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Helpful Hints cont.
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Foods that are overly sweet or oily can cause the Multi-Cooker
to switch to KEEP WARM earlier than desired. If this happens,
add some liquid like water, wine, stock, milk or juice.
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Do not double recipes in the Multi-Cooker. The tightly closed lid will
force excess liquid out of the steam vent if you do.
Care & Cleaning
1
DO NOT immerse the Multi-Cooker housing or plug in water.
Always unplug the Multi-Cooker and allow to completely cool before
cleaning.
2
The following parts are TOP RACK dishwasher safe: Inner Pot,
Condensation Collector, Scoop and Measuring Cup. The Steam Valve,
Removable Lid, and Steaming Basket must be hand washed in warm
soapy water.
3
Clean the Multi-Cooker Housing with a damp cloth. DO NOT use
abrasive cleaners as this would scratch the surface of the Housing.
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Helpful Hints
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Using the Keep Warm function for more than 5 hours may cause
discoloration or an odor in the rice.
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You can adjust the amount of water and/or rice to your own
taste preferences.
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When steaming vegetables please reference the steaming chart in
this manual. The charts are merely a guide, you may wish to adjust
the times according to your own taste preferences. Always remove
food after cooking time has elapsed or when food has reached
desired doneness. Do not leave steamed food in KEEP WARM mode,
as it will continue to steam and may overcook your food.
Rinsing Rice
There is a big debate concerning rinsing rice prior to cooking.
Rinsing rice was necessary to remove foreign contaminant's from
the rice such as twigs, dirt, polishing additives, and yes, sometimes
bugs. People also rinsed their rice to remove excess starch on the
rice which made for a whiter, less sticker rice. Today, rinsing rice
tends to wash away nutrients added to the rice. By law, rice milled
in the United States is enriched with vitamins and nutrients and
rinsing removes these. The texture difference between rinsed rice
vs. non-rinsed rice is subjective and comes down to a matter of
personal preference.
Cooking Other Types of Rice
Your Wolfgang Puck Multi-Cooker can handle a wide variety of rice
such as long grain rice, wild rice, yellow rice, brown rice, basmati rice,
etc. There is no need to adjust water for different grains as the Multi-
Cooker will automatically adjust time and temperature. You can
however, adjust water to suit your own personal taste.
A Note About the Measuring Cup Provided with your Multi-Cooker
Your Multi-Cooker is able to cook a maximum of 10 cups of raw rice,
which is the equivalent of 20 cups of cooked rice. A Multi-Cooker
cup is equivalent to 6 ounces, or approximately 3/4 of a cup. This is
why it is important to use the measuring cup that comes with your
Multi-Cooker and not a standard 8-ounce cup measure.
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