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Prepare ingredients and place
them in the cooking plate.
• Spread the ingredients entirely across the
cooking plate instead of stacking them on top of
each other. Doing so may cause the contents
to boil over or result in improperly cooked rice.
Note
●
See P.22 when using the healthy cooking plate.
2
Make the necessary
preparations for cooking rice
(see P.14).
Note
●
See the following table for the acceptable
amounts of rice that can be cooked concurrently
with other 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 rice.
Maximum
Minimum
4 cups
2 cups
3
Place the cooking plate inside
the inner pot and close the lid.
(1) Turn the inner pot slightly left and right so
it is positioned correctly without any tilt.
(2) Place the cooking plate.
(3) Close the lid.
(2)
(3)
(1)
Inner pot
Cooking
plate
Note
●
Be sure to place the cooking plate inside the inner pot.
●
Make sure that the cooking plate is level (not set
at an angle).
4
Connect the power cord.
Appliance plug
(1) Insert the plug.
(2) Insert the plug.
Power plug
Note
●
If the Keep Warm lamp is lit, press the [Keep
Warm/Cancel] key to turn off the lamp.
5
Use the [Menu] key to select the
“Synchro-Cooking” menu.
The symbol blinks while the menu is being
selected.
Blinks
Be sure to select the “Synchro-Cooking”
menu when cooking concurrently.
You can use the cooking plate to cook side dishes
described in the supplied COOKBOOK at the same
time as you cook rice.
See 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 rice.
●
When cooking dishes with a strong odor, the odor
may adhere to the cooking plate.
●
When cooking ingredients with a strong color, the
color may be transferred to the cooking plate and
healthy cooking plate through the broth, etc.
●
Do not use sharp utensils such as kitchen knives,
table knives, or forks inside the cooking plate and
healthy cooking plate.
When using the healthy cooking
plate
Setting the supplied healthy cooking plate on
the cooking plate reduces oil in the ingredients
to be cooked for healthier dishes.
It is useful to cook meat dishes.
How to set the healthy cooking plate
Healthy cooking plate
Cooking plate
Precautions for using the healthy cooking
plate
●
Be sure to place the healthy cooking plate
on top of the cooking plate. Do not place
the healthy cooking plate directly inside the
inner pot without the cooking plate.
●
Do not use the healthy cooking plate in any
other appliances. Doing so may cause fire or
burns.
●
Do not use the healthy cooking plate for the
following dishes. The contents may boil over.
Simmered dishes, egg dishes, desserts
such as puddings, cakes, etc.
To enjoy various concurrent cookings
Precautions for ingredients to be placed in
the cooking plate
● Do not fill up the cooking plate with ingredients.
●
Use the guideline for placing the ingredients
and spread or make spaces between
ingredients so that steam is applied evenly.
Fill up the cooking plate to the position
shown below.
• Solid ingredients:
Up to this line
• Liquid ingredients:
Up to this line
●
Do not let ingredients cover the holes of the
cooking plate.
Do not let ingredients cover these holes.
Hole
●
Only use a small amount of liquid ingredients
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 with the number
of eggs because they increase in volume.
(Do not add more than 3 eggs. However, the
number of eggs can be adjusted according to
the amount of ingredients to be added and the
size of the eggs.
●
Cut root vegetables into 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, cooking
plate, and healthy cooking plate in the microwave).
8
Cooking Rice and Side Dishes Together
