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Congratulations on your purchase of the Aroma® 12-Cup Sensor Logic® Rice Cooker & Food Steamer! In no time at all, you’ll be making fantastic, restaurant-quality rice at the touch of a button. Whether long, medium or short grain, this cooker is specially calibrated to prepare a variety of rice, including tough-to-cook whole grain brown rice, to fluffy perfection. Your new Aroma® rice cooker is also ideal for convenient, one-pot meals for the whole family.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Basic safety precautions should always be followed when using electrical appliances, including the following: 1. Important: Read all instructions carefully before first use. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use the handles or knobs. 3. Use only on a level, dry and heat-resistant surface. 4. To protect against fire, electric shock and injury to persons, do not immerse cord, plug or the appliance in water or any other liquid. See instructions for cleaning. 15.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Short Cord Instructions 1. A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce the risks resulting from becoming entangled in or tripping over a longer cord. 2. Longer extension cords are available and may be used if care is exercised in their use. DO NOT DRAPE CORD! If a longer extension cord is KEEP AWAY used: From children! a. The marked electrical rating of the extension cord should be at least as great as the electrical rating of the appliance. b.
PARTS IDENTIFICATION Digital Controls Steam Vent Keep Warm Lid Release Button Lid Digital Display Handle Control Panel Power/Keep-Warm Button The POWER/KEEP WARM button serves two purposes. One press of the POWER/KEEP WARM button will turn the rice cooker on. A second press will set the rice cooker to its “Keep Warm” setting. Delay Timer Delay Timer The DELAY TIMER sets up to 15 hours for rice ready when it’s needed. Add rice and water in the morning and set the timer for mealtime at night.
BEFORE FIRST USE 1. Read all instructions and important safeguards. 2. Remove all packaging materials and check that all items have been received in good condition. 3. Tear up all plastic bags as they can pose a risk to children. 4. Wash steam vent and all other accessories in warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. 5. Remove the inner cooking pot from rice cooker and clean with warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly before returning to cooker. 6. Wipe body clean with a damp cloth.
TO COOK RICE 1 2 3 4 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brown STS™ Soup Oatmea l Using the provided measuring cup, add rice to the inner cooking pot. NOTE Rinse rice to remove excess starch. Drain. • Before placing the inner cooking pot into the rice cooker, check that the cooking pot is dry and free of debris. Adding the inner cooking pot when wet may damage the rice cooker. Fill with water to the line which matches the number of cups of rice being cooked.
TO COOK RICE (CONT.) 5 6 Close the lid securely. Connect the power cord to the rice cooker and plug into an available outlet. 7 Press the POWER/KEEP-WARM button to turn on the rice cooker. 8 Press the MENU button to cycle to the “White” or “Brown” function depending on the type of rice being cooked. The indicator light will confirm which function is selected. • Brown rice requires a longer cooking cycle than white rice due to the extra bran layers on the grain.
TO COOK RICE (CONT.) 9 10 11 12 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brow STS™ Oatm eal Press the START button to begin cooking the rice. The digital display will show a “chasing” pattern and the indicator light will become solid to indicate that it is cooking. 13 The rice cooker will countdown the final minutes of cook time (12 minutes for “White” and 25 minutes for “Brown”). 14 Once rice is finished, the rice cooker will beep and automatically switch to “Keep-Warm.
RICE/WATER MEASUREMENT TABLE UNCOOKED RICE RICE WATER LINE INSIDE POT APPROX. COOKED RICE YIELD COOKING TIMES 2 Cups Line 2 4 Cups WHITE RICE: 50-55 Min. BROWN RICE: 80-85 Min. 3 Cups Line 3 6 Cups WHITE RICE: 52-57 Min. BROWN RICE: 85-90 Min. 4 Cups Line 4 8 Cups WHITE RICE: 55-62 Min. BROWN RICE: 90-95 Min. 5 Cups Line 5 10 Cups WHITE RICE: 60-65 Min. BROWN RICE: 95-100 Min. 6 Cups Line 6 12 Cups WHITE RICE: 62-67 Min. BROWN RICE: 100-105 Min.
