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Aroma MTC-8008 Instruction Manual

16-cup digital convection rice cooker/multicooker/slow cooker/food steamer
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MTC-8008
Instruction Manual
Rice Cooker · Multicooker · Slow Cooker · Food Steamer
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Questions or concerns about your
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Visit www.AromaCo.com/Support

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  • Page 1 Professional Questions or concerns about your cooker? Before returning to the store... Aroma’s customer service experts are happy to help. Call us toll-free at 1-800-276-6286 Answers to many common questions and even replacement parts can be found online. Visit www.AromaCo.com/Support...
  • Page 2 Congratulations on your purchase of the Aroma Professional 16-Cup Digital Convection Rice Cooker/Multicooker/Slow Cooker/Food Steamer. In almost no time, you’ll ® be making delicious dishes at the touch of a button! Whether long, medium or short grain rice, this cooker is specially calibrated to prepare all varieties of rice, including tough-to-cook whole grain brown rice, to fluffy perfection.

  • Page 3: Important Safeguards

    21. To prevent damage or deformation, do not use the inner pot on a ® adjustment. stovetop or burner. 8. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by Aroma 22. To disconnect, first power off the unit, then remove the plug from ® Housewares may result in fire, electrical shock or injury.
  • Page 4 • Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners, scouring pads or products that are not considered safe to use on nonstick coatings. • If washing in the dishwasher, a slight discoloration to the inner pot and accessories may occur. This is cosmetic only and will not affect performance. • Any other servicing should be performed by Aroma Housewares.

  • Page 5: Parts Identification

    PARTS IDENTIFICATION Digital Controls keep warm timer ™ steam 8 8 8 8 re-heat porridge delay grains menu timer soup cake brown quick white rice rice rice Serves two purposes: ON | OFF turns the cooker on and off. START begins cooking on the selected function. On |O Start Allows you to cycle through all function options.

  • Page 6: Helpful Hints

    HELPFUL HINTS • If you misplace the measuring cup, a ¾ standard US cup is an exact • Refer to the steaming tables for meats and vegetables on page 18 for hints and replacement. approximate steaming times. See the “Rice/Water Measurement Table” included •...
  • Page 7 NOTES • Before placing the inner pot into the cooker, check that the inner is dry and free • SOUP is a programmed cook setting that operates for a minimum of 2 hours of debris. Adding the inner pot when wet may damage the cooker. before switching to the KEEP WARM setting.
  • Page 8 TO COOK RICE & GRAINS The following instructions also work for WHITE RICE BROWN RICE and GRAINS. Using the provided measuring cup, Rinse rice to remove excess starch. Fill with water to the line which Place the inner pot into the cooker. add desired amount of rice to the Drain.
  • Page 9 TO COOK RICE & GRAINS (CON'T) keep warm timer ™ steam re-heat porridge grains menu soup cake quick white brown rice rice rice keep keep keep warm warm warm ™ steam ™ steam ™ steam timer cancel timer cancel timer cancel porridge porridge...
  • Page 10 RICE/WATER MEASUREMENT TABLE 1 Rice Cooker Cup = 3/4 U.S. Cup* RICE WATER LINE APPROX. COOKED UNCOOKED RICE COOKING TIMES INSIDE POT RICE YIELD WHITE RICE: 37-42 Min. 2 Rice Cooker Cups* Line 2 4 Rice Cooker Cups* BROWN RICE: 70-75 Min. WHITE RICE: 39-44 Min.
  • Page 11 TO USE QUICK RICE An excellent option for cooked white rice when short on time. To use QUICK RICE, follow the steps for “To Cook Rice” beginning on page 6. Rather than pressing WHITE RICE, press QUICK RICE. Countdown will appear in display for the final 3 minutes of the cook cycle.
  • Page 12 GRAINS COOKING TABLE GRAIN AMOUNT WATER LINE CUPS TYPE OF GRAIN INSIDE POT COOKED Barley 1 Cup* 3 Cups 2 Cups* Farro 8 Cups* 8 Cups 17 Cups* Quinoa 2 Cups* 2 Cups 4 Cups* Bulgur 1 Cup* 1 Cup 2 Cups* 1 Cup* of Dry Porridge...
  • Page 13 TO USE SAUTÉ-THEN-SIMMER STS™ keep keep keep warm warm warm ™ steam timer cancel timer ™ steam cancel ™ steam timer cancel re-heat porridge re-heat porridge porridge re-heat de la y grains de la y de la y grains grains menu ti m er menu...
  • Page 14 TO USE SAUTÉ-THEN-SIMMER STS™ (CONT.) keep warm timer ™ steam re-heat porridge grains menu soup cake brown quick white rice rice rice keep keep warm warm ™ steam ™ steam timer cancel timer cancel porridge porridge re-heat re-heat de la y de la y grains grains...
  • Page 15 TO USE RE-HEAT FUNCTION keep keep keep warm warm warm timer ™ steam cancel ™ steam ™ timer cancel timer steam cancel re-heat porridge porridge re-heat re-heat porridge de la y de la y de la y grains grains grains menu menu menu...
  • Page 16 Follow steps 1 to 7 of “To Cook TO USE THE DELAY TIMER Rice” beginning on page 6. keep keep keep keep warm warm warm warm ™ steam ™ steam ™ steam ™ steam timer cancel timer cancel timer cancel timer cancel porridge...

