Keeping Rice Warm; Cooking Rice And Side Dishes Together - Tiger JBX-A10U Operating Instructions Manual

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Keeping Rice Warm

The taste and gloss of white rice (rinse-free rice)
can be maintained.
The rice cooker will automatically switch to the
Keep Warm setting when the cooking is complete.
„ Turning off the Keep Warm
function
Press the [Keep Warm/Cancel]
key.
The Keep Warm lamp turns off.
On Off
„ Restarting the Keep Warm
function
Press the [Keep Warm/Cancel]
key.
The Keep Warm lamp lights up and stays lit
while this setting is turned on.
On
„ Keeping a small amount of rice
warm
Collect the rice at the center of the inner pot and
serve it as soon as possible.
„ While the rice cooker is in the
Keep Warm setting
The Keep Warm lamp is lit while the rice cooker is
in the Keep Warm setting.
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„ Checking elapsed Keep Warm time
Hold down the [Hour] key to display the elapsed
Keep Warm time while the Keep Warm function is
on. The elapsed time is displayed in increments of
1 hour. If more than 12 hours has elapsed, the time
on the display will blink up to 24 hours.
Note
● Avoid the following, as they may cause unusual
odors, dryness, discoloration, and spoiling of the
rice, or corrosion of the inner pot.
• Using the Keep Warm function with cold rice
• Adding additional cold rice to rice that is being
kept warm
• Leaving a spatula in the inner pot while the
Keep Warm function is on
• Using the Keep Warm function with the power
plug disconnected.
• Using the Keep Warm function for longer than
12 hours
• Keeping less than the minimum required amount
of rice warm
5.5-cup Cooker: 1 cup
10-cup Cooker:
2 cups
• Using the Keep Warm function for anything
other than white rice (including rinse-free rice)
• Keeping warm a circle of rice with a hole in the
middle
● Be sure to remove any cooked rice or grains of
rice stuck to the brim of the inner pot as well as to
any gaskets. Failure to do so can cause dryness,
discoloration, odors, and stickiness of the rice
being cooked.
● For porridge, press the [Keep Warm/Cancel] key
and serve it as soon as possible. Any porridge
left in the rice cooker can become pasty when
water on the inner lid drips. Serve it as soon as
possible.
● Serve as soon as possible, especially when
the rice cooker is used in cold climates or high
ambient temperatures, etc.
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Cooking Rice and Side Dishes Together

The cooking plate can be used to cook rice and side
dishes simultaneously.
See the supplied COOKBOOK for directions and
recipes.
Note
● Do not cook with a greater volume of ingredients
than what is indicated in the supplied
COOKBOOK. Doing so may cause the contents
to boil over or result in improperly cooked rice.
● Aromas may be transferred to the cooking plate
and healthy cooking plate when cooking with
ingredients with strong colors and/or aromas.
● Do not use sharp utensils such as kitchen knives,
table knives, or forks inside the cooking plate and
healthy cooking plate.
When using the healthy cooking
plate
Setting the supplied healthy cooking plate on
the cooking plate reduces oil in the ingredients
to be cooked for healthier dishes.
It is useful to cook meat dishes.
How to set the healthy cooking plate
Healthy cooking plate
Cooking plate
Precautions for using the healthy cooking
plate
● Be sure to place the healthy cooking plate
on top of the cooking plate. Do not place
the healthy cooking plate directly inside the
inner pot without the cooking plate.
● Do not use the healthy cooking plate in any
other appliances. Doing so may cause fire or
burns.
● Do not use the healthy cooking plate for the
following dishes as the contents may boil
over: simmered dishes, egg dishes, desserts
such as puddings, cakes, etc.
To enjoy various concurrent cookings
Precautions for ingredients to be placed in
the cooking plate
● Use the guideline for filling the plate, spread
out ingredients and making spaces between
ingredients so that steam is applied evenly.
Fill up the cooking plate to the position
shown below.
• Solid ingredients:
Up to this line
• Liquid ingredients:
Up to this line
● Do not let ingredients cover the holes of the
cooking plate.
Do not let ingredients cover these holes.
Hole
● Only use a small amount of liquid ingredients
such as water or sauce as it takes time to
heat a large amount of liquid.
● If milk or fresh cream is separated during
use, stir well.
● Only use a small amount of leavening ingredients
such as pancake mix (about 1/3 of the cooking
plate). Be careful with the number of eggs used
as they increase in volume. It is recommended to
not add more than 2 eggs for the 5.5-cup cooker,
or more than 3 eggs for the 10-cup cooker.
However, the number of eggs can be adjusted
according to the amount of other ingredients to be
added and the size of the eggs.
● Cut root vegetables into thin slices as it
takes time to cook them.
● Only steaming is possible using the cooking plate.
If heating is not sufficient while cooking by
following the above suggestions, transfer the
ingredients to another container and reheat
them using a device such as a microwave (Do
not put the inner pot, cooking plate, or healthy
cooking plate in the microwave.)
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