Does Hotaru have a timer?
Yes, Hotaru has a convenient preset timer function that can be set for up to 24 hours in advance.
This allows you to plan ahead and have your food ready exactly when you want it, whether that's freshly cooked rice waiting for you when you arrive home from work or warm porridge ready for breakfast on a cold winter morning.
How Does the Hotaru Timer Work?
An important point to remember is that the timer is set for when you want the cooking function to finish, rather than the time you want the cooker to start cooking.
Hotaru automatically calculates when it needs to begin the cooking process so that your selected food is completed at the time you have specified.
Example
Imagine it is 9:00am and you want your white rice to be ready to eat at 1:00pm.
That's 4 hours from now, so you would:
Select the WHITE rice cooking function.
Select the preset timer.
Set the timer to 4 hours.
Press START.
Hotaru will then calculate the appropriate start time and ensure that the rice is completed and ready at approximately 1:00pm.
Up to 24 Hours in Advance
The 24-hour preset timer gives you considerable flexibility when planning meals.
For example, you can set Hotaru in advance so that you have:
🍚 Freshly cooked rice ready when you arrive home
🥣 Hot rice or oat porridge ready for breakfast
🍚 Rice prepared for a planned meal
🕐 Food ready at a convenient time without needing to start the cooker manually
Simply remember: set the number of hours until you want the cooking programme to be completed — not the number of hours until you want it to start.
This makes Hotaru's preset timer particularly useful for busy households where you want freshly prepared food ready when you need it.