User manual MEDION RICE COOKER MD 42781

[. . . ] · Ensure that the cable is laid such that nobody can step on it or trip over it. · Only connect the appliance to an easily accessible socket (230 V ~ 50 Hz) plug located near the installation location. The power socket must be freely accessible so that you can unplug the appliance quickly if you should need to do so. · The cable and plug should never come into contact with water (risk of electrical shock). 5 If faults occur · If the plug, cable or appliance is damaged, remove the plug from the power supply immediately. [. . . ] Do not wash the rice in the rice pot because this could be damaged during washing. You can add up to 10 measuring cups of rice (1. 8 l). 2. 3. 7 The quantity of raw rice doubles or triples during cooking. For 4 measuring cups of rice fill the water to the "4" mark on the rice pot scale. The left side of the scale states the quantity of water used in litres. To avoid over-cooking do not place more rice and water into the rice pot than stated for the maximum level on the scale. You can change the cooking time by adding more or less cooking water. For example, if you would like your rice to be more grainy, fill less water than the stated amount. Ensure that the exterior of the heating plate and rice pot are clean and dry in order to prevent the cooking area from becoming polluted. This creates the best possible contact between the rice pot and the heating plate. Ensure that the steam vent is pointing away from the user. 6. 8 7. Insert the cold appliance plug into the socket on the side of the rice cooker and the other end into a 230 V ~ 50 Hz power socket. The yellow indicator goes out and the red indicator (COOKING) lights up. While the rice is boiling and cooking, steam escapes from the steam vent and a light whistling noise may be heard. When the rice is cooked the appliance returns to the keep-warm function automatically. The red indicator goes out and the yellow one shows that the keep-warm function is active. 8. 9. Keep the rice for about 5-10 minutes in the rice pot without removing the lid. Also observe the cooking instructions on the rice packaging for the cooking time. 10. Remove the lid and stir the rice with the wooden spatula so as to loosen it. Remove the desired quantity of rice and replace the lid so that the rice does not cool down unnecessarily. The external surfaces of the rice cooker and the rice pot become very hot. Pull the plug out of the mains to switch off the rice cooker. 9 Keep-warm function · If the rice is to be kept warm for a longer period of time, do not stir it until just before it is to be eaten. [. . . ] If you want to cook food on the steaming rack without cooking rice at the same time you have to fill the rice pot with water as required for the relevant cooking time. The quantity of water used in the rice pot determines the cooking time. Please also refer to the chapter "Cooking in the steaming rack" on page 12. Warming food To reheat cooked rice or other cooked and cooled food, fill the rice pot with around ¼ l of cold water per measuring cup of cooked rice. When the food is heated the appliance returns to the keep-warm function automatically. [. . . ]