This document describes the Zojirushi Micom Cooker and Warmer, models NL-GAQ10 and NL-GAQ18, providing operating instructions, technical specifications, and maintenance guidelines.
Function Description:
The Zojirushi Micom Cooker and Warmer is a versatile kitchen appliance designed primarily for cooking rice, keeping it warm, slow cooking, and steaming. It utilizes a microprocessor (MICOM) to adjust cooking temperatures and times for various rice types and cooking styles, ensuring optimal results. The device features multiple menu settings tailored for different rice varieties such as White, Premium, Quick, Short Grain White, Mixed, Congee (Thick and Thin), Brown, GABA Brown, Quinoa, and Steel Cut Oatmeal. It also includes a "Keep Warm" mode with both Regular and Extended options to maintain rice at an ideal serving temperature for extended periods, preventing drying, yellowing, or spoilage. A "Reheat" function is available to warm up rice that has cooled down in Keep Warm mode. The "Timer" function allows users to set a specific completion time for cooking, offering convenience for meal planning. Additionally, the appliance incorporates a "Slow Cook" setting for preparing various slow-cooked dishes and a "Steam" function for steaming foods.
Important Technical Specifications:
The cooker comes in two models: NL-GAQ10 (1.0 L capacity) and NL-GAQ18 (1.8 L capacity).
- Cooking Capacity (approx. L / cups):
- NL-GAQ10: White, Premium, Quick, Short Grain White: 0.18-1.0 L [1-5.5 cups]; Mixed, Brown, GABA Brown, Quinoa: 0.18-0.72 L [1-4 cups]; Congee Thick: 0.09-0.18 L [0.5-1 cup]; Congee Thin: 0.09 L [0.5 cup]; Steel Cut Oatmeal: 0.18-0.45 L [1-2.5 cups].
- NL-GAQ18: White, Premium, Quick, Short Grain White: 0.36-1.8 L [2-10 cups]; Mixed, Brown, GABA Brown, Quinoa: 0.36-1.44 L [2-8 cups]; Congee Thick: 0.09-0.27 L [0.5-1.5 cups]; Congee Thin: 0.09-0.18 L [0.5-1 cup]; Steel Cut Oatmeal: 0.36-0.54 L [2-3 cups].
- Height Limit for Steamed Foods: 3.5 cm.
- Rating: AC 220-230 V, 50/60 Hz.
- Electric Consumption: NL-GAQ10: 610 W; NL-GAQ18: 820 W.
- Average Power Consumption during Keep Warm: NL-GAQ10: 34 Wh; NL-GAQ18: 41 Wh.
- Rice Cooking System: Direct Heating.
- Power Cord Length: 1.0 m.
- External Dimensions (approx. cm):
- NL-GAQ10: 25.5 (W) x 38 (D) x 22 (H) (42.5*1 with Outer Lid open).
- NL-GAQ18: 28 (W) x 40.5 (D) x 25.5 (H) (48.5*1 with Outer Lid open).
- Weight: NL-GAQ10: approx. 3.6 kg; NL-GAQ18: approx. 4.6 kg.
The appliance is not intended for use by persons with reduced physical, sensory, or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless supervised. It is designed for household use and similar applications like staff kitchen areas, but not for farmhouses, hotels, motels, or bed and breakfast environments.
Usage Features:
- Control Panel: Features a digital display, CANCEL, KEEP WARM, SLOW COOK, TIMER, MENU, START/REHEAT, and TIME SETTING buttons. The display shows current time, menu settings, and estimated cooking/warming times.
- Clock Setting: The internal clock operates in 24-hour military time and can be adjusted using the TIME SETTING button. A lithium battery ensures time and menu settings are saved even when unplugged.
- Sound Signals: Users can choose between melody, beep, or silent modes for notifications such as cooking start, timer completion, and cooking completion.
- Rice Cooking Steps: Involves measuring rice with the provided cup, cleaning rice, adjusting water level (guidelines provided for different rice types and desired textures), placing the Inner Cooking Pan, Inner Lid Set, and Steam Vent Set, closing the Outer Lid, connecting power, selecting the desired menu, and pressing START/REHEAT.
- Keep Warm Mode: Automatically activates after cooking. Regular Keep Warm maintains a higher temperature, while Extended Keep Warm maintains a slightly lower temperature to reduce drying and yellowing over longer periods. The display shows elapsed warm-keeping time.
- Reheating Rice: Allows reheating of rice in Keep Warm mode to optimal serving temperature. Users must loosen and level the rice, add a tablespoon of water per bowl for small amounts, and then press START/REHEAT.
- Timer Cooking: Enables setting a specific time for cooking completion. Two timer presets (Timer 1 and Timer 2) are available.
- Slow Cook Setting: Allows users to set cooking times from 1 minute to 4 hours. It's crucial to follow recipes and not overfill the Inner Cooking Pan.
- Steam Function: Requires adding a specific amount of water to the Inner Cooking Pan, placing food in the Steaming Basket, and selecting the STEAM menu. Steaming times range from 1 minute to 60 minutes.
- Safety Precautions: Emphasizes not modifying the cooker, avoiding wet hands when handling plugs, not immersing the unit in water, keeping children away, not opening the Outer Lid during cooking, and using only for intended purposes. It also warns against damaging the power cord, using incorrect power sources, and blocking the air vent.
Maintenance Features:
- Cleaning: The appliance should be unplugged and allowed to cool before cleaning.
- Exterior: Wipe with a well-wrung soft cloth. The Air Vent should be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner monthly.
- Inner Cooking Pan, Spatula, Steaming Basket, Measuring Cup: Wash with neutral kitchen detergent and a soft sponge. Avoid abrasive cleaners, scrubbing brushes, dishwashers, or dish dryers.
- Inner Lid Set: Rinse in hot or cold water, wash with a soft sponge, and dry thoroughly. It can be detached for thorough cleaning.
- Steam Vent Set: Detachable for cleaning. The Steam Vent Case can be turned counterclockwise to remove, and the Steam Vent Gasket can be removed with a toothpick.
- Outer Lid and Steam Vent: Wipe with a slightly damp soft cloth.
- Heating Plate and Center Sensor: Wipe with a slightly damp soft cloth. Stuck rice or foreign matter can be polished off with fine sandpaper (320 grit) after dipping in water, or removed with a bamboo skewer.
- Odor Removal: If odors persist, clean the cooker thoroughly, especially the interior, and use the Regular Keep Warm mode. An "IF THERE IS AN ODOR" function (pg. 20) describes a specific cleaning cycle using water to eliminate smells.
- Troubleshooting Guide: Provides solutions for common issues such as rice being too hard/soft, scorched, unevenly cooked, boiling over, or issues with starting cooking, steam leakage, and unusual noises.
- Error Displays: Explains meanings of error codes like "E01" or "E02" and blinking displays, guiding users on corrective actions.
- Keep Warm Temperature Adjustment: Users can adjust the Keep Warm temperature settings (increase for odors, decrease for color changes/dryness) to optimize rice quality.
- Replacement Parts: A list of available replacement parts (Inner Lid Set, Inner Cooking Pan, Spatula, Spatula Holder, Measuring Cup, Steaming Basket) with their respective part numbers is provided, encouraging users to contact the store of purchase for replacements.
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