Aroma Housewares ARC-2000 - Manual (Page 8)

Helpful Hints
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VEGETABLE STEAMING GUIDE
1. Since most vegetables only
absorb a small amount of
water, there is no need to
increase the amount of
water for larger servings.
2. Always keep the lid closed
during the entire steaming
process. Opening the lid
causes a loss of heat and
steam, resulting in a slower
cooking time. If you find it
necessary to open the lid,
you may want to add a
small amount of water to
help restore the cooking time.
VEGETABLE AMOUNT OF WATER STEAMING TIME
Asparagus ½ Cup 7 Minutes
Broccoli ¼ Cup 5 Minutes
Cabbage 1 Cup 15 Minutes
Carrots 1 Cup 15 Minutes
Cauliflower 1 Cup 15 Minutes
Corn 1 Cup 15 Minutes
Eggplant 1¼ Cups 15 Minutes
Green Beans 1 Cup 15 Minutes
Peas ½ Cup 7 Minutes
Spinach ½ Cup 7 Minutes
Squash ½ Cup 7 Minutes
Zucchini ½ Cup 7 Minutes
3. Frozen vegetables will take
a longer time to cook.
4. When using the steam tray,
the maximum amount of
rice that can be cooked
simultaneously is 8 cups
(uncooked). This ensures
that both the cooked rice
and the steam tray will fit
properly into the rice
cooker.
5. Altitude, humidity and
outside temperature will
affect cooking times.
6. This steaming chart is for
reference only. Actual
cooking times may vary.
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RICE/WATER MEASUREMENT TABLE
UNCOOKED
RICE
WATER
RICE
WATERLINE
INSIDE POT
APPROX.
COOKED
RICE YIELD
COOKING TIMES
2 Cups 2½ Cups Line 2 4 Cups
WHITE RICE: 30-35 Min.
BROWN RICE: 100-105 Min.
3 Cups 3½ Cups Line 3 6 Cups
WHITE RICE: 32-37 Min.
BROWN RICE: 102-107 Min.
4 Cups 4½ Cups Line 4 8 Cups
WHITE RICE: 34-39 Min.
BROWN RICE: 110-115 Min.
5 Cups 5½ Cups Line 5 10 Cups
WHITE RICE: 38-43 Min.
BROWN RICE: 114-119 Min.
6 Cups 6½ Cups Line 6 12 Cups
WHITE RICE: 40-45 Min.
BROWN RICE: 116-121 Min.
7 Cups 7½ Cups Line 7 14 Cups
WHITE RICE: 41-46 Min.
BROWN RICE: 118-123 Min.
8 Cups 8½ Cups Line 8 16 Cups
WHITE RICE: 43-48 Min.
BROWN RICE: 120-125 Min.
9 Cups 9½ Cups Line 9 18 Cups
WHITE RICE: 44-49 Min.
BROWN RICE: 123-128 Min.
10 Cups 10½ Cups Line 10 20 Cups
WHITE RICE: 46-51 Min.
BROWN RICE: 125-130 Min.
HELPFUL HINTS
• Want perfect brown rice without the wait? Use the “Delay Timer.”
Simply add rice and water in the morning and set the “Delay Timer” for
when rice will be needed that night.
• Need rice in a hurry? The Quick Rice function can reduce cooking time
by as much as 50%. See “Quick Rice” on page 8 for more information.
• This chart is only a general measuring guide. As there are many
different kinds of rice available (see “About Rice” on page 16),
rice/water measurements may vary.
INNER COOKING POT WATER LINES
The water lines in the inner cooking
pot may be used to measure the
correct amount of water for rice
(see illustration). Be sure to add the
desired amount of rice first. Then fill
the inner cooking pot with water to
the corresponding line in the inner
cooking pot (i.e. 6 cups of
uncooked rice would be filled to
line 6). This is a quick and easy method to achieve perfect rice results. 7