TOSHIBA RC-10IH1TA Electric Rice Cooker User Manual

: June 1, 2024
: Toshiba

TOSHIBA RC-10IH1TA Electric Rice Cooker

Product Information

The Electric Rice Cooker RC series is designed to provide efficient and convenient rice cooking. It operates on AC 220-240V power supply and comes in two models, RC-10IH1TAU(N) and RC-18IH1TAU(N). The cooker is equipped with safety features to prevent hazards like fire, burns, injuries, and electric shocks.

Specifications:

Power: AC 220-240V
Capacity: [Specify the capacity]
Model: RC-10IH1TAU(N) / RC-18IH1TAU(N)

Usage Instructions

Power Supply: Ensure to connect the cooker to an AC 220-240V power socket. Do not use any other power source to avoid damage or safety hazards.
Safety Precautions: Read the Important Safety Instructions provided in the manual carefully before using the product. Follow all safety guidelines to prevent accidents.
Cooking Process: Place the inner pot with rice and water inside the cooker. Close the lid securely. Select the desired cooking mode as per the instruction manual.
Cleaning and Maintenance: After use, unplug the cooker and allow it to cool down before cleaning. Do not immerse the cooker in water. Clean the outer surface with a damp cloth.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Q: Can children use this rice cooker?
A: Children should not operate the rice cooker without supervision from an adult. It is recommended that individuals with reduced capabilities or lack of experience do not use the appliance without proper instructions.
Q: What should I do if I notice any abnormalities during cooking?
A: If you observe any unusual signs such as abnormal heat from the power plug, burnt smell, or cracks in the cooker, immediately stop using it. Unplug the cooker and contact the dealer for assistance.
Q: Is it safe to disassemble the cooker for cleaning?
A: Disassembly of the cooker is prohibited. Please consult an authorized service center for any maintenance or repair needs to ensure safety and proper functioning of the appliance.

USER MANUAL
ELECTRIC
RICE COOKER
RC-10IH1TAU(N) RC-18IH1TAU(N)

Special purpose for AC 220-240V.
Please do not apply to power sockets other than AC 220-240V.
Thank you for buying the Toshiba Microcomputer Induction Rice Cooker.

• This product is for household use only. (Please do not use as a commercial product.)
• Please read the instruction manual carefully and use this product correctly and safely.
• After reading, please keep this instruction manual in a place where you can check it at any time.
• Please keep the manual properly.
Please read ” Important Safety Instructions ” and ” Please Note ” (Pages 2-5) to use this product correctly and safely.

Important Safety Instructions

Please observe for security
This manual contains the following important contents, to prevent damage to your personal and property safety, and for you to use this product safely and correctly.
Classify and explain the extent of hazards and damages caused by non-compliance with the recorded use methods.
Warning
Contents of the possibility of causing” death” and” serious injury”
Note
Contents of the possibility of “minor injury” an” losses of housing and property”.

Warning
For the purpose of preventing fire, scald, electric shock, electric leakage, short circuit, etc.

The following persons are not allowed to use this product
Children
The appliance is not intended for use by person with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge unless they have been given supervisions or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person resoponsible for their safety.
Do not use this product improperly or for purposes other than those described in the instruction manual.
It may cause to fire, burns, injury, or electric shock Toshiba doesn’t assume any responsibility for the consequences of improper use of this product or use for purposes other than those described in the instruction manual.
Immediately stop using in the event of an exception or failure
Immediately pull out the power plug and consult the dealer where you purchase the product (Exceptions and failure examples)
- The power plug or power cord is abnormally hot
  Burnt smell from the cooker
  Part of the cooker is cracked, loose, or rattled
  Inner pot, lid or removable lid is deformed or broken
Do not disassemble, repair or modify.
Please consult to the authorized service centre.
Do not put any foreign objects into the air inlet, outlet or slot in the bottom of the cooker
Especially such as pins and wires
Immediately stop using in the event of an exception or failure
Immediately pull out the power plug and consult the dealer where you purchase the product (Exceptions and failure examples)
- The power plug or power cord is abnormally hot
  Burnt smell from the cooker
  Part of the cooker is cracked, loose, or rattled
  Inner pot, lid or removable lid is deformed or broken
Do not wash the cooker, power plug, or power cord with water. Do not allow the cooker to get wet with water or pour water onto it.
- Do not pour water into the cooker
- Do not immerse the cooker in water
Do not open the lid or move the cooker during cooking
Please refer to the actual product if the product picture is inconsistent with the actual product.

