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Tips on making delicious rice
Read p.16 to 17 for preparations
before cooking rice, and p.18 to 23
for how to cook rice.
Select high quality rice and store it in a
cool location.
Choose freshly polished, glossy rice with a
uniform grain size. Store in a cool, dark, well-
ventilated place.
Carefully measure the rice with the
supplied measuring cup.
One cup equals about 5.29
oz (0.18 L). Use the supplied
measuring cup for rinse-free
rice as well.This product
contrives the cooking method.
It is not necessary to use the
measuring cup for rinse-free
rice.
Wash the rice quickly.
Stir the rice around with your hand in a generous
amount of water, pour out the water, and repeat
until the water remains clear.
When cooking germinated brown rice,
whole rice or semi-polished rice, select
the “Plain” or “Ultra” menu.
Cooking rinse-free rice
• Add the rinse-free rice and water, and then stir
well from the bottom so that every individual
grain of rice becomes immersed in the water.
(Merely adding water to the rice will prevent
it from soaking in the water and may result in
improperly cooked rice.)
• If the added water turns white, we recommend
you wash the rice thoroughly by replacing the
water once or twice. (The water turning white
is due to the starch in the rice and not its bran;
however, cooking it with the starch left in the
water may result in burned rice, the contents
boiling over, or improperly cooked rice.)
Adding other ingredients to the rice
The total amount of ingredients should be no
more than 2.5 oz (70 g) per cup of rice. Stir in any
seasoning well and then add the extra ingredients
on top of the rice. If other ingredients are to be
added to the rice, be sure to use no more than the
acceptable maximum amount (refer to the table
below).
Type of rice
1.0 L (5.5-cup)
type
1.8 L (10-cup)
type
Synchro-Cooking 2 cups or less 4 cups or less
Brown 3 cups or less 5 cups or less
Mixed 4 cups or less 6 cups or less
Sweet 3 cups or less 5 cups or less
Porridge • Hard 0.5 cups or less 1.5 cups or less
• Add water prior to adding the ingredients.
Adding water after the ingredients will result in
the cooked rice being too rm.
Add water according to the type of rice
and your personal preference.
Amount of water to add
Type of rice
Corresponding scale (Use the
corresponding scale on the inner pot
as a guide and add water according
to your personal preference.)
Plain
Quick
Synchro-
Cooking
“Plain” scale
Ultra
Mixed
“Ultra” scale
Jasmine “Jasmine” scale
Brown “Brown” scale
Porridge
Hard porridge: “Porridge • Hard”
scale
Soft porridge: “Porridge • Soft” scale
• Water levels in the above table also apply to
rinse-free rice.
• If you choose to use more or less water than
the recommended amount, do not deviate from
that amount by any more than 1/3 of one line.
• When cooking germinated brown rice, whole
rice or semi-polished rice, use the “Plain” or
“Ultra” scale as a reference.
• When cooking steamed sweet rice, use the
“Sweet” scale as a reference.
When cooking sweet and non-sweet rice mixed
together, use the scale between “Plain” and
“Sweet” as a reference. (In this case, add a little
extra water to the level used when cooking only
sweet rice.)
• If the amount of water to add is specied on
a package of germinated brown rice or multi-
grain rice, follow those directions and add water
according to your personal preference.
• When cooking paella or pilaf described in the
supplied “COOKBOOK”, use the “Plain” scale
as a reference.