CUCKOO CR-0675F 6 Cup Multifunctional Micom Rice Cooker and Warmer User Manual

CUCKOO CR-0675F 6 Cup Multifunctional Micom Rice Cooker and Warmer User Manual

Thank you for purchasing CUCKOO electric rice cooker/warmer. Please read the instructions before using.
CONTENTS

SPECIFICATIONS

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

• Read the following product safety guide carefully to prevent any accidents and/or serious danger.
• Warning’ andCaution’ are different as follows.

NAME OF EACH PART

HOW TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

HOW TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

– Negligent cleaning may cause a bad smell while keeping the rice warm. Clean the lid frequently
(Clean the rice cooker after pulling out the plug and waiting until the main body cools.)
– Wipe the main body and the lid with a dry dishcloth. Do not use any harsh chemicals such as bleach or thinners.
– The rice water left on the inner lid or in the inner pot may form a starch film but it is harmless.

How to attach and detach the detachable lid

How to attach and detach the detachable lid

• Gently pull the detachable cover.
• Push the Detachable Cover lever upwards with the other hand, and gently pull the Detachable Cover. Then, it will be detached.
• Referring to the photo, push the detachable cover gently to the lid for attaching.
• Attach the detachable cover on the same direction as the phrase in the photo.

Because the detachable lid is hot during Considering the safety of the product and consumers, it has been designed cooking or just after cooking, detach the lid that the lid will not be closed if the detachable lid is not attached. Be sure to after it cools down.

NAME AND FUNCTION OF EACH PART / ERROR CODE AND POSSIBLE CAUSE

Error Code and Possible Cause
When the appliance has any problem or incorrectly used, below marks will show up.

PREPARATION

1. Clean the inner pot and remove any moisture.
   ▶ Clean the Inner Pot with a soft dishcloth. Ü Using a rough sponge may cause damage to the surface of the Inner
   Pot.

2. Measure the rice correctly with a measuring cup.
   ▶Recommended serving: 1 full cup of rice equals to one person. (Example: 2 cups for 2 persons, 4 cups for 4 persons)

3. Rinse the rice in a separate container until the water becomes clear.

4. Put rinsed rice into the inner pot.

5. Adjust the water amount in accordance with the menu.

▶ Place the inner pot on a flat surface and adjust the water amount up to the water level line.
▶ The water level line is marked on the inner pot.
▶ Adjustment of water height
WHITE, WHITE QUICK, SCORCHED : Adjust water based on `WHITE’ water level line. Max.6 persons for WHITE are available. Max.4 persons for WHITE QUICK, SCORCHED are available.

• MULTI GRAIN/GABA : Adjust water base on “Mixed/Brown, GABA” water level line. Max.4 persons for MULTI GRAIN and GABA are available.
• Thick Porridge : Adjust water base on “THICK PORR.” water level line. Max. 1.5 persons for porridge are available.
• Thin Porridge : Adjust water base on “THIN PORR.” water level line. Max. 1 persons for porridge are available.

To cook hard grains such as beans or red beans, presoak or boil them first and cook on the Mixed Rice mode.

For 6 persons (1.08L) product

1. To cook sticky rice or for old rice: Pour more water than the required water level.
2. To cook rice for 4 people (4 measuring cups): Pour water up to water level 4.
3. When the rice is pre-soaked sufficiently or to overcook rice:
   Pour less water than the required water level.

6 Put the inner pot into the main body and cover the inner lid.
Completely insert the inner pot with care. Ü If alien materials like rice are attached to the bottom of the inner pot, rice may not cook or the cooker may not work correctly.

HOW TO COOK

Cooking Time by Menu

How to use the cooking menus

Be sure to empty the dew dish located on the back side of the appliance after cooking.

The Searing Effect
When cooking the rice, it can become slightly yellow at the bottom of the Inner Pot, but this is normal. This is more prevalent in the “Preset” than just using the regular cooking options. It does not mean the appliance is defective.

