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
∙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.
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