Advertisement

Quick Links

#1 Rice Cooker Brand*
Questions or concerns
about your rice 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.
*Based on 2012 NPD POS Data.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com
Instruction Manual
Rice Cooker
Slow Cooker
ARC-52
Food Steamer

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the ARC-52 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel

Summary of Contents for Aroma ARC-52

  • Page 1 • #1 Rice Cooker Brand* Questions or concerns about your rice 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.
  • Page 2 Or cook delicious and tender homemade roasts, stews and more with the Slow Cook function. It sets from 2 to 10 hours to easily prepare all of your family’s slow-cooked favorites. Aroma’s patent-pending Sauté-Then-Simmer (STS ™...
  • Page 3: Important Safeguards

    7. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the product to malfunction. appliance malfunctions or has been damaged in any manner. Contact Aroma ® customer service for examination, repair or adjustment.
  • Page 4 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Short Cord Grounding Instructions DO NOT DRAPE CORD! Instructions 1. A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce the risks resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord. 2.
  • Page 5: Parts Identification

    The Quick Rice function is perfect for faster rice results. Rice Sushi The Sushi Rice function perfects rice for sushi style, professional results Rice Aroma’s patent-pending Sauté-Then-Simmer Technology will ™: ™ sauté foods at a high heat and automatically switch over to its simmer ™...
  • Page 6: Before First Use

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com BEFORE FIRST USE 1. Read all instructions and important safeguards. 2. Remove all packaging materials and check that all items have been received in good condition. 3. Tear up all plastic bags as they can pose a risk to children. 4.
  • Page 7 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO COOK RICE Using the provided measuring cup, Rinse rice to remove excess starch. Fill with water to the line which Place the inner cooking pot into the add rice to the inner cooking pot. Drain.
  • Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO COOK RICE (CONT.) White Brown White Brown White Brown Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Quick Sushi Quick Sushi Quick Sushi Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice ™ Cake ™ Cake ™ Cake Press the START button to begin The rice cooker will countdown...
  • Page 9: Rice/Water Measurement Table

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com RICE/WATER MEASUREMENT TABLE RICE WATER LINE APPROX. COOKED UNCOOKED RICE COOKING TIMES INSIDE POT RICE YIELD WHITE RICE: 50-55 Min. 2 Cups Line 2 4 Cups BROWN RICE: 80-85 Min. WHITE RICE: 52-57 Min. 3 Cups Line 3 6 Cups...
  • Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO COOK SUSHI RICE White Brown Rice Rice Quick Sushi Rice Rice ™ Cake Using the provided measuring cup, Rinse rice to remove excess starch. Pour 1 cup of water into the inner Press the MENU button to cycle add sushi rice or short-grain white Drain.
  • Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO COOK SUSHI RICE (CONT.) White Brown Rice Rice Quick Sushi Rice Rice ™ Cake While rice cooks, mix rice vinegar, Once rice is finished, the rice cooker Using caution, remove rice from the Gently mix using the serving spatula sugar and salt in a separate bowl will beep and automatically switch to...
  • Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO USE QUICK RICE The rice produced by Quick Rice will not be to the same quality as rice made using the White Rice or Brown Rice settings, but it’s an excellent option for cooked rice in a pinch. To use the Quick Rice function, follow the steps for “To Cook Rice”...
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO USE THE DELAY TIMER Follow steps 1 to 7 of “To Cook Rice” beginning on page 5. White Brown White Brown White Brown White Brown Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Quick Sushi...
  • Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO USE THE DELAY TIMER (CONT.) White Brown Rice Rice White Brown White Brown Rice Rice Rice Rice Quick Sushi Rice Rice Quick Sushi Quick Sushi Rice Rice Rice Rice ™ Cake ™ Cake ™...
  • Page 15: To Slow Cook

