Helpful Hints

Cooking Perfect Rice:

∙For faster cooking time and softer rice, soak rice in warm water for 30 minutes prior to cooking.

∙After adding rice and water to the inner cooking pot, remember to stir well so rice is coated evenly with water.

∙After COOK mode switches to WARM mode, allow rice to warm for 10-15 minutes. This allows excess moisture to evaporate.

∙Stir cooked rice lightly with a spoon before serving and excess water will steam off.

Preventing Burning or Sticking:

∙Rinse the rice with warm water to remove excess bran and starch. This will help reduce rice browning and sticking to the bottom of your pot after cooking.

∙Some varieties of rice may stick to the inner pot. If you have experienced any sticking on the inner pot, try adding a light coating of vegetable or olive oil to the bottom of the inner pot before cooking.

Cooking Brown Rice:

∙Soak brown rice for one hour and a half before cooking.

∙When cooking brown rice, pour an additional ¼ cup of water into the inner pot for each cup of rice being cooked.

∙At maximum capacity, cooking time lasts about one hour.

∙After COOK mode switches to WARM mode, let rice continue to warm for 20 minutes.

∙Stir to release excess moisture from cooked rice.