Cuisinart Cook Central MSC-600XA, Instruction Booklet

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COOKING GUIDELINES
SLOW COOKING
Slow cooking is perfect for foods that require long, slow simmering, such as soups, stocks,
stews, and dried beans. Slow cooking is also ideal for tougher and less expensive cuts of
meat like shoulder and pot roast.
The Simmer and Low settings are usually used for recipes that cook longer. When starting a
dish later in the day, select the High setting to ensure that food is cooked, warm, and ready
when you’d like to eat.
To reheat foods, use Brown/Sauté at 175°C and stir until all ingredients are warmed through.
Then switch to Slow Cook/Warm until ready to serve.
BEEF/VEAL PORK LAMB POULTRY GAME
Choose cuts that
are full of flavour
and benefit from
braising to
tenderize.
Less tender cuts
work best.
Tenderloin will
become tough if
slow cooked.
Choose flavorful
cuts that benefit
from braising to
tenderize.
Best choice – dark
meat – bone-in.
Breast meat can
become dry when
Slow Cooked.
Game generally
tends to be less
tender; therefore it
is perfect for Slow
Cooking.
Pot roast, brisket,
short ribs, bottom
round, chuck or
rump roast, chuck
shoulder steak,
veal shanks
Pork shoulder
pieces; sausages;
country style pork
ribs (bone-in); pork
shoulder or blade
roast
Lamb shoulder;
lamb stew meat;
lamb shanks
Chicken or turkey
legs and thighs
Venison roasts or
stew meat,
pheasant, duck
thighs and legs
Suggested Cuts of Meat for Slow Cooking
SETTING GUIDELINES RECIPES TEMP TIMER
High
Use this setting when you
don’t have time for
a long, slow cook and when
“baking” on
Slow Cook.
Potatoes,
casseroles,
puddings
100˚C
Programmable
up to 24 hours,
then 8 hours (Warm)
Low
This standard slow cooker
temperature is ideal for
recipes you start in the
morning and enjoy at the
end of day.
Braised foods,
roasts, stews,
ribs, casseroles,
shanks, chops,
less tender cuts
of meat, soups
93˚C
Programmable
up to 24 hours,
then 8 hours (Warm)
Simmer
The longer the cooking
time, the more the flavour
blend together and intensify.
Soups, stews,
stocks
85˚C
Programmable
up to 24 hours,
then 8 hours (Warm)
Warm
Do not use this setting to
cook food. It is intended
only for keeping cooked
food warm.
---- 74˚C
Defaults up to 8 hours.
Or programmable
up to 24 hours