Russell Hobbs 21850 -56 User manual

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Read the instructions, keep them safe, pass them on if you pass the appliance on. Remove all packaging
before use.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Follow basic safety precautions, including:
This appliance can be used by children aged 8 years and above and
persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of
experience and knowledge if they have been supervised/instructed and
understand the hazards involved. Children shall not play with the
appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be done by children
unless they are older than 8 and supervised. Keep the appliance and cable
out of reach of children under 8 years.
If the connector or cable are damaged, they must be replaced by a special
assembly available from the manufacturer or its service agent.
bDo not use this appliance near bathtubs, showers, basins or other
vessels containing water.
c Misuse of the appliance may cause injury.
h The surfaces of the appliance will get hot. Residual heat will keep the
surfaces hot after use.
• Don’t put frozen meat or poultry in the appliance – defrost fully before use.
• Cook meat, poultry, and derivatives (mince, burgers, etc.) till the juices run clear. Cook fish till the
flesh is opaque throughout.
• Don’t try to cook anything in the body of the cooker – cook only in the removable bowl.
• Don’t fill above max.
• Don’t cover the appliance or put anything on top of it.
• Remove the plug from the power socket, then remove the connector from the power inlet on the
appliance.
• Unplug the appliance when not in use.
• Don’t use accessories or attachments other than those we supply.
• Don’t use the appliance for any purpose other than those described in these instructions.
• Don’t use the appliance if it’s damaged or malfunctions.
HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY
PARTS
1. Control panel
2. Lid
3. Lid Lock
4. Inner Lid
5. Measuring cup
6. Basket
7. Bowl
8. Connector
PREPARATION
1. Sit the appliance on a stable, level, heat-resistant surface.
2. Don’t use the appliance near or below curtains, shelves, cupboards, or anything else likely to be
damaged by the escaping steam.
3. Have oven gloves (or a cloth) to hand, and a heat-resistant mat or dinner plate to put the bowl on
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after cooking.
4. Put the bowl inside the cooker.
5. Give the bowl quarter of a turn each way, to ensure the bottom of the bowl makes good contact with
the element.
RICE h
1. Use the measuring cup to put the rice into the bowl.
2. Don’t use more than 10 cups of rice.
3. Use the scale on the left, inside the bowl, which is marked from 2 to 10.
4. Fill the bowl with water up to the number corresponding to the number of cups of rice used.
5. Close the lid.
6. Press the hbutton. The button will light up.
7. The outer segments of the display will blink while the food heats up.
8. The display will then show the remaining cooking time (13 minutes), and count down.
9. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into “keep warm” mode.
10. The Wlight will come on.
11. Open the lid.
12. Lift out the bowl and set it down on a heat-resistant mat or dinner plate.
13. Press the wbutton.
14. Use the spatula to turn and mix the rice, to let all the steam escape.
15. Sometimes the layer of rice in contact with the bowl will form a crust.
16. If you don’t want it you can remove it with the spatula, after you’ve served the rice.
SLOW COOKING i
1. Brown meat and vegetables (see “BROWN/SAUTE/SOFTEN/BOIL”).
2. Boil the cooking liquid (see “BROWN/SAUTE/SOFTEN/BOIL”).
3. Put the solid ingredients into the bowl, then add the cooking liquid.
4. Close the lid.
5. Press the ibutton. The button will light up.
6. The display will show 8 hours, and count down.
7. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into “keep warm” mode.
8. The Wlight will come on.
9. Press the wbutton. Open the lid. Remove the food.
STEWING i
1. Brown meat and vegetables (see “BROWN/SAUTE/SOFTEN/BOIL”).
2. Boil the cooking liquid (see “BROWN/SAUTE/SOFTEN/BOIL”).
3. Put the solid ingredients into the bowl, then add the cooking liquid.
4. Close the lid.
5. Press the ibutton. The button will come on.
6. The display will show 1 hour, and count down.
7. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into “keep warm” mode.
8. The Wlight will come on.
9. Press the wbutton. Open the lid. Remove the food.
MEAT k
1. Rub the food all over with cooking oil.
2. Rub any seasonings over the surface of the food.
3. Put a tablespoon of cooking oil in the bowl.
4. Put the food in the bowl.
5. Close the lid.

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6. Time depends on the size of the food.
7. Don’t cook more than about 500g of food at a time.
8. We suggest cooking times of 10 minutes + 10 minutes per 100g of weight for beef.
9. Don’t cook pork or poultry for less than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 minutes.
10. Use the ]button to select kin the menu.
11. Choose the cooking time. The default time is 20 minutes.
12. You can only use the h and min buttons while the display time is blinking.
13. Use the min button to move the display through the options (10, 15, 20, 25, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,
40, 45, 50, and 55).