TO USE THE DELAY TIMER Follow steps 1 to 7 of “To Cook Rice” beginning on page 5. 8 9 Press the DELAY TIMER button. Each press increases in one hour increments. It may be set 1 to 15 hours in advance. NOTE Once the needed time is selected, press the MENU button to cycle to the “White” or “Brown” function depending on the type of rice being cooked. The indicator light will confirm which function is selected.
TO USE THE DELAY TIMER (CONT.) 12 13 14 15 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brow STS™ Oatm eal The rice cooker will countdown the final minutes of cook time (12 minutes for “White” and 25 minutes for “Brown”). Once rice is finished, the rice cooker will beep and automatically switch to “Keep-Warm.” The digital display will show the number of hours the rice cooker has been on “Keep-Warm,” beginning with “0.
TO SLOW COOK 1 2 3 4 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brown STS™ Soup Oatmea l Add food to be slow cooked to the inner cooking pot. 5 Cake Kee De Tim lay er p Wa rm Place the inner cooking pot into the slow cooker. Close the lid securely. 6 NOTE Press the POWER/KEEP-WARM button to turn the rice cooker on. Connect the power cord to the rice cooker and plug into an available outlet. Press the SLOW COOK button.
TO SLOW COOK (CONT.) 7 8 9 Use the UP (▲) or DOWN (▼) buttons to set the time. These buttons will adjust cooking time in one hour increments between 2 and 10 hours. Press the START button to begin slow cooking at the selected time. The digital display will show the remaining cooking time and the button’s indicator light will become solid to indicate that it is cooking. The rice cooker will begin to slow cook. The digital display will count down in one hour increments from the selected time.
TO STEAM 1 2 3 Slow Cook Slow Cook Steam Steam Menu Start Brown Soup l NOTE Menu White STS™ Oatmea Using the provided measuring cup, add 3 cups water to the inner cooking pot. 4 Cake Start Kee De Tim lay er p Wa rm Brown Soup al Place the inner cooking pot into the rice cooker. • If too little water is added, the rice cooker will stop prematurely. • Before placing the inner cooking pot into the rice cooker, check that the cooking pot is dry and free of debris.
TO STEAM (CONT.) 5 Close the lid securely. 9 Use the UP (▲) or DOWN (▼) buttons to set the time. These buttons will adjust cooking time in one minute increments between 5 and 30 minutes. 14 6 7 8 Connect the power cord to the rice cooker and plug into an available outlet. Press the POWER/KEEP-WARM button to turn the rice cooker on. Press the STEAM button. The digital display will show a flashing 5 to represent five minutes of steam time.
TO STEAM (CONT.) 13 14 15 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brown STS™ Soup Oatme al Cake Kee De Tim lay er p Wa rm Check steamed food for doneness. If When finished serving, turn the rice Unplug the power cord from the finished steaming, carefully remove cooker off by pressing the POWER/ power outlet first, then from the rice the steam tray. It will be hot. KEEP WARM button once to change cooker.
TO STEAM FOOD & SIMULTANEOUSLY COOK RICE To steam while cooking rice, begin cooking rice by following steps 1 to 9 of “To Cook Rice” on page 5. 10 11 12 13 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brown STS™ Soup Oatme al Place food to be steamed onto the steam tray. NOTE 16 Using caution to avoid escaping steam, open the lid. Cake Kee De Tim lay er p Wa rm Place steam tray into the rice cooker.
TO STEAM FOOD & SIMULTANEOUSLY COOK RICE (CONT.) 14 15 Slow Cook 16 17 Allow the rice cooker to continue cooking rice. Once the selected time has passed, the rice cooker will beep and switch to “Keep-Warm” mode. The digital display will show the number of hours the rice cooker has been on “Keep-Warm,” beginning with “0.
