Steaming Food In The Cooking Plate - Tiger JBX-B18U Operating Instructions Manual

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Steaming Food in the Cooking Plate

You can also perform steam cooking by adding
water to the inner pot without making rice.
1
Add ingredients to the cooking
plate.
2
Add water to the inner pot,
insert the cooking plate inside,
and close the lid.
See the following guideline for the amount of
water to add.
• 5.5-cup Cooker: 3.5 cups (21 oz)
• 10-cup Cooker: 4.5 cups (28 oz)
Place the cooking
plate.
Use the supplied
measuring cup
to add water.
Note
● Be sure to add an appropriate amount of water in
the inner pot. Do not allow the inner pot to run out
of water or the cooking plate to become immersed
in water during steaming.
Cooking plate
Water
3
Connect the power cord.
Note
● If the Keep Warm lamp is lit, press the [Keep
Warm/Cancel] key to turn off the lamp.
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4
Use the [Menu] key to select the
"Slow Cook" menu.
The symbol blinks while the menu is being
selected.
Blinks
5
Press the [Hour] and [Min] keys
to set the desired steaming time.
Each time the [Hour] key is pressed, the set
time increases by 5 minutes. Each time the
[Min] key is pressed, the time decreases by 5
minutes.
The steaming time can be set between 5 to
60 minutes.
Blinks
6
Press the [Start] key.
The Start lamp lights up and steaming starts.
"Ready in" is shown on the display.
On
On
On
Note
● Do not open the lid during cooking. Doing so may
prevent the food from cooking properly.
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Once the steaming is complete, the
rice cooker will beep 8 times (long
beeps). The Start lamp will turn off.
The Keep Warm lamp will light up and "0h" is
shown on the display.
On
Off
• To steam the food further, use the [Hour] and
[Min] keys to set the additional steaming time
and then press the [Start] key. The cooking
time can be extended up to 30 minutes, for a
maximum of 3 times.
Caution
• Be careful not to be burned by the rising steam
when opening the lid.
Note
● Be sure to add water for additional steaming to
prevent the inner pot from running dry.
● If a longer steaming time is required, do not press
the [Keep Warm/Cancel] key before extending
the steaming time. Doing so causes the Keep
Warm lamp to go out and additional steaming
cannot be performed. If you mistakenly press the
[Keep Warm/Cancel] key, perform the following
procedure.
1. Remove the inner pot and add water.
2
For the amount of water, see step on P 28.
2. Leave the rice cooker lid open and cool
down the rice cooker and the inner pot for
approximately 10 minutes.
3. Place the inner pot back inside the rice
cooker.
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4. Repeat the procedure from step on P 28.
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Remove the cooking plate.
• Be careful when removing the cooking plate
after cooking as it is hot.
• Serve the food as soon as steaming is
complete. If not removed from the rice cooker
right away, the food may become wet and
soggy.
• Do not tilt the cooking plate while removing
it. The broth, etc., may spill out, resulting in
burns.
Once steaming is complete...
1
Be sure to press the [Keep Warm/
Cancel] key.
On Off
2
Disconnect the power plug and the
appliance plug.
3
Clean the rice cooker (see P 31 to
35).
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