14. If you want to cook for 1 hour, press the h button.
15. To undo the 1 hour setting, press the h button again, while the display time is blinking.
• If you do nothing for 2 minutes, the appliance will revert to standby mode.
16. When you have set the time, press v.
17. The display will count down.
18. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into “keep warm” mode.
19. The Wlight will come on.
20. Press the wbutton. Open the lid. Remove the food.
SOUP X
1. Brown meat and vegetables (see “BROWN/SAUTE/SOFTEN/BOIL”).
2. Put the solid ingredients into the bowl, then add the cooking liquid.
3. Close the lid.
4. Use the ]button to select Xin the menu.
5. Choose the cooking time. The default time is 1 hour.
6. You can only use the h and min buttons while the display time is blinking.
7. Use the min button to move the display through the options (10, 15, 20, 25, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40,
45, 50, and 55).
8. Use the h button to move the display through the options (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5).
9. To undo the 5 hour setting, press the h button again, while the display time is blinking.
• If you do nothing for 2 minutes, the appliance will revert to standby mode.
10. You have the option of using the timer with this program (see TIMER).
11. Press the vbutton.
12. The display will count down.
13. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into “keep warm” mode.
14. The Wlight will come on.
15. Press the wbutton. Open the lid. Remove the food.
YOGHURT g
Yoghurt culture
You may use 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30ml (2 tablespoons) of:
• Unflavoured live yoghurt – it must be fresh (look for a long expiry date). Different brands will give
different results.
Yoghurt you made previously.
• The bacteria weakens over time, so you can only do this 10 times before using another new culture.
Freeze-dried yoghurt culture from a pharmacy or health food shop
• If the instructions on the culture package differ from this guide, follow the instructions on the
package.
Milk
• You will need 1 litre of milk.
• Whole milk gives thicker yoghurt than low fat milk.
• To make it even thicker, you may add up to 8 tablespoons of powdered milk to the liquid milk.
• You may also use reconstituted powdered milk, or tinned evaporated milk.
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Making yoghurt
1. You need to kill the bacteria in the milk, to prevent them competing with the bacteria in the yoghurt
culture.
2. While you are heating the milk, let the yoghurt culture get to room temperature.
3. Open the lid.
4. Use the STEAMING (BROWN/SAUTE/SOFTEN/BOIL) program to heat the milk to just below boiling.
5. Let the milk heat till it begins to bubble at the edges.
6. Let the milk cool to between 37°C and 45°C.
7. Stir the yoghurt culture into the milk.
8. They must be thoroughly mixed, or the yoghurt will be lumpy.
9. Close the lid.
10. Use the ]button to select gin the menu.
11. Choose the cooking time. The default time is 8 hours.
12. You can only use the h and min buttons while the display time is blinking.
13. Use the min button to move the display through the options (10, 15, 20, 25, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40,
45, 50, and 55).
14. Use the h button to move the display through the options (6, 7, 8, 9, and 10).
15. To undo the 10 hour setting, press the h button again, while the display time is blinking.
• If you do nothing for 2 minutes, the appliance will revert to standby mode.
16. You have the option of using the timer with this program (see TIMER).
17. Press the vbutton.
18. The display will count down.
19. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into standby mode.
20. It will not keep the yogurt warm.
21. Press the wbutton. Open the lid. Remove the food.
BREAD n
1. Defrost frozen dough thoroughly before use.
2. Don’t cook more than about 500g of food at a time.
3. Wipe the bowl with cooking oil.
4. Put the dough into the bowl.
5. Close the lid.
6. Use the ]button to select nin the menu.
7. Choose the cooking time. The default time is 3 hours.
8. You can only use the h and min buttons while the display time is blinking.
9. Use the min button to move the display through the options (10, 15, 20, 25, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40,
45, 50, and 55).
10. Use the h button to move the display through the options (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6).
11. To undo the 6 hour setting, press the h button again, while the display time is blinking.
• If you do nothing for 2 minutes, the appliance will revert to standby mode.
12. You have the option of using the timer with this program (see TIMER).
13. Press the vbutton.
14. The display will count down.
15. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into “keep warm” mode.
16. The Wlight will come on.
17. Press the wbutton. Open the lid. Remove the food.
FISH R
1. Rub the food all over with cooking oil.
2. Rub any seasonings over the surface of the food.
3. Put a tablespoon of cooking oil in the bowl.
4. Put the food in the bowl.

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5. Close the lid.