STEAMING TABLES When steaming, Aroma® recommends using 3 cups of water with the provided measuring cup. Meat Steaming Table HELPFUL HINTS NOTE 18 Vegetable Steaming Table MEAT STEAMING TIME SAFE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE VEGETABLE STEAMING TIME Fish 25 Min. 140°F Asparagus 9-11 Minutes Chicken 30 Min. 165°F Broccoli 6-8 Minutes Pork 30 Min. 160°F Cabbage 5-7 Minutes Medium = 25 Min. Medium-Well = 30 Min. Well = 33 Min.
TO USE SAUTÉ-THEN-SIMMER™ 1 2 3 4 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brown STS™ Soup Oatmea l Add ingredients to be sautéed/ browned to the inner cooking pot. 5 Cake Kee De Tim lay er p Wa rm Place the inner cooking pot into the rice cooker. Connect the power cord to the rice cooker and plug into an available outlet. 6 NOTE Press the MENU button to cycle to the “STS™” function. The indicator light will confirm which function is selected.
TO USE SAUTÉ-THEN-SIMMER™ (CONT.) 7 8 9 10 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brow STS™ Oatm eal n Soup Cake De Tim lay er Keep Wa rm Add other called for ingredients and liquid to the inner cooking pot. 11 Close the lid securely and allow the rice cooker to cook. 12 After a few minutes, the rice cooker will automatically switch to its “Simmer” mode. The rice cooker will countdown the final minutes of cook time starting at 12 minutes.
TO USE THE SOUP FUNCTION 1 2 3 4 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brown STS™ Soup Oatmea l Add ingredients to the inner cooking pot. NOTE Cake Kee De Tim lay er p Wa rm Place the inner cooking pot into the rice cooker. • The “Soup” function is a programmed cooking setting that operates for 35 minutes before switching to the “Keep-Warm” setting. • Before placing the inner cooking pot into the rice cooker, check that the cooking pot is dry and free of debris.
TO USE THE SOUP FUNCTION (CONT.) 5 Press the POWER/KEEP-WARM button to turn the rice cooker on. 9 6 Press the MENU button to cycle to the “Soup” function. The indicator light will confirm which function is selected. 10 7 Press the START button to begin cooking on the selected function. The digital display will show a “chasing” pattern and the indicator light will become solid to indicate that it is cooking. 8 The rice cooker will countdown the final minutes of cook time starting at 10 minutes.
TO USE THE OATMEAL FUNCTION 1 2 3 4 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brown STS™ Soup Oatmea l Follow instructions on oatmeal packaging and mix oatmeal with water. Add oatmeal mixture to the inner cooking pot. NOTE Cake Kee De Tim lay er p Wa rm Place the inner cooking pot into the rice cooker. • Before placing the inner cooking pot into the rice cooker, check that the cooking pot is dry and free of debris. Adding the inner cooking pot when wet may damage the rice cooker.
TO USE THE OATMEAL FUNCTION (CONT.) 5 Press the POWER/KEEP-WARM button to turn the rice cooker on. 9 6 Press the MENU button to cycle to the “Oatmeal” function. The indicator light will confirm which function is selected. 10 7 8 Press the START button to begin cooking The rice cooker will countdown the on the selected function. The digital final minutes of cook time starting at display will show a “chasing” pattern and 12 minutes. the indicator light will become solid to indicate that it is cooking.
TO USE THE CAKE FUNCTION 1 2 3 4 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brown STS™ Soup Oatmea l Follow instructions on cake mix packaging or recipe to mix liquid ingredients and cake mix. Add cake mix into the inner pot. 5 Press the POWER/KEEP WARM button to turn the rice cooker on. Cake De Tim lay er Kee p Wa rm Place the inner cooking pot into the rice cooker. Close the lid securely. Connect the power cord to the rice cooker and plug into an available outlet.
TO USE THE CAKE FUNCTION (CONT.) 7 Press the START button to begin cooking on the selected function. The digital display will show a “chasing” pattern and the indicator light will become solid to indicate that it is cooking. 11 Unplug the power cord from the power outlet first, then from the rice cooker.
