Krups Fdh212 Owner's Manual

AUTOMATIC RICE COOKER 3.2l

Cuiseur à riz automatique • Arrocera automática

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE • MODE D'EMPLOI

INSTRUCCIONES DE USO

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SHORT CORD INSTRUCTIONS

A short power-supply cord (or detachable power-supply cord) is
provided to reduce the risk resulting from becoming entangled in
or tripping over a longer cord.
Longer detachable power-supply cords or extension cords are avai­lable and may be used if care is exercised in their use.
If a longer detachable power-supply cord or extension cord is used

1) The marked electrical rating of the cord set or extension cord
should be at least as great as the electrical rating of the applian­ce, and

2) The cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the
countertop or tabletop where it can be pulled on by children or

tripped over unintentionally.
If the appliance is of the grounded type, the extension cord should
be a grounding-type 3-wire cord.

This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the
other). To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug is intended to
fit into a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit fully
into the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a
qualified electrician. Do not attempt to modify the plug in any way.

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AUTOMATIC RICE COOKER 3.2l

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Features

1 Lid opening button
2 Steam vent
3 Lid Handle
4 Lid

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5 Removable steam shield

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6 Fixing axis of the steam shield
7 Steam basket
8 Graduation for water and rice
9 Removable nonstick bowl
10 Hotplate
11 Sensor
12 Condensation collector

13 Control box

a Rice cooking indicator light (red)
b Slow cooking indicator light (red)
c Steam cooking indicator light (red)
d Keep warm indicator light (orange)
e Display of cooking time or of

delayed start-up, in rice-cooker mode.

f Cooking mode selection button
g Cooking time selection button
h On/Off button

14 Power cord
15 Power cord storage
16 Spoon
17 Spoon support
18 Measuring cup

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS:

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When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed inclu­ding the following:
1 Read all instructions.
2 Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
3 To protect against electrical shock do not immerse cord, plugs, or this appliance in water

or other liquids.
4 Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children.
5 Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool before putting

on or taking off parts, and before cleaning the appliance.
6 Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance mal-

functions, or has been damaged in any manner. Return appliance to the nearest autho-

rized service facility for examination, repair or adjustment.
7 The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may

cause injuries.
8 Do not use outdoors.
9 Do not let cord hang over edge of table or counter, or touch hot surfaces.
10 Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.
11 Extreme caution must be used when moving an appliance containing hot oil or other hot

liquids.
12 Always attach plug to appliance first, then plug cord in the wall outlet. To disconnect,

turn any control to “off,” then remove plug from wall outlet.
13 Do not use appliance for other than intended household use only.

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Read the instructions and carefully fol­low the operating method.

Unpack the appliance

• Remove the appliance from the packa­ging and unpack all the accessories.

• Open the lid by pressing the open but­ton located on the handle.

• Remove all the printed documents and

the accessories.

• Remove the nonstick bowl.

• Clean the metal parts of the lid and the
container with a sponge and liquid
soap. Fit the steam shield onto its fixing
axis - Fig. 1. Wipe the outside of the
appliance with a damp cloth.

• Dry off carefully.

1) For cooking rice.

• 1 level measuring cupful corresponds
to 150 grams of rice.

• Pour the rice into the bowl.

• Fill with water up to the “CUP” mark
printed in the corresponding bowl. (See
table opposite).

• NOTE : the graduation in litres tells you
the quantity of water that you should
add after pouring the ingredients into
the bowl.- Fig.3

• The maximum quantity of water + rice
should not exceed the 10 mark. (shown
in “cups” inside the bowl).

• Recommendation: for 1 to 2 people,

pour in one measuring cup of rice and
then add 1 measuring cup and a half of
water.

2) For the slow cooking function.

• The quantity of ingredients (see recipes
for the measures) should not exceed
the 10 CUP mark in the bowl.

3) For the steam function.

• The maximum quantity of water in the
container should not exceed the 6 mark
(representing 2 litres of water) shown
in “cups” on the container. Exceeding
this level will cause overflows in opera­tion.

Before first use

Measuring the ingredients - Max capacity of the container

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Install the spoon support - Fig. 2

• Insert the plastic hook of the support in
the hole located under the hinge of the

lid, and slide it downwards.

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Level

rice Cup

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water

300 g 2 2 2 à 4
600 g 4 4 4 à 8

900 g 6 6 6 à 12
1200 g 8 8 8 à 16
1500 g 10 10 10 à 20

PREPARATION

When cooking rice or when slow cooking:

• Pour the quantity of water and the
ingredients into the container in accor­dance with chosen recipe.

When steam cooking:

• Pour water into the container up to CUP
mark 6.

• Place the steam basket on top of the
bowl.

• Add the ingredients.

