Cooking Rice - Zojirushi NL-BGQ05 Operating Instructions Manual

COOKING RICE

● The initial menu setting at the time of shipment from the factory is WHITE RICE.
● Please wash the Inner Cooking Pan, Inner Lid Set, Steam Vent Cap and accessories before initial use. → pg. 18 – pg. 19
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Measure the rice with the provided
Measuring Cup.
Overfill the Measuring Cup with rice, then level off.
2
Clean the rice and adjust the amount of water.
① Clean the rice. → See "TIPS FOR COOKING DELICIOUS RICE" on pg. 6.
② On a flat surface, pour water over the rice in the Inner Cooking Pan, filling to the water measure line that
matches the number of cups of rice you are cooking and the menu setting. → pg. 10
③ For an accurate measurement, level the surface of the rice.
●The rice may be cooked immediately after cleaning rice, as soaking is not required. Soaking the rice will soften
the texture of the rice.
3
Place the Inner Cooking Pan into the Main Body, and attach the
Inner Lid Set and Steam Vent Cap. Close the Outer Lid.
Be sure to wipe moisture and foreign matter off the outer surface of the Inner Cooking Pan, the inside of the
Main Body, the Inner Lid Set, and the Steam Vent Cap.
●Make sure that the Inner Cooking Pan is inserted all the way in.
●Close the Outer Lid slowly and firmly until you hear a "clicking" sound.
4
Insert plugs.
① Insert the Appliance Plug into the Main Body securely.
② Insert the Power Plug into an electrical outlet.
5
Select the desired Menu setting by
pressing the button.
Each press of the button changes the position of the "
Display.
●Press and hold the button to quickly cycle through the selections.
It will stop when it reaches WHITE RICE.
●Menu settings such as WHITE RICE, LONG GRAIN and BROWN
will remain selected until you change the setting.
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Press the button.
The melody (beep) sounds, and cooking begins.
The START / REHEAT light turns on, and the
Display shows the estimated time (in minutes)
until cooking completes.
●Make sure the Rice Cooker is not in Keep
Warm mode, then press the START / REHEAT
button. If the KEEP WARM light is on, the
reheating process will start. → pg. 14
●If you want to know the current time during the
cooking process, press or button and
the Display will switch.
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BASIC COOKING STEPS
Level off!
(Approx. 180 mL)
Changes each time you push the button.
" on the
Display when cooking with the WHITE RICE menu.
Ex.
Displays the
estimated time
until cooking
completion.
●The time remaining until completion is for reference only. Actual time
of cooking completion may vary depending on room or water
temperature, voltage or water measurement.
●The Rice Cooker will make adjustments to the remaining time
until cooking completion when it reaches the steaming process.
The time until cooking completion may increase or decrease
suddenly during this process.
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When the melody or beep to indicate cooking completion sounds, stir and
loosen the rice immediately to give the rice a deliciously fluffy texture.
When cooking completes, the Rice Cooker will automatically switch to Keep Warm mode.
→ See "KEEPING RICE WARM" on pg. 12.
The START / REHEAT light turns off, the KEEP WARM light turns on, and
the length of time that the rice has been kept warm is displayed in hour(s).
When it switches to Keep Warm mode, immediately stir
and loosen the rice.
By stirring and loosening the rice and removing excess
moisture, you prevent the rice from hardening, becoming
sticky, or becoming burnt.
●Be careful not to burn yourself when stirring and loosening rice.
●The Inner Cooking Pan may spin when loosening the rice. Holding the Inner Cooking Pan with oven-mitts or a
soft cloth will keep it from spinning while reducing damages to the outside bottom of the pan.
●Depending on cooking conditions, the bottom portion of the rice may become slightly browned.
●Depending on the heat convection while cooking, the surface of the finished rice may look uneven.
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After use, press the
●Do not begin cleaning the Rice Cooker until the Main Body has cooled.
●Please do not handle the Power Cord while your hands are wet. (Doing so may cause short circuit or electric shock.)
●Removing the Inner Cooking Pan only will not turn off the power. Make sure to press the KEEP WARM /
CANCEL button.
Be careful that the contents do not boil over.
When adding water to the CONGEE Water Level,
do not cook using Menu settings other than
CONGEE. Using any other Menu setting may
cause contents to boil over.
●The CONGEE menu setting selection will not
be saved. When cooking congee, please
select it each time.
●You can switch Sound Signals (melody, beep) for use with other alerts.
NOTE:
→ See "SOUND SIGNALS AND HOW TO CHANGE THEM" on pg. 7.
ESTIMATED COOKING TIME
Turns on
WHITE RICE
QUICK COOKING
LONG GRAIN
MIXED
SUSHI
CONGEE
BROWN
●The above table is based on the testing conditions of 230 volts, a room temperature of 20°C, and water at a starting
temperature of 18°C.
●The above lengths of time are measured from Cooking until the Keep Warm process. Actual times may vary depending
on the voltage, room temperature, season, and the amount of water used.
●MIXED menu setting requires a longer cooking time to allow the rice to absorb seasonings.
Turns on
Elapsed time of the
Keep Warm mode.
button, then unplug the Power Cord.
When cooking more than one pot of rice consecutively,
REQUEST
or cooking right after cancelling the Keep Warm mode,
allow the Rice Cooker to cool for 30 minutes or longer.
If the Main Body and the Outer Lid are hot, the rice may not cook well.
REMARKS
To cool the Main Body and Outer Lid quickly, please try the following:
• Fill the Inner Cooking Pan with cold water and place it in the Main Body.
• Open the Outer Lid, remove the Inner Lid Set and allow the Radiator Plate to cool.
approx. 53 minutes – 1 hour
approx. 27 minutes – 41 minutes
approx. 1 hour 2 minutes – 1 hour 9 minutes
approx. 1 hour 7 minutes – 1 hour 14 minutes
approx. 53 minutes – 59 minutes
approx. 1 hour 9 minutes – 1 hour 16 minutes
approx. 1 hour 29 minutes – 1 hour 35 minutes
Turns off
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