12
Smart Programs
Smart Programs for Automatic Cooking
The Zest
™
Plus Rice & Grain Cooker features 9 Smart Programs for automatic
cooking.
White Rice
Brown Rice
Quinoa
Mixed Grains
Oatmeal
Barley
Couscous Bulgur Risotto
*
These automatic cooking Smart Programs use the built-in advanced sensor
technology to detect the volume of ingredients in the inner pot and control
cooking times and temperatures automatically.
For best results, follow grain to water ratios as described in “
Smart Program
Cooking Times & Temperatures
”.
How to Use the Smart Programs for Automatic Cooking
1.
Select a Smart Program for automatic cooking by pressing the Smart
Program control. The Smart Program indicator will flash.
Optionally, press
Keep Warm
to turn the Keep Warm program OFF.
For most Smart Programs,
Keep Warm
is ON by default and the
cooker will automatically keep food warm for a maximum of 12 hours
after the Smart Program has ended. Press
Keep Warm
to toggle Keep
Warm on or off at any time.
Optionally, press
Delay Start
to delay the start of the Smart Program.
Delay Start
is OFF by default. Turn ON by pressing the
Delay Start
control. Use the [
−
/
+
] controls to adjust the delayed start time in
increments of 10 minutes to a maximum of 24 hours.
2.
Press
Start
to begin cooking. If
Delay Start
is ON, the Display will show
the countdown to the delayed start time. When cooking starts, the Display
will count down the remaining Smart Program cooking time.
Press
Cancel
to stop Smart Program cooking (including
Keep Warm
, if applicable
at any time. The cooker returns to Standby mode and the Display reads “
OFF
”.
For the cooking time and temperature associated with each Smart Program,
see Smart Program Cooking Times and Temperatures, below.
* Special Instruction
: Follow a trusted risotto recipe and use the
Sauté
Smart Program
to lightly fry or brown ingredients before using the
Risotto
Smart Program.
