Cooking Times; Overcooking; Preparation; Washing Rice - Russell Hobbs 19750 Instructions Manual

C COOKING TIMES
3 There are two methods of regulating cooking times:
a) Use exactly the right amount of water, and leave the cooker to switch to N
automatically – this is the method used to cook rice.
b) Use plenty of water, watch the cooking process, and move the switch manually to
N when the food is cooked. This is the easiest way to steam "unknowns", unknown
quantities, unknown vegetables, unknown sizes.
4 When you use method b, keep notes. Next time, you can use just the right amount
of water, and leave the cooker to do the job on its own (method a).
C OVERCOOKING
5 Steaming is relatively gentle, so overcooking isn't normally a problem. Just don't
leave it too long, or your food will be soggy, and take extra care with delicate foods,
like shellfish, which tends to go a bit rubbery if overcooked.
C PREPARATION
6 Sit the cooker on a stable, level, heat-resistant surface.
7 Don't use the cooker near or below curtains, shelves, cupboards, or anything else
likely to be damaged by the escaping steam.
8 Have oven gloves (or a cloth) to hand, and a heat-resistant mat or dinner plate to put
the bowl on after cooking.
9 Put the bowl inside the cooker.
C WASHING RICE
10 Some say you shouldn't wash rice, as it washes away nutrients.
11 Some say you should wash rice, as this removes excess starch, rice powder, and any
loose bran.
12 We simply suggest that you think about it.
13 If you're making rice balls or sushi, where you want the rice to stick together, then it
makes sense not to wash it.
14 If you want loose rice with easily separated grains, then washing may help.
C FILLING
15 Fill the bowl with the amount of rice required (up to 10 cups).
16 Add water – generally, use 1 cup of water for each cup of rice.
17 Don't fill past the top of the fill mark.
C ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS
18 If you add any additional ingredients (raisins, fruit, nuts, etc.), you should adjust the
amount of rice, to compensate for the amount of water they soak up.
19 Raisins and dried fruit will soak up as much water as rice, so put them into the
measuring cup along with the rice.
20 Nuts don't take up much water, so you can add them after you've measured the rice.
C COOKING
21 Give the bowl a quarter of a turn each way, to ensure the bottom of the bowl makes
good contact with the element and plunger.
22 Put the lid on the bowl.
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