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Instant Pod 20-cup Multigrain Cooker Manual

Welcome

To your new Instant® Multigrain Cooker!
This Instant Multigrain Cooker can help you cook delicious meals more easily and in less time. We hope you fall in love with Instant cooking, and enjoy it in your kitchen for years to come!
Get started with your new Multigrain Cooker!

WHAT'S IN THE BOX

Parts + Accessories

Illustrations are for reference only and may differ from the actual product.

Remember to recycle!
We designed this packaging with sustainability in mind. Please recycle everything that can be recycled where you live.

USING YOUR MULTIGRAIN COOKER

Control panel
We've designed the control panel to be simple to use and easy to read.
Control panel - Overview

  1. Smart Program Settings
  2. Time
    • Cooking time
    • Delay Start time
    • Keep Warm time
  3. Delay Start
    • • Shows Delay Start is active
  4. Keep Warm
    • • Shows Keep Warm is active
  5. Cancel
  6. Menu Select
  7. Start

Delay the start of cooking
You can set a Delay Start timer for a minimum of 10 minutes or a maximum of 24 hours.

  1. Select a Smart Program, then press Delay Start.
  2. When the timer flashes, press + or - to set the minutes (in 10 minute increments) and press Start to select.
  3. Delay Start begins automatically and the timer counts down.
  4. When Delay Start ends, the Smart Program begins.

Cancel cooking
Press Cancel to stop cooking at any time.

INITIAL SETUP

Unpack

  1. Remove your new Multigrain Cooker from the box.
  2. Remove all the packaging material from in and around the oven.
  3. Make sure to remove all the accessories from inside the oven chamber.
  4. Do Not remove the safety warning stickers or the rating label from the cooker.

Clean before use

  1. Wipe the interior with a damp cloth. Use a clean, soft cloth to dry.
  2. Wash the accessories with hot water and dish soap or wash on the top rack of the dishwasher. Rinse with warm, clear water and use a soft cloth to dry.

Placement

  1. Place your Multigrain Cooker on a stable, level surface, away from combustible material and external heat sources. Do Not place the unit on top of another appliance.
  2. Make sure to leave at least 5" / 13 cm of space above and around all sides of the appliance to allow for sufficient air flow.

Turn on

  1. Plug the unit into an electric outlet. The Control Panel will light up.

USING THE LID

How to close the lid
Push the lid down lightly until you feel it snap into place. If you push too hard or too fast the lid will bounce back open.

How to open the lid
When cooking is finished, push the button on top of the lid to open.
Do Not open the lid during cooking as hot steam can burn.

About the Inner Lid Cover
The Inner Lid Cover is removable for easy cleaning. When cooking, the Cover must be in place on the lid.

  • To remove the cover, press the Release Button and the cover will pop off.
  • To replace the cover, place the flat edge of the cover into the slot and press the cover onto the Inner Lid until it clicks into place

About the condensation channel
During cooking, steam will condense, and the condensation will collect in the channel of the base. After cooking, open the lid slowly to avoid spillage. When you open the lid, condensation will flow into the collection space. You can let it evaporate or clean it up with a paper towel.
HOT SURFACES To prevent electric shock or personal injury, unplug before cleaning.


DO NOT immerse power cord, plug or the appliance in water or other liquid, which may result in electric shock or personal injury.

WHITE OR BROWN RICE

The White Rice and Brown Rice programs cook rice quickly and evenly, and automatically adjust cooking times for the amount of rice in the Cooking Pot.
Choose from these Smart Programs:

Program Cook Time Min Dry Rice Max Dry Rice Rice to Water Ratio
White Rice 5 minutes
(00:05) 		1 cup* 7 cups* 1 cup rice to 1.5 cups water
Brown Rice 10 minutes
(00:10) 		1 cup* 6 cups* 1 cup rice to 1.2 cups water

* Please measure in the Rice Cup included with the Cooker and not a standard measuring cup

Other settings

  • Automatic Keep Warm is set to ON by default for both Rice programs.
  • Delay Start is available for both Rice programs.