For all uses:

• Carefully wipe the outside of the bowl
(especially the bottom). Make sure
that there is no foreign residues under­neath the bowl and on the hotplate -

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• Place the bowl into the appliance,
making sure that it is correctly positio­ned - Fig. 5

• Slightly rotate the container in both
directions, so as to ensure good
contact between the bottom of the bowl
and the hotplate.

• Make sure that the steam shield is cor­rectly in position.

• Close and lock the lid - Fig. 6

• Check that the condensation collector
is correctly in position.

• Plug in the appliance.

• Do not switch on the appliance until all
of the above stages have been comple­ted.

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Preparation before cooking

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Quick rice cooking:

• Pour the required quantities of water
and rice into the bowl.
Close the lid.
Check that the appliance is plugged in.
Briefly press on the mode key. The
first red “Rice cooking” lamp blinks.

• Press start to begin cooking, without
selecting the cooking time beforehand.
The corresponding indicator light
remains steady. - Fig. 8

The rice cooker itself determines the
exact cooking time as a function of the
quantity of water and ingredients placed
in the container (see table of correspon­dence).
When the volume of water has been
absorbed by the rice, the appliance
stops the cooking process automatically
and passes into the “Keep warm” mode
(the orange “Keep warm” light comes
on).

Cooking of rice with delayed start-up:

• It is possible to delay start-up for the
cooking of rice.

This is the only cooking mode
for which programming of a delayed
start-up is possible.

• Press the time key to program the
time which must elapse before cooking
completes. For example, if you set the
timer to 3 H, This means that cooking
will be completed in 3 hours. You can
delay cooking for 9 hours maximum.

• Press once on start .

Some recommendations for better
results with the cooking of rice:

• Measure out the rice and wash it in run­ning water in a separate receptacle.
Then place the rice in the container
together with the corresponding quanti­ty of water.

• Make sure that the rice is well distribu­ted around the whole surface of the
container, in order to allow even coo­king.

• On completion of cooking, when the
“Keep warm” function is selected, stir
the rice and then leave it in the
rice cooker for a few minutes longer in
order to get perfectly cooked rice.

This appliance has three cooking modes:
rice cooking, slow cooking, and steam
cooking.

Never place you hand on the
steam exhaust during cooking, as there
is a danger of burns. - Fig. 7

If the bowl is not properly in place
in the appliance, cooking cannot com­mence.

If you wish to change the selected
cooking time In the event of an error,
press Cancel. Select the cooking mode
again and then the cooking time.

Press Start to begin the cooking pro­cess.

Slow cooking:

• Select the Slow cooking mode. When
the ingredients have been placed in the
container and the appliance plugged in,
briefly press the mode key. The first
red “Rice cooking” light blinks. Press
again on the mode key to sequence

through the lights corresponding to the
different cooking modes . Stop pres­sing when the “Slow cooking” light
blinks. - Fig. 9

• Select the cooking time: For cooking to
start, you must select a cooking time.

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COOKING (CONTINUED)

On completion of cooking

• Open the lid.

The escaping steam is very hot.

• Serve the food using the plastic spoon
supplied with the appliance and re­close the lid.

• The food remaining in the container will
keep warm for any second servings.
You can also re-start the “Keep warm”
mode manually (see preceding para­graph).

• Press cancel .

• Unplug the appliance.

Steam cooking:

• Select the steam mode. Briefly press
the mode key. The first red “Rice coo­king” light blinks. Press again on the

mode key to sequence through the
lights corresponding to the different
cooking modes . Stop pressing as soon
as the “Steam cooking” lamp blinks.

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• Select the cooking time. In order for
cooking to start, you have to select a
cooking time. The appliance allows you
to program from 1 minute minimum to

60 minutes maximum for this cooking
mode. You choose the time so as to
suit the chosen recipe. Press repeated­ly on the time key to increase the coo­king time. You can also press conti­nuously in order to speed up the pro­cess.

• Press once on start to begin cooking.

The appliance allows you to program
between 60 minutes minimum and 9
hours maximum for this cooking mode.
Choose the time so as to suit the cho­sen recipe. Press repeatedly on the

time key to increase the cooking time.

You can also press continuously in

order to speed up the process. The time
increases in hourly increments from 60
minutes up to 9 hours maximum.

• Press once on start to begin the
cooking process.

The automatic “Keep Warm” function

• On completion of cooking, irrespective
of the cooking mode chosen, the rice­cooker passes automatically to the
“Keep warm” function. The orange
“Keep warm” light comes on.

• The food is thus kept warm and ready
to serve. To switch off this function,
press cancel .

• You also have the option of manually
engaging the “Keep warm” mode. Just
press the mode key to sequence

through the lights until the orange lamp
is selected. Press directly on start to
begin the warming process. - Fig. 11

• You cannot program a time for
this function. To switch it off, press
cancel .

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