In case of cord damage, the cord should be replaced with a special cord or specialized component purchased from the Manufacturer or the Maintenance Department.

Warning
For the purpose of preventing fire, scald, electric shock, electric leakage, short circuit, etc.

Please use the power plug, power cord and power socket correctly.

Please do not attach the power plug (power supply side and body side) with pins or rubbishes.
Please do not use if the power plug (power supply side and body side) and power cord are damaged or the power socket is loosen. Please change for the special power cord.
Please do not use power cords other than the special power cord.
Please do not use the power cord for other equipment.
Please do not damage the power plug or power cord. Please do not bend, pull, twist or bundle the wires, make them close to high temperature, place heavy objects on them, and extrude or process them.
Please do not plug or unplug the power plug (power supply side and body side) with wet hands. Please ensure hands are dry before touching the power plug.
The power socket with AC 220-240V and rated current of 10A or more should be used alone.
It may cause fire due to heating when sharing socket with other equipment.
The power socket with 10A above rated current should be used alone if the power cord should be extended.
The power plug (power supply side and body side) has been completely inserted.
Remove dust from the power plug (power supply side and body side) regularly.
The accumulation of dust will produce moisture and cause poor insulation, which may cause fire, please wipe off with dry cloth.
Please do not place the power cord in the place where children can take
Please do not hang the power cord at the table or counter. The product will fall from the table or counter if the power cord is pulled, which may cause injury.
Please be careful not to stumble or hook the power cord in service.
It may cause injury or cause fire or electric shock due to the damaged power cord.
Use grounded power socket.
The power plug of this product can only be inserted into the grounded power socket. It may cause electric shock due to fault or electric leakage if grounding is not complete.
The steam vent temperature is very high. Please do not put your hands or face near the steam vent.
Please pay special attention to infants and young children.
The steam valve is installed indeed.
Press to close the upper housing until a sound of “clatter”.
Please do not use for purposes other than the instruction manual.
It may cause steam or contents to flow out, resulting in scald or injury caused by spill. (Examples of forbidden cooking methods)
- Cuisines such as cream dessert, beans and noodles that will increase after stewing.
- Cuisines made by using baking soda that will sharply bubble.
- Sticky cuisines cooked with ground spices and curry that will be pasty. Cuisines that require a lot of oil. Cuisines such as beans and sauces that are easy to overflow.
- Cuisines that require packing food in plastic bags and heat in the induction rice cooker.

Note
For the purpose of preventing injury, scald, electric shock, electric leakage, fire and home loss.

Please do not use device in these places.

Easy to splash water or near fire.
Please pay attention to the accessories.
Unstable premises or heat labile mats. It may cause injury, scald or fire.
Near the heat labile curtains.
This product is for indoor use only.
Near walls or furniture.
When using on the kitchen shelves, please pay attention to ventilation. Please do not let the steam blow to the operating parts, so that the steam can spill out from the shelves.
Roller table with insufficient load-bearing strength.
Please use a table with a load-bearing strength of more than 10kg.
A place where the outer cover cannot be completely opened.
It may cause scald or breakage.

To prevent injury and scald.

Please do not touch the high temperature parts such as detachable inner lid, inner cooking pot, steam valve, heat preservation base plate and outer casing cover in use and after use for a short time.
In addition, please note that when you scarify the rice, please do not touch the inner cooking pot with your hands.
Please do not touch the button when moving the body. Please do not move with the cover.
Please do not cook in an empty pot.
It may cause fault, overheating or abnormal work.
Please use dry cloth or baking gloves to remove the hot inner cooking pot.
Please do not touch the hot pot with your hands.
During maintenance, the power plug should be unplugged. The body should be maintained after cooling.
Hot water may be accumulated at the steam vent.
After cooking, please be careful of steam dripping and high temperature water drops on the detachable inner lid when opening the upper housing.

