Philips HD4768/00 User Manual page 20

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At the end of the cooking process, the appliance beeps and the message 'Done' is shown on
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the display.
9 Press the lid release button to open the lid.
10 Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it
off.
steaming
1 Put the steam tray in the steam basket. The line on the steam tray has to point to the mark
on the steam basket. (Fig. 30)
2 Measure 3 cups of water with the measuring cup and pour them into the inner pot.
It takes approx. 8 minutes for 3 cups of water to come to the boil.
Note: The amount of water depends on the amount of food to be steamed.
3 Put the assembled steam basket with steam tray in the inner pot (Fig. 31).
4 Put the food to be steamed on a plate or in the steam basket.
Note: To ensure even steaming, spread out the food evenly and do not pile it up.
5 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section 'Cooking rice' in this chapter.
6 Press the Steam button to select the Steam menu (Fig. 32).
The first instruction appears on the display.
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7 Press the Cook/OK button. If you do not press this button, the display automatically shows
the cooking time after 30 seconds.
The default cooking time of 30 minutes appears on the display.
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8 To adjust the cooking time, press the up or down button. Press and hold the up or down
button to move the time forward or backward quickly.
You can set any time from 10 minutes to 1 hour.
9 Press the Cook/OK button to start the cooking process.
The Cook/OK light goes on and the cooking animation appears on the display.
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The display counts down the cooking time in minutes.
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At the end of the cooking process, the appliance beeps and the message 'Done' appears on
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the display.
10 Press the lid release button to open the lid.
11 Press the Stop/Cancel button to go to standby mode or unplug the rice cooker to switch it
off.
Reheating
You can use the reheat mode to warm up rice that has cooled down. Fill the inner pot to not more
than half its capacity to ensure that the rice is heated up properly.
Note: Do not reheat cooled rice more than once.
1 Loosen the cooled rice and evenly distribute it in the inner pot.
2 Pour ½ cup of water onto the rice to prevent it from becoming too dry. The amount of
water to be added depends on the amount of rice being reheated.
If the rice starts scorching, add more water.
3 Follow steps 5 to 8 in section 'Cooking rice' in this chapter.
4 Press the Keep warm/Reheat button twice to start the reheating process. (Fig. 33)