  • Page 17: To Slow Cook

    TO SLOW COOK keep keep keep warm warm warm timer ™ steam cancel ™ steam ™ steam timer cancel timer cancel re-heat porridge re-heat porridge porridge re-heat de la y grains de la y de la y grains grains menu menu menu tim er...
  • Page 18 TO STEAM keep keep keep warm warm warm timer ™ steam cancel ™ steam ™ steam timer cancel timer cancel re-heat porridge porridge re-heat re-heat porridge de la y de la y de la y grains grains grains menu menu menu ti m er ti m er...
  • Page 19 TO STEAM FOOD & SIMULTANEOUSLY COOK RICE Follow steps 1 to 9 of “To Cook Rice” beginning on page 6. Place food to be steamed onto the Using caution to avoid escaping Place steam tray into the cooker. Close the lid securely. collapsible steam tray.

  • Page 20: Steaming Tables

    STEAMING TABLES When steaming, Aroma recommends using 2 cups of water with the provided measuring cup. ® Meat Steaming Table Vegetable Steaming Table SAFE INTERNAL MEAT STEAMING TIME VEGETABLE STEAMING TIME TEMPERATURE Asparagus 20 Minutes Fish 25 Min. 145° Broccoli...
  • Page 21 TO USE THE SOUP FUNCTION keep keep keep warm warm warm ™ ™ ™ timer steam cancel timer steam cancel timer steam cancel porridge re-heat porridge re-heat re-heat porridge de la y de la y de la y grains grains grains menu menu...
  • Page 22 TO USE THE PORRIDGE FUNCTION keep keep keep warm warm warm timer ™ steam cancel ™ ™ timer steam cancel timer steam cancel re-heat porridge re-heat porridge re-heat porridge de la y de la y de la y grains grains grains menu menu...
  • Page 23 TO USE THE CAKE FUNCTION keep keep keep warm warm warm ™ ™ ™ timer steam cancel timer steam cancel timer steam cancel re-heat porridge re-heat porridge re-heat porridge de la y de la y de la y grains grains grains menu menu...
  • Page 24 • Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners, scouring pads or products that are not considered safe to use on nonstick coatings. • If washing in the dishwasher, a slight discoloration to the inner pot and accessories may occur. This is cosmetic only and will not affect performance. NOTE • Any other servicing should be performed by Aroma Housewares. ®...
  • Page 25 RECIPES Jalapeño Quinoa with Shallots Ingredients 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Place the inner pot into the rice cooker. Pour the oil into the inner pot and add the small shallot, minced shallot, garlic and peppers. Press QUINOA to begin cooking. Using a long-handed clove garlic, minced plastic spoon, stir until the onion begins to soften.
  • Page 26 RECIPES Rice Cooker Cupcakes Ingredients 1 box Chocolate Cupcake Mix Mix cupcake mix according to box instructions. Place cupcake cups in molds. Add Eggs cupcake mix. Place cupcakes in steam tray and close the lid. Set to STEAM according 3 cups Water to box baking instructions (30 minutes typically).

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING Because rice varieties may vary in their make-up, results may differ. Below are some troubleshooting tips to help you achieve the desired consistency. If your rice is dry or hard/chewy when the cooker switches to KEEP WARM, additional water and cooking time will soften the rice.
  • Page 28 Aroma customer service toll-free at: ® Within this warranty period, Aroma Housewares Company will repair or replace, at 1-800-276-6286 its discretion, defective parts at no charge, provided the product is returned, freight M-F, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, Pacific Time prepaid with proof of purchase and U.S.

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