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Instruction Manual
“America’s Favorite Rice Cooker”
Rice Cooker & Food Steamer
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® Congratulations on your purchase of the Aroma 6-Cup Rice Cooker. In no time at all, you’ll be making fantastic, restaurant-quality rice with the push of the switch! Whether long, medium or short grain, this cooker is specially calibrated to prepare all varieties of rice, including tough-to-cook whole grain brown rice, to fl uffy perfection. ® In addition to rice, your new Aroma rice cooker is ideal for healthy, one-pot meals for the whole family. The convenient steam tray inserts directly ov
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Basic safety pr ecautions should always be followed when using electrical appliances, including the following: 1. Important: Read all instructions carefully before fi rst use. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use the handles or knobs. 3. Use only on a level, dry and heat-resistant surface. 4. To protect against fi re, electric shock and injury to persons, do not immerse cord, plug or the appliance in water or any other liquid. See instructions for cleaning. 5. Close supervisi
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS (CONT.) 12. Do not use the appliance for other than its intended use. 13. Extreme caution must be used when moving the appliance containing rice, hot oil or other liquids. 14. Do not touch, cover or obstruct the steam vent on the top of the rice cooker as it is extremely hot and may cause scalding. 15. Use only with a 120V AC power outlet. 16. Always unplug from the base of the wall outlet. Never pull on the cord. 17. The rice cooker should be operated on a separate electr
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS (CONT.) DO NOT DRAPE CORD! Short 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. Longer extension cords are available and may be used if care is exercised in their use. 3. If a longer extension cord is used: a. The marked electrical rating of the extension cord should be at least as great as the electrical rating of the appliance. b. The longer cord should be arrang
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cook PARTS IDENTIFICATION Handle Tempered Glass Lid Steam Vent Inner Pot Steam Tray Rice Cooker Food Steamer Warm Indicator Light Measuring Cup Cook Switch Cook Indicator Light Serving Spatula 4 warm
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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. Wash lid and accessories in warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. 5. Remove the inner cooking pot from rice cooker and clean with warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. 6. Wipe body clean with a damp cloth. • Do not use abrasive cleaners or scouring pad
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cook TO COOK RICE 1 2 3 4 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Using the pr ovided 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. matches the number of cups of rice rice cooker. being cooked.* * Due to the extra layers of bran, brown rice will require more water. See the “Rice/Water Measurement Tables” on page 9 for water amounts. • Before placing the inner cooking pot into the
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cook cook Rice Cooker Food Steamer cook TO COOK RICE (CONT.) 5 6 7 8 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer Place the temper ed glass lid Plug the cord into an available Press the COOK SWITCH to begin The COOK indicator light will securely onto the rice cooker. outlet. cooking. illuminate as the rice cooker begins cooking the rice. 7 cook warm warm warm
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cook cook TO COOK RICE (CONT.) 9 10 11 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer When rice is ready, the COOK For better r esults, stir the rice with When fi nished serving rice, unplug SWITCH will fl ip up and switch into the serving spatula to distribute any the power cord to turn the rice “Keep-Warm” mode. remaining moisture. cooker off. 8 warm warm
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RICE/WATER MEASUREMENT TABLES White Rice Brown Rice WATER WITH APPROX. RICE APPROX. UNCOOKED COOKING UNCOOKED COOKING WATER LINE COOKED MEASURING COOKED RICE TIMES RICE TIMES INSIDE POT RICE YIELD CUP RICE YIELD 1 Cup 1¾ Cups 2 Cups 28-33 Min. 1 Cup Line 1 2 Cups 19-24 Min. 2 Cups 3 Cups 4 Cups 32-37 Min. 2 Cups Line 2 4 Cups 23-28 Min. 3 Cups Line 3 6 Cups 27-32 Min. • Brown rice takes longer to cook and requires more water than white rice due to the extra bran layers on the grains.