How to cook rice

  1. Add dry rice and water to the Cooking Pot and place the Cooking Pot into the cooker base.
  2. Close the lid on top of the cooker base.
  3. Press Menu Select on the Control Panel; press again until White Rice or Brown Rice is highlighted.
  4. You can delay cooking if you want. Press Delay Start, then press + or – to select the delay time.
  5. Keep Warm setting is ON by default.
  6. Press Start.

The cooking timer for white rice will start counting down during the last 5 minutes of the cooking cycle, the cooking timer for brown rice will start counting down during the last 10 minutes of the cooking cycle.
You can press Cancel to stop cooking at any time.

Stop cooking

  1. When cooking time reaches 00:00, cooking stops.
  2. Keep Warm comes on and the display reads END.
  3. Press Cancel to end Keep Warm when you're ready to serve.

CarbReduce™

The CarbReduce program cooks rice and uses special technology to reduce the amount of carbohydrates and sugar.

Program Cook Time Min Dry Rice Max Dry Rice Grains to Water Ratio
CarbReduce 40 minutes (00:40) 1 cup* 4 cups* Use the measure marks in the basket for the amount of grains you want to cook

* Please measure in the Rice Cup included with the Cooker and not a standard measuring cup

Other settings

  • Automatic Keep Warm is set to ON by default for CarbReduce program.
  • Delay Start is available for CarbReduce program.

How to cook using CarbReduce

  1. Add dry rice to the CarbReduce Steam Basket and place the basket into the Cooking Pot.
  2. Fill the basket with water according to the measure marks for the amount of rice you want to cook.
  3. Close the lid on top of the cooker base.
  4. Press Menu Select on the Control Panel; press again until CarbReduce is highlighted.
  5. You can delay cooking if you want. Press Delay Start, then press + or – to select the delay time.
  6. Keep Warm setting is ON by default.
  7. Press Start. The cooking time starts counting down.

You can press Cancel to stop cooking at any time.

Stop cooking

  1. When cooking time reaches 00:00, cooking stops.
  2. Keep Warm comes on and the display reads END.
  3. Press Cancel to end Keep Warm when you're ready to serve.

CarbReduce results based on 2 cups (uncooked) of long grain white rice, long grain brown rice, short grain white rice, arborio rice, and basmati white rice varietals, using recommended cooking process and water ratio.
Results may vary depending on batch quantity and rice varietal used.
CarbReduce not recommended for long grain white rice varietal batches greater than 2 cups due to diminished carbohydrate reduction.

MIXED GRAINS

The Mixed Grains program cooks a variety of grains quickly and evenly.

Program Cook Time Min Dry Grains Max Dry Grains Grains to Water Ratio
Mixed Grains 10 minutes
(00:10) 		1 cup* 6 cups* 1 cup grains to 1.2 cups water

* Please measure in the Rice Cup included with the Cooker and not a standard measuring cup

Other settings

  • Automatic Keep Warm is set to ON by default.
  • Delay Start is available.

How to cook mixed grains

  1. Add dry grains and water to the Cooking Pot and place the Cooking Pot into the cooker base.
  2. Close the lid on top of the cooker base.
  3. Press Menu Select on the Control Panel; press again until Mixed Grains is highlighted.
  4. You can delay cooking if you want. Press Delay Start, then press + or – to select the delay time.
  5. Keep Warm setting is ON by default.
  6. Press Start.

The cooking timer will start counting down during the last 10 minutes of the cooking cycle.
You can press Cancel to stop cooking at any time.

Stop cooking

  1. When cooking time reaches 00:00, cooking stops.
  2. Keep Warm comes on and the display reads END.
  3. Press Cancel to end Keep Warm when you're ready to serve.

QUINOA

The Quinoa program cooks quinoa quickly and evenly.

Program Cook Time Min Dry Quinoa Max Dry Quinoa Quinoa to Water Ratio
Quinoa 5 minutes
(00:05) 		1 cup* 6 cups* 1 cup quinoa to 1.5 cups water

* Please measure in the Rice Cup included with the Cooker and not a standard measuring cup

Other settings

  • Automatic Keep Warm is set to ON by default.
  • Delay Start is available.