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO SLOW COOK Add food to be slow cooked to the Place the inner cooking pot into the Close the lid securely. Connect the power cord to the rice inner cooking pot. slow cooker. cooker and plug into an available outlet.
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO SLOW COOK (CONT.) White Brown White Brown White Brown Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Quick Sushi Quick Sushi Quick Sushi Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Cake Cake Cake ™ ™ ™...
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO STEAM Using the provided measuring Place the inner cooking pot into the Place food to be steamed onto the Place the steam tray into the rice cup, add 3 cups water to the inner rice cooker.
  • Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO STEAM (CONT.) White Brown White Brown Rice Rice Rice Rice Quick Sushi Quick Sushi Rice Rice Rice Rice ™ Cake ™ Cake Close the lid securely. Connect the power cord to the rice Press the POWER/KEEP-WARM Press the STEAM button.
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO STEAM (CONT.) White Brown Rice Rice Quick Sushi Rice Rice ™ Cake Check steamed food for doneness. If When finished serving, turn the rice Unplug the power cord from the finished steaming, carefully remove cooker off by pressing the POWER/ power outlet first, then from the rice the steam tray.
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO STEAM FOOD & SIMULTANEOUSLY COOK RICE To steam while cooking rice, begin cooking rice by following steps 1 to 9 of “To Cook Rice” on page 5. Place food to be steamed onto the Using caution to avoid escaping Place steam tray into the rice Close the lid securely.
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO STEAM FOOD & SIMULTANEOUSLY COOK RICE (CONT.) White Brown Rice Rice Quick Sushi Rice Rice ™ Cake Using caution, open the lid to check If food is finished steaming, carefully Allow the rice cooker to continue Once the selected time has passed, food for doneness.
  • Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com STEAMING TABLES When steaming, Aroma recommends using 3 cups of water with the provided measuring cup. ® Meat Steaming Table Vegetable Steaming Table SAFE INTERNAL MEAT STEAMING TIME VEGETABLE STEAMING TIME TEMPERATURE Fish 25 Min.
  • Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO USE SAUTÉ-THEN-SIMMER ™ White Brown Rice Rice Quick Sushi Rice Rice ™ Cake Add ingredients to be sautéed/ Place the inner cooking pot into the Connect the power cord to the rice Press the POWER button to turn on browned to the inner cooking pot.
  • Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO USE SAUTÉ-THEN-SIMMER (CONT.) ™ Add other called for ingredients and Close the lid securely and allow the After a few minutes, the rice cooker Once the meal has cooked, the rice liquid to the inner cooking pot. rice cooker to cook.
  • Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO USE THE CAKE FUNCTION Follow instructions on cake mix Place the inner cooking pot into the Close the lid securely. Connect the power cord to the rice packaging or recipe to mix liquid rice cooker.
  • Page 26 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TO USE THE CAKE FUNCTION (CONT.) White Brown Rice Rice White Brown White Brown Rice Rice Rice Rice Quick Sushi Rice Rice Quick Sushi Quick Sushi Rice Rice Rice Rice White Brown ™ Cake Rice Rice...
  • Page 27 • If washing in the dishwasher, a slight discoloration to the inner pot and accessories may occur. This is Reassemble for next use. NOTE cosmetic only and will not affect performance. • Any other servicing should be performed by Aroma Housewares. Contact Aroma customer service at ®...
  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 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 rice cooker switches to Keep-Warm mode, additional water and cooking time will soften the rice.
  • Page 29: About Rice

    There are many different varieties of rice available in the market. Your Aroma Rice Cooker can cook any type perfectly every time. The following are the commonly ®...
  • Page 30 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ABOUT RICE Courtesy of the USA Rice Federation Did You Know? • Rice is the primary dietary staple for more than half of the world’s population. • U.S. grown rice is the standard for excellence and accounts for nearly 88% of the rice consumed in America. It is grown and harvested by local farmers in five south-central states and California.
  • Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com RECIPES Mushroom Risotto Ingredients 2 tbsp Olive Oil 3 cups Chicken Stock Set the rice cooker to the Sauté-Then-Simmer (STS ) function ™ ™ 1 cup Sliced Mushrooms of ½ cup Heavy Cream and add olive oil, garlic, mushrooms and onion.
  • Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com RECIPES (CONT.) 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 the Steam function 3 cups Water according to box baking instructions (30 minutes typically).
  • Page 33 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com RECIPES (CONT.) Chicken Noodle Soup Ingredients 2 lbs. Chicken Thighs Add olive oil, onions and celery to the inner pot and place it inside the rice cooker. Select Yellow Onion, Cut into Small Quarters the Sauté-Then-Simmer (STS ) function and cook until fragrant or about ten minutes.
  • Page 34: Warranty

    LIMITED WARRANTY SERVICE & SUPPORT Aroma Housewares Company warrants this product free from defects in In the event of a warranty claim, or if service is required for this product, please material and workmanship for one year from provable date of purchase in...

Table of Contents