one person, but this will vary according to individual taste.
2For best results when cooking pasta, fit the special pasta pad B.
B
3Transfer the pasta to the inner bowl and level the surface. The markings on the inside of the bowl are for measuring the amount of water and are given in litres and cups. Add water to the corresponding level marked on the inside of the bowl. For example, to cook 6 cups of pasta, place the pasta into the inner bowl and then fill with water up to the six cup level.
•Minimum capacity is 4 cups, maximum is 10 cups.
•Never fill with water straight from the tap, use the measuring beaker.
IMPORTANT: Do not fill above the top level indicated.
4Place the inner bowl in the cooker, ensuring that there is no pasta or any moisture on the outside of the bowl.
5Cover with the lid, ensuring that the vent hole in the lid is situated away from you.
6Plug the cooker into the power supply. The amber pilot light will light up.
7Press down the switch and the cooker will start. The blue light will come on and the amber light will go off.
Note: During cooking, it is normal for the lid to rise up slightly and water to bubble around the edge.
8For all types of pasta, we recommend that you follow the cooking time on the packet plus a further 10 minutes. At the end of the cooking time, you can switch the cooker to
‘keep warm’ if required. The blue light will go out and the amber light will go on to indicate keep warm.
9Carefully lift the lid and allow any condensation to drip into the cooker. Use the spatula to stir the pasta which is then ready to eat. Replace the lid as quickly as possible if leaving on keep warm. Consume the pasta within 1 hour.
10Switch off at the mains and unplug the mains cable. Remove the bowl to serve the food.
•Never take the bowl out of the cooker when it is filled with water.
Tips for best cooking results
•Make sure that the rice and pasta is spread over the whole surface of the bowl to ensure even cooking.
•You may find that for your own personal taste, you need to slightly adjust the amount of water added. For a softer rice or pasta, add a little more water, and for a firmer rice or pasta, a little less water.
•The cooking times may vary according to the quantity and type of rice or pasta cooked.
•A thin crust of rice may form on the base, particularly when cooking Italian or
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