Silvercrest SILVER CREST SRK 700 A16 User manual

KITCHEN TOOLS
Electric Rice Cooker SRK 700 A1
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Electric Rice Cooker
Operating instructions
KOMPERNASS GMBH
BURGSTRASSE 21 · D-44867 BOCHUM
www.kompernass.com
ID-Nr.: SRK 700 A1-01/11-V1
IAN: 64787
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CONTENT PAGE
Safety information 2
Intended use 2
Technical Data 3
Items supplied 3
Appliance Overview 3
Before the First Use 3
Using the Rice Cooker 3
Cooking Rice.....................................................................................................................................3
Steaming............................................................................................................................................5
Troubleshooting 6
Cleaning and care 7
Disposal 7
Warranty and Service 7
Importer 8
Read the operating instructions carefully before using the appliance for the first time and preserve this
booklet for later reference. Pass the manual on to whomsoever might acquire the appliance at a later date.
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ELECTRIC RICE COOKER
Safety information
Danger! Electric shock!
• Connect the rice cooker only to correctly installed
and earthed mains sockets supplying a voltage
that tallies with the details given on the appliance
identification plate.
• Always remove the plug from the mains power sok-
ket when you move or fill the device, in the event
of problems, before cleaning the appliance and
when the cooker is not in use!
• Never disconnect the appliance by pulling on
the power cable. Always pull on the plug itself.
• Never touch the appliance plug with wet or moist
hands.
Never submerse the device in water or other
liquids.
• Should the appliance ever fall into a liquid,
IM-MEDIATELY remove the plug from the mains
power socket. Then, do not operate the appliance
again until it has been inspected by an approved
service company.
• Never subject the appliance to moisture and do
not use it outdoors.
• Do not use the rice cooker while standing on a
wet floor or when your hands or the appliance
are wet.
• Position the power cable so that it does not come
into contact with hot or sharp-edged objects.
• Do not kink or crush the power cable and do not
wind it around the appliance.
• Arrange for defective power plugs and/or cables
to be replaced at once by qualified technicians
or our Customer Service Department.
Risk of personal injury!
• Never leave the appliance unattended during
operation.
Warning! Hot steam escapes from the steam
hole and upon opening the cover! Risk of
scalding!
This symbol on the appliance warns you of
the risk of burns caused by hot surfaces.
• This appliance is not intended for use by individuals
(including children) with restricted physical, physio-
logical or intellectual abilities or deficiences in
experience and/or knowledge unless they are
supervised by a person responsible for their safety
or receive from this person instruction in how the
appliance is to be used.
• Children should be supervised to ensure that
they do not play with the appliance.
• Allow the appliance and accessories to cool
completely before cleaning and storing them.
• Do not use an external timing switch or a separate
remote control system to operate the appliance.
Important! Appliance damage!
• When cooking, never cover the appliance lid
with handtowels or anything similar.
• Never place the appliance adjacent to sources
of heat.
• Never open the housing. If you do, the safety
concept of the appliance can no longer be assured
and the warranty becomes void.
• Only use the accessory parts provided with the
appliance and never use the appliance without
first inserting the cooking bowl.
Intended use
Only use the rice cooker for cooking rice and
steaming foods, such as vegetables or fish.
This rice cooker is not intended for commercial use; it
is intended exclusively for use in private households!
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Technical Data
Rated voltage: 220 - 240 V ~50 Hz
Power consumption : 700 W
Items supplied
1 Rice cooker,
incl. cooking bowl and steaming attachment
1 power cable fitted with a plug
1 measuring cup
1 plastic spoon
1 operating manual
The total capacity of the measuring cup is approxi-
mately 180 ml. The measuring cup has 2 different
sets of measurement markings to make filling easier:
1/4 = approx. 45 ml
1/2 = approx. 90 ml
3/4 = approx. 135 ml
40= approx. 40 ml
80= approx. 80 ml
120 = approx. 120 ml
160 = approx. 160 ml
Appliance Overview
1Steam exit opening
2Lid
3Steamer attachment
4Cooking bowl
5Yellow control lamp (Keep-warm)
6Red control lamp (Cooking)
7Function selector switch for "Cooking" and
"Keep-warm"
8Connection socket for the power cable
Before the First Use
Carefully remove the rice cooker from the packaging.
Remove all possibly remaining protective foils and
clean any packaging-dust remnants from all compo-
nents that will come into contact with foodstuffs.
Clean the appliance as described in the chapter
"Cleaning and Care".
