User manual PRIMA PRC400

[. . . ] During cooking, the vent on the glass lid will emit steam do not put your hands or face close to it. Never place any object on the outer lid as this may obstruct the vent. Do not touch hot surfaces use oven gloves when removing the lid or inner pan. [. . . ] · Do not wash rice in the pan as this may affect the special coating of the pan. 2 The scale that is marked on the inside of the pan is a guide for the water level. · When adding rice to the rice cooker the same amount of water to rice must also be added. For example for four cupfuls of rice, four cups of water most also be added. When the 4 cupfuls of water and 4 cupfuls of rice are added to the pan they combined will reach the (cup) 4 marking on the inside of the pan. Equal amount of water to rice will result in perfect rice each time! 3 Place the pan in the body · Be sure to wipe dry the outside of the pan, particularly the bottom of it. Then place the pan into the body, make sure that it comes into close contact with the heating plate. 4 Place the glass lid on top of the rice cooker. 6 Attach the AC Cord to the cooker and plug in. As soon as cooker is plugged in and switched on the rice will automatically start cooking 7 When the rice is cooked, the switch will flick upwards. The `Warm' light lights up to signal the `Warm' function is on. · The `Warm' function continues until unplugged. 8 After cooking has finished, you may leave covered for at least 15 minutes to steam rice. It may be necessary to leave brown rice for at least 15 minutes as it takes slightly longer to prepare. You can, if desired, to remove the lid and stir the rice before leaving on keep warm as this may stop the rice from burning or sticking to the bottom of the pan. 9 Scoop and mix rice well. 9 Unplug after use. HOW TO CLEAN Unplug before cleaning. Clean with nonmetal brush or sponge. NON-STICK COATED PAN · Use a sponge to clean. · Use a plastic or wooden rice scoop, not metal utensils as these may damage the pan surface. · Non-stick coating may discolour after long use, due to water and steam. This will not affect the non-stick or sanitary properties. TO KEEP COOKED RICE WARM AND TASTY · · · Wash rice with water quickly and thoroughly, Bran is removed during washing. Using `Warm' function for more than 12 hours may cause discolouration or an objectionable odour in the rice. Utensils left in the pan during `Warm' function may affect the rice smell and taste. RICE AND RECIPES · Use a good quality rice for best results. Approximate cooking times for 4 cups of rice Basmati Brown Long Grain Savoury Rice Rice Pudding 15-20mins 20-30mins 15-20mins 15-20mins 15-20mins Larger quantities may take longer to cook, for example 6 cups of Long Grain rice may take approximately 20-25mins PUDDING RICE 50g short grain pudding rice 1pt milk 30ml caster sugar 5ml vanilla essence 1. 25ml ground nutmeg Rinse the rice well in cold water. Close the lid on the Rice Cooker and turn on, cook until the indicator light goes off and then leave to stand for 15 minutes with the lid closed. Serves 2 SWEET & AROMATIC RICE 226g pineapple pieces (1 small tin) 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 small onion peeled and chopped ½ celery stalk sliced 1tsp ground coriander 1tsp ground cumin 150g button mushrooms, sliced 250g rice 2tbs light soy sauce ½ tsp sugar ½ tsp salt 500ml vegetable stock 30g cashew nuts to garnish Measure 250g of rice and rinse well, then place the rice into the rice bowl and fill with 500ml vegetable stock. [. . . ] IF YOU BOUGHT THIS PRODUCT VIA MAIL ORDER, PLEASE KEEP ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THAT CAME WHEN THE UNIT WAS DELIVERED. NAME____________________________________________________________ 13 AMP ADDRESS_________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ PURCHASED FROM_________________________________________________ DATE OF PURCHASE ___________________MODEL_____________________ Nu World UK Ltd, Prima House, 7 Maple Park, Lowfields Avenue, Leeds LS12 6HH, United Kingdom PRIMA CONTACT DETAILS For advice on Prima products call our Customer Services Department on 0844 581 5000. Please do not call us regarding warranties - your warranty exists with the retailer from which you purchased the product. [. . . ]