How to cook quinoa

  1. Add dry quinoa and water to the Cooking Pot and place the Cooking Pot into the cooker base.
  2. Close the lid on top of the cooker base.
  3. Press Menu Select on the Control Panel; press again until Quinoa is highlighted.
  4. You can delay cooking if you want. Press Delay Start, then press + or – to select the delay time.
  5. Keep Warm setting is ON by default.
  6. Press Start.

The cooking timer will start counting down during the last 5 minutes of the cooking cycle.
You can press Cancel to stop cooking at any time.

Stop cooking

  1. When cooking time reaches 00:00, cooking stops.
  2. Keep Warm comes on and the display reads END.
  3. Press Cancel to end Keep Warm when you're ready to serve.

STEAM

The Steam program cooks food using steam; it's especially useful for vegetables like broccoli, zucchini, carrots, and others.

Program Default Cook Time Min Cook Time Max Cook Time
Steam 10 minutes
(00:10) 		5 minutes
(00:05) 		1 hour
(01:00)

Other settings

  • Automatic Keep Warm is set to ON by default for Steam program.
  • Delay Start is available for Steam program.

How to steam
Prep
Cut, chop or season your ingredients according to your recipe.

Cook

  1. Add water (minimum 1/2 cup, maximum to just below the CarbReduce Steam Basket) to the Cooking Pot and place it into the cooker base.
  2. Add food to the CarbReduce Steam Basket and place the steam basket into the Cooking Pot, then place that into the cooker base.
  3. Close the lid on top of the cooker base.
  4. Press Menu Select on the Control Panel; press again until Steam is highlighted. Then press Start to select it.
  5. The default cooking time flashes. To select it, press Start. Or press + or – to change it, then press Start to select it. The cooking time starts counting down.
  6. You can delay cooking if you want. Press Delay Start, then press + or – to select the delay time.
  7. Keep Warm setting is ON by default.

You can press Cancel to stop cooking at any time.

Stop cooking

  1. When cooking time reaches 00:00, cooking stops.
  2. Keep Warm comes on and the display reads END.
  3. Press Cancel to end Keep Warm when you're ready to serve.

SLOW COOK

Slow cooking lets you make your favorite simmering and stewing recipes – just like grandma used to make.

Program Default Cook Time Min Cook Time Max Cook Time
Slow Cook 6 hours
(06:00) 		30 minutes
(00:30) 		24 hours
(24:00)

Other settings

  • Automatic Keep Warm is set to ON by default for Slow Cook program.
  • Delay Start is available for Slow Cook program.

How to slow cook
Prep
Cut, chop, season or marinate your ingredients according to your recipe.

Cook

  1. Add ingredients to the Cooking Pot and place the Cooking Pot into the cooker base.
  2. Close the lid on top of the cooker base.
  3. Press Menu Select on the Control Panel; press again until Slow Cook is highlighted. Then press Start to select it.
  4. If you want to delay cooking, press Delay Start before pressing Start, then press + or – to select the delay time.
  5. The default cooking time flashes. To select it, press Start. Or press + or – to change it, then press Start to select it. The cooking time starts counting down.
  6. Keep Warm setting is ON by default.

You can press Cancel to stop cooking at any time.

Stop cooking

  1. When cooking time reaches 00:00, cooking stops.
  2. Keep Warm comes on and the display reads END.
  3. Press Cancel to end Keep Warm when you're ready to serve.

SAUTÉ

Use Sauté in place of a frying or saucepan. Sautéing can deepen the flavors of your food, or can simmer, thicken or reduce sauces.

Program Default Cook Time Min Cook Time Max Cook Time
Sauté 30 minutes
(00:30) 		1 minute
(00:01) 		30 minutes
(00:30)

Other settings

  • Automatic Keep Warm is OFF by default.
  • Delay Start is not available.

How to sauté
Prep
Cut, chop, season or marinate your ingredients according to your recipe.

