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Wash the rice gently.
Heavy-handed washing of the rice
can result in the grains splitting,
causing the rice to stick or burn.
Measure out the water
and rice correctly.
6
Check the program and
press the “Start” button
By default, rice is set as “White Rice”
and menu is set as “Delicious” at the
time of purchase.
When changing (P.11)
Press
.
Cooking starts.
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When the buzzer sounds after
cooking, the steaming stage has
fi nished. Mix the rice immediately.
(
This is to allow excess moisture to
evaporate.
)
1
Measure the rice
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Measure by levelling off in the
supplied measuring cup.
(Approx. 180 mL/cup)
2
Wash the rice
First, add plenty of water, stir, and
quickly throw away the water.
Repeat this process 2 to 5 times,
stirring gently to wash the rice
each time.
(
The water for cooking can be
stayed a little white.
Note
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Do not leave the rice in a strainer
for any length of time.
(
The rice grains may
break, causing the rice
to stick or burn when
cooked.
)
)
Cooking Rice
When you wish to cook immediately
Washing the rice and adding water
Setting up
3
Add water
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Add water up to the mark (Water Level) for the desired cooking
program. (P.10)
(
Ensure that the Inner Pan is on a level surface and check the
marks on both sides.
By default, rice is set as “White Rice” and menu is set as
“Delicious” at the time of purchase.
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Add the correct amount of water for the number of cups of rice.
Adjust water by approximately 1 to 2 mm from the Water Level
according to your preference.
(Adding too much water may prevent rice cooking properly.)
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Use a little less water than indicated for new-crop rice.
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Use a little less water than indicated for fi rmer
rice and a little more than indicated for softer
rice.
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Ensure the rice is even.
Note
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Soaking the rice is not required.
(
When the “Start” button is pressed,
the water will be absorbed
automatically.
Using the “White Rice/Delicious”
program with 3 cups of rice
The Inner Pan in the illustration is
the 1.0L model.
)
)
4
Set the Inner Pan
evenly
(Check that it is not tilted)
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Wipe away any water etc. on
the outside of the Inner Pan.
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Check that the Inner Lid
and Steam Cap are set in
place.
Cooking
5
Insert the Power
Plug
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Please connect the
Instrument Plug to the
body fi rst and then
connect the Power Plug.
Make sure that both plugs
are fi rmly connected.
Things to look out!
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Where possible, choose
recently processed rice.
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After opening a bag of rice,
use it promptly.
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Keep rice in the fridge.
Use suitable water.
We recommend the use of tap
water or fi ltered tap water.
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Use of alkaline water
(with a pH higher than 9) may
result in sticky or
yellow-coloured rice.
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Use of hard mineral water
(with hardness of 100 or above)
may result in dry or hard rice.
Three rules
for delicious rice
