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Panda Multi-Function Mini Rice Cooker by Yum Asia
4.2
BASIC COOKING STEPS
1. Measure the rice with the cup provided with the appliance. Make sure the rice is level to the top of the cup.
2. Clean the rice as directed in ‘4.1 HOW TO COOK PERFECT RICE’. Place the inner bowl into the appliance, put the rice
into the inner bowl and fill to the water line that corresponds to the amount of rice you are cooking.
3. Close the lid and select the rice setting you want to cook with – see ‘3.3 HOW TO USE THE RICE COOKER
FUNCTIONS’ and press ‘START’.
4.3
OUR TIPS FOR RICE COOKING AND GETTING PERFECT RESULTS
Try and choose bags of rice with as few broken grains as possible, as broken grains make rice very soggy and sticky.
It is important to remember that every batch of rice is different - even the rice you regularly buy can sometimes change
for the worse quality - each batch of rice absorbs water differently depending on how well it's been processed. The end
result can also depend on the age of the rice you use. Newer rice needs less water than older rice but, of course, there is
no way of knowing whether the rice you have bought is an older or newer picked grain.
If the rice you cook is too sticky, it's worthwhile trying a batch without rinsing, as some varieties of rice don’t need
rinsing as they have been processed differently. Unlike pasta, rice just isn't consistent and the first batch cooked from a
new purchase of rice can be hit and miss – the rice cooker does mitigate this to an extent, but adjusting the amount of
water is a sure way of getting the rice you like.
5.
HOW TO USE THE STEAM FUNCTION
You can use this appliance as a stand alone steamer or you can cook rice at the same time as steaming food. If
steaming whilst cooking rice, you would use one of the rice functions and add the steaming basket to the inner bowl.
You can steam different types of food in the steaming basket.
Here is a guide for estimated cooking different types of
food on the ‘STEAM’ function
INGREDIENTS
AMOUNT
COOKING TIME
TIPS FOR STEAMING
Carrot
75g
20 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Broccoli
75g
15 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Spinach
40g
15 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Pumpkin
95g
20 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Potato
165g
40 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Sweet Potato
110g
35 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Corn
75g
30 mins
Cut into bite-size pieces
Chicken
150g
30 mins
Make cuts on side touching steam
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