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cook TO STEAM 1 2 3 4 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Add water to the inner cooking pot. Place the inner cooking pot into the Place food to be steamed onto the Place the steam tray onto the rice rice cooker. steam tray. cooker. • Smaller foods may be placed on a heat-proof dish and then placed onto the steam tray. Parchment paper or aluminum foil may be used as well. Place the paper/foil in the center of the steam tray and ensure it does not create a seal along the bottom of the steam tr
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cook cook Rice Cooker Food Steamer cook TO STEAM (CONT.) 5 6 7 8 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer Place the temper ed glass lid Plug the cord into an available Press the COOK SWITCH to begin The COOK indicator light will securely onto the rice cooker. outlet. steaming. illuminate as the rice cooker begins steaming. 11 cook warm warm warm
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cook Rice Cooker Food Steamer TO STEAM (CONT.) 9 10 11 12 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Once the suggested amount of time If food is fully cooked, push the T o prevent overcooking, remove Unplug the rice cooker when it is not has passed, carefully remove the lid COOK SWITCH up to switch the rice steamed food immediately once it is in use. and check food for doneness. cooker to “Keep-Warm.” cooked. 12 warm
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cook cook TO STEAM FOOD & SIMULTANEOUSLY COOK RICE Follow steps 1 to 8 of “To Cook Rice” beginning on page 6. 9 10 11 12 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer Place food to be steamed onto the Using caution to avoid escaping Place steam tray onto the rice Replace the lid secur ely on top of steam tray. steam, remove the lid. cooker. the rice cooker. • Do not attempt to cook more than 2 cups (uncooked) • Refer to the steaming tables for meats and vegetables on pag
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cook cook cook TO STEAM FOOD & SIMULTANEOUSLY COOK RICE (CONT.) 13 14 15 16 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer Using caution, remove the lid to If food is fi nished steaming, remove Allow rice cooker to continue When rice is r eady, the COOK check food for doneness. steam tray. cooking rice. SWITCH will fl ip up and switch into “Keep-Warm” mode. 17 18 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Stir the rice with the serving spatula When fi nished serving rice, turn the to
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STEAMING TABLES Meat Steaming Table Vegetable Steaming Table AMOUNT OF SAFE INTERNAL VEGET ABLE AMOUNT OF WATER STEAMING TIME MEAT STEAMING TIME WATER TEMPERATURE Asparagus ¾ Cup 20 Minutes Fish 2 Cups 25 Min. 140° Broccoli ½ Cup 15 Minutes Chicken 2½ Cups 30 Min. 165° Cabbage 1 Cup 25 Minutes Pork 2½ Cups 30 Min. 160° Carrots 1 Cup 25 Minutes Caulifl ower 1 Cup 25 Minutes Medium = 25 Min. Beef 2½ Cups Medium-Well = 30 Min. 160° Corn 1 Cup 25 Minutes Well = 33 Min. Eggplant 1¼ Cups 30 Minutes •
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cook cook cook TO COOK SOUP, CHILI OR STEW 1 2 3 4 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer Add ingredients to the inner cooking Place the inner cooking pot into the Place the temper ed glass lid Plug the cor d into an available pot. rice cooker. securely onto the rice cooker. outlet. • The rice cooker will not switch to “Keep-Warm” mode until all liquid is boiled away. Follow the recipe carefully and do not leave the rice cooker unatte
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cook Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer cook TO COOK SOUP, CHILI OR STEW (CONT.) 5 6 7 8 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Press the COOK SWITCH to begin The COOK indicator light will Using caution to avoid escaping Once food is fully cooked, push the cooking. illuminate as the rice cooker begins steam, remove the lid and stir COOK SWITCH up to switch the rice cooking. occasionally with a long-handled cooker to “Keep-Warm.” wooden spatula. 9 Rice Cooker F
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cook cook TO CLEAN 1 2 3 4 Rice Cooker Food Steamer Rice Cooker Food Steamer Soak inner cooking pot and all Wipe rice cooker body clean with a Thor oughly dry rice cooker body and Reassemble for next use. accessories or wash them in the damp cloth. all accessories. dishwasher. • Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners, scouring pads or products that are not considered safe to use on nonstick coatings. • If washing in the dishwasher, a slight discoloration to the inner pot and acces
