Sanyo EC-503 - Tips for Cooking Rice; Keep Warm Setting; About the Rice and Water Chart

10. Stir the rice.
Stir the rice lightly with the spatula
to fluff the rice before serving.
11. Unplug the power cord.
Unplug the cooker's Power Cord
from electrical outlet when you have
finished using the cooker.
TIPS FOR COOKING RICE
• Evenly distribute the rice in the bottom of the Inner Pot to ensure even cooking.
• Wash the rice thoroughly. Newly harvested rice (fall season) usually requires less
water for cooking than does rice that has been stored. As time goes by, rice has a
tendency to become dehydrated, so more water is needed for cooking.
Note: Some brands of rice recommend not washing the rice before cooking to
retain vitamins.
• If softer rice is preferred, let the rice soak in the water measured for cooking for
30 minutes before cooking. For brown rice, let the rice soak for 60 minutes before
cooking.
• If firmer rice is preferred, use slightly less water for cooking.
• A thin crust of rice may form on the bottom of the Inner Pot after cooking. This is
normal and can be removed by soaking the cooled Inner Pot in hot water.
KEEP WARM SETTING
After rice cooking is complete, the cooker automatically switches to the KEEP
WARM setting. For best results, the following guidelines should be used with the
KEEP WARM setting:
• To prevent the rice from drying out, keep the Inner Pot securely covered with the
Lid.
• Do not keep rice in the KEEP WARM setting for more than 2 hours, to prevent the
rice from drying out.
• Do not use the KEEP WARM setting with small quantities of rice.
• Do not use the KEEP WARM setting to reheat cold rice.
• Do not use the KEEP WARM setting to keep steamed vegetables warm.
ABOUT the RICE and WATER CHART
The rice and water quantities in Table 2 (page 8) are based on measurements made
using the plastic rice measuring cup supplied with the rice cooker.
The approximate rice yield estimates in Table 2 are based on measurements made
using a standard, dry-measure, measuring cup.
The approximate cooking times in Table 2 do not include the 15-minute steaming
time that takes place after the rice has finished cooking.