6. Time depends on the size of the food.
7. Don’t cook more than about 500g of food at a time.
8. We suggest cooking times of 10 minutes per 100g of weight.
9. Use the ]button to select Rin the menu.
10. Choose the cooking time. The default time is 20 minutes.
11. You can only use the h and min buttons while the display time is blinking.
12. Use the min button to move the display through the options (10, 15, 20, 25, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40,
45, 50, and 55).
13. If you want to cook for 1 hour, press the h button.
14. To undo the 1 hour setting, press the h button again, while the display time is blinking.
• If you do nothing for 2 minutes, the appliance will revert to standby mode.
15. When you have set the time, press v.
16. The display will count down.
17. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into “keep warm” mode.
18. The Wlight will come on.
19. It’s best to remove the food as soon as it has cooked, to prevent it drying out.
20. Press the wbutton. Open the lid. Remove the food.
STEAMING h
1. Fill the bowl with cold water up to the 6 mark.
2. Put the basket on top of the bowl and put the food into the basket.
3. For uniform cooking, cut all pieces of food to roughly the same size.
4. For peas, or anything that’ll break up or drop into the water, make a parcel with aluminium foil.
5. Take care when removing the parcel – wear oven gloves and use plastic tongs/spoons.
6. Close the lid.
7. Use the ]button to select Sin the menu.
8. Choose the cooking time. The default time is 30 minutes.
• These should cook within the default time:
Food (fresh) Quantity
Green beans 200g
Brussels sprouts 200g
Carrots (sliced) 200g
Potatoes (quartered) 400g
Broccoli 200g
Cabbage Quarter
Corn cobs 2
9. You can only use the h and min buttons while the display time is blinking.
10. Use the min button to move the display through the options (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55).
11. Use the h button to move the display through the options (1, and 2).
12. To undo the 2 hour setting, press the h button again, while the display time is blinking.
• If you do nothing for 2 minutes, the appliance will revert to standby mode.
13. You have the option of using the timer with this program (see TIMER).
14. Press the vbutton.
15. The display will count down.
16. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into “keep warm” mode.
17. The Wlight will come on.
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18. It’s best to remove the food as soon as it has cooked, to prevent it going soggy.
19. Press the wbutton. Open the lid. Remove the food.
BROWN/SAUTE/SOFTEN/BOIL
• You may use the STEAMING Sprogram at its default setting, with the lid open, as a high temperature
pan for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 minutes, prior to cooking with another program.
• Use it with a little oil to brown meat and vegetables, to sautée, to soften onions, celery, leeks, etc.
• Use it with water or stock to pre-heat cooking liquids.
• When you switch to the main program, the appliance is warmed up, and some or all of your
ingredients will already be in the bowl.
• You don’t then have to wash the pan you would have used during preparation.
PORRIDGE/RISOTTO m
Use the measuring cup to put the grain (rice, oats, barley, etc.) into the bowl.
Porridge
• Use the scale on the right, inside the bowl, which is marked from ½ to 1½.
• Don’t fill above max.
Congee
• Use the scale on the centre, inside the bowl, which is marked from 1 to 3.
• Don’t fill above max.
1. Fill the bowl with water up to the number corresponding to the number of cups of grain.
2. Close the lid.
3. Use the ]button to select min the menu.
4. Choose the cooking time. The default time is 1 hour.
5. You can only use the h and min buttons while the display time is blinking.
6. Use the min button to move the display through the options (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55).
7. Use the h button to move the display through the options (1, 2, 3, and 4).
8. To undo the 4 hour setting, press the h button again, while the display time is blinking.
• If you do nothing for 2 minutes, the appliance will revert to standby mode.
9. You have the option of using the timer with this program (see TIMER).
10. Press the vbutton.
11. The display will count down.
12. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into “keep warm” mode.
13. The Wlight will come on.
14. Press the wbutton. Open the lid. Remove the food.
Risotto
Follow the recipe shown later in this booklet.
CAKE o
1. Defrost frozen dough thoroughly before use.
2. Don’t fill the bowl more than about half full.
3. Wipe the bowl with cooking oil.
4. Put the dough into the bowl.
5. Close the lid.
6. Use the ]button to select oin the menu.
7. Choose the cooking time. The default time is 40 minutes.
8. The default time is 40 minutes.
9. You can only use the h and min buttons while the display time is blinking.
10. Use the min button to move the display through the options (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55) .
