Helpful Hints - Black & Decker RC3406 Use And Care Book Manual

Refer to cooking chart on page 7 for suggestions on cooking time and seasonings.
1. Pour about ¾ cup cold tap water into cooking bowl using standard liquid measuring
cup. Add seasoning, if desired.
2. Place vegetables or other food in the steamer basket.
3. Place basket on top of cooking bowl. Before placing cooking bowl into rice cooker,
be sure the heating plate and outside surface of the cooking bowl are clean and dry.
Avoid having any food fall into the rice cooker.
4. Cover with glass lid. Always keep glass lid on while steaming.
Important: As food cooks, steam will escape through vent in lid. Place lid on rice
cooker so vent is facing away from cabinets and walls. Do not place hand over steam
vent while food is cooking; the hot steam may burn.
5. Plug cord into standard electrical outlet. The KEEP WARM indicator light comes on.
6. Press down the ON switch. The COOK indicator light comes on and cooking begins.
When heating prepared foods the ON switch and COOK indicator light are not
intended to be an indicator of cooking time. Always use a kitchen timer and do not
leave these foods unattended.
7. Steaming time will vary depending upon type of food and amount to be cooked.
8. Begin checking vegetables after about 8 minutes. (Cooking time will vary depending
upon type and amount of food to be cooked.)
9. When cooking is completed remove food and serve. Unplug appliance.
10. The steamer basket has a removable divider that allows you to cook two different
foods at one time.
HEATING PACKAGED FOODS
Packaged foods, such as condensed and ready-to-serve soups, pasta products and stews
may be heated in the rice cooker following these directions:
1. Place food to be heated into cooking bowl.
Important: Do not fill the cooking bowl higher than the maximum 3.5 cups marking on
the cooking bowl.
2. Before placing cooking bowl into rice cooker, be sure the heating plate and outside
surface of the cooking bowl are clean and dry. Avoid having any food fall into the rice
cooker.
3. Insert cooking bowl into rice cooker.
4. Place glass lid on the cooking bowl.
Note: For best results always keep glass lid on while cooking.
5. Uncoil cord and plug into standard electrical outlet. The KEEP WARM indicator light
comes on.
6. Press down the ON switch. The COOK indicator light comes on and cooking begins.
As the soup or stew heats, steam may come out through the vent on the glass lid.
Caution: Do not place hand over steam vent while rice is cooking; the hot steam
may burn.
7. For even heating, stir mixture occasionally during cooking. Replace lid when stirring
is completed.
8. Bring mixture to a boil. When heating prepared foods, the ON switch and the COOK
indicator light are not intended to be an indicator of cooking time. Always use a
kitchen timer and do not leave these foods unattended.
9. When cooking is completed, unplug unit. Do not keep cooked soups and stews in the
KEEP WARM cycle.

HELPFUL HINTS

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