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TO STORE
Be sure all parts are clean and dry before storing. Store appliance in its box or in a clean, dry place. Never store it while it is hot or wet.
To store, place covered cooking pot inside the base and place the glass lid over the pot. Never wrap cord tightly around the appliance;
keep it loosely coiled.
ADAPTING RECIPES (General Hints)
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The LOW setting is recommended for all-day cooking. Most meat-and-vegetable combinations required at least 7 hours on LOW.
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For best flavor, use whole-leaf herbs and spices during initial preparation. If ground herbs and spices are used, stir in during last
hour of cooking.
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Many factors can affect how quickly a recipe will cook. The water and fat content of food, its temperature, and the size of the item(s)
will all affect the cooking time. Food cut into pieces will cook faster than larger pieces.
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Recipes for vegetable-type casseroles must contain liquid to prevent scorching on the sides of the cooking pot.
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If using a specific recipe, one item may be substituted for another, if an equal quantity is used. For example, if recipe calls for a 12-oz.
can of chicken broth, a 10-oz. can of tomato soup plus 2 oz. of something else (water, wine, canned tomatoes) may be substituted.
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Canned beans may be added directly to any recipe, but dried beans, especially red kidney beans, should be soaked in water (if
desired) and boiled first. After covering and boiling in 3 times their volume of unsalted water, add beans to recipe and discard
water. Beans must be softened completely before they are combined with sugary and/or acid foods, as these have a hardening
effect on beans. In this case, beans should be allowed to simmer until tender (about 1 ½ hours) after boiling.
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