Reheating Rice - Zojirushi NL-GAQ10T Operating Instructions Manual

KEEPING RICE WARM ( cont. )
HOW TO KEEP RICE WARM AGAIN
■ When you want to keep rice warm after canceling the Keep Warm mode.
Press the button.
The KEEP WARM light turns on, and the time elapsed display
returns to "0 HRS".
● If the temperature of the rice and the Inner Cooking Pan are low,
do not keep warm again.
Trying to keep contents warm again when the rice and Inner
Cooking Pan temperatures are low will cause "0 (HRS)" to blink.
When you are concerned about the odor:
● Foul odors or the growth of bacteria may occur depending
on how well the unit is cleaned, the room temperature
based on the season or usage environment, frequent
opening and closing of the Outer Lid, the type of rice used,
or the way the rice was cleaned. If you are concerned
about odors, it may be effective to clean the Rice Cooker
according to "THE INTERIOR" on pg. 47, then use the
REGULAR KEEP WARM. It can be even more effective to
increase the warming temperature, as described on pg. 52,
"IF THE FOLLOWING OCCUR".
REQUEST:
●When keeping rice warm inside the Inner Cooking Pan, be sure to select the Keep Warm mode.
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Turns on
Turns on
NOTE:
●If you want to know the current time during Keep
Warm mode, press or button and the
Display will switch.
Press or button again to return to the
display for Keep Warm time elapsed.
If you do not return the display to the Keep Warm
time elapsed, the next time you cook rice, the
Keep Warm time elapsed will not be displayed. If
the Keep Warm time elapsed display is blinking,
you cannot switch.
●Do not use the Keep Warm mode for the SLOW
COOK menu setting. (If slow cooked food is cold,
warm it in a saucepan.)
●The Keep Warm mode cannot be used with the
STEAM menu setting.

REHEATING RICE

You can use this function during Regular Keep
Warm mode or Extended Keep Warm mode.
● This Reheat function is for reheating the rice during Keep Warm mode to
make the rice hotter. Particularly, when the rice is kept warm at a lower
temperature by the Extended Keep Warm mode, the Reheat function will
reheat the rice to the best serving temperature.
● Do not use the Reheat function for the SLOW COOK menu setting. (If
slow cooked food is cold, warm it in a saucepan.)
● You can reheat the rice only when the KEEP WARM light is on.
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Loosen and level the surface of
the kept warm rice.
● Be sure to loosen the rice to prevent scorching or the rice from becoming hard.
● To reheat a small amount of rice, add 1 tablespoon of water for each bowl of
rice (approx. 160 g), mix well, and gather the rice toward the center of the Inner
Cooking Pan. Doing so will minimize dryness.
● Be careful not to burn yourself when stirring and loosening rice.
● The Inner Cooking Pan may spin when loosening the rice. Holding the Inner
Cooking Pan (which is very hot immediately after use) with oven-mitts or a soft
cloth will keep it from spinning while reducing damage to the outside bottom of the pan.
2
Make sure that the KEEP WARM light is on, and
press the button.
A melody will sound, and reheating will start.
The KEEP WARM light turns off, the START / REHEAT light blinks,
and the display looks like the one in the illustration.
The estimated time until
Turns off
The light is on
Reheating is completed is
and rotating.
displayed.
3
Loosen the rice.
●Loosen and level the surface of the rice, as the rice at the bottom may be harder.
●Be careful not to burn yourself when stirring and loosening rice.
● The Inner Cooking Pan may spin when loosening the rice. Holding the Inner Cooking Pan (which is very hot
immediately after use) with oven-mitts or a soft cloth will keep it from spinning while reducing damage to the
outside bottom of the pan.
To cancel the Reheat mode:
Press
The START / REHEAT light
the button. turns off, and the current
time display returns.
To cancel the Reheat mode and return to Keep Warm mode:
Press
The START / REHEAT light
the button. turns off, and the KEEP
WARM light turns on.
CANCEL START / REHEAT button
button
START / REHEAT light
KEEP WARM light
If you press the START / REHEAT
button when the KEEP WARM light is
Turns on
off, the cooking process will start.
Standard times required
for reheating:
Approx. 7 min. – 9 min.
Blinks
The melody (beep) sounds
and Reheating is finished.
Approx.
7 min. – 9 min.
The KEEP WARM light turns on,
later
the START / REHEAT light turns
off.
Do not reheat for the following cases:
●Do not use the Reheat function to reheat food other than
white rice, as reheating other types of rice may cause
scorching or discoloring.
●Do not repeat the Reheat function as doing so may cause
scorching or dryness.
●Do not use the Reheat function if the amount of rice left over is
at or above water level 3 (for the 1.0 L model) or 6 (for the 1.8 L
model) for WHITE as the rice may not be warmed adequately.
●Do not use the Reheat function if the rice is cold or the
temperature of the Inner Cooking Pan is too low as doing so
may cause scorching, foul odors or the rice may become hard.
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