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Instruction Manual

Rice Cooker Food Steamer Slow Cooker

ARC-2000ASB

With the Aroma® Professional™ Rice Cooker/Food Steamer/Slow Cooker you’ll be making fantastic, restaurant-quality rice at the touch of a button! This machine

is specially calibrated to cook all varieties of rice, including tough-to-cook brown rice, to uffy perfection. There’s no stirring or monitoring, just delicious rice made

automatically!

In addition to restaurant-quality rice, your new Aroma® Professional™ Rice Cooker is ideal for cooking complete, healthy meals. The convenient steam tray inserts directly

over the rice, allowing you to cook meats and vegetables at the same time, in the same pot. Steaming food locks in natural avors and nutrients that are often lost with

other methods of cooking. And with the Smart Steam feature, steaming favorite meats and vegetables has never been easier. Program the number of minutes needed to

steam and the Smart Steam feature does the rest.

The advanced Slow Cook feature includes both a High and Low setting to transform your rice cooker into a programmable 3-quart slow cooker! It sets from 2 to 10 hours

to easily prepare all of your family’s slow-cooked favorites. And once the cooking time has passed, the rice cooker will automatically go into Keep-Warm, so there’s no

need to worry about an over-cooked meal.

Your new rice cooker is also great for making soups, stews, stocks, oatmeal, gumbos, jambalaya, breakfast frittatas, dips and even desserts! See page 26 for information

on your free Cook’n Recipe Browser.

This manual contains helpful measurement charts for cooking rice and steaming. For more information on your Aroma® Professional™ Rice Cooker/Food Steamer/Slow

Cooker, or for more recipes, replacement parts, product service and other home appliance solutions, please visit us online at www.AromaCo.com.

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1. Important: Read all instructions carefully before rst use.

2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use the handles or knobs.

3. Use only on a level, dry and heat-resistant surface.

4. To protect against re, electric shock and injury to persons, do not immerse

cord, plug or the appliance in water or any other liquid. See instructions for

cleaning.

5. Close supervision is necessary when the appliance is used by or near children.

6. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow unit to cool

before putting on or taking off parts and before cleaning the appliance.

7. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the

appliance malfunctions or has been damaged in any manner. Contact Aroma®

customer service for examination, repair or adjustment.

8. The use of accessory attachments not recommended by Aroma® Housewares

may result in re, electrical shock or injury.

9. Do not use outdoors.

10. Do not let cord touch hot surfaces or hang over the edge of a counter or table.

11. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner or in a heated oven.

12. Do not use the appliance for other than its intended use.

Basic safety precautions should always be followed when using electrical appliances, including the following:

13. Extreme caution must be used when moving the appliance containing rice, hot oil

or other hot liquids.

14. Do not touch, cover or obstruct the steam vent on the top of the rice cooker as it

is extremely hot and may cause scalding.

15. Use only with a 120V AC power outlet.

16. Always unplug from the base of the wall outlet. Never pull on the cord.

17. The rice cooker should be operated on a separate electrical circuit from other

operating appliances. If the electrical circuit is overloaded with other appliances,

the appliance may not operate properly.

18. Always make sure the outside of the inner cooking pot is dry prior to use. If the

inner pot is returned to the cooker when wet, it may damage or cause the product

to malfunction.

19. Use extreme caution when opening the lid during or after cooking. Hot steam will

escape and may cause burns.

20. Rice should not be left in the inner pot with the Keep-Warm function on for more

than 12 hours.

21. To prevent damage or deformation, do not use the inner pot on a stovetop or

burner.

22. To disconnect, turn any control to OFF, then remove the plug from the wall outlet.

23. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, cook only in the removable inner cooking pot

provided.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

THIS APPLIANCE IS FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY.

1. A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce the risks resulting from becoming entangled

in or tripping over a longer cord.

