Getting Started; Important Information About Your Rice Cooker; Operating Your Rice Cooker; Care And Cleaning - Black & Decker RC506 Use And Care Manual

G E T T I NG STARTE D
This appliance is intended for household use only .
• Remove all packing material, any stickers, and the plastic band around the
power plug .
• Go to www .prodprotect .com/applica to register your product .
• Wash all removable parts as instructed in CARE AND CLEANING .
Place the clean, dry cooking pot in the cooking base .
• Select a location where this unit is to be used . Place the unit on a stable, heat
resistant surface, free from cloth, liquids and any other flammable materials .
Ensure that the unit has enough space all the way around and above it to
allow heat to flow without damage to cabinets or walls .
IM P O RTAN T I N FO RMATIO N A BOU T YOU R
RIC E CO O K ER
• It is not necessary to preheat the rice cooker before use .
• The cooking bowl gets hot . When in use, always use oven mitts or
potholders when touching any outer or inner surface of the appliance .
• During the first few minutes of use you may notice smoke and a slight
odor . This is caused by oil that may have been used during manufacturing
of the unit and will not impact the performance .
• Do not try to stop the rice cooker from switching to the warm mode .
• As rice cooks, steam will escape through vent in lid . Place glass lid on the
rice cooker so the steam vent is facing away from cabinets and walls . Do not
place hand over steam vent while rice is cooking; the hot steam may burn .
• Use the plastic serving spoon (or a wooden spoon) to stir and remove
rice . Do not use metal utensils that can scratch the nonstick cooking bowl .
• Do not fill the cooking bowl higher than highest water marking measurement .

OPERATING YOUR RICE COOKER

COOKING RICE
1 . Measure desired amount of rice with the provided measuring cup and
add to the cooking bowl . The maximum amount of dry rice is 3 rice cup
measures .
NOTE: When measuring uncooked rice; do not use a standard 1 cup (8 fluid
oz.) measuring cup. A standard rice cup is ¾ cup (6 fluid oz.); the same size
as the provided rice measuring cup. One rice cup measure of dry rice will
yield 2 standard cups of cooked rice.
2 . Rinse the rice with water to remove any excess starch and then drain .
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