Hotaru UMAI Induction Heating IH Ceramic Rice Cooker

3 cup / 0.54 litre capacity of uncooked rice - enough for 1-3 people ‘UMAI’ (Smart Brain AI) Induction Heating (IH) technology White/long grain, short grain (for sushi), brown rice and tahdig/crust settings ‘Quick’ cook setting for faster white rice cooking ‘Yumami’ (umami extra ...3 cup / 0.54 litre capacity of uncooked rice - enough for 1-3 people ‘UMAI’ (Smart Brain AI) Induction Heating (IH) technology White/long grain, short grain (for sushi), brown rice and tahdig/crust settings ‘Quick’ cook setting for faster white rice cooking ‘Yumami’ (umami extra taste) and GABA brown settings Useful multi-cooker features - steam, porridge, slow cook, cake and yoghurt settings High quality 3mm thick ‘Joubu’ ceramic coated inner bowl with stay cool carry handles 24 hours keep warm function and 24 hours timer feature Full countdown for rice functions State of the art Korean designed 'Hidden Controls' with ice white display and MoTouch sensitive buttons Chalk white or slate grey matte exterior 3D heating technology with condensate heating evaporator (CHE) Detachable stainless steel inner lid, internal hidden steam cap and condensation collector for easy cleaning Stainless steel steam basket, measuring cup, spatula and soup ladle included 220-240V, 50Hz. Factory made for Europe power. Yes.

There isn’t any problem cooking half a cup of rice in this rice cooker. I don't understand the capacity of Hotaru Hotaru has two different types of capacity. It is a 0.54 litre, 3 cup rice cooker or 1 litre multicooker.

Let’s take the first two capacities – 0.54 litres or 3 cup. Rice cooker capacities are always referred to in litres or cups. Hotaru is a 0.54 litres capacity rice cooker and it can therefore cook 3 cups of uncooked white rice or 2 cups of uncooked brown rice – each cup is 180ml/g.

So, if you want to cook 1 cup of white rice, that would be approximately 180g or if you want to cook the full capacity of 3 cups, that would be approximately 540g of uncooked rice. The third capacity of 1 litre refers to Hotaru’s multi-cooking capacity. This means that the inner bowl can hold a maximum of 1 litres of liquid.

You can learn more about the capacity of our rice cookers in the following pages: EU Capacity Guide What is the Hotaru inner bowl made from? The Joubu bowl is BPA, PTFE or PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) free and is hard wearing. The inner bowl also has a special honeycomb structure to help the heat disperse evenly across the bowl’s surface. The level lines of the bowl are silk printed rather than stamped so they can be hard wearing but also easily read in low light conditions.

Does Hotaru have an ON/OFF button? Yes! To turn Hotaru OFF simply press the power ON/OFF button. To turn Hotaru back ON simply press the power ON/OFF button again. Does Hotaru have a timer? Yes, Hotaru has a preset timer feature.

You can set this for up to 24 hours in advance, so you can have yummy rice ready for you when you get in from work or lovely hot porridge on a cold, Winters day ready for when you need warming up. To use the Hotaru rice cooker timer you set the number of hours for when you want the function to complete (not when you want it to begin cooking). For example – it is 9am and you want the white rice to be ready at 1pm.

You would therefore set the preset timer for 4 hours.