TO CLEAN 1 2 Remove the steam vent. 3 Handwash the inner cooking pot and all accessories or wash them in the dishwasher. Wipe rice cooker body clean with a damp cloth. 4 Thoroughly dry rice cooker body and all accessories. 5 Slow Cook Steam Menu Start White Brown STS™ Soup Oatmea l Cake De Tim lay er Kee p Wa rm Reassemble for next use. NOTE • Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners, scouring pads or products that are not considered safe to use on nonstick coatings.
TROUBLESHOOTING Because rice varieties may vary in their make-up, results may differ. Below are some troubleshooting tips to help you achieve the desired consistency. Rice is too dry/hard after cooking. If your rice is dry or hard/chewy when the rice cooker switches to “Keep-Warm” mode, additional water and cooking time will soften the rice. Depending on how dry your rice is, add ½ to 1 cup of water and stir through. Close the lid and select the “White” function.
ABOUT RICE Courtesy of the USA Rice Federation Rice is the perfect foundation for today’s healthier eating. It is a nutrient-dense complex carbohydrate that supplies energy, fiber, essential vitamins and minerals and beneficial antioxidants. Rice combines well with other healthy foods such as vegetables, fruits, meat, seafood, poultry, beans and soy foods. Nearly 88% of rice consumed in the U.S. is grown in the U.S.
ABOUT RICE Courtesy of the USA Rice Federation Did You Know? • Rice is the primary dietary staple for more than half of the world’s population. • U.S. grown rice is the standard for excellence and accounts for nearly 88% of the rice consumed in America. It is grown and harvested by local farmers in five south-central states and California. • Rice contains no sodium, cholesterol, trans fats or gluten, and has only a trace of fat. One half-cup of rice contains about 100 calories.
RECIPES Mushroom Risotto Ingredients 2 tbsp 1 cup 2 cups ½ 2 1 cup 2 tbsp Olive Oil Sliced Mushrooms of Your Choice Arborio Rice Onion, Diced Garlic Cloves, Crushed White Wine Butter 3 cups ½ cup ½ cup ¼ cup _ Chicken Stock Heavy Cream Shredded Parmesan Cheese Chopped Italian Parsley Salt and Pepper Set the rice cooker to the Sauté-Then-Simmer™ (STS™) function and add olive oil, garlic, mushrooms and onion. Sauté until onions are soft for about 8 minutes. Add rice and stir.
RECIPES (CONT.) Rice Cooker Cupcakes Ingredients 1 box 3 3 cups 1 container 6 6 Chocolate Cupcake Mix Eggs Water Any Flavor Frosting Silicon Cupcake Molds Paper Cupcake Cups Mix cupcake mix according to box instructions. Place cupcake cups in molds. Add cupcake mix. Place cupcakes in steam tray and close the lid. Set to the “Steam” function according to box baking instructions (30 minutes typically). Using caution, open the lid and check cupcakes for doneness.
RECIPES (CONT.) Chicken Noodle Soup Ingredients 2 lbs. 1 10 10 8 cups 2 tbsp 2 2 - Chicken Thighs Yellow Onion, Cut into Small Quarters Celery Stalks Cut into Bite-sized Pieces Carrots Cut into Bite-sized Rounds Chicken Stock Olive Oil Bay Leaves Sprigs of Thyme Salt and Pepper, for Added Taste Add olive oil, onions and celery to the inner pot and place it inside the rice cooker. Select the Sauté-Then-Simmer™ (STS™) function and cook until fragrant or about ten minutes.
WARRANTY SERVICE & SUPPORT LIMITED WARRANTY Aroma Housewares Company warrants this product free from defects in material and workmanship for one year from provable date of purchase in the United States. Within this warranty period, Aroma Housewares Company will repair or replace, at its option, defective parts at no charge, provided the product is returned, freight prepaid with proof of purchase and U.S. $20.00 for shipping and handling charges payable to Aroma Housewares Company.