How To Self Clean; If Rice Does Not Cook Properly - Tiger JPK-G10A Operating Instruction

How to Self Clean

The following procedure should be performed each time after cooking, or if odors become noticeable.
MAX line
Blinks
On
On
Off
Blinks
Blinks
y Be careful with the inner pot and rice cooker as they are hot after cleaning.
y When cleaning continuously, be sure to let the rice cooker cool down. Cleaning may not fi nish properly
as the rice cooker becomes hot.
y It may be impossible to remove some odors completely. In this case, contact the place of purchase.
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Pour water in the inner pot and set it in
1
the rice cooker.
‘ Add water up to the MAX line.
‘ Place it in the rice cooker and connect the power plug to an
outlet. → P. 21
‘ If odors become noticeable, use citric acid (approximately
20 g) added to the water for more eff ective deodorizing.
2
Press [Menu | ] to select Self Clean.
3
Press [Start]. (Cleaning starts.)
When cleaning is fi nished, the rice
4
cooker beeps 8 times (long beeps), and
 and the Keep Warm lamp blink.
‘ Press [Cancel] and disconnect the power plug from the outlet.
‘ When the rice cooker has cooled down, drain the hot water
remaining in the inner pot and clean the parts. → P. 44
CAUTION

If Rice Does Not Cook Properly

Check the following points if you experience problems with cooked rice.
Check
this fi rst!
y Are there any grains of cooked
rice or water drops adhering to
the center sensor or lid sensor?
y Is the inner pot deformed?
y Are there any water drops
remaining on the outside of the
inner pot?
Problems with rice
Symptom
Rice
The amount of rice, ingredients,
y
or mixed grains was not correct.
Steam leaks
More than the maximum allowed
y
amount was cooked.
→ P. 10 to 16, P. 59
The amount of rice, ingredients,
y
or mixed grains was not correct.
There were a lot of cracked
y
Boils over
grains of rice.
More than the maximum allowed
y
amount was cooked.
→ P. 10 to 16, P. 59
y The amount of rice, ingredients,
It takes a long
or mixed grains was not correct.
time before
More than the maximum allowed
y
cooking is amount was cooked.
→ P. 10 to 16, P. 59
fi nished.
There is a thin
A thin, tissue-like fi lm is formed
y
fi lm covering
by melted and dried starch. This
the rice. is not harmful to your health.
Cleaning and Maintenance / When You Have a Problem
y Is the lid closed securely?
y Are there any grains of cooked
rice adhering to the inner lid or
gasket?
y Are the rice cooker and its parts
suffi ciently clean?
y Has a power outage occurred
during cooking?
y Was the correct menu item
selected?
Water Cooking
The amount of water was not
y
correct. → P. 10 to 16
The amount of water was not The rice was mixed with other
y y
correct.→ P. 10 to 16 ingredients or grains.
The rice was not rinsed Seasonings were not stirred
y y
suffi ciently (except for rinse- well.
free rice).
The rice was left in a strainer
y
after rinsing.
y The amount of water was not y Cooking was repeated
correct. → P. 10 to 16 continuously. → P. 22
Cooking was performed
y
immediately after the Keep
Warm function had been turned
off . → P. 22
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