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CONTENTS

BREVILLE RECOMMENDS SAFETY FIRST

CONTENTS

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Breville recommends safety first

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Know your Breville product

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Operating your Breville product

6   - Assembling your rice cooker
6   - RICE|STEAM setting
8   - SAUTÉ|SEAR setting
8   - RISOTTO setting
9   - PORRIDGE setting
9   - LENTILS setting
10   - QUINOA setting
10  - KEEP WARM setting

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Cooking tables

11   - Rice
13   - Steaming
16   - Porridge, lentils & quinoa

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Care and cleaning

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 Troubleshooting

At Breville we are very safety conscious. We design and manufacture consumer products with 

the safety of you, our valued customer, foremost in mind. In addition we ask that you exercise 
a degree of care when using any electrical appliance and adhere to the following precautions.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS 

BEFORE USE AND SAVE FOR 

FUTURE REFERENCE

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 Remove and safely discard any 

packaging material and promotional 

labels before use.

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 To eliminate a choking hazard for young 

children, remove and safely discard the 

protective cover fitted to the power plug 

of this appliance.

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 Always ensure the appliance is properly 

assembled before use. Follow the 

instructions provided in this book.

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 Do not touch hot surfaces. Appliance 

surfaces are hot during and after 

operation. To prevent burns or personal 

injury, always use protective hot pads or 

insulated oven mitts, or use handles or 

knobs where available.

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Always insert the connector end of the 

power cord into the appliance inlet 

before inserting power plug into the 

power outlet and switching on appliance. 

Ensure the appliance inlet is completely 

dry before inserting the connector end 

of the power cord.

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Take care to avoid spillage on the 

connector.

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 Do not place the appliance near the edge 

of a bench or table during operation. 

Ensure that the surface is dry, level, 

clean and free of any liquid and other 

substances.

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 Always operate the appliance on a stable 

and heat resistant surface. Do not use 

on a cloth-covered surface, and position 

the appliance at a minimum distance of 

20cm away from walls, curtains, cloths 

and other heat sensitive materials.

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 Do not place this appliance on or near 

a hot gas or electric burner, or where it 

could touch a heated oven.

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 Do not operate the appliance on a sink 

drain board.

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Before removing the non-stick cooking 

bowl from housing, always ensure the 

appliance is switched off at the power 

outlet and power cord is unplugged.

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Always use heat protective gloves or 

oven mitts when removing the lid  

and the non-stick cooking bowl from  

the appliance.

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Always position steam vent on lid away 

from yourself to avoid scalding from 

escaping steam.

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Always lift and remove the lid carefully, 

angling it away from yourself to avoid 

scalding from escaping steam.

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 Do not use harsh abrasives, caustic 

cleaners or oven cleaners when cleaning 

this appliance. Keep the appliance clean 

and refer to care and cleaning section.

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 Do not attempt to operate the appliance 

by any method other than those 

described in this booklet. Do not leave 

the appliance unattended when in use.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FOR 

ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

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 Unwind the power cord fully before use.

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 Do not let the power cord hang over 

the edge of a bench or table, touch hot 

surfaces or become knotted.

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 Connect only to a 230V or 240V  

power outlet.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

Summary of Contents for BRC550

Page 1: ...ure may vary slightly from the actual product BRC550 ANZ A15 Australian Customers Mail PO Box 22 Botany NSW 2019 AUSTRALIA Phone 1300 139 798 Fax 02 9384 9601 Email Customer Service askus breville com au New Zealand Customers Mail Private Bag 94411 Botany Manukau 2163 Auckland NEW ZEALAND Phone 0800 273 845 Fax 0800 288 513 Email Customer Service askus breville co nz Breville Customer Service Cent...

Page 2: ...mpletely dry before inserting the connector end of the power cord Take care to avoid spillage on the connector Do not place the appliance near the edge of a bench or table during operation Ensure that the surface is dry level clean and free of any liquid and other substances Always operate the appliance on a stable and heat resistant surface Do not use on a cloth covered surface and position the a...

Page 3: ...may cause fire electric shock or injury This appliance is for household use only Do not use this appliance for other than its intended use Do not use in moving vehicles or boats Do not use outdoors Misuse may cause injury The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an external timer or separate remote control system The installation of a residual current device safety switch is recomm...

Page 4: ...d 9 Open the lid and turn the rice over with a non metal spoon Replace the lid and allow the rice to stand for 10 15 minutes before serving This allows any excess moisture to be absorbed resulting in a fluffier rice texture STEAMING Foods may be steamed by placing food in the stainless steel steaming tray over stock or water and covering with the glass lid Keep the glass lid on while steaming food...

Page 5: ...id and stir well using a non metal spoon At this stage remaining ingredients can be added i e butter parmesan cheese herbs salt and pepper 5 The rice cooker will remain on the KEEP WARM setting for 30 minutes before switching OFF However risotto is best served as soon as possible after completion of cooking To stop the keep warm setting switch off the power outlet and unplug the cord LENTILS SETTI...

Page 6: ...coop provided to measure the required quantity of quinoa refer to cooking tables page 17 Always measure level scoops not heaped Fig 1 3 Add the quinoa to the removable cooking bowl ensuring quinoa is spread evenly across the bottom of the bowl and not heaped to one side Fig 2 Fig 2 4 Add water using the water level markings inside the removable cooking bowl Match the water level to the number of s...

Page 7: ...E It is not recommended to cook wild rice alone in the rice cooker as it requires a substantial amount of water It is possible to cook wild rice as a blend with white or brown rice SUSHI Sushi rice is short grained rice used in Japanese cooking Use the brown rice cooking tables TIP Add a little extra water for fluffier rice and a little less water for firmer rice Some rice varieties may require mo...

Page 8: ... of poultry for even cooking For even cooking results arrange poultry in a single layer Remove visible fat and skin To obtain a browned appearance sear the chicken before steaming Check poultry is cooked by piercing the thickest part The poultry is cooked when the juices run clear TYPE SUGGESTIONS AND TIPS COOKING TIME MINUTES Breast fillet Place skin side up 20 25 HINTS AND TIPS FOR STEAMING DUMP...

Page 9: ...ottom of the removable cooking bowl fill the bowl with hot soapy water and leave to stand for approximately 10 minutes before cleaning WARNING The appliance connector must be removed before the rice cooker is cleaned and that the appliance inlet must be dried before the rice cooker is used again Do not immerse housing or power cord in water or any other liquid as this may cause electrocution TROUB...

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