Keeping Warm - Philips HD4729 Mode D'emploi

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5 Press the release lever to open the lid.
6 Put the inner pot in the rice cooker. Check if the inner pot is in proper contact with the
heating element (Fig. 4).
Make sure that the outside of the inner pot is dry and clean and that there is no foreign residue on
the heating element or the magnetic switch.
7 Close the lid of the rice cooker, put the plug in the wall socket and switch on the mains.
The cook light goes on to indicate that the appliance is on. (Fig. 5)
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8 Press the control lever down to start the cooking process (Fig. 6).
If you fail to press down the control lever, the rice cooker automatically switches to the keep-warm
mode. The cook light goes out and the warm light goes on.
When the cooking process is finished, the cook light goes out and the warm light goes on to
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indicate that the rice cooker has automatically switched to the keep-warm mode (Fig. 7).
9 Open the lid and stir the rice to loosen it (Fig. 8).
For the best results, do this just after the rice cooker has switched to keep-warm mode. Then close
the lid firmly. Stirring the rice allows excess steam to escape. This gives fluffier rice.
10 To end the cooking process or keep-warm mode, pull up the control lever, switch off the
mains and remove the mains plug from the wall socket (Fig. 9).
steaming
1 Measure 3 cups of water with the measuring cup and pour the water into the inner pot.
The amount of water varies according to the quantity of food being steamed.
It takes approx. 8 minutes for 3 cups of water to come to the boil.
2 Put the food to be steamed on a plate or in the steam tray.
To ensure even steaming, spread out the food evenly and do not pile it up.
3 Put the steam tray in the inner pot.
When you combine steaming and rice cooking, make sure you measure out an amount of rice that
leaves enough room for the steam tray. The steamed food will be ready when the rice cooking
process is finished.
4 If you use a separate plate, put it in the steam tray.
5 Follow steps 7 to 10 in section 'Cooking rice'.
The cook light goes on and the steaming process starts.
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The steamed food is ready when the rice cooking process is finished.
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6 Open the lid and carefully remove the steamed food from the plate or steam tray. Use a
kitchen glove or a cloth, as the plate and the steam tray are very hot.
Beware of the hot steam.
7 To end the steaming process, pull up the control lever, switch off the mains and remove the
mains plug from the wall socket (Fig. 9).

keeping warm

This mode allows you to keep your rice warm for a longer period of time.
When the rice cooking process is finished, the rice cooker automatically switches to the keep-warm
mode. The cook light goes out and the keep-warm light goes on.
We advise you to keep rice warm for not more than 12 hours so as to preserve its taste.
The cook light may go on occasionally to indicate that the temperature inside the rice cooker has
become too low and the heating element has switched on to heat up the rice cooker to the right
keep-warm temperature.