Keep Warm Mode (Reheating Rice) - Toshiba RC-DS10K Instruction Manual

Keep Warm mode
When cooking is complete, the operation of the cooker switches to the Keep Warm mode automatically.
(The KEEP WARM lamp lights up.)
Keep Warm
with Vacuum
The indication lights up in a
few hours* after cooking is complete,
and the cooker creates a vacuum.
Opening the outer lid
* Rice becomes discolored easily in the following cases:
When the amount of water was not sufficient for rice cooking; when rice was not washed sufficiently; when you
are keeping small volume of rice warm; and when the lid has been opened and closed many times.
Do's and don'ts when keeping rice warm
■
Follow the guidelines at the time of keeping rice warm.
Do not use the Keep Warm mode for the courses marked with " × ". (Otherwise it may cause deterioration of rice quality,
spoiling of the rice or corrosion of the inner pot.)
Rice with mixed grains, brown rice, partially milled rice, or whole rice can be kept warm. However, It is recommended to
eat it earlier than usual or store it in the freezer because keeping it warm could easily cause bad odors or discoloration.
Brown ・ Grains
○
(up to 12 hours)
If the environment is harsh (cold climate or high ambient
temperature), eat the rice earlier than usual.
■
Do not leave the rice scoop in the inner pot
may cause bad odors).
■
Do not use the Keep Warm mode with cold rice
(this may cause bad odors).
■
Do not turn the Keep Warm mode off while rice is
in the pot
(this may cause bad odors).
* When the rice smells bad or is mushy around the edge of the
pot (See page 38.)
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(reheating rice)
The elapsed time for
keeping rice warm is
displayed in units of
1 hour.
The cooker preserves the flavor of the rice by creating a
vacuum in the inner pot.
*: Usually it takes 1 to 3 hours, but the time varies depending on the
amount of rice and how well the rice has been loosened.
If there is a large volume of rice, and it is not loosened, the
indication may not light up for 5 hours.
When there is a small volume of rice, and it has been loosened, the
Vacuum indication may light up during the display of "0" hour.
• The vacuum pump operates regularly to maintain the vacuum. This
produces some sounds.
• The cooker does not enter the vacuum state if the rice has been kept
warm for 41 hours or longer.
The
• Within 1 to 3 hours after the completion of cooking*.
• For 30 minutes after the outer lid has been opened in the
Keep Warm mode.
• When the rice has been kept warm for over 41 hours.
（
If the open button is accidentally pressed in the Keep Warm mode
and the
➡
page 10
White ・ Washed
Congee
○
(up to 40 hours)
The vacuum pump produces sounds
when keeping rice warm. (See page 35.)
• To keep the rice warm without spoiling its flavor, the cooker
controls the keep-warm temperature depending on the conditions.
• Press the OFF key to stop keeping rice warm.
( The KEEP WARM lamp turns off and the current time is displayed.)
• Removing the inner pot turns the cooker off automatically.
will flash.
indication does not light up in the following cases
indication turns off, it will turn on in 30 minutes.
(Otherwise it can cause bad odors, dry rice, and discoloration.)
Mixed
× ×
When the time for keeping rice
warm exceeds the maximum
(this
time, the display flashes.
The display flashes after 41 hours.
(A vacuum is not created.)
For <Brown> and <Grains> courses, it flashes
after 13 hours.
）
Stop keeping
rice warm.
Press the OFF
key and remove
the rice.
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