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You can use the cooking plate to cook side dishes
described in the supplied “COOKBOOK” at the same
time as you cook rice. You can also add water to the
inner pot and cook side dishes without making rice.
Refer to the supplied “COOKBOOK” for directions.
Note
●
Do not cook with a greater volume of ingredients
than that indicated in the supplied “COOKBOOK”.
Doing so may cause the contents to boil over or
result in improperly cooked food.
●
When cooking dishes with a strong odor, the odor
may adhere to the cooking plate.
●
When cooking ingredients with a strong color,
that color may be transferred to the cooking plate
through the broth, etc.
●
Do not use sharp instruments like kitchen knives,
table knives, or forks inside the cooking plate.
Precautions for ingredients to
be placed in the cooking plate
● Do not fill up the cooking plate with ingredients.
●
Spread or make spaces between ingredients
so that steam is applied evenly (fill up to the
position shown below).
Ingredients
should not be
placed above
this point
●
Only use a small amount of liquid such as
water or sauce (it takes time to heat a large
amount of liquid).
●
If milk or fresh cream is separated during
use, stir it well.
●
Only use a small amount of leavening ingredients
such as pancake mix (about 1/3 of the cooking
plate). Be careful about the number of eggs
because they increase in volume (2 eggs
(medium size) for 1.0L (5.5-cup) type rice cooker,
3 eggs (medium size) for 1.8L (10-cup) type
rice cooker can be added. Adjustment may be
necessary when you add other ingredients.).
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Cut the root vegetables in thin slices as it
takes a long time to cook them.
●
Using the cooking plate, only steaming is possible.
* If heating is not sufficient while cooking by
following the above suggestions, transfer the
ingredients to another container, and reheat
them using a device such as a microwave (do
not put the inner pot and cooking plate in the
microwave).
1
Prepare the ingredients and
place them in the cooking plate.
• Stacking ingredients on top of each other
may result in the contents boiling over or in
improperly cooked food. Spread ingredients
over the whole of the cooking plate.
2
Make the necessary
preparations for cooking rice.
(See p.14.)
Note
●
Refer to the following table for the acceptable
amounts of rice that can be cooked concurrently
with food. Do not cook more than the acceptable
maximum or less than the minimum required
amounts. Doing so may cause the contents to boil
over or result in improperly cooked food.
1.0 L type
1.8 L type
Maximum
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum
2 cups
1 cup
4 cups
2 cups
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Place the cooking plate inside
the inner pot and close the lid.
Inner pot
Cooking
plate
(1)
(2)
(3)
Grip
portions
Note
●
Always place the cooking plate inside the inner
pot.
●
Make sure that the cooking plate is level (not set
at an angle).
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Cooking Rice and Side Dishes Together
(“Synchro-Cooking” Menu)
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Reheating Cooked Rice
For piping hot rice, reheat the rice that is being kept
warm before serving it.
Note
●
Rice will not be fully heated if more than half of
the inner pot is full.
●
The rice will end up dry if reheated under any of
the following conditions.
• The rice is still hot, such as immediately after
cooking.
• There is less than the minimum required
amount of rice (1 cup with the 1.0 L type, 2
cups with the 1.8 L type).
• The rice is reheated 3 times or more.
1
Stir and loosen the rice that was
being kept warm.
2
Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water
evenly over the rice.
●
Adding water will prevent the rice from drying out
and result in plumper rice.
3
Make sure that the Keep Warm
lamp is on.
On
• Reheating is not available if the Keep Warm
lamp is not on. If the lamp is not on, press
the [KeepWarm/Cancel] key. (See p.21.)
4
Press the [Start] key.
The Start lamp will blink and reheating will
start.
The remaining time will be displayed and an
alarm (3 long beeps) will sound when the
operation is completed.
• To stop reheating, press the [Keep Warm/
Cancel] key.
• Reheating is not available if the rice is too
cold (under about 55°C). In this case, a
repeated beeping alarm will sound.
5
Stir and loosen the reheated
rice well, and even it out in the
inner pot.
• Always wear a kitchen mitten, etc., to hold
the pot while stirring.
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