How to use Automatic Steam Cleaning function?
Add water to level 2 and then close the cover.
Method 1. Select the Automatic Steam Cleaning menu by pressing “Menu/Selection” button, and press “START/QUICK” button.
Method 2. Press the “Auto Clean” button in standby mode, and press “START/QUICK” button.

HOW TO USE “SCORCHED RICE”

How to use the SCORCHED RICE function

1. Select the “SCORCHED RICE” by pressing the Menu/Selection button.
2. Press the START/QUICK button to start cooking.
3. Once cooking is complete, open the lid, scoop out the rice and enjoy your SCORCHED RICE.
   ▶ The SCORCHED RICE mode can serve up to 4 persons.
   ▶ Set the amount of water for cooking “WHITE rice.”
   ▶ Do not wash the rice too clean for cooking. (Enough to opaque water)
   ▶ For SCORCHED RICE, place rice and water in the Inner Pot and leave it for about 30 minutes with the lid closed before cooking.

how to make your rice crispier in Scorched rice
SCORCHED RICE menu option adds additional heat to the bottom of the inner pot causing the rice to become crispy. To make the rice crispier, follow the instructions below:

1. Press and hold the TIME/SETTING button for 2 seconds while in Standby to enter into settings. Once in settings, press 3 more times to get to SCORCHED.
2. Press the “<>” on the MENU/SELECT button until “On” appears. Once “On” appears, push either WARM/REHEAT or START/QUICK to save the setting.
3. If you press CANCEL or do not press any button, the setting will be cancelled and return to standby.
4. To turn off the extra crispiness, repeat steps 1 and 2, but instead of selecting “On”, select “ ”.

▶ When this product is shipped, this function is not preset. Set the function, if necessary.

HOW TO CUSTOMISE YOUR RICE AND FLAVOUR

How to customise your rice flavour and texture

This additional setting allows you to select a different texture or flavour profile while in White or Mulita grain.

1. To change your rice or flavour, select either WHITE or MULTI GRAIN.
2. Once selected, press the TIME/SETTING button, this will allow you to select from sticky rice, soft rice, and savoury rice.
3. After selecting the desired rice taste, press the “START/QUICK” button to save the rice flavour and texture, and start cooking.

After selecting the customised rice taste, press the “WARM/REHEAT” button Rice Taste” setting mode> to save the setting and start keeping warm.

CUCKOO Customised Cooking function
While cooking you can control the heating temperature (both high and low) depending on your preference.
Initialization is set up ” ” get step by step as the case may be.
– High step: for cooking cereals, soft-boiled rice.
– Low step: for cooking the year’s crop of rice.

How to use “Customised Cooking function”

1. Enter Warming Temperature Mode by pressing TIME/SETTING button for 2 seconds, and then enter “Customised Cooking function” setting mode by pressing the TIME/SETTING button twice. Available cooking options will be displayed in the initial “Customised Cooking function” settings.

2. When you enter the “Customised Cooking function” setting mode, the screen on the right is displayed.

3. Select the temperature increase or decrease with the “MENU/SELECT” button and then press the “WARM/REHEAT” button or the “START/QUICK” button.
   ▶ If you press the “MENU/SELECT” button, the selection is repeated in the order of 0→1→2→3→-3→-2→ -1→ 0.

4. After entering the “Customised Cooking function” setting mode, if you do not press any button or just press the Cancel button, the function will be cancelled and return to the standby mode.

When this product is shipped, this Cooking function is set to be at the level of 0. Set it if necessary.
Menu adjustable with Customised Cooking: WHITE RICE, WHITE RICE QUICK, MULTI GRAIN, GABA RICE

HOW TO USE “GABA RICE”

What is germinated Brown rice(GABA rice)?
Brown rice has more nutrients than white rice. However, brown rice is tougher and harder to disgest. The GABA menu option boosts the amino acid in germinated brown rice and makes it softer so it can be easily digested.

