Panasonic SR-HZ106 - Cooking Rice; Washing the rice and adding water; Setting up; Three rules for delicious rice

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Wash the rice gently.
Heavy-handed washing of the rice
can result in the grains splitting,
causing the rice to stick or burn.
Measure out the water
and rice correctly.
1
Measure the rice
●Measure by levelling off in the
supplied measuring cup.
(Approx. 6.1 fl oz. / 180 mL per cup)
2
Wash the rice
① First, add plenty of water, stir, and
quickly throw away the water.
② Repeat this process 2 to 5 times,
stirring gently to wash the rice
each time.
(
It is acceptable if the cooking
)
water is slightly cloudy.
●Stir the rinse-free rice gently from
the bottom.
(
In order to allow water to
penetrate rinse-free rice more
)
easily.
Precaution
●Do not leave the rice in a strainer
for any length of time.
(
The rice grains may
)
break, causing the rice
to stick or burn when
cooked.
Cooking Rice
When you wish to cook immediately
Washing the rice and adding water
3
Add water
●Add water up to the mark (Water Level) for the desired cooking
setting. (P. 12)
(
Ensure that the Inner Pan is on a level surface and check the
)
marks on both sides.
●Add the correct amount of water for the number of cups of rice.
Adjust water by approximately 1 to 3 fl oz. / 30 to 90 mL from
the Water Level for "Eco" setting, or 1 to 2 fl oz. / 30 to 60 mL
from the Water Level for other settings, according to your
preference.
(Adding too much water may prevent rice from cooking properly.)
•Use a little less water than indicated for new-crop rice.
•Use a little less water than indicated for fi rmer
rice and a little more water than indicated for softer
rice.
●Ensure the rice is even.
●Soaking the rice is not required.
(
When the “Start” button is pressed,
)
the water will be absorbed
automatically.
Using the “White Rice/Delicious”
setting with 3 cups of rice
Three rules
for delicious rice
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Check the setting and
press the “Start” button
By default, rice is set as “White Rice”
and menu is set as “Delicious
(Regular)” at the time of purchase.
When changing:(P. 14)
Press .
Cooking starts.
●When the buzzer sounds after
cooking, the steaming stage has
fi nished. Mix the rice immediately.
(
This is to allow excess moisture to
)
evaporate.
Setting up
4
Set the Inner Pan
evenly
(Check that it is not tilted.)
● Wipe away any water etc. on
the outside of the Inner Pan.
●Check that the Inner Lid
and Steam Cap are set in
place. (P. 20–21)
Cooking
5
Insert the Power
Plug
●Make sure the Power Plug
is fi rmly connected.
Things to look out for!
●Where possible, choose recently processed
rice.
●After opening a bag of rice, use it promptly.
●Keep rice in the fridge.
Use suitable water.
We recommend the use of tap
water or fi ltered tap water.
●Use of alkaline water
(with a pH higher than 9) may
result in sticky or
yellow-colored rice.
●Use of hard mineral water
(with hardness of 100 or above)
may result in dry or hard rice.
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