Cuisinart FRC-1000 User Manual - Page 11

times may vary based on the size of the pieces, quantity, freshness of food and personal taste. • Steamed foods should be removed immediately after cooking to avoid overcooking. COOKING CHARTS GUIDE FOR COOKING RICE Use these charts and the water level markings in the cooking pot as guidelines. There are variables in the texture of cooked rice, from subtle differences between brands, to rinsing or not rinsing to personal taste. Let your taste and preference serve as your best guide. If your rice/grain is too hard or chewy, increase water amounts by ¼ cup at a time. If rice/grain is too soft, reduce the water by ¼ cup until your desired texture is achieved. WHITE RICE RICE/GRAIN DRY AMOUNT LIQUID AMOUNT APPROXIMATE COOKING COOKED YIELD TIME Long-Grain White Medium-Grain Aromatic (Jasmine, Basmati) For these grains, Corresponding Water White: 40 minutes use the cooker cup Level marking in the Quick White: 30 minutes (provided) up to a maximum of 10 cooking pot. Example: 1 cooker Hard White: 35 minutes cooker cups. cup, add water up to the 1 cup line. Approximate cooked yield of white rice varieties is about 1½ cups (US Standard) cooked rice per 1 cooker cup dry rice. BROWN RICE/GRAIN Long-Grain Medium-Grain Short-Grain Aromatic (Jasmine, Basmati) Wild DRY AMOUNT For these grains, use the cooker cup (provided) up to a maximum of 10 cooker cups. LIQUID AMOUNT Corresponding Water Level marking in the cooking pot. Example: 1 cooker cup, add water up to the 1 cup line. APPROXIMATE COOKING TIME Brown: 2 hours Quick Brown: 80 minutes COOKED YIELD Approximate cooked yield of brown rice varieties is about 1½ cups (US Standard) cooked rice per 1 cooker cup dry rice (Wild rice yields 3 cooked cups per 1 cooker cup dry rice). 11