Features of germinated Brown rice
Germinated brown rice(GABA rice) promotes healthier nutrients and enhances taste. Germinated Brown rice also improves digestibility.
▶ Enhanced taste
▶ Better digestion and rich in nutrients
▶ Rich with dietary fiber
▶ Germinated brown rice(GABA rice) has rich GABA(Gamma Amino Butryc Acid)
GABA promotes metabolic efficiency in the liver and kidneys, lowers blood pressure, promotes brain function
– these effects have been proved by medical studies.

How to use the GABA rice function

1. n order to promote germination, soak Brown Rice for 16 hours in water.
   Before using the “GABA” cooking mode
   ▶ Rinse Brown Rice and place in a container, pour enough water to cover the rice.
   ▶ Soak for 16 hours (do not exceed the 16 hours limit). After the 16 hours, make sure to rinse the soaked rice again being
   careful not to disturbing the germinated sprouts on the grain.
   ▶ Unique smell may be generated according to the soaking time of pre- germination.
   ▶ After rinsing the soaked rice, pour rice into Inner Pot. Pour appropriated volume of water, and use “GABA” menu.
   ▶ In summer or in a warmer climate, odor may be present.

2. Press “Menu/Selection” button to select “GABA”.
   ▶ When the “GABA” is selected, “O Hr.” is indicated in the display.

3. Press “TIME/SETTING” button to set time.
   ▶ If you press the “TIME/SETTING” button while selecting the GABA rice menu, the germination time is selected repeatedly in the order of 0 hour → 3 hours → 0 hour.

4. Press the “START/QUICK” button.
   ▶ Pressing “START/QUICK” button will begin the “GABA” process, and once it is completed, cooking will begin immediately.
   ▶ During “GABA” mode, “Cooking” indicator will be shown together with the germination time left.

How to use the TIMER for GABA rice

1. Select GABA by pressing the “MENU/SELECT” button.
2. Press “TIME/SETTING” button to set the time for GABA to be at “O Hr”. Press “TIMER” button to set the completing time for the menu. (In case of GABA, the preset cannot be set in 3 Hrs. If you want preset the time, set the timer at “O Hr” and set the time.)
3. Press “TIME/SETTING” button to set the completing time for the menu.
4. Press “TIMER/LOCK” or “START/QUICK” button.
   After setting the preset, if you do not press any button for 7 seconds, the preset starts.

Precautions for the GABA rice mode

1. If smaller germ is preferred, select the GABA Rice mode without the pre-germination step, set the time, and press Pressure Cook/Turbo button to cook (nutrition’s does not vary significantly by the size of germs).

2. Keep the time short under hot weather. The extended time of germination in the high temperature can cause unpleasant
   smells.

3. The GABA Rice mode serves up to 4 persons.

4. Tap water can be used but drinkable water is recommended. For the best results, avoid using boiled water or cooled boiled water for germination.

5. The result of germination can vary depending on the conditions of Brown Rice.
   – Germinated brown rice(GABA rice) can vary depending on the Brown Rice. Use brown rice within 1 year from harvest.
   Avoid using brown rice that has been long since it is polished.

6. On the GABA Rice mode, the timer is not available with 3H. Preset the GABA Rice mode after selecting the brown rice mode first (Refer to the page 16).

7. The cooking results can vary depending on the type of brown rice. You can adjust the amount of water to cook or use the
   Customised Cooking function (refer to the page 15).

8. The sprouts may not be visible depending on the environments.

Button locking function

This is a function that allows you to set a button lock when cleaning or to prevent malfunction caused by children or pets.

1. How to Set Button Lock
   1. When you press the “TIMER/LOCK” button for 2 seconds or longer in the standby mode, during cooking, presetting, keeping warm, or reheating, the button will be locked.
   ▶ When the button is locked, “? ” flashes on the screen.
   ▶ While the button has been locked, if you press any button except for the “TIMER/LOCK” button, a buzzer will sound.

2. How to Unlock the Button

3. While the button has been locked, if the “TIMER/LOCK” button is pressed for 2 seconds or longer, the button will be unlocked.

