Keeping Rice Warm - Zojirushi NL-BGQ05 Operating Instructions Manual

KEEPING RICE WARM

You can choose the Regular Keep Warm mode or Extended
Keep Warm mode by pressing the MENU button while the KEEP
WARM light is on.
● The Extended Keep Warm mode is not available during the following (the Rice
Cooker will beep and automatically start the Regular Keep Warm mode):
MIXED, CONGEE, BROWN menu settings.
●
If 12 hours of Regular Keep Warm has already elapsed.
●
If 4 hours of Extended Keep Warm has already elapsed.
●
● If the temperature of the Inner Cooking Pan is low by cancellation of the Keep
Warm mode or power failure.
REGULAR KEEP WARM
When cooking completes, the Rice Cooker automatically switches to Regular
Keep Warm mode, the KEEP WARM light and the REGULAR KEEP WARM
display turn on.
EXTENDED KEEP WARM
This function can be activated during Regular Keep Warm mode.
1
Check to make sure the REGULAR KEEP WARM display is on.
2
Press the button.
The EXTENDED KEEP WARM display will turn on.
After 8 hours of Extended Keep Warm mode, the Rice Cooker automatically
●
switches to Regular Keep Warm mode.
How to change from Extended Keep Warm mode to Regular Keep Warm mode:
Press the button.
The setting will return to Regular Keep Warm mode and the REGULAR KEEP WARM
display will turn on.
About Keep Warm Times
● Be sure to observe the length of time for which rice can be kept warm as shown in the table below.
● You cannot select EXTENDED KEEP WARM for menus marked with a "−". REGULAR KEEP WARM is automatically selected.
● After cooking, all menus default to Keep Warm mode. However, do not use Keep Warm mode for menus with an "x" below.
Doing so can cause spoilage and foul odors.
Menu WHITE RICE ・
QUICK COOKING ・
KEEP
LONG GRAIN ・ SUSHI
WARM
REGULAR
KEEP WARM
Up to 12 hours
EXTENDED
KEEP WARM
* Since Germinated Brown Rice and Semi-Brown Rice 50%/70% are cooked using the WHITE RICE menu selection
(see pg. 11), the number on the display will not begin blinking at "0(h)" if EXTENDED KEEP WARM is selected.
However, do not use the EXTENDED KEEP WARM function for these kinds of rice.
● When 12 hours have elapsed,
the number will begin to blink
as a warning.
Blinks
Please consume the rice as
soon as possible.
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REGULAR KEEP WARM AND EXTENDED KEEP WARM
KEEP WARM light
KEEP WARM /
CANCEL button
This keeps the rice warm at a higher temperature, so the rice develops
odors less easily.
Use this function when keeping rice warm for a longer period of time. Drying and
yellowing of rice will be reduced by maintaining the temperature slightly lower.
BROWN ・ Germinated Brown Rice ・
MIXED ・ CONGEE
Semi-Brown Rice 30% Semi-Brown Rice 50%/70%
Up to 12 hours Up to 12 hours
● For the menus with an "X"
above, the number will begin
blinking at "0(h)". Do not keep
Blinks
them warm.
KEEP WARM
display
HOW TO KEEP RICE WARM AGAIN
■ When you want to keep rice warm after canceling the Keep Warm mode.
Press the
MENU button
The KEEP WARM light turns on, and the time elapsed display returns
to "0h".
● If the temperature of the rice and the Inner Cooking Pan are low, do
not keep warm again.
Trying to keep contents warm again when the rice and Inner Cooking
Turns on
Pan temperatures are low will cause "0(h)" to blink.
When you are concerned about the odor:
● Foul odors or the growth of bacteria may occur depending on
On
how well the unit is cleaned, the room temperature based on
the season or usage environment, frequent opening and
closing of the Outer Lid, the type of rice used, or the way the
Turns on
rice was cleaned. If you are concerned about odors, cleaning
the Rice Cooker according to "THE INTERIOR" on pg. 19
should be effective when using REGULAR KEEP WARM. It
can be even more effective to increase the warming
temperature, as described on pg. 22, "IF THE FOLLOWING
Turns on
OCCUR".
REQUEST
*
Turns on
button.
●If you want to know the current time during
●When keeping rice warm inside the Inner Cooking Pan, be sure to select the Keep Warm mode.
Turns on
NOTE:
the cooking process, press or button
and the Display will switch.
Press or again to return to the display
for Keep Warm time elapsed.
If you do not return the display to the Keep
Warm time elapsed, the next time you cook
rice, the Keep Warm time elapsed will not be
displayed. If the Keep Warm time elapsed
display is blinking, you cannot switch.
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