Morphy Richards Rice Pasta Cooker User Manual

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Rice & pasta cooker

Please read and keep these instructions

getting the best from your new cooker...

• Do not keep food warm for longer than two hours

• Do not lift the lid during the keep warm period

• Rice must be thoroughly washed before using

• During cooking certain varieties of rice may cause a build up of steam within the cooker resulting in some spitting from the vent and under the lid

• On removing the rice from the inner bowl, a small amount of golden coloured rice may be noted on the base of the bowl. This is normal, allow the bowl to cool, fill with warm soapy water and allow to soak which will loosen the rice and make cleaning easier

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Important safety instructions

The use of any electrical appliance requires following common sense safety rules.

Primarily there is danger of personal injury and secondly danger of damage to the appliance and property. These are indicated in the instructions text by the following two conventions:

WARNING: Danger of personal injury

IMPORTANT: Damage to the appliance

In addition we offer the following essential safety advice.

Your safety

• Do not touch hot surfaces. Use oven

gloves or a cloth when removing lid or

handling hot containers as hot steam will

escape.

• To protect against fire, electric shock and

personal injury do not immerse cord,

plugs, or appliance in water or other

liquid.

• Unplug from the socket when not in use,

before putting on or taking off

attachments, and before cleaning.

• Do not operate any appliance with a

damaged lead or plug, or after an

appliance has malfunctioned, or has been

dropped or damaged in any way. Contact

Morphy Richards for advice on

examination, repair, or electrical or

mechanical adjustment.

• Always use heat resistant gloves to

remove the inner bowl and lid from the

cooker.

Location

• Ensure that this appliance is situated out

of the reach of children.

• Do not place directly under kitchen wall

cupboards when in use as it produces

large amounts of steam. Avoid reaching

over the steamer when in use.

• Do not use outdoors.

Mains lead

• The mains lead should reach from the socket to the base unit without straining the connections.

• Do not let the cord hang over the edge of the table or the counter and keep it away from any hot surfaces.

• Do not let the lead run across an open space e.g. between a low socket and table.

Children

Never allow a child to operate this

appliance. Teach children to be aware of dangers in the kitchen, warn them of the dangers of reaching up to areas where they cannot see properly or should not be reaching.

Other safety considerations

• The use of attachments or tools not recommended by Morphy Richards may cause fire, electric shock or injury.

• Extreme caution must be used when moving the cooker when it contains hot food, water, or other hot liquids.

• To open, lift the lid off towards yourself but tilted away from you.

• Do not use any parts of this product in a microwave or on any cooking/heated surfaces.

• Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner, or in a heated oven.

• Do not wash rice in the pot as it may deform and will affect the cooking process.

• Never use the cooker to boil acid or alkaline foodstuff. Do not leave it in a damp or corrosive environment.

• Do not reheat cooked rice in the cooker.

• The use of sharp implements inside the bowl may damage the non-stick coating.

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Electrical requirements

Check that the voltage on the rating plate of your appliance corresponds with your house electricity supply which must be A.C. (Alternating Current).

If the socket outlets in your home are not suitable for the plug supplied with this appliance, the plug should be removed and the appropriate one fitted.

WARNING: The plug removed from the mains lead, if severed, must be destroyed as a plug with bared flexible cord is hazardous if engaged into a live socket outlet.

WARNING: This appliance must be earthed.

Should the fuse in the 13A plug require changing, a 13A BS 1362 fuse must be fitted.

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Features

⁄ Glass lid ¤ Pasta pad ‹ Bowl › Main unit ﬁ Warm light ﬂ Cook light ‡ On/off switch

· Measuring beaker ‚ Spatula

Before use

Before using your cooker for the first

time, wash and dry the bowl and lid.

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Assembly

Assemble as shown A.

• Be sure to keep the space between the

pot and the heating plate clean and free

of water drops, dust, rice grains or any

other foreign matter. If not, the cooker’s

performance will be affected and possibly

the element could burn out.

• Do not slant the pot, otherwise it’s

bottom will not be in full contact with the

heating plate and the element may burn

out.

• Do not switch power on until ready to

cook.

Cooking rice

1 Use the measuring beaker provided to

measure the rice, filling level to the top.

As a guide, one cup of rice is sufficient

for one person, but this will vary

according to individual taste. 2 Thoroughly wash the rice in several

changes of water and drain. Failure to do

so may cause poor results and/or a build-

up of steam within the cooker. Do not

wash the rice in the inner bowl as it may

be damaged. 3 Transfer the rice to the inner bowl and

level the surface. The markings on the

inside of the bowl are for measuring the

amount of water and are given in litres

and cups. Add cold water to the

corresponding level marked on the inside

of the bowl. For example, to cook 6 cups

of rice, place the washed rice into the

inner bowl and then fill with water up to

the six cup level.

• Minimum capacity is 4 cups, maximum is

10 cups.

• Never fill with water straight from the tap,

use the measuring beaker.

IMPORTANT: Do not fill above the top level indicated. 4 Place the inner bowl in the cooker

ensuring that there is no rice or any

moisture on the outside of the bowl. 5 Cover with the lid, ensuring that the vent

hole in the lid is situated away from you. 6 Plug the cooker into the power supply.

The amber pilot will light up.

7 Press down the switch and the cooker

will start. The red light will come on and the amber light will go off.

8 The cooker knows when the food is done

by measuring temperature and weight. When the food is done, the main heater will turn off automatically. The red lamp will then go out and the amber lamp will go on. During cooking it is normal for the lid to rise up slightly and water to bubble around the edge.

9 At the end of the cooking time the cooker

switches to ‘keep warm’.

10 Carefully lift the lid and allow any

condensation to drip into the cooker. Use the spatula to fluff up the rice which is then ready to eat. Replace the lid as quickly as possible. Consume the stirred rice within 1 hour. Small quantities (3 to 4 cups) should be consumed immediately.

• Food left to keep warm should not be allowed to dry out and should be stirred occasionally otherwise it may burn and stick to the bowl. The keep warm period

should not exceed 2 hours.

11 Switch off at the mains and unplug the

mains cable. Remove the bowl to serve the food.

• Never take the bowl out of the cooker when it is filled with water.

• We do not recommend cooking packet type savoury rice.

• Never leave the cooker on keep warm for more than two hours.

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