4. While the button has been locked, if you power off and then on, the button will be unlocked.

HOW TO USE “MULTI COOK”

How to use Multi cook function and timer

1. Press the “MENU/SELECT” button and select Multi cook menu.
   ▶ If the Multi cook menu is selected, the display shows ‘20 Mins’.

2. Press the “TIME/SETTING” button to set the desired time
   ▶ The default is 20 minutes, and can be set from 10 minutes to one and a half hours.
   (It increases or decreases in 5-minute increments.)

3. Press the “START/QUICK” button to start the Multi cook menu.
   ▶ If the Multi cook function starts, the cooking status is marked and the remaining time is shown on the display.

4. How to set timer the Multi cook function

5. Press the “MENU/SELECT” button to select the Multi cook menu. Press the “TIME/SETTING” button to set the Multi
   cook time.

6. Press the “TIMER/LOCK” button.

7. Set the timer by pressing the “TIME/SETTING” button.
   ▶ Upon setting multi-cook for one hour or longer, the timer can be set from 2 hours.

8. Press the “TIMER/LOCK” button or the “START/QUICK” button.
   ▶ After setting the timer, if you do not press any button for 7 seconds, the timer starts.

How to use Multi cook

HOW TO USE “BABY FOOD”

How to use Baby food and timer

1. Press the “MENU/SELECT” button to select Baby Food.
   ▶ When Baby Food is selected, the display shows ’10 minutes’.

2. Press the “TIME/SETTING” button to set the desired time.

3. If you press the “TIME/SETTING” button, the time increases by 5 minutes.

4. The Baby Food time can be configured from 10 to 50 minutes.

5. Press the “START/QUICK” button to start the Baby Food menu.
   ▶ Once the Baby Food menu starts, the cooking status and the remaining time are displayed.

6. How to set timer for Baby Food menu.

7. Press the “MENU/SELECT” button to select the Baby Food menu. Press the “TIME/SETTING” button to set the Baby Food time.

8. Press the “TIMER/LOCK” button.

9. Set the timer by pressing the “TIME/SETTING” button.

10. Press the “TIMER/LOCK” button or the “START/QUICK” button.
    ▶ After setting the timer, if you do not press any button for 7 seconds, the timer starts.

How to Cook Baby food

HOW TO USE TIMER FUNCTION

How to use the Timer function

1. Press the TIMER/LOCK button.

2. Select your desired menu with the MENU/SELECT button.
   ▶ Selectable menu: WHITE RICE, MULTI GRAIN, SCORCHED RICE, PORRIDGE, AUTO CLEAN
   For presetting GABA RICE, MULTI COOK, and BABY FOOD, refer to pages 17-19.

3. Set the time by pressing the TIME/SETTING button.
   ▶ Each time you press the time button, 10 minutes will be added to the time.
   ▶ The range of available preset time is from 1 hr to 12 hrs 50 mins.

4. Press “START/QUICK” button.
   ▶ After setting the timer, if you do not press any button for 7 seconds, the timer starts.
   ▶ When the timer setting is completed, “TIMER,” and “COOKING” flash 3 times and then light up.
   ▶ After the timer time, cooking is completed. (The time can vary depending on the amount and conditions.)

Precautions for the Timer function

1. When you use the Timer function
   ▶ Dry or old rice are not recommended for cooking.
   ▶ Follow the provided instructions and refer to the water level on the Inner Pot for best results when adding water.
   ▶ Rice may be scorched or suffer the searing effect if the amount of the content is excessive or the timer time is
   inordinately long.

2. The change of Time
   ▶ To change the time, cancel the mode and restart.

3. If setup time is shorter than timer time
   ▶ If setup time is shorter than timer time, the cooking starts immediately.

HOW TO KEEP RICE WARM AND TASTY

After cooking

▶ If you want to have warmer rice, press the Keep Warm/Reheat button to start the mode. You can have warm and nice rice after 9 minutes of reheating.