For your safe use

People with medical pacemakers should be consulted in detail.
This product may affect the pacemaker when working.
Please do not use deformed or bnon-dedicated inner cooking pots.
Scald or injury may result from overheating or abnormal movements.
Please do not turn the steam towards the power plug or other electrical equipment.
Please pay special attention to the use of kitchen shelves and other items.
When disconnecting the body with the power socket, please hold the power plug (power supply side and body side) to pull out.
Fire may be caused by electric shock or short circuit.
When the induction rice cooker is not used, please pull the power plug (power supply side) from the power socket.
Electric shock or electric leakage and fire may be caused by insulation deterioration.

Note
For the purpose of preventing injury, scald, electric shock, electric leakage, fire and home loss.

To prevent overheating

For products equipped with a metal steamer, the steamer should not be used separately as a heating container for cooking, so as to avoid overheating, plastic melting, or even fire accidents.
Only use the original inner pot for the rice cooker.

To prevent spray

Please do not select or other similar cooking modes for congee and coarse food grain rice when more water is required.
Please select mode when cooking porridge.
Please do not exceed the water level scale too much when adding water
Less than 1mm within the scale is better.

Attention
Place and surroundings.

Please follow the following precautions to prevent faults and erroneous operations.
Please do not place them in direct sunlight or oil spate
It may cause deformation or discoloration.
Clean the body and its surroundings.
If dusts or insects enter the suction port and exhaust port that maintain the functions of the induction rice cooker, the electric cooker will cause faults.
Please keep away from items that could easily affected by magnetic force.
If not, the contents stored on bank cards, IC cards and like may be eliminated, or lead to malfunction.

About use

Please do not use when sticking foreign matters or water drops.
When in service, if the foreign matters attached to the outside of the inner cooking pot or the temperature sensor and the inner cover washer are not erased, cooking will not be completed smoothly, or faults will occur.
Please do not use on the induction cooker. It will cause faults.
Please stop using in case of falling, cracks or rattles of the body.
Please ask the store for inspection and maintenance.
Pay attention to the cleanliness between the inner pot and the seal ring to prevent the inclusion of rice grains or large foreign particles, this may cause steam to overflow and cause burns or other malfunctions.
Do not use this cooker for food that may block the exhaust vent.
Please do not cover the upper housing, especially the steam valve, with the duster cloth and coarse cotton cloth.
The steam that cannot be discharged may cause the display part to become blurred, and cause the upper housing, steam valued and operation part to be deformed, discolored or malfunctioned.

About inner cooking pot

Please do not put the inner cooking pot on the gas stove to burn it, or put it on the induction cooker or in the microwave oven.
It may cause deformation, discoloration or faults.
Please do not bump against the inner cooking pot or drop it on a hard substance.
It may cause damage and deformation on the outside of the inner cooking pot.
Please do not damage the fluororesin coating on the inner surface of the inner cooking pot.
Otherwise, the fluororesin coating will be split from the inner surface of the inner cooking pot. (See Page 22 for details.)

Parts name

Please clean the inner cooking pot, inner cover, steam valve and accessories before using for the first time.
When starting to use, there may be an odor of plastic, which will gradually disappear with the usage.
The configuration of accessories varies depending on the product model.
Due to the difference in appearance and function of different models, please refer to the actual product and read the corresponding function description.

Body
Maintenance methods of each part

Power cord connection

Insert the power plug (body side) into the plug socket on the rear face Please plug in the power plug exactly into the bottom
Insert the power plug (power supply side) into the power socket.

Operation part

Display part (The clock is of 24-hour display mode) Status of whole display

Accessories

Disassembly & assembly of detachable inner lid and steam valve

Remove the detachable inner lid
1. Push the inner cover slider to the right according to the arrow (the detachable inner lid leans forward).
2. Grab the handle and pull up the detachable inner lid.
  When the detachable inner lid is removed, the upper housing cannot be closed to prevent you from cooking without the detachable inner lid.
Remove the detachable inner lid
1. Push the inner cover slider to the right according to the arrow (the detachable inner lid leans forward).
2. Grab the handle and pull up the detachable inner lid.
  When the detachable inner lid is removed, the upper housing cannot be closed to prevent you from cooking without the detachable inner lid.