Using the Rice Cooker
With this appliance, it is possible to cook rice as
well as to steam other foods at the same time. Ex-
periment with finding the right quantity of water and
the right cooking time for the various combinations.
Cooking Rice
Notice
Coat the inside of the cooking bowl 4evenly with
a little grease or vegetable oil to achieve a better
cooking result.
1. Remove the lid 2.
2. Take the cooking bowl 4out.
3. Measure the desired quantity of rice using the
supplied measuring cup.
As a general rule: A level measuring cup - filled
with rice - yeilds a portion for one person. Deter-
mine the right quantity of rice and water for you
in a few cooking attempts.
4. Thoroughly wash and sieve the loose rice. Nu-
trients will be lost with this, however, if you do not
wash the rice this could lead to poor cooking re-
sults and elevated foam and steam formation in
the cooking bowl 4. Also, always pay heed to
the preparation instructions of the rice producer.
5. After washing it, pour the rice into the cooking
bowl 4and smooth it out.
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Notice
Place at least 2 measuring beakers of rice into the
rice cooker! A lesser volume of rice could cause
inferior cooking results!
6. Then add water in the cooking bowl 4as per
the following cup markings:
• 2 Measuring beakers of rice =
Water up to cup marking “2”
• 4 Measuring beakers of rice =
Water up to cup marking “4”
• 6 Measuring beakers of rice =
Water up to cup marking “6”
• 8 Measuring beakers of rice =
Water up to cup marking “8”
• 10 Measuring beakers of rice =
Water up to cup marking “10”
Subject to taste preferences, salt can also be
added to the rice.
Notice
If you use warm water the cooking time can be
shortened. In this case, use somewhat less water
than is given on the cup marking in the cooking
bowl 4.
Notice
Subject to the type/sort of rice being prepared, it
could be that you may have to insert a little more or
less water to achieve an optimal cooking result.
Vary the amount of water in accordance with your
individual experiences and personal preference.
7. When the cooking bowl 4is full, place it back
in the rice cooker housing. To avoid dirtying the
cooking area, ensure that there is no moisture
or rice located on the outside of the cooking
bowl 4. If necessary, wipe the outside with
a clean cloth.
Notice
This appliance is fitted with a safety switch: the cooking
process cannot be started with an empty cooking
bowl 4.
8. Close the appliance lid 2.
9. Insert the power cable into the socket 8on
the side of the appliance.
10. Insert the power plug into a properly installed
power socket. The yellow control lamp 5
glows.
IMPORTANT:
During the cooking process steam is emitted from
the steam exit opening 1. NEVER hold your hands
or other parts of the body over the steam exit ope-
ning 1during the cooking process. There is a risk
of receiving severe scalds!
11. Press the function selector switch 7down. The
yellow control lamp 5extinguishes and
the red control lamp 6starts to glow.
The cooking process begins.
Notice
If the cooking bowl 4is not correctly positioned,
the function selector switch 7cannot be moved to
the setting “Cooking”.
As soon as the rice is cooked, the rice cooker switches
itself automatically back to the keep-warm setting.
The red control lamp 6extinguishes and the
yellow control lamp 5starts to glow. Stir the
rice once and then leave it – with the lid 2closed
– in the cooking bowl 4for 10 minutes.
12. Open the lid 2. The rice is now ready to
eat.
Important
Use only the supplied plastic spoon for stirring or
serving the rice. Other spoons may cause damage
to the anti-stick coating.
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If the rice should be kept warm for a longer period,
wait until shortly before eating before stirring the rice.
An earlier loosening would cause heat to be lost un-
necessarily. Do not remove the lid 2while the rice is
being kept warm and do not leave the rice in the ap-
pliance for longer than 2 hours.
Important
Always remove the plug from the mains power sok-
ket when the rice cooker is not in use. Otherwise,
there is a permanent risk of receiving an electric
shock!
Steaming
IMPORTANT:
Do not lift the steaming attachment 3up during the
steaming process - the escaping steam brings with it
the real risk of scalding. The steaming attachment 3
becomes hot during the steaming process. When
taking hold of the steaming attachment 3, use oven
cloths or something similar to lift it from the cooking
bowl 4.
1. Pour the required amount of water into the cooking
bowl 4. The cooking time is dependant on the
inserted volume of water. Take note of the examples
given in the following table.
• 1 filled measuring cup is sufficient for about
15 minutes of steaming.
• 2 filled measuring cups are sufficient for about
30 minutes of steaming, etc.
