Aroma ARC-960W instruction manual Cooking Guide

	COOKING GUIDE
	Rice/Water Measurement				Chart:
	UNCOOKED		WATER WITH	WATER WITH				WATERLINE	APPROX
			MEASURING	MEASURING
	RICE		CUP -		CUP -			INSIDE POT*	COOKED RICE
			WHITE RICE	BROWN RICE					YIELD
	2 Cups		2-1/2 Cups		3 Cups			Line 2	4 Cups
	3 Cups		3-1/2 Cups		4-1/4 Cups			Line 3	6 Cups
					5-1/2 Cups
	4 Cups		4-1/2 Cups					Line 4	8 Cups
					6-3/4 Cups
	5 Cups		5-1/2 Cups					Line 5	10 Cups
	6 Cups		6-1/2 Cups		8 Cups			Line 6	12 Cups
	7 Cups		7-1/2 Cups		9-1/4 Cups			Line 7	14 Cups
	8 Cups		8-1/2 Cups		10-1/2 Cups			Line 8	16 Cups
	9 Cups		9-1/2 Cups		11-3/4 Cups			Line 9	18 Cups
	10 Cups		10-1/2 Cups		13 cups			Line 10	20 Cups
	*Brown rice	requires an additional 1/4 cup of water per cup of
	uncooked rice. Water lines inside the inner pot are for white
	rice only.					NOTE:
	Helpful Hints:
	1. Rinse rice to remove excess bran					•	Chart refers to cups of rice and
	and starch. This will help reduce						water based on the measuring
	browning and sticking to the						cup provided. Only use the
	bottom of the pot.						measuring cup provided with this
	2. Certain varieties of rice are						rice cooker as it is not a standard
	stickier than others. If you have					•	cup size.
	experienced any sticking to the						Brown rice will naturally take
	inner pot, try adding a light						longer to cook than white rice
	coating of vegetable oil or non-						due to the extra bran layers
	stick cooking spray to the bottom						around the grains. This appliance
	of the inner pot before adding						is equipped with a “brown rice”
	rice.						function that will automatically
	3. The chart above is only a general						adjust temperature and time
	measuring guide. As there are						settings for best absorption of
	many different kinds of rice					•	water for perfect brown rice.
	available (see About Rice on page						Wild rice & other rice medleys
	10), rice/water measurement						will take longer to cook and may
	may vary slightly.						require more water. Please read
6							package instructions.