Installation methods for detachable inner lid

Lean and insert the inner lid into the slot from above.
Push and press the handle until a “clicking” sound from the cover side

Open Hold the steam valve and open the small buckle.
Cut-out
Insert the buckle on the steam valve base into the pinhole of the steam valve cover, and fasten the small buckle
Hold the steam valve and open the small buckle.
When the sealing bar of the steam valve inside the cover is removed, please press it in to prevent it from appearing from the slot

Method of opening and closing upper housing

Open the upper housing
Please do not press the upper housing from above. You should just press the button before hearing the “clatter” sound of unlocking, and the upper housing will be opened
Close the outer cover. Press the front center.
- If the detachable inner lid is not installed, the upper housing cannot be closed to prevent forgetting the installation of the detachable inner lid.
- Before closing the upper housing, please confirm that there are no foreign matters on the opening button seat (Page 10).
- Press until a sound of “clatter”.

Display of cooking time (display of remaining time)

Remaining time to complete cooking.
To adjust display time before converting to rice stew, display time will be moved up or stopped.
The time displayed is an approximate one.

Sound

Sound in use (it will send sound during use)
Sound of “squeak…” …. Power-on sound of induction heating. (It will occasionally send out “squeak…” during heat preservation)
Sound of “hum…”….. Fan rotating sound of internal heat dissipation.
Sound of “whew…”…. Sound of steam spraying out from steam vent.

Sound of buzzer
Volume of buzzer sound cannot be changed or eliminated

Basic procedures

Rice cooking method

Preparation
Connect to power cord

Add adequate water fully mix with rice and then promptly pour water out.
Repeat “mixing” and “washing with water” until water gets clean.
Please do not use egg beater to wash rice in inner cooking pot.

Please timely wipe off if any foreign matters or water drops attached to the following parts.
If any attached foreign matters or water drop, it cannot cook smoothly and may cause covering failure, steam leakage and other problems.

The START indicator light turns on after pressing START (cook) button, and the time left before cooking is displayed.
(Display is changed every 5 minutes before converting to rice stew.)
Cooking is done when buzzing KEEP WARM light up
Press CANCEL button after using and pull out the power plug.
Take out inner cooking pot, and be sure to press (CANCEL) button to turn off power.
During “Prompt cooking with no need for heat preservation” and “Continuous cooking”, please start to cook after temperature of slot and inner cover of inner cooking pot is lowered. (Rice may not be cooked well.)

Key points to cook delicious rice

Add rice horizontal to measuring cup opening
Please do not wash rice with hot water and rice should not be washed too long
In case of washing rice with hot water or washing too long, the rice will release the smell of rice bran powder.
Wash rice softly in case of crushing the rice.
Slightly friction rice grains. (Crushed rice will be sticky after cooking)
Increase or decrease water volume based on personal tastes
Rice of different brands, different origins and different stock methods is in different states. Please adjust water volume based on personal tastes.
Scarify the rice promptly after completed cooking
Scarify with dry duster cloth or baking gloves to press the inner cooking pot bottom up, and scarify about 1/4 every time. Prevent rice from getting lumped and sticky.
Heat preservation time (should not be too long)
It’s better to keep in the refrigerator if the heat preservation is too long or there is small volume rice.

Rice

Use fresh white rice with the volume that can be eaten up within two weeks to one month every time.
Please place rice into a closed container, and place in a dark place.
Please do not drain oﬀ with shallow basket after rice washing
It is forbidding to drain off with shallow basket after rice washing
Water not suitable for cooking
Water temperature below 30°C
It’s better to use cold water to cook rice in summer.
High water temperature will make cooked rice unpalatable or odorous
Always wash and dry every surface of the cooker soon after use.
Wipe off water with clean duster cloth after washing clean. (The cooker will release unpleasant odor if it is not cleaned after use)
Please do not keep the rice in the cooker all the time after cutting off heat preservation. (It will release unpleasant odor)

Cooking mode

RC-18IH1TAU(N)

