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USING YOUR SLOW COOKER
You can use your Crock-Pot
®
slow cooker with or without the AutoStir attachment depending on the
dish you are cooking. The method of programming your slow cooker remains the same whether you
are using the AutoStir attachment or not. See
Using the AutoStir Attachment
for more details. If you
are not using the stirring attachment remove it (fig. 6) and fit the detachable handle (fig. 7).
1. Place the stoneware into the heating base, add your ingredients into the stoneware and cover
with the lid. Plug in your Crock-Pot
®
slow cooker.
2. Select the temperature setting using the mode select button
M
. The high temperature light ( )
or low temperature light ( ) will come on.
NOTE: The KEEP WARM setting ( ) is ONLY for keeping food warm that has already been
cooked. DO NOT try to cook on the KEEP WARM setting. We do not recommend using the
KEEP WARM setting for more than 4 hours.
3. Press the timer up/down buttons
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to select a cooking time. The time can be set in increments
of 30 minutes. After setting the cooking time your Crock-Pot
®
slow cooker will start to heat up and
the timer will count down in 1 minute increments.
4. When cooking has finished, your slow cooker will automatically switch to the KEEP WARM
setting and the keep warm light ( ) will come on.
5. To stop cooking, press the standby button
O
. Follow steps 2 and 3 above to return to cooking.
To turn your slow cooker OFF, unplug it from the supply socket.
Notes
• If there is a power cut during cooking all cooking settings will be lost when the power is restored
and the unit will be in a standby state with the high temperature, low temperature and keep warm
lights flashing. If you are unaware how long the power was off the food may be unsafe to eat and
we suggest you discard the food.
• To avoid over or under-cooking, always fill the stoneware ½ to ¾ full and keep to the
recommended cooking times.
• Do not overfill the stoneware. To prevent spillover, do not fill the stoneware more than ¾ full.
• Always cook with the lid on for the recommended time. Do not remove the lid during the first two
hours of cooking to allow the heat to build up efficiently.
• Always wear oven gloves when handling the lid or stoneware.
• Always unplug your slow cooker from the supply socket when you have finished using it and
before cleaning.
• The removable stoneware is ovenproof. Do not use removable stoneware on a gas burner,
electric hob or under a grill.
USING THE AUTOSTIR ATTACHMENT
Most recipes benefit from being stirred during cooking but in order to stir the contents of a slow
cooker, you have to open the lid. This lets out valuable moisture formed during cooking taking away
heat and cooling the contents which can take a long time to heat up again. Your Crock-Pot
®
AutoStir
attachment does the stirring so you don’t have to open the lid. Simply prepare your ingredients, set
the cooking time and fit the AutoStir attachment. After an initial 2 hour delay to allow the ingredients
to soften, your AutoStir attachment activates every 30 minutes and gently stirs the ingredients for 5
minutes to ensure thorough mixing and even heating.
Choosing the correct paddle
Use the regular paddle
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for those recipes with a thinner consistency (sauces, hot drinks, natural
yoghurts) etc. For thicker, denser recipes like hearty soups, stews, chillies, curries etc, use the stirring
paddle
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.
