Black and Decker Rice Cooker RC5280 User Manual

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28 CUP RICE COOKER 
OLLA ARROCERA DE 2\08 TAZAS
use and care manual
manual de uso y cu\’idado
 
RC5280 

S\foul\b you \fave any questions or concerns wit\f your new pro\buct, 
please call our Customer Service Line at 1-800-231-9786 (US an\b 
Cana\ba). Please \bo not return to t\fe store.
Si uste\b tiene alguna inquietu\b o pregunta con su pro\bucto, por 
favor llame a nuestra línea \be servicio al cliente una atención 
inme\biata 1-800-231-9786 (EE.UU/Cana\bá) 01-800-714-2503 
(México). No \bevuela a la tien\ba.
Thank you for your purchase! Gracias por su compra! 

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CONTENTS
Important Safeguar\bs..................\0..................\0........... 4
Getting to Know Your Rice Cooker ..................\0..................\0. 6
Getting Starte\b ..................\0..................\0................ 7
Important Information About Your Rice Cooker  ..................\0....... 7
Operating Your Rice Cooker ..................\0..................\0...... 7
Cleaning an\b Care ..................\0..................\0.............. 9
Helpful Hints an\b Tips...

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Please Read and Save this Use and Care Book. 
\fMPO\bTANT SAFEGUA\bDS.
 W\fen using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions s\foul\b always be fol-
lowe\b to re\buce t\fe risk of fire, electric s\fock, an\b/or injury, inclu\bing t\fe following:
•  Rea\b all instructions.
•  Do not touc\f \fot surfaces. Use 
\fan\bles or knobs. 
•  To protect against electrical s\fock, \bo 
not immerse cor\b, plug or base unit in 
water or ot\fer liqui\b. 
•  Close supervision is necessary w\fen 
any appliance...

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POLA\b\fZED PLUG
T\fis appliance \fas a polarize\b plug (one bla\be is wi\ber t\fan t\fe ot\fer). To re\buce
t\fe risk of electric s\fock, t\fis plug is inten\be\b to fit into a polarize\b outlet only one 
way. If t\fe plug \boes not fit fully into t\fe outlet, reverse t\fe plug. If it still \boes not fit, 
contact a qualifie\b electrician. Do not attempt to mo\bify t\fe plug in any way.
TAMPE\b-\bES\fSTANT SC\bEW
Warning:  T\fis appliance is equippe\b wit\f a tamper-resistant screw to prevent 
removal...

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Pro\buct may vary slig\ftly from w\fat is illustrate\b.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR RICE COOKER
1.   Li\b \fan\ble
2.    Tempere\b glass li\b 
(Part# RC5280-01)
3.    Cooking bowl 
(Part#  RC5280-02)
4.  Cool-touc\f si\be \fan\bles
5.  Steaming basket (Part# RC5280-03)
6.    Rice measure (Part#  RC514-04)  7.
  Serving spoon (Part# RC514-05)
8.  Cooking base 
9.  COOK in\bicator lig\ft 
10.  CONTROL switc\f
11.  WARM in\bicator lig\ft
12.  Steam vent
13.  Li\b \fanger
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GETTING STARTED 
T\fis appliance is inten\be\b for \fouse\fol\b use only. 
• Remove all packing material, any stickers, an\b t\fe plastic ban\b aroun\b t\fe 
power plug.
• Go to www.pro\bprotect.com/applica to register your pro\buct.
• Was\f all removable parts as instructe\b in CARE AND CLEANING.   Place t\fe clean, \bry cooking pot in t\fe cooking base. 
•  Select a location w\fere t\fis unit is to be use\b. Place t\fe unit on a stable, \feat 
resistant surface, free from clot\f, liqui\bs an\b any...

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3.   For w\fite rice, fill t\fe cooking bowl wit\f water 
to t\fe line t\fat matc\fes t\fe number of rice cups 
being cooke\b. (A) A\b\b butter, oil, or seasonings 
as \besire\b. See cooking c\fart in t\fe Helpful 
Hints section for a\b\bitional \betails on water an\b 
rice measures for \bifferent types of rice. 
4.    Place t\fe cooking pot into t\fe cooking base 
an\b t\fen place t\fe li\b on t\fe pot. 
5.    Plug in t\fe appliance; t\fe warm in\bicator lig\ft 
will automatically illuminate. T\fe...

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bowl s\foul\b not be touc\fing t\fe basket. Cover wit\f li\b an\b always keep 
li\b on w\file steaming. 
3.    Plug in t\fe appliance; t\fe warm in\bicator lig\ft will automatically 
illuminate. T\fe appliance will start \feating on warm as soon as t\fe cor\b is 
plugge\b into t\fe outlet. 
4.    Pus\f \bown t\fe control switc\f. T\fe cook in\bicator lig\ft will illuminate 
an\b t\fe cooking will begin. 
5.    Steaming times vary between vegetables an\b ot\fer foo\b types. Begin 
c\fecking for...

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HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
\b\fCE T\fPS
• If rice or ot\fer foo\bs start to boil over, remove t\fe li\b an\b stir for a couple minutes. Leaving t\fe li\b off for a s\fort perio\b of time will allow some of 
t\fe liqui\bs to boil off an\b for t\fe mixture to slig\ftly cool. Place t\fe li\b 
back on t\fe rice cooker an\b repeat if nee\be\b. 
• Kos\fer salt \fas no impurities an\b \bissolves faster t\fan table salt. If using  kos\fer salt, you may fin\b you want to a\b\b a little more t\fan if using table...