Philips HD4718/00 User Manual page 8

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Note: The level marked inside the inner pot is just an indication. You can always adjust the water level for
different types of rice and your own preference.
 Put the inner pot in the rice cooker. (Fig. 5)
- Make sure the inner pot is in proper contact with the heating element. To achieve this, turn the
inner pot slightly to the left and right a few times inside the rice cooker.
- Make sure that the outside of the inner pot is dry and clean. Also make sure that there is no
foreign residue on the heating element or the magnetic switch.
5 Put the lid on the rice cooker and put the plug in the wall socket.
The keep-warm light goes on to indicate that the appliance is on. (Fig. 6)
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6 Press the control lever down to start the cooking process (Fig. ).
The cook light goes on (Fig. 8).
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If you fail to press down the control lever, the keep-warm light stays on.
When the cooking process is finished, the cook light goes out and the keep-warm light goes
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on to indicate that the rice cooker has automatically switched to the keep-warm
mode (Fig. 6).
 Open the lid and stir the rice to loosen it (Fig. 9).
For the best results, do this just after the rice cooker has switched to the keep-warm mode. Then
close the lid firmly. Stirring the rice allows excess steam to escape. This gives fluffier rice.
8 To end the cooking process, pull up the control lever and remove the mains plug from the
wall socket. To end the keep-warm mode, remove the mains plug from the wall socket.
steaming
1 Measure  cups of water with the measuring cup and pour it into the inner pot.
The amount of water varies based on to the quantity of food to be steamed.
It takes approx. 8 minutes for 3 cups of water to come to the boil.
- Make sure that the inner pot is in proper contact with the heating element. To achieve this, turn
the inner pot slightly to the left and right a few times inside the rice cooker.
- Make sure that the outside of the inner pot is dry and clean. Also make sure that there is no
foreign residue on the heating element or the magnetic switch.
 Put the food to be steamed on a plate or in the steam tray.
To ensure even steaming, spread out the food evenly and do not pile it up.
 Put the steam tray in the inner pot (Fig. 10).
When you cook rice and steam food at the same time, make sure you measure out an amount of
rice that leaves enough room for the steam tray. The steamed food is ready when the rice cooking
process is finished.
 If you use a separate plate, put it in the steam tray.
5 Close the lid firmly.
6 Follow steps 6, 7 and 8 in section 'Cooking rice'
The steaming time varies based on the quantity of food to be steamed.
When the steaming process is finished, the cook light goes out and the keep-warm light goes on to
indicate that the appliance has automatically switched to the keep-warm mode.
 To end the cooking process, pull up the control lever and remove the mains plug from the
wall socket. To end the keep-warm mode, remove the mains plug from the wall socket.
8 Open the lid and carefully remove the steamed food from the plate or steam tray. Use a
kitchen glove or a cloth, as the plate and the steam tray are very hot.
Beware of the hot steam.