No Direction came with my Rival rice cooker

http://www.manualslib.com/brand/rival

The Owner's Guide for your Rival RC61-CN 6-Cup Rice Cooker can be found here:

http://www.rivalproducts.com/manuals/MANUALS/RC61_43_53194273.PDF

Hi,

Here is a tip that I wrote that will help you with using your rice cooker to steam your veggies...

How to Steam Vegetables in your Rice Cooker

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Wash the rice in a seive till water runs clear. Use a cup of rice to a cup of water. Or if you have measurement levels on the inside, fill water up to the number of cups of rice you have put in. Cup size is more like an oriental cup size than a regular teacup.
Hope this helps.

Depending if your soak and rinse your rice or not before you cook it; there is a simple rule of thumb.
1 cup unsoaked/unrinsed rice = 2 cup water
1 cup soaked/ rinsed rice = 1 cup water

*** never rinse Jasmine or Basmati rice***

Good luck. I hope this helps.

if you use the cup that came with the unit to measure the rice, it would be 5 cups of non-cooked rice whichwould make your 10 cups of rice when done. now the water would have to be 5" marking on the inner bowl.

http://www.rivalproducts.com/manuals/MANUALS/RCS200_43_68557881.PDF

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All of the rice cooker makers advise: a 2:1 ratio That is, 2 cups of water for every cup of rice.

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Try this:

• Before cooking, rinse rice in warm water until water becomes clear. Then place the rice in the inner pot with fresh water.
• Take care to use proper water to rice ratios.
• Use a 1:1 ratio of rice to water plus ½ cup of water for white rice and a 1:1 ratio plus ¾ cup of water for brown rice.

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Here's all the info I've been able to find:

The older Rival rice cooker steamer should have a base, a lid, steamer basket, and rice bowl.

To cook rice, fill center basin of base with water. Place the rice bowl on basin. Add rice and water as follows. For white rice add water in a 1:1 ratio to rice plus 1/2 cup. For brown rice add water in a 1:1 ratio to rice plus 3/4 cup. Examples: 1 cup white rice, 1-1/2 cup water; 2 cups brown rice, 2-3/4 cups water. Put lid on and plug in and in about 50 minutes you should have delicious rice.

Timing is Everything
Whether using the Rival Steamer for a main dish or for a side dish, cooking is easy. But not Fast. Rice and steamed vegetables actually take twice as long to cook in this steamer. The simplicity comes since you add your rice or vegetables in one step. No waiting for one thing to happen before you can do the next. Put water and fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry or rice in the basket or bowl that come with the unit, cover, plug in and wait for the light to go off per the timing chart.
1/4 cup water takes 6 -7 minutes
1/2 cup water takes 10-12 minutes
3/4 cup water takes 16-17 minutes
1 cup water takes 19-22 minutes
1.25 cups water takes 24-26 minutes
1.5 cups water takes 26-30 minutes
2 cups water takes 38-39 minutes
2.5 cups water takes 43-44 minutes
3 cups water (max fill) takes 45-50 minutes.

Steamed Chocolate Pudding (From the Rival Steamer Guide)
3/4 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1.5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped nuts
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. Cream butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beat well. Add egg and melted chocolate; blend well. Add milk alternately with dry ingredients and beat until smooth. Fold nuts into batter. Pour into greased 8"x4" loaf pan. Cover pan with aluminum foil. Place pan in steamer basket. Cover and steam until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Serve warm with **Marshmallow Cream Sauce. Water: 1 cup. Time: 19-22 min.

**Marshmallow Cream Sauce:
16 large marshmallows
1/3 cup cream
In a small saucepan, combine ingredients and melt over low heat. Serve over Steamed Chocolate Pudding.