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Panda Multifunction Mini Rice Cooker by Yum Asia
3. APPLIANCE OPERATION
3.1
BEFORE USE
1.
Open the packaging, take out the appliance carefully, and remove all packaging and promotional
material.
2.
Take out all the accessories and the operating manual.
3.
Remove any promotional stickers. Wipe the appliance case with a wet cloth.
4.
Wash the bowl and inner lid in warm soapy water with a soft sponge. Dry it thoroughly.
5.
Cook ½ cup of rice (for water, fill measuring cup to ½ with water) and throw it away.
3.2 NAVIGATING THE CONTROLS
The display of this unit uses Smart button controls and is easy to use with a bright ‘Ice White’ display. Press the
button you want to use firmly, you will see that each button is slightly raised, so it’s easy to move through the
menu options.
3.3 HOW TO USE THE RICE COOKER FUNCTIONS
Panda is designed to cook rice using 7 distinct phases to produce perfect rice every time and to carefully retain
nutrients. These phases are Preheat, Absorb water, Heating, Boiling, Braising, Absorb water and then finally Keep
warm (in this order). This phased cooking and adjustments in temperature are controlled using Panda’s fuzzy
logic processor.
OPTIONS FOR COOKING RICE:
1.
‘LONG GRAIN’
setting is for cooking long grain white rice (for example, basmati, jasmine or Thai fragrant
rice)
2.
‘SHORT GRAIN’
setting is for any type of white short grain rice like pearl or sushi rice and Thai sticky rice.
3.
‘BROWN’
setting is for cooking long or short grain brown rice
4.
‘QUICK COOK’
setting (for white rice only) for when you want the rice completed a little faster.
Approximate cooking times for different types of rice
Rice Selected
‘LONG GRAIN’
‘SHORT GRAIN’
‘BROWN’
‘QUICK COOK’
Time taken
40 mins
40 mins
62 mins
22 mins
When no cooking programme is selected,
Panda can be turned off
by
pressing
the
Start
button. To
switch Panda on
,
press
the
Start
button again.
NOTE
- the maximum capacity of this appliance (Do Not Exceed!)
3.5 cups (180ml = 1 cup) for WHITE rice
2.5 cups (180ml = 1 cup) for BROWN rice
During the rice cooking cycles, a chasing lines pattern comes on the display to indicate
Panda is cooking, a
countdown
will appear in the
last 10 minutes
.
