Steam & Cook Rice
1. Using the provided measuring cup, add rice to
the inner pot.
2. Rinse rice to remove excess starch. Drain.
3. Fill with water to the line which matches the
number of cups of rice being cooked.
4. Place the inner pot into the cooker.
5. Close the lid securely.
6. Plug the power cord into an available 120V AC
wall outlet.
7. Press the
Keep Warm/( )
button to turn on
the cooker.
8. Press
Rice
or
Multigrain
, depending upon the
type of rice being cooked.
9. The cooker will now begin cooking. The cooking
indicator light will illuminate and the display
begins a chasing pattern.
10. Place food to be steamed onto the steam tray.
11. Using caution to avoid escaping steam, open
the lid.
12. Place steam tray into the cooker.
13. Close the lid securely.
14. Using caution, open the lid to check food for
doneness.
15. If food is finished steaming, remove steam tray.
Wear a protective, heat-resistant glove when
removing to prevent possible injury.
16. Allow the cooker to continue cooking rice.
17. Once rice is finished, the cooker will beep and
automatically switch to
Keep Warm
.
18. For best results, stir the rice with the serving
spatula to distribute any remaining moisture.
19. When finished serving rice, turn the cooker off
by pressing the
Keep Warm/( )
button twice
and unplug the power cord.
Refer to the "Steaming
Tables" for meats
and vegetables on
page
14
for hints and
approximate steaming
times.
See the "Rice/Water
Measurement Table"
included on page
8
for approximate rice
cooking times.
13.
· Do not attempt to cook
more than 5 cups
(uncooked) of rice if
steaming and cooking
rice simultaneously.
· It is possible to steam at
any point during the rice
cooking cycle. However,
it is recommended that
you steam during the
end of the cycle so that
steamed food does not
cool or become soggy
before the rice is ready.
· Rice should not be left
in the cooker on
Keep
Warm
for more than 12
hours.
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