Cooking Rice; When You Wish To Cook Immediately - Panasonic SR-HZ106 Operating Instructions Manual

Cooking Rice

Washing the rice and adding water
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Measure the rice
●Measure by levelling off in the
supplied measuring cup.
(Approx. 6.1 fl oz. / 180 mL per cup)
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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.
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It is acceptable if the cooking
water is slightly cloudy.
●Stir the rinse-free rice gently from
the bottom.
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In order to allow water to
penetrate rinse-free rice more
easily.
Precaution
●Do not leave the rice in a strainer
for any length of time.
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The rice grains may
break, causing the rice
to stick or burn when
cooked.
Three rules
Measure out the water
and rice correctly.
for delicious rice
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When you wish to cook immediately

Add water
●Add water up to the mark (Water Level) for the desired cooking
setting. (P. 12)
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Ensure that the Inner Pan is on a level surface and check the
marks on both sides.
●Add the correct amount of water for the number of cups of rice.
Adjust water by approximately 1 to 3 fl oz. / 30 to 90 mL from
the Water Level for "Eco" setting, or 1 to 2 fl oz. / 30 to 60 mL
from the Water Level for other settings, according to your
preference.
(Adding too much water may prevent rice from cooking properly.)
• Use a little less water than indicated for new-crop rice.
• Use a little less water than indicated for fi rmer
rice and a little more water than indicated for softer
rice.
●Ensure the rice is even.
●Soaking the rice is not required.
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When the "Start" button is pressed,
the water will be absorbed
automatically.
Using the "White Rice/Delicious"
setting with 3 cups of rice
Wash the rice gently.
Heavy-handed washing of the rice
can result in the grains splitting,
causing the rice to stick or burn.
Setting up
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Set the Inner Pan
evenly
(Check that it is not tilted.)
)
●Wipe away any water etc. on
the outside of the Inner Pan.
●Check that the Inner Lid
and Steam Cap are set in
place. (P. 20–21)
Use suitable water.
We recommend the use of tap
water or fi ltered tap water.
●Use of alkaline water
(with a pH higher than 9) may
result in sticky or
yellow-colored rice.
●Use of hard mineral water
(with hardness of 100 or above)
may result in dry or hard rice.
Cooking
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Insert the Power Check the setting and
Plug press the "Start" button
●Make sure the Power Plug
By default, rice is set as "White Rice"
is fi rmly connected.
and menu is set as "Delicious
(Regular)" at the time of purchase.
When changing: (P. 14)
Press
Cooking starts.
●When the buzzer sounds after
cooking, the steaming stage has
fi nished. Mix the rice immediately.
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This is to allow excess moisture to
evaporate.
Things to look out for!
●Where possible, choose recently processed
rice.
●After opening a bag of rice, use it promptly.
●Keep rice in the fridge.
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