Cook

  1. Place the Cooking Pot into the cooker base.
  2. Add oil to the Cooking Pot and press Start.
  3. Press Menu Select on the Control Panel; press again until Sauté is highlighted. Then press Start to select it.
  4. The default cooking time flashes. To select it, press Start. Or press + or – to change it, then press Start to select it. The cooking time starts counting down.

You can press Cancel to stop cooking at any time.

Stop cooking

  1. When cooking time reaches 00:00, cooking stops.

Keep warm

  1. Keep Warm setting is OFF by default. To use it, press Cancel when the Sauté cooking program is finished, then press Keep Warm. Use + and – to set the keep warm time.

Sautéing before Slow Cooking
Quite often, you'll want to sauté foods to brown them before further cooking them.

  1. Sauté ingredients.
  2. Press Cancel.
    You can deglaze the Cooking Pot now before switching to Slow Cook (see Deglazing below)
  3. When you're ready, start the process for Slow Cooking.

Deglazing
Deglazing is the process of adding a liquid to a hot pan, releasing all of the delicious, caramelized pieces stuck to the bottom.

  1. Remove food from Cooking Pot.
  2. Add water, broth, or wine.
  3. Use wooden spoon or silicone spatula to loosen food stuck to bottom of the Cooking Pot.

KEEP WARM

You can choose to have Keep Warm turn on automatically after cooking on most Smart Programs. You can also use Keep Warm to reheat foods.

To keep warm

  1. When cooking is finished for most programs, Keep Warm begins.
  2. To turn Keep Warm off, press Cancel.

To reheat

  1. Place the Cooking Pot with the food you want to reheat into the cooker base.
  2. Press Keep Warm once to set the cooking temperature to Low.
  3. Or press Keep Warm twice to set the cooking temperature to High.
  4. The default Keep Warm time flashes. To select it, press Start. Or press + or - to change it, then press Start to select it.
  5. To turn Keep Warm off, press Cancel.
Program Default Time Min Time Max Time
Keep Warm 10 hours
(10:00) 		1 hour
(01:00) 		10 hours
(10:00)

GRAIN COOKING TABLE

20 Cup Multigrain Cooker

Grain Type Cooking Program 3–4 servings 14–18 servings
Grain Amount Water Amount Cooking Time Grain Amount Water Amount Cooking Time
White Rice (long grain) White Rice 1 cup (min) 1 1/2 cups 32 min 7 cups (max) 10 1/2 cups 53 min
Brown Rice Brown Rice 1 cup (min) 1 1/4 cup 52 min 6 cups (max) 7 1/2 cups 1 hr 6 min
Quinoa Quinoa 1 cup (min) 1 1/2 cups 32 min 6 cups (max) 9 cups 50 min
Barley (pearl barley) Brown Rice 1 cup (min) 2 cups 56 min 3 cups (max) 6 cups 1 hr 3 min
Bulgur (#3 light bulgur) Mixed Grains 1 cup (min) 1 cup 42 min 6 cups (max) 6 cups 1 hr 2 min
Red Rice Brown Rice 1 cup (min) 1 1/2 cups 54 min 6 cups (max) 9 cups 1 hr 10 min
Black Rice Brown Rice 1 cup (min) 1 3/4 cups 56 min 6 cups (max) 10 1/2 cups 1 hr 8 min
Millet Quinoa 1 cup (min) 2 cups 32 min 6 cups (max) 12 cups 49 min
Spelt Mixed Grains 1 cup min) 1 1/2 cups 59 min 6 cups (max) 9 cups 1 hr 17 min
Oats (rolled oats) Steam no steam basket 1 cup (min) 2 cups 10–12 min 5 cups (max) 10 cups 20–25 min
Mixed grains Mixed Grains 1 cup (min) 1 1/2 cups 46 min 6 cups (max) 9 cups 51 min
Lentil (green) Note: Drain extra water after cooking Steam no steam basket 1 cup (min) 2 cups 15–18 min 4 cups (max) 8 cups 22–25 min

Note: Measurements use the included Measuring Cup, which is equivalent to 3/4 U.S. cup (180 ml). Exceeding the maximum amount of grain may lead to overflow.