2. Longer extension cords are available and may be used if care is exercised in their use.

3. If a longer extension cord is used:

a. The marked electrical rating of the extension cord should be at least as great as the

electrical rating of the appliance.

b. The longer cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over the counter top or

tabletop where it can be pulled by children or tripped over unintentionally.

Short Cord Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

Polarized Plug

DO NOT DRAPE CORD!

KEEP AWAY

FROM CHILDREN!

This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other); follow the instructions below:

To reduce the risk of electric shock, this plug is intended to t into a polarized outlet only one way. If the plug does not t fully into the outlet, reverse the plug.

If it still does not t, contact a qualied electrician. Do not attempt to modify the plug in any way.

If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or a similarly qualied person in order to avoid a hazard.

High

Low

Keep

Warm

Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

Inner Cooking Pot Steam Tray

Measuring Cup Serving Spatula

Steam Vent

Lid

Condensation

Collector

Lid Release

Button

Digital Display

Handle

Control Panel

PARTS IDENTIFICATION

Digital Controls

WHITE RICE

The WHITE RICE button cooks restaurant-quality rice

automatically.

BROWN RICE

The BROWN RICE button is ideal for cooking brown rice and

other tough-to-cook whole grains to perfection.

SMART STEAM

The SMART STEAM button is perfect for healthy sides and

main courses. Set the time food needs to steam, it will begin

to countdown once water reaches a boil and shut off once

time has elapsed.

LOW SLOW COOK

The LOW slow cook button sets to slow cook from 6 to 10

hours and reaches about 200°F.

HIGH SLOW COOK

The HIGH slow cook button sets to slow cook from 2 to 5

hours and reaches about 210°F.

QUICK RICE

The QUICK RICE button is a great time-saving option for rice in

a pinch. This setting foregoes the rice cooker’s Sensor Logic™

for faster cooking times, although cooked rice will not be to the

same quality of the White Rice and Brown Rice functions.

DELAY TIMER

The DELAY TIMER sets up to 15 hours for rice ready when it’s

needed. Add rice and water in the morning and set the timer

for mealtime at night.

POWER/KEEP WARM BUTTON

The POWER/KEEP-WARM button serves two purposes.

One press of the POWER/KEEP-WARM button will turn the

rice cooker on. A second press will set the rice cooker to its

Keep-Warm setting.

BEFORE FIRST USE

1. Read all instructions and important safeguards.

2. Remove all packaging materials and check that all items have been received in good condition.

3. Tear up all plastic bags as they can pose a risk to children.

4. Wash steam vent and all other accessories in warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly.

5. Remove the inner cooking pot from rice cooker and clean with warm, soapy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly before returning to cooker.

6. Wipe body clean with a damp cloth.

NOTE

• Do not use abrasive cleaners or scouring pads.

• Do not immerse the rice cooker base, cord or plug in water at any time.

The provided rice cooker

cup is the equivalent to

a ¾ standard US cup.

3/4

US cups

HELPFUL

HINTS

Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

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TO COOK RICE

NOTE

Using the provided measuring cup,

add rice to the inner cooking pot.

Place the inner cooking pot into the

rice cooker.

Fill with water to the line which

matches the number of cups of

rice being cooked. For example, if

cooking two cups of uncooked rice,

water should be lled to line 2 in the

inner pot.

Rinse rice to remove excess starch.

Drain.

• If you misplace the measuring cup, a ¾ standard US cup is an exact

replacement.

• To add more avor to rice, try substituting a favorite meat/vegetable

broth or stock. The ratio of broth/stock to rice will be the same as water

to rice.

• For approximate rice cooking times and suggested rice/water ratios, see

the “Rice/Water Measurement Table” on page 8.

• Before placing the inner cooking pot into the rice

cooker, check that the cooking pot is dry and free of

debris. Adding the inner cooking pot when wet may

damage the rice cooker.