11. Use the h button to move the display through the options (1, and 2).
• To undo the 2 hour setting, press the h button again, while the display time is blinking.
• If you do nothing for 2 minutes, the appliance will revert to standby mode.

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12. When you have set the time, press v.
13. The display will count down.
14. At the end of the cooking time, the appliance will go into “keep warm” mode.
15. The Wlight will come on.
16. It’s best to remove the food as soon as it has cooked, to prevent it going soggy.
17. Press the wbutton. Open the lid. Remove the food.
KEEP WARM
• If you want to use the keep warm feature after a program that doesn’t support it, then, when the
only thing showing on the display is the blinking klight, press W.
• Press wto exit this feature.
THE TIMER T
• You may use the delay timer with the soup X, yoghurt g, bread n, steam S, and porridge m
programs.
• Do this immediately after setting the cooking time, and before pressing start v:
1. Press the Tbutton. The clight will come on.
2. Decide when you want the food to be ready.
3. For example, if it is 2.00 now, and you want it to be ready at 9.00, you must set the time to 7 hours.
4. Use the hand min buttons to set the correct hour and minute.
5. Press the wbutton.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
1. Unplug the appliance and let it cool.
2. Remove the plug from the power socket, then remove the connector from the power inlet on the
appliance.
3. With the lid closed, grip the top of the filter and lever it out of the lid. (FIG A).
4. Turn it over, to expose the markings on the front edge.
5. Hold the filter lid fast, and turn the rest of the filter towards the open padlock U(FIG B).
6. Press on the tabs at the bottom of the inner lid, and pull it off the appliance. (FIG C).
7. Hand wash the removable parts.
8. Wipe all surfaces with a clean damp cloth.
9. Don’t put any part of the appliance in a dishwasher.
10. Reassemble the filter, and replace it in the lid.
11. Replace the inner lid in the lid.
RECYCLING
WTo avoid environmental and health problems due to hazardous substances,
appliances and rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries marked with one of
these symbols must not be disposed of with unsorted municipal waste. Always
dispose of electrical and electronic products and, where applicable, rechargeable and
non-rechargeable batteries, at an appropriate official recycling/collection point.
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RECIPES
T tablespoon (15ml) p pinch
t teaspoon (5ml) b bunch
g grams s sprig
m millilitres c clove(s)
G measuring cup J tin/can
L stick/rib (celery) K jar
h handful S sachet (7g)
e egg, medium (53-63 g) E egg, large (63-73 g)
VEGETABLE AND COUSCOUS CHILLI SLOW COOK i
1 red onion, chopped 1T olive oil
1 large onion, chopped 1J butter beans
2c garlic, peeled and chopped 1J cannellini beans
1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped 1K green jalapenos
1 yellow pepper, deseeded and chopped 1J kidney beans
1 orange pepper, deseeded and chopped 1J chopped tomatoes
1t ground coriander 2t ground cumin
1T tomato purée 1t sugar
8 5 0m vegetable stock 2T chilli powder
2T hot tomato sauce 2T dried oregano
120-140m couscous
to serve:
• grated cheese
• sour cream
• small bunch coriander, chopped
Open the lid. Add the oil. Select Son the menu, and press v. Add the onion and garlic. Cook till the
onions soften. Drain the beans and add them. Reserve the couscous. Add the remaining ingredients. Press
wtwice to stop the program. Close the lid. Select i. Add the couscous 30 minutes before cooking ends.
If cooking has already finished, select Son the menu and cook for about 20 minutes more.
Serve in a bowl with a handful of cheese, a drizzle of sour cream, and a sprinkle of fresh coriander. For a
classic vegitarian chilli, omit the couscous.
HOMEMADE YOGHURT YOGHURT g
1 2 0 0m milk 1 0 0m yoghurt
Flavour option
5 0g frozen mixed summer berries 1T honey
Open the lid. Add the milk. Select Son the menu, and press v. Let the milk heat till it begins to bubble at
the edges. Press wtwice to stop the program. Let the milk cool to between 37°C and 45°C. Stir the
yoghurt into the milk. They must be thoroughly mixed, or the yoghurt will be lumpy. Close the lid. Select
gon the menu, and press v. Wait till the program ends. Put the yoghurt in the fridge to cool completely.
Heat the berries gently in a pan. Add the honey. When the berries begin to collapse, remove from the heat,
allow to cool, then mix with the yoghurt. If you want to store your yoghurt you must sterilize the jars you
are going to use. Heat them in an oven at 100°C for 10 minutes. The yoghurt will keep for up to 2 of weeks
in the fridge.