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Washing the rice and adding water
Setting up
Cooking
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
①
First, add plenty of water, stir, and quickly throw away
the water.
②
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.)
③
Put the washed rice in the Inner Pan.
( The rice can be washed in the Inner Pan.)
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.
3
Add water
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Add water up to the mark (Water Level) for the
desired cooking program. (P.12)
(
Ensure that the Inner Pan is on a level surface
)
and check the marks on both sides.
O
Add the correct amount of water for the number of
cups of rice.
When adjusting the amount of water to suit your
taste etc., be aware that the Warm Jar allows for a
1–5 mm adjustment for the “Eco” program and a
1–2 mm adjustment for other programs.
(
Adding too much water may prevent rice
)
cooking properly.
• Use a little less water than indicated for new-crop
rice.
• Use a little less water than indicated for firmer rice
and a little more than indicated for softer rice.
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Ensure the rice is level.
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Soaking the rice is not required.
(
When the “Start” button is pressed, the water
)
will be absorbed automatically.
Using the “Delicious” program with
3 cups of rice
The Inner Pan in
the illustration is
the 1.0L model.
4
Place the Inner Pan in the Warm Jar
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Wipe away any water etc. on the outside of the
Inner Pan.
5
Fill the Water Vessel with water
and attach to the Warm Jar
(For further details, see P.27.)
Fill up to here
Fill up to here when “Steam Reheat” is used
Fill higher than here
(45 mL or more)
Precautions
O
Replace the water each time the Warm Jar is used.
O
To continuously cook rice, replace the water in
the Water Vessel and start cooking after waiting
for 5 minutes or more.
6
Attach the Inner Lid
(Refer to “Attaching” on P.25.)
①
Fit into the grooves.
②
Press into the Outer Lid until you hear a “click”.
7
Check that the Filter and Steam
Cap have been attached, and close
the Outer Lid
(
Refer to
)
“Attaching”
on P.24–25.
Steam Cap
Filter
8
Insert the Power Plug
O
Please connect the Instrument Plug to the body first
and then connect the Power Plug.
Make sure that both plugs are firmly connected.
9
Check the program and press the
“Start” button
Press
.
Cooking starts.
O
When the buzzer sounds after cooking, the steaming
stage has finished.
Mix the rice immediately.
(This is to allow excess moisture to evaporate.)
Q
If the Outer Lid needs to be opened while
cooking
1. Check that there is no one near the Warm Jar.
2. Press the “Cancel/Off” button to stop cooking.
* Take care, as hot steam will jet out quickly from the Steam
Vent.
3.
Wait for approximately 4 minutes and press the Hook Button
after checking that the
indicator (flashing) has gone
out and that steam is no longer jetting out.
* Opening the Outer Lid immediately after pressing the
“Cancel/Off” button may cause a burn.
Three rules
for delicious rice
Measure out the water and
rice correctly.
Wash the rice gently.
Heavy-handed washing of the rice
can result in the grains splitting,
causing the rice to stick or burn.
Use suitable water.
We recommend the use of
tap water or filtered tap water.
Things to look out!
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Where possible, choose recently
processed rice.
O
After opening a bag of rice, use it
promptly.
O
Keep rice in the fridge.
O
Use of alkaline water (with
a pH higher than 9) may
result in sticky or yellow-
coloured rice.
O
Use of hard mineral water
(with hardness of 100 or
above) may result in dry
or hard rice.
Cooking Rice
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