▶To prevent drying and discolouration, avoid excessive use of reheating. No more than once or twice a day of reheating is desirable.
▶If rice is cooked separately and you want to keep the rice warm with the appliance, simply place the rice in the Inner Pot and press the Keep Warm/Reheat button. ” Hr.” will appear on the screen. (Warming hot rice with the appliance when it is not heated can cause unpleasant smell or discolouration.)
▶24 hours after keeping the cooked rice warm, the passed time blinks on the display to give the long time warning.

Precautions for warming
It is recommended to evenly stir the cooked rice after cooking. (For a small quantity of rice, pile the rice in the center area of the Inner Pot to keep warm.)
Do not keep rice scooper or wooden scooper in the Inner Pot while keeping the cooked rice warm. This may cause bacteria to formulate.
Do not mix too small quantity of rice or leftovers with the rice under keeping warm. Doing so may develop an odor. (Use a microwave oven for the cold rice.)

Keeping rice warm for a long time may cause the rice to be discoloured or develop an odor. So, it is recommended to keep warm for less than 12 hours. Pressurized boiled rice is especially vulnerable to discolouration than normally cooked rice. 24 hours after keeping the cooked rice warm, the passed time blinks on the display.
The warming status of mixed/Brown Rice is worse than plain rice. Do not keep it warm if at all possible. The rice on the edge of the Inner Pot or the bottom of the steam outlet may turn plain or swollen. In this case, stir and mix the rice.

How to adjust the Warm Temperature
if the “warm” temperature setting is incorrect, there is a chance the rice can become discoloured. If this happens, simply adjust the temperature. For more detailed information, please consult the customer service.

1. To enter the “Warm Temp” setting mode in Standby mode, press the TIME/SETTING button for 3 seconds.
2. When entering the “Warm Temperature” setting mode, the currently set warming temperature is displayed.
3. Select the desired warming temperature with the MENU/SELECT button and then press the WARM/REHEAT button or the START/QUICK button.
4. After entering the “Warm Temperature” setting mode, if you do not press any button or just press the Cancel button, the function will be cancelled and return to the standby mode.
   When this product is shipped, the temperature is set to “74°C”. Set this function if necessary.

To adjust the warm temperature while keeping rice warm, press the “TIME/SETTING” button for over 2 seconds and adjust the warm temperature. 1. In case of sour smell or soft-boiled rice: The warming temperature might be too low. Raise the temperature by 1-2. 2. In case of yellowish or dry rice: The warming temperature might be too high. Lower the temperature by 1-2.

How to adjust the Customised Warm function
This function is used in case that water runs when you open the inner lid while keeping warm or the cooked rice is swelled up.

1. Press the TIME/SETTING button in the standby mode for more than 2 seconds to enter the “Warm Temperature” setting mode, and then press the TIME/SETTING button once to enter the “Customised Warm function” setting mode.
2. When you enter the “Customised Warm function” setting mode, the currently set custom warming state is displayed.
3. Select the desired customised step with the MENU/SELECT button and then press the WARM/REHEAT button or the START/QUICK button.
4. After entering the “Customised Warm function” setting mode, if you do not press any button or just press the Cancel button, the function will be cancelled and return to the standby mode.

When this product is shipped, this function is set to be the level of 0. Set it if necessary.
1. If water flows out too much when the lid is opened, set the customised warm option 1 to 2 levels higher.
2. If the rice on the edge is overcooked, set the customised warm option 1 to 2 levels higher.

Unpleasant smells during warming
▶Keep the appliance clean. Be sure to keep the lid clean to avoid any unpleasant smell.
▶Even though the product looks clean, bacteria can inhabit all over the place and cause odor when keeping warm. If it smells
too much, add approximately water for 2 servings of white rice to the scale in the inner pot and put 1 tablespoon of vinegar, close the lid, select Auto Clean, and press the START/QUICK button. After completion, wash the inner pot thoroughly.
▶ To prevent any unpleasant smell, be sure to wash the Inner Pot after cooking foods with strong flavours.

TROUBLESHOOTING

▶In case the appliance does not work properly, check the following lists before consulting the dealer and service center.

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References

• Official Cuckoo Australia｜Kitchen & Home Appliances – CUCKOO

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