Panasonic SR-FC108 - Notes on Use; Warm Jar Placement and Environment; Inner Pan Care and Handling

Using the Programs Correctly Using Different Programs
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Using Different Programs
1
Select a type of rice
Press .
OOThe “◄” position moves each time the “Menu
Select” button is pressed, and changes
between “Jasmine Rice” and “Pearl Rice” after
“◄” goes through one cycle.
2
Select a menu
Press and set “◄” to a menu.
OOWhen the “Congee” program is selected, set
the cooking time.
Press .
Allowable timer setting Unit
1 h–4 h 30 min
3
Press the “Start” button
Press
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.
Cooking starts.
OOWhen the buzzer sounds after cooking, the
steaming stage has nished. Mix the rice
immediately.
(This is to allow excess moisture to evaporate.)
OOAutomatically switches to the keep warm
function. (P. 13)
OOTo cook congee continuously, leave the Outer
Lid opened and allow to cool the Warm Jar
without the Inner Pan for 5 minutes or more.
Notes
OO“Clean” is displayed when it is selected.
OOTo make it easier to distinguish between decision points (for instance, the “Menu Select” button being at “Jasmine
Rice/Delicious”), the beeping sound has been changed to “beep-beep”.
OOThe display changes according the selected cooking program. For the “Quick”, “Brown Rice” and “Grains” settings,
the Warm Jar will display the current time until approximately 10 minutes before the rice is ready. It will then switch to
show the time until the rice is ready.
OOFor “Cake” and “Steam” programs (P. 12)
Using the Programs Correctly
Program
Water Level
of Inner Pan
Cooking time
(approx.)
Best avour
Pearl Rice
Jasmine
Rice
Delicious
This is the default setting.
White Rice
Pearl Rice/
(
Jasmine Rice
)
50 min
Regular cooking
Regular
White Rice
Pearl Rice/
(
Jasmine Rice
)
37 min
Quick cooking
Quick
Rice will be slightly harder.
You can soften the rice by
soaking it before cooking.
White Rice
Pearl Rice/
(
Jasmine Rice
)
19 min–33 min
Cook small
amount
1-2Person
1.0 L model (0.5 to 1.5 cups)
1.8 L model (1 to 2.5 cups)
White Rice
Pearl Rice/
(
Jasmine Rice
)
50 min
Cook congee
Congee
1.0 L model (0.5 to 0.75 cup)
1.8 L model (0.5 to 1.5 cups)
Congee
Setting time
1 h–4 h
Cook casserole
rice
Casserole
White Rice
Pearl Rice/
(
Jasmine Rice
)
50 min
Cook brown rice
Brown Rice
Brown Rice
Pearl Rice/
(
Jasmine Rice
)
1 h 35 min–
1 h 55 min
Cook rice of
various grains
Grains
White Rice*
Pearl Rice/
(
Jasmine Rice
)
45 min–55 min
Bake a cake
Cake
—
Setting time
40 min–60 min
Steam
Steam
—
Setting time
1 min–60 min
*Adjust the amount of water to suit kinds of grains or your taste.
OOThere are two water levels for White Rice or Brown Rice: “Pearl Rice” and “Jasmine Rice.” Select the correct water
level to suit the type of rice being cooked.
OOThe actual cooking time will vary according to the amount of rice, amount of water, voltage, temperature, water
temperature and rice quality.
OOThe cooking time for “Casserole”, “Grains” will vary according to the ingredients used.
OODo not mix brown and white rice. (Rice will not cook properly.)
OOTo cancel an operation OOTo set the cooking time
when selecting the
“Congee” program in
step 2
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Do I have to select a program every time?
OOThe “Delicious” and “Regular” settings under “Pearl
Rice” or “Jasmine Rice” are stored.
For other programs, the following operation allows
you to call up the most recently used program.
(The “Cake” and “Steam” programs cannot be called up.)
1
Press and hold down
(for approximately 2 seconds)
OYou will hear a “beep” as soon as you press the
button, but continue to hold it down. You will
hear a second “beep” and the most recently
used program will appear.
2
Press
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