The minimum capacity, maximum capacity and available cooking capacity of the water level scale of inner cooking pot differ from each other.
The actual cooking time will change based on rice volume, water temperature, water volume and others for about 10 minutes. Please take the cooking time as the estimated time.
(When cooking conditions include 220-240V~ voltage and 23°C room temperature and water temperature and water volume is adjusted to the standard value)
Please reduce rice volume to cook congee.
Please do not add water higher than the maximum water level scale (“2”) of “CONGEE” 18-minute quick cook: 1-2 cups of rice, hot water at least 70°C, cooking time about 18 minutes;
Ordinary quick cook: If no hot water is added or when cooking more than 2 cups of rice, it automatically switches to ordinary quick cook and the cooking time is 25-35 minutes lease refer to “MIXED RICE” on page 12 for the proportion of mixed rice. It is recommended to use the large measuring cup when cooking more than 1 cup of mixed rice.
“Capacity” water level: Indicates the water capacity of the inner pot, but it is still recommended not to exceed the maximum water level of congee when cooking congee/soup.
Eco indicator: If there is no operation in 5 minutes, the cooker will enter Eco state automatically, the screen turns off, and only the Eco indicator stays on.

Operation

Method of pre-setting cooking time

Complete cooking within the pre-set time.

Preparation
Operation
Set with every hour or every 10 minutes as a unit.
Continue to press the return and forward button for fast forward.
Cooking will promptly start for appointment within about 1-2 hours.
Please set the cooking mode to during congee cooking.
Using other cooking modes may cause spill or scald
There will be a prompt voice if the START (cook) button is not pressed down.(The appointment setting is not complete)
START light turns on after cooking is started. (It is on until cooking is done)
It displays the time left before completing cooking after starting the cooking.

Pay attention that

“X” indicates on cooking appointment does not work during cooking appointment (It may cause rice deterioration or corrosion to inner cooking pot)
RC-10IH1TAU(N)/RC-18IH1TAU(N)
Please do not make appointment longer than 14 hours (Please do not exceed 8 hours in summer) Long-time appointment will make the rice fermented or scented.
When selecting the timer function, you can press the [MENU] button to select a menu, and then press the [TIMER] button to enter the setting. You can also press the [TIMER] button and then press the [MENU] button to select the function. By default, the selection starts from [WHITE RICE]. If you press the [MENU] button to select a function that can’t be reserved, it will start from [WHITE RICE] by default when you press the [TIMER] button. HEALTHY RICE timer setting method: Press the [TIMER] button, and then press the [HEALTHY RICE] button to enter the timer mode.

Recipes

Mixed rice

Ingredients (2~3 servings)
- White rice 150g
- Black rice, oat, millet 150g
- Water, appropriate amount

Wash the prepared white rice and the coarse grain and add them to the inner pot.
Add water to mark 2 of the MIXED RICE according to the amount of rice
Select MIXED RICE and press COOK to enter the cooking state.
After the function is over, open the lid and stir the mixed rice evenly.

Note: It is not necessary to soak in advance when cooking mixed rice. However, you can soak it for about 2~3 hours in advance if you like a softer taste.
Keep Warm
It will automatically change to the heat preservation mode after cooking.

To keep the rice tasty during heat preservation, it will automatically control the heat preservation temperature based on using conditions.
Press down CANCEL button to stop the heat preservation.
Take out the inner cooking pot to automatically cut off the heat preservation.

Please note that during heat preservation,

Please do not leave serving spatula in the pot (It will release unpleasant odor)
Please do not keep cold rice in for heat preservation (It will release unpleasant odor)
Please do not turn keep warm function when there is rice in the pot (It will release unpleasant odor) Do not keep warm for more than 8 hours (or else it will produce unpleasant odor)

Start heat preservation from the closing state

Technique for heat preservation
To prevent rice in heat preservation from being sticky, please do not leave rice grains on side of the inner cooking pot. Besides, please stir the rice frequently. if “the heat preservation may be too long” or “there is a little rice”.