STEAMING TIMETABLE

You can cook more than just rice in your Instant Multigrain Cooker.
Here are some suggested times for common foods.

Food Prep Amount (with 1 cup water) Cook Time
Fresh
Asparagus Whole 8 oz (226 g) 10–12 min
Baby White Potatoes Whole 8 oz (226 g) 20–22 min
Bok Choy Halves 8 oz (226 g) 13–5 min
Broccoli Florets 8 oz (226 g) 12–14 min
Cabbage Quartered, wedges 16 oz (454 g) 25–30 min
Carrots Individual baby size 8 oz (226 g) 15–17 min
Cauliflower Florets 8 oz (226 g) 13–15 min
Green Beans Whole 8 oz (226 g) 10–12 min
Salmon Filet 2 pc (8 oz /226 g) 18–20 min
Spinach Leaves 4 oz (113 g) 5–6 min
Squash Cubed 8 oz (226 g) 15–17 min
Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes Diced, medium 8 oz (226 g) 13–15 min
White Button Mushrooms Whole 8 oz (226 g) 12–14 min
White Fish (cod, haddock, bass) Filet 2 pc (5 oz each) 18–20 min
Zucchini Sliced, 1/2" rounds 8 oz (226 g) 8–10 min
Frozen
Bao Buns 8 oz (226 g) 13–15 min
Dim Sum 8 oz (226 g) 15–17 min
Steamed Bun
(meat or vegetable) 		8 oz (226 g) 18–23 min

TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem Cause Solution

Difficulty closing lid

 Push down too hard/ too fast
  • Close lid slowly
Inner lid plate is not installed properly
  • Open lid and reinstall inner lid plate ensuring the lid plate is located in the positioning slot, is flat against the lid and snapped in place

Difficulty opening lid

 Open button is not completely depressed.
  • Push firmly on the center of the open button.

Steam leaks from side of lid

 Inner lid plate is missing
  • Install inner lid plate
Inner lid plate gasket is damaged
  • Replace inner lid plate.
Lid not closed properly.
  • Open, then close lid.

Display remains blank after connecting the power cord

 Bad power connection or no power.
  • Inspect power cord for damage. If damage is noticed, do not use the unit.
Bad power connection or no power.
  • Check home circuit breaker.
No power to the unit
  • Contact customer care.

Occasional clicking or light cracking sound

 Bottom of the Cooking Pot is wet.
  • Wipe exterior surfaces of Cooking Pot. Ensure heating element is dry before inserting Cooking Pot into cooker base.
E1, E2, E3 or E4 Error code appears on display and cooker beeps continuously There is an issue with the cooker.
  • Contact customer care.

CLEANING

Clean your Instant Multigrain Cooker after each use. Always unplug the unit and let all parts cool to room temperature before cleaning. Before use or storing, make sure all surfaces are dry.


HOT SURFACES
To prevent electric shock or personal injury, unplug before cleaning. DO NOT immerse power cord, plug or the appliance in water or other liquid, which may result in electric shock or personal injury.

Part Cleaning instructions
Accessories
  • Rice spoon
  • Measuring cup
  • Inner Lid Cover
  • Wash after each use
  • Hand wash with hot water and mild dish soap or wash in dishwasher, top rack
  • Never use harsh chemical detergents, powders or scouring pads on accessories
Cooking Pot CarbReduce Steam Basket
  • Wash after each use.
  • Hand wash with hot water and mild dish soap or wash in dishwasher.
  • Hard water stains may need a vinegar-dampened sponge and scrubbing to remove
  • For tough or burned food residue, soak in hot water for a few hours before cleaning
  • Dry all exterior surfaces before placing in cooker base
Power cord
  • Use a barely-damp cloth to wipe any particles off cord
Cooker base with lid
  • Wipe the inside of the cooker base as well as the condensation rim with a barely-damp cloth, and allow to air dry
  • Clean the lid, outside of the cooker base and the control panel with a soft, barely-damp cloth or sponge

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