Safety Considerations:
1) Rice cookers cook at very high temperatures and will produce large
amounts of steam. Use extreme caution when opening the rice
cooker during and after the cooking cycle. When removing the
tempered glass lid, keep hands and face away from the rice cooker
to avoid escaping steam.
2) If a recipe calls for the sautéeing of butter or oil, use extreme caution,
as you would when cooking with other high-temperature devices like
a stove or oven. The inner cooking pot will be hot, so use a
long-handled wooden spoon for stirring. DO NOT USE the
short-handled serving spatula included with the rice cooker for this
type of cooking.
3) It is important to remember that the cooking cycle of the rice cooker
is controlled by the temperature of the inner cooking pot. When liquid
boils off, the temperature will rise, causing the rice cooker to
automatically shift into the low temperature “Keep-Warm” mode. This
is fine for making rice dishes but if a recipe calls for steaming or
making soups, where copious quantities of liquid are used, the rice
cooker will not shut off until all liquid is boiled away. Follow the recipe
carefully and do not leave the rice cooker unattended as it will
continue to cook at high temperatures when making soups, stews,
chilis and steaming. Monitor the cooking process. MANUALLY TURN
OFF the rice cooker when the time that the recipe stipulates has
elapsed.
• Spraying the inner cooking pot with a light coating of nonstick cooking
spray is a great way to make cleanup easier without adding flavor or
calories to your meal.
• When a recipe calls for salt, use kosher salt. It has no impurities or
additives and dissolves easily. You will need to use about one an
half times more kosher salt than you would table salt.
• If the rice cooker shuts off before the food is totally cooked, add more
water and start the cooking cycle again.
• Stocks and broths can be used in place of water to add flavor and
improve texture when cooking rice. Stocks and broths can be found in
your local supermarket. Another option is to use bouillon cubes (they
come in a wide variety of flavors). One cube and one cup of water
usually makes one cup of stock.
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Medidasde
Seguridad:
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arrocerascocinan
atemperaturas
muyaltas
yproducen
grandes
cantidadesde
vapor.Extreme
susprecauciones
cuandoabra
la
arrocera,antes
ydespués
delciclo
decocimiento.
Cuandoabra
la
cubiertaabisagrada,
mantengala
caray
manoslejos
dela
arrocera
paraevitar
elvapor.
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lareceta
decocina
lepide
freírmantequilla
oaceite,
usetanta
precaucióncomo
siestuviese
cocinandocon
aparatosde
altas
temperaturas,como
serianhorn
oso
estufas.La
charolainterior
estará
calientepor
loque
debeutilizar
cucharasde
plásticoo
madera
bastantelargas
parabatir.
NOUSE
laspalitas
cortaspara
estetipo
de
cocina.
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importantereco
rdarque
elciclo
decocimiento
dela
arrocera
es
controladapor
latemperatura
dela
ollainterior.
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líquidos
hiervenlas
temperaturasse
elevarancausando
quela
ollacambie
automáticamentea
lamodalidad
debaja
temperatura:
“Keep-Warm.”Esto
estámuy
biencuando
cocinamosplatillos
de
arroz,pero
sila
recetapide
vaporeso
sopasdonde
seutilicen
cantidadesimportantes
delíqui
dos,la
ollano
seva
aapagar
hasta
quetodos
loslíquidos
sehayan
hervido.Siga
lareceta
cuidadosamentey
nodeje
laarrocera
desatendida,ya
quede
otra
formacontinuará
cocinandoa
altastemperaturas.
Vigile
elproceso
decocimiento
yAPAG
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ENTEla
arroceracuando
el
tiempode
lareceta
hayatranscurrido.
•
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ciarla
charola
interiorcon
unaligera
capade
unatomizador
paracocinar
(nopegajoso)
esuna
excelenteforma
dehacer
más
rápidala
limpiezaal
tiempoque
evitaagregarl
esabores
ocalorías
a
sucomida.
•
Cuandoalguna
recetade
cocinale
pidasal,
utilicela
sal“kosher,”
ya
queno
tieneimpurezas
oaditivos
yse
disuelvecon
facilidad.
Necesitaráusar
unay
mediaveces
massal
kosherde
loque
seriacon
salde
mesa.
•
Sila
arroceracocinadota
dearroz
llegasea
apagarseantes
de
quela
comidaesté
totalmentecocinada,
agreguemás
aguay
préndalade
nuevo.
•
Puedeutilizar
caldosy
extractosen
vezde
aguapara
mejorarla
texturay
elsabor
delarroz
ypueden
encontrarsefácilmente
ensu
supermercado.Otra
sugerenciaseria
lade
utilizarcubos
decaldo
“Bouillon”los
cualesvienen
enuna
granvariedad
desabores.
Normalmenteun
cuboy
unataza
deagua
equivalen
auna
tazade
caldo.
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