Maintenance

Please note An unpleasant odor will produce due to inappropriate cleaning process.
Note
During maintenance, the power plug should be unplugged. The body should be maintained after cooling. Otherwise, it will cause scald

Please do not use the following items
(Otherwise, it will cause deformation, corrosion, discoloration, crack or scratch)

Tableware washing dryer and tableware dryer
Detergent other than neutral detergents for kitchen
Gasoline, thinner, alcohol, cleanser and bleach
Grinding surface of nylon pot-scouring brush, melamine sponge and other items easily causing scratch
After using inner cooking pot, detachable inner lid, steam valve and serving spatula and measuring cup getting dirty every time Wash the detachable inner lid promptly after adding seasoning for cooking.
Wash with sponge and neutral detergent for kitchen Otherwise, it will get rusty.

Wipe oﬀ foreign matters or dirt with dried duster cloth

Please do not wash the entire body.
Please do not spray water to operating parts or covers, or add water into the outer casing cover.
Please do not pull or drag washer of steam valve.
(Impossible to fall down due to fixing)
When there is dirt on temperature sensor
Slightly friction with fine sandpaper (about No.600), and then wipe off dirt with dried clean duster cloth.

Opening buckle plate, suction port and exhaust port (bottom of the body)
Clean up foreign matters or dusts with cotton rod or others.

Steam valve

Detachable inner lid
Clean inside steam valve

Wipe oﬀ water after using every time

Dirt in steam valve will cause rice scent and spill.
Besides, there may be water drops in the case of spilling or opening the upper housing.
There will be water generated from cooled steam inside steam valve. If any water, there maybe water drops when opening upper housing. (Since water in steam valve is hot after using, maintain after the body is cooled down)
Refer to page 8 for the method of disassembly.

Clean up attached foreign matters with bamboo stick or toothpick. If not, the sealing ring cannot fall oﬀ.

Cleaned by boiling (about once a week)
If any unpleasant odor detected, please use this method for cleaning

Place water in inner cooking pot and close the outer cover. (To 1 in the water level scale of “White Rice”)
Select < QUICK COOK >. it will take 35 minutes when switch to keep warm function.
Press CANCEL button after converting to heat preservation state, maintain detachable inner lid, steam valve, inner cooking pot and other parts and dry them up after the body is cooling.
- Please do not place in any items other than water (detergent, etc.).
- Please do not continuously clean by boiling.
- Some unpleasant odor may not be completely removed.

About inner cooking pot

Please do not put the inner cooking pot on the gas stove to burn it, or put it on the induction cooker or in the microwave oven.
It may cause deformation, discoloration or faults.
Please do not bump against the inner cooking pot or drop it on a hard substance.
It may cause damage and deformation on the outside of the inner cooking pot.
Please do not damage the fluororesin coating on the inner surface of the inner cooking pot.
Otherwise, the fluororesin coating will be split from the inner surface of the inner cooking pot.
To prevent scratch or falling of “fluororesin coating” on inner side of the inner cooking pot, please don’t do the following items

Please pay attention to scratch, salt, acid and detergent

Please do not place tableware in the inner cooking pot as a cleaning bucket.
Please do not use scrubbing brush and tableware cleaning dryer for cleaning.
Please do not use cleanser, bleach or others for washing. (Neutral detergent for kitchen is allowed)
Fluororesin surface may show irregular color as time goes on, which, however, will not cause influence to cooking, heat preservation performance or sanitation. Please use at ease. Besides, even though fluororesin enters human body, it will not cause any influence to health.
Even though the coating outside inner cooking pot is scratched, there is no problem in terms of cooking and heat -preservation and it can still be normally used.
In the case of using inner cooking pot for rice washing, padding with a duster cloth below the pot makes it uneasy to scratch bottom outside the inner cooking pot.

How to deal with cooking failure

Please check before applying for repair. If the reason cannot be found out after investigation, please consult with the store where you buy the electric cooker.

Please check before applying for repair.

Error display

Please pull out power plug (on the power supply side) from the socket, and dispose with the following method.

When there is the power outage
Continue the cooking or heat preservation after electrifying.
However, there may appear poor cooking, power supply cut-off, delay of appointed finishing time and other conditions.
It is the same as the condition when the power plug is pulled out halfway or circuit breaker trips.