Using Your Rice Cooker
Before First Use
Remove any packaging or promotional labels and wash the removable cooking bowl, steaming rack, glass lid, measuring cup and serving spoon in warm soapy water, rinse and dry thoroughly.
Do not immerse the cord or cooking body in water or any other liquid.
Remove the removable cooking bowl. Using the measuring cup provided, measure out the required amount of rice and place into the removable cooking bowl.
Wash the rice in the cooking bowl with cold water, drain this water from the rice, and continue this process until the water appears clear. Add the required amount of cold tap water.
Please refer to the Rice Cooking Guide on page 9 for quantities. Thoroughly dry the removable cooking bowl exterior.
NOTE: When measuring rice use the measuring cup provided and level off. (Fig. 1)
Fig. 1
NOTE: The minimum quantity of uncooked white rice that can be cooked in the rice cooker is 1 Rice Express measuring cup (as included).
Place the removable cooking bowl into the cooking body.
Place the glass lid into position on top of the removable cooking bowl.
Plug the appliance into a 230V or 240V power point and switch on.
To begin cooking, push the cooking lever down. The cooking indicator light will illuminate (red).
NOTE: There will only be one light on at a time, red for the ‘COOK’ setting and amber for the keep ‘WARM’ setting.
When cooking is completed, the rice cooker will automatically switch to the ‘WARM’ setting and the amber ‘WARM’ indicator light will illuminate.
When the rice finishes cooking and switches to the ‘WARM’ setting, lift the glass lid and gently stir the rice using the serving spoon.
For extra soft rice or to absorb any excess moisture, replace the lid and allow to sit on the ‘WARM’ setting for
Once cooked, the rice can be kept on the ‘WARM’ setting for up to 5 hours, without losing its taste. However, when cooking 1 cup of rice, if left on the ‘WARM’ setting, the rice will become dry.
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