Tips For Delicious Rice; How To Set The Clock; Sound Signals And How To Change Them - Zojirushi NL-GAQ10T Operating Instructions Manual

TIPS FOR DELICIOUS RICE

TIPS FOR COOKING DELICIOUS RICE
●Measure rice accurately
Be sure to use the Measuring Cup provided, as other measuring cups may differ. Level the rice off at the top of the
cup to maintain accuracy.
●Clean rice quickly
Prepare a bowl to pool water
① Rinse rice......First, pour plenty of water into the Inner Cooking
Pan from the bowl and stir the rice loosely 2–3 times (within 10
seconds) by hand. Drain the water immediately afterwards.
Repeat twice.
② Wash rice ......Wash by stirring the rice by hand 30 times (about 15
seconds), pour plenty of water from the bowl and stir the rice loosely
again. Drain the water immediately. Repeat this washing process 2–4
times.
③ Rinse rice......Lastly, pour plenty of water from the bowl and rinse
the rice. Repeat twice.
(Complete steps ①–③ within 10 minutes.)
Do not clean the rice or adjust the amount of water using hot water (35°C or above).
Warning!
Doing so will cause the rice to be cooked improperly.
●Adjust the amount of water accordingly
Be sure to adjust the amount of water on a flat surface. The water scale
level is a guideline. Adjust the amount of water according to preference,
rice type, and crop age.
New crop
Type of Rice Softer rice
Water Reduce water slightly
Normal scale level
Adjustment from the normal level
●Using too much water will cause boil-over from the Steam Vent.
●Do not use strongly alkalized ionic water
Do not use alkalized ionic water that is over pH 9. Rice cooked with strongly
alkalized ionic water may appear yellow or become too glutinous.
●Stir and loosen rice immediately after cooking has completed
Doing so releases excess moisture, resulting in rice that is perfectly cooked
with a fluffy texture. Loosen the rice within 10 minutes after cooking
completes.
Not loosening the rice may cause it to clump, become too glutinous or burn.
TIPS FOR USING THE KEEP WARM MODE
●When keeping rice in the Inner Cooking Pan for later consumption, use the Keep Warm mode.
If rice is left in the Inner Cooking Pan even though the Appliance Plug has been disconnected from the Main Body, the Rice
Cooker has been unplugged, or Keep Warm mode has been cancelled, the rice may develop a foul odor or condensed
moisture may fall on the rice, making it sticky.
●To prevent the rice from becoming dry or wet,
developing an odor or turning yellow, do not use the
Keep Warm mode for the following:
● Keeping a small amount of rice warm for long hours.
● Keeping rice warm for more than 12 hours.
● Adding additional rice while keeping rice warm.
● Reheating cold rice.
● Keeping congee warm..
● Keeping rice warm when it contains additional ingredients and
seasonings (mixed rice, etc.).
● Keeping foods other than rice warm such as croquettes, miso soup,
or steamed foods.
● Keeping rice warm with the Spatula left inside the Rice Cooker.
● Keeping SLOW COOK food warm.
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Wash by
stirring the
rice.
Rinse the
rice quickly
with plenty
of water.
e.g.: When Cooking 6 Cups of White Rice
Old crop
•
Harder rice
Add a little water to
Add water to
the normal level
water level
6 for WHITE.
This illustration
shows the
Inner Cooking
Pan of the 1.8 L
model.
●When keeping a small amount of
rice warm, gather the rice toward the
center of the Inner Cooking Pan.
● As the amount of rice kept warm decreases,
the rice may dry or become wet.
To minimize this, gather the rice toward the
center of the Inner
Cooking Pan while Gather rice in center
keeping warm.

HOW TO SET THE CLOCK

If the clock is inaccurate, set the correct time as shown below.
● The clock is displayed in 24 hours (military time).
e.g.: If the current time is 15:01 but displays 14:56.
1
Set the Inner Cooking Pan and plug in the Power
Cord.
→ See step 4 under "BASIC COOKING STEPS" on pg. 34
2
Press the or button to initiate the Time
Setting and adjust the clock to the current time
while the time display is blinking.
: Each press advances the time in 1-minute increments. ● Press and hold either
: Each press moves the clock in reverse by 1 minute.
3
The time display will stop blinking after 3 seconds,
indicating the Time Setting is completed.
If the time display still does not show the current time, repeat
2
Step to readjust the time.
● Although the clock is set before shipment from the factory, certain conditions such as room temperature may cause it to
display an inaccurate time.
● If the clock is inaccurate, the cooking will not be completed at the time you set for the Timer.
● The clock cannot be changed during Cooking (slow cooking or steaming), Reheating, Regular Keep Warm, Extended
Keep Warm, or Timer Cooking.

SOUND SIGNALS AND HOW TO CHANGE THEM

This product includes a melody function that allows you to set a melody to inform you when certain actions occur, such
as when cooking (slow cooking or steaming) starts, when Timer operation is finished, and when cooking completes.
You can also switch the melody to a beep or to silent.
Types of Sound Signals:
You can choose the Sound Signals from the following:
Melody:
Types of Sound Signals
and their meanings
The default setting at the
time of shipment from
Indication
the factory.
Cooking (slow cooking or steaming) has begun: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Timer is set: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Cooking (slow cooking or steaming) /
"Amaryllis"
Reheating has completed:
How to change the Sound Signal:
1
Set the Inner Cooking Pan and plug in the
Power Cord.
→ See step 4 under "BASIC COOKING STEPS" on pg. 34
2
Hold the button for more than 3
seconds.
Each time the TIMER button is held for more than 3
seconds, the Sound Signal will change.
① Melody: ②
It will play "Amaryllis" when the It will beep 3 times when the
sound setting is completed. sound setting is completed.
3
The setting is completed when the desired Sound Signal is heard.
● The selected Sound Signal is stored even if the Power Plug or Appliance Plug is unplugged.
Adjusting time
Blinks
button to quickly adjust in
10-minute increments. Time correction is completed
Stops
blinking
Beep:
Choose this setting to Choose this setting to
change from a Melody. disable the Sound Signal.
a beep
a beep
beeps 5 times
● You cannot change the Melody Signal for the initiation
of Reheating.
● You cannot change the Sound Signal during Cooking
(slow cooking or steaming), Reheating, Regular Keep
Warm, Extended Keep Warm, or Timer Cooking.
● If you are unable to successfully complete the
operation the first time, start again from Step
Beep: ③ Silent:
It will beep 1 time when the
sound setting is completed.
Press while the time
display is blinking.
Silent:
no sound
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