NOTE

• Brown rice requires a longer cooking cycle than white rice due to

the extra bran layers on the grain. If it appears the rice cooker is

not immediately cooking this is due to the a low-heat soak cycle

that precedes cooking to produce ufer grains. The enhanced

Sensor Logic™ of this rice cooker will cook brown rice up to 25%

faster than other rice cookers.

TO COOK RICE (CONT.)

Plug the rice cooker into an available

outlet.

Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

Press the POWER/KEEP-WARM

button to turn on the rice cooker.

Press the WHITE RICE or BROWN

RICE button, depending upon the

type of rice being cooked.

Close the lid securely.

• Short on time? Use the Quick Rice function. See more details on

this time-saving option on page 9.

• Want perfect brown rice without the wait? Use the Delay Timer.

Simply add rice and water in the morning and set the Delay Timer

to the number of hours when rice will be needed. See “To Use

Delay Timer” on page 10 for instructions.

HELPFUL

HINTS

TO COOK RICE (CONT.)

Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

The rice cooker will begin cooking.

The digital display will show a

“chasing” pattern.

Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

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Keep

Warm Keep

Warm

For best results, stir the rice with

the serving spatula to distribute any

remaining moisture.

When nished serving rice, turn

the rice cooker off by pressing the

POWER/KEEP-WARM button and

unplug the power cord.

Once rice is nished, the rice cooker

will beep and automatically switch to

Keep-Warm. The digital display will

show the number of hours the rice

cooker has been on Keep-Warm,

beginning with “0.”

• Rice should not be left in the rice cooker on Keep-Warm for more than 12 hours.

NOTE

RICE/WATER MEASUREMENT TABLE

HELPFUL

HINTS

• Rinse rice before placing it into the inner pot to remove excess bran and starch. This will help reduce browning and sticking to the bottom of the pot.

• Want perfect brown rice without the wait? Use the Delay Timer. Simply add rice and water in the morning and set the Delay Timer to the number of

hours when rice will be needed. See “To Use Delay Timer” on page 10 for instructions.

• This chart is only a general measuring guide. As there are many different kinds of rice available (see “About Rice” on page 24), rice/water

measurements may vary.

UNCOOKED RICE RICE WATER LINE INSIDE POT APPROX. COOKED RICE YIELD COOKING TIMES

2 Rice Cooker Cups* Line 2 4 Rice Cooker Cups* WHITE RICE: 30-35 Min.

BROWN RICE: 65-70 Min.

3 Rice Cooker Cups* Line 3 6 Rice Cooker Cups* WHITE RICE: 33-38 Min.

BROWN RICE: 75-80 Min.

4 Rice Cooker Cups* Line 4 8 Rice Cooker Cups* WHITE RICE: 38-43 Min.

BROWN RICE: 80-85 Min.

5 Rice Cooker Cups* Line 5 10 Rice Cooker Cups* WHITE RICE: 40-45 Min.

BROWN RICE: 85-90 Min.

6 Rice Cooker Cups* Line 6 12 Rice Cooker Cups* WHITE RICE: 43-48 Min.

BROWN RICE: 88-93 Min.

7 Rice Cooker Cups* Line 7 14 Rice Cooker Cups* WHITE RICE: 45-50 Min.

BROWN RICE: 90-95 Min.

8 Rice Cooker Cups* Line 8 16 Rice Cooker Cups* WHITE RICE: 47-52 Min.

BROWN RICE: 92-97 Min.

9 Rice Cooker Cups* Line 9 18 Rice Cooker Cups* WHITE RICE: 48-53 Min.

BROWN RICE: 95-100 Min.

10 Rice Cooker Cups* Line 10 20 Rice Cooker Cups* WHITE RICE: 50-55 Min.

BROWN RICE: 100-105 Min.

* Cups referrenced are with the included measuring cup. The measuring cup included adheres to rice cooker industry standards and is not equal to a standard

U.S. measuring cup. The included measuring cup is equal to a standard ¾ US cup.

*1 Rice Cooker Cup = ¾ US Cups