Tiger Products Co., Ltd JBA-T18W Cleaning And, Maintenance, Cleaning the Heater Plate, English

CLEANING AND	8
MAINTENANCE

Any other servicing should be performed by an authorized service representative.

Be sure to follow cleaning direction page27, page28.

Clean the rice cooker the same day it is used to maintain cleanliness.

❙How to Deodorize (when the rice cooker has an unpleasant odor)

1.Add water to water scale mark 3 for 5.5 cup, 5 for 10 cup rice cooker.

2.Wash inner pan and steam vent cap with dish soap then rinse thoroughly.

3.Dry the rice cooker body and all other parts in a well-ventilated place.

Remove

Thoroughly clean the rice cooker regularly.

◆Unplug the power cord and allow the rice cooker to cool down before cleaning. ◆ Use a soft sponge or cloth.

◆Use kitchen detergent (for tableware and kitchen utensils) only.

Inner pan	Steam cap	aWash with water or lukewarm water using a soft sponge.
		bWipe water with a dry cloth and completely dry the components.
Parts		NOTE	● Do not use heavy duty	Do not
				use heavy

Pull it toward yourself to detach the inner lid.

To attach the inner lid back, align the center gasket lid to the rivet and also make sure the inner lid covers the innermost then simply use both hands to push it in.

Inner lid

Do not try to pull the inner lid or the inner-lid sealing ring

English

to			scrub sponge. Non-stick	duty scrub
			coating may damage
wash	Measuring cup	Spatula		sponge.
			●Do not put dishes in the inner pan and use the
after
			pan as a dishpan. Also, do not put the inner pan
			on a dish rack to dry the pan.
every
	Steam basket		Doing so will cause
			blistering or removal
use
			of the fluorocarbon
			resin on the surface
			of the inner pan.

CAUTION:

●When mounting the inner lid, be sure to check that the inner-lid sealing ring contacts the inner side of the inner lid edge.

●The inner-lid sealing ring contacts the inner side of the inner lid edge.

●The inner-lid sealing ring protrudes from the inner lid.

●When the inner-lid sealing ring comes off; insert it all the way to the end while paying attention to the direction of the sealing ring.

Inner lid

Inner-lid sealing ring

Inner lid

The inner-lid sealing ring contacts the inner side of the inner lid edge

The inner-lid sealing ring protrudes from the inner lid

● Wipe the outer and inner surfaces with a damp cloth.

● Wipe the power plug (rice cooker plug) and power

Inner-lid sealing ring

	Heat releasing		cord with a dry cloth.
	plate
Parts		● Remove any rice grain on heater plate and center
	Upper	∗	sensor.
to			If dust is hard to remove, apply commercially available
wash	casing		sandpaper (around #320), and wipe it off with a damp cloth.
	Heater	● Remove any burned rice, uncooked rice, or other
when			matter from the upper casing and around the hook
	Plate
			button.
dirty	Center sensor		NOTE	● Do not allow water to come into contact with
	Power cord			the mechanism inside the body.
				● Do not immerse power cord in water
				● Do not pull lid gasket

❙Detaching and Installing the Steam Cap

Press with a finger into the concave area on the lid, and pull the cap upward to detach it.

To install the cap, follow the procedure in the reverse.

CAUTION:

● If the gasket on the Steam cap becomes loose, mount it tightly in the

right direction.

● Make sure all the gaskets are completely in their place before using

the unit; otherwise, steam may leak and causes rice to not be fully

cooked.

Steam cap

Small gasket ring C

NOTE	● Do not remove gasket
	● Always keep the inner pan, the
	lid, and the inner lid clean to
	prevent corrosion and odors.
	● Use kitchen detergent (for
	tableware and kitchen utensils)
	only. Do not use thinner,
	cleanser, bleach, disposable
	cloths, wire wool, or plastic
	kitchen sponges.
	● To prevent damage to the rice
	cooker do not use alkaline
	cleaning agents when cleaning.

●Remove the components and then wash them.

●Do not immerse steam cap, measuring cup and rice spatula into hot water.

●Do not use a dishwasher or a dryer. This may cause deformations.

●Be sure to clean the steam vent after cook multigrain rice.

●Starches slowly build up and it may eventually clog the steam vent and then steam cap adhere to the unit. As a result, cooking function does not work properly

❙Cleaning the Heater Plate

Hot water may drip from the lid while cooking and stain the surface of the heater plate. This does not affect the overall performance to the rice cooker; however, you may wipe it off if concerned as shown in below:

1.Use a plastic kitchen sponge and a small amount of cream cleaner and scrub away the stain on the surface.

2.Use wet kitchen paper towels or cloth and wipe the stain off.

Plastic kitchen sponge

Heater plate

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