Fish / seafood Water in
milliliter
Weight /
quantity
Mussels
(cook until they
are opened)
approx.
120 ml approx. 450 g
Prawns
(cook until a
pink colour)
approx.
140 ml approx. 350 g
Fish (Fillet) approx.
180 ml approx. 350 g
Steak approx.
240 ml approx. 450 g
Oysters
(in the shell)
approx.
300 ml approx. 700 g
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2. Place the food to be steamed in the steaming
attachment 3.
3. Place the container on the cooking bowl 4.
4. Close the appliance lid 2.
5. Place the power plug in a wall socket. The yel-
low control lamp 5glows.
6. Press the function selector switch 7down. The
yellow control lamp 5extinguishes and
the red control lamp 6starts to glow.
The steaming process begins.
Vegetables Water in
milliliter
Weight /
quantity
Mushrooms
(whole)
approx.
120 ml approx. 450 g
Peas
(with pods)
approx.
200 ml approx. 350 g
Asparagus approx.
200 ml. approx. 450 g
Carrots
(peeled)
approx.
240 ml approx. 450 g
Green beans
(cut)
approx.
240 ml approx. 450 g
Green beans:
(whole)
approx.
300 ml approx. 450 g
Brussels sprouts approx.
300 ml approx. 350 g
Corncobs approx.
360 ml 2 cobs
As soon as the added water has left the cooking
bowl 4by being completely turned to steam, the
rice cooker automatically switches back to the
"keeping warm" mode.
The red control lamp 6extinguishes and the
yellow control lamp 5starts to glow again.
The food is now completely steamed and is ready
to eat.
Troubleshooting
Defect Cause Solution
The device
does not func-
tion.
The rice cooker
is not plugged
in.
Push the power
plug into the
wall socket.
The power
socket is
defective.
Use a
different wall
power socket.
The yellow indi-
cator light 5
switches on, but
the cooking
process cannot
be started.
The cooking
bowl 4is empty
and, as such,
the safety
switch cannot
be pressed
down.
Fill the cooking
bowl 4with the
foodstuffs to be
cooked.
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Cleaning and care
Danger! Electric shock!
• ALWAYS remove the plug from the wall socket
before cleaning, and allow the appliance to
cool completely before cleaning and storing it!
• Make certain that no liquid comes into contact
with the heating plate and the insides of the rice
cooker.
• Use a dry cloth to clean the rice cooker housing
incl. the heating plate. Do not use harsh cleaners
and abrasive materials. These could damage the
upper surfaces.
• Clean the steaming attachment 3, the lid 2,
the cooking bowl 4, the plastic spoon and the
measuring cup in water containing a mild deter-
gent.
• Dry all parts before using the appliance again.
Disposal
Do not dispose of the appliance in your
normal domestic waste. This product is
subject to the provisions of European
Directive 2002/96/EC.
Dispose of the appliance through an approved dis-
posal centre or at your community waste facility.
Observe the currently applicable regulations.
In case of doubt, please contact your waste dis-
posal centre.
Dispose of all packaging materials in an
environmentally friendly manner.
Warranty and Service
The warranty for this appliance is for 3 years from
the date of purchase. The appliance has been ma-
nufactured with care and meticulously examined be-
fore delivery. Please retain your receipt as proof of
purchase. In the event of a warranty claim, please
make contact by telephone with our Service Depart-
ment. Only in this way can a post-free despatch for
your goods be assured.
The warranty covers only claims for material and
manufacturing defects, but not for transport dama-
ge, for wearing parts or for damage to fragile com-
ponents, e.g. buttons or batteries. This product is for
private use only and is not intended for commercial
use. The warranty is void in the case of abusive and
improper handling, use of force and internal tampe-
ring not carried out by our authorized service
branch. Your statutory rights are not restricted in
any way by this warranty.
The warranty period will not be extended by repairs
made under warranty. This applies also to replaced
and repaired parts. Any damage and defects extant
on purchase must be reported immediately after un-
packing the appliance, at the latest, two days after
the purchase date. Repairs made after the expira-
tion of the warranty period are subject to payment.
Service Great Britain
Tel.: [phone] (0.10 £/Min.)
E-Mail: k[email protected]
Service Ireland
Tel.: [phone]
(0,082 EUR/Min., (peak))
(0,064 EUR/Min., (off peak))
E-Mail: k[email protected]
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Importer
KOMPERNASS GMBH
BURGSTRASSE 21
44867 BOCHUM, GERMANY
www.kompernass.com
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