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Panda Multifunction Mini Rice Cooker by Yum Asia
3.5 HOW TO USE THE OTHER COOKING FUNCTIONS
3.5.1
PORRIDGE
This menu setting can be used for Asian rice porridge or oatmeal porridge. For recipes, see page 13.
The default cooking time for the ‘PORRIDGE’ setting is 1.5 hours. You can adjust this up to 4 hours using the ‘Hr’
button or adjust in 10 minute intervals using the ‘Min’ button once you have selected the ‘PORRIDGE’ setting and it
is blinking on the display.
Once the cooking cycle is complete, the appliance will make a sound and will automatically switch to ‘KEEP
WARM’.
3.5.2 STEAM
Using the provided steaming basket, you can steam different types of food. You can cook rice and steam food at
the same time - use the corresponding rice function for the rice you are cooking.
The default cooking time for the ‘STEAM’ setting is 10 minutes. You can adjust this up to 1 hour in 10 minute intervals
using the ‘Hr’ or ‘Min’ buttons once you have selected the ‘STEAM’ setting and it is blinking on the display. There
will be a countdown on the display when the water has been heated to the appropriate temperature; you can
use cold or hot water. Using hot water rather than cold water helps speed up the heating process for the steam
setting and fill water to the 1.5 mark on the inner bowl
See Section 5, page 13 for a guide to steaming.
3.5.3 SLOW COOK
For cooking stews and other dishes like curries, dhal, or other pulses/grains select the ‘SLOW COOK’ setting.
The default cooking time for the ‘SLOW COOK’ setting is 2 hours. You can adjust this up to 8 hours using the ‘Hr’
button or in 10 minute intervals using the ‘Min’ button once you have selected the ‘SLOW COOK’ setting and it is
blinking on the display. When the ‘SLOW COOK’ cycle starts, the appliance heats the contents of the inner bowl
to a high temperature (you will hear bubbling from the liquid), it then switches to a lower temperature for the
slow cooking. This is the same as the ‘auto’ setting on a conventional slow cooker. Once the cooking cycle is
complete, the appliance will make a sound and will automatically switch to ‘KEEP WARM’.
3.5.4 CAKE
For cooking delicious cakes, select the ‘CAKE’ setting. The cake setting on your Panda makes delicious and moist
cakes. Please see section 6 on page 13 for more detailed instructions for cake baking.
The default cooking time for the ‘CAKE’ setting is 50 mins. This time can be adjusted down to 30 mins and up to 60
mins in 10 mins intervals using the ‘Hr’ or ‘Min’ buttons once you have selected the ‘CAKE’ setting and it is blinking
on the display.
Once the cooking cycle is complete, the appliance will make a sound and will automatically switch to ‘KEEP
WARM’.
Panda is a very efficient, sealed unit fuzzy logic rice cooker, the slow cook setting will
cook food faster as there is no heat loss. A normal slow cooker recipe with a cook time of 7-8
hours will take 3-4 hours to cook in Panda. This is to give a more efficient slow cook.
