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The Keep Warm function is particularly good for
maintaining the shine and taste of white rice.
Keep Warm settings
● You may select whether or not to keep rice warm
after cooking is completed. Select “Keep Warm
On” or “Keep Warm O” using the [Keep Warm•
] key before cooking. (See P.18)
● As the previous Keep Warm setting is retained,
you do not need to select the setting if you wish
to use the same setting again.
● The default setting is “Keep Warm On”.
When “Keep Warm On” is selected
The rice cooker automatically switches to the Keep
Warm setting when cooking is completed.
On
The elapsed Keep
Warm time (24 hours) is
displayed in increments of
1 hour while the [Hr •
]
key is held down. After 24
hours has elapsed, “24”
blinks and “h” lights up on
the display.
Turning o the Keep Warm function
Press the [Cancel •
] key.
The Keep Warm lamp turns o.
O
Short
beep
Restarting the Keep Warm function
The Keep Warm function starts immediately after
the [Keep Warm •
] key is held down (for
1 second or more).
On
Short
beep
When “Keep Warm O” is selected
The rice is not kept warm after cooking is
completed. Immediately take out the cooked rice
since leaving it in the rice cooker may result in
unpleasant odor, slimy or rotten rice.
Blinks
Blinks
Keeping a small amount of rice warm
Collect the rice at the center of the inner pot and
serve as soon as possible.
Note
● Do not lift up the inner pot while keeping rice
warm. Doing so cancels the Keep Warm function.
● Avoid the following, as they may result in
unpleasant odors, dryness, discoloration, and
spoiling of the rice, or corrosion of the inner pot.
• Keeping rice warm with the power plug
disconnected
• Canceling the Keep Warm function with cooked
rice still in the inner pot
• Using the Keep Warm function with cold rice
• Adding cold rice to rice that is being kept warm
• Leaving a spatula in the inner pot while the
Keep Warm function is on
• Keeping less than the minimum required amount
of rice (1 cup with the 1.0 L type, 2 cups with the
1.8 L type) warm
Keeping Rice Warm
• Using the Keep Warm function for anything other
than white rice
• Keeping warm a circle of rice with a hole in the
middle
• Using the Keep Warm function for longer than 24
hours
● Be sure to remove any cooked rice that adheres to
the brim of the inner pot as well as to any gaskets.
Failure to do so can result in dryness,
discoloration, odors, and stickiness of the rice
being cooked.
● Serve cooked rice as soon as possible in cold
climates and high temperature environments.
● Do not set the timer to more than 6 hours for
dishes cooked using the “Slow Cook” menu.