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Slow cooking guide:
As most food is cooked over a period of 6-9
hours, it can be prepared in advance the evening
before, refrigerated in the removable crock pot,
placed in the slow cooker, switched on in the
morning and left to cook all day. When you arrive
home a delicious, hot meal will await you. The
guide below will help simplify the process of slow
cooking, allowing you to obtain ultimate
satisfaction from your slow cooker.
Traditional
Recipe
Time
Slow
Cooker on
LOW
Slow Cooker on
HIGH
15 – 30
minutes
4 – 6 hours
1 ½ - 2 hours
35 - 60
minutes
6 – 8 hours
3 – 4 hours
1 – 3 hours
8 – 12
hours
4 – 6 hours
Note:
These times are approximate. Times can
vary depending on the ingredients and quantities
in the recipes.
Note:
Most uncooked meat and vegetable
combinations will require at least 8 hours on
LOW.
Timing:
Always allow sufficient time for the food to cook.
It is almost impossible to overcook in the slow
cooker, particularly when using the LOW or
WARM setting. Most recipes can be cooked on
any one of the temperature settings; however the
cooking times will vary accordingly. Each recipe
will give specific instructions, indicating the
appropriate temperature setting accompanied by
the suggested cooking times to use.
Adapting cooking times for traditional
recipes:
Your favourite traditional recipes can be adapted
easily, by halving the amount of the liquid and
increasing the cooking time considerably.
General Tips for Slow Cooking:
• Do not pre-heat the slow cooker before
adding ingredients.
• For best results, the Slow Cooker should
be filled at least halfway.
• Do not fill the cooking pots to more than
three-quarters full. Note: Do not over fill
the appliance or it will not cook as well as
it should.
• Spray the inside of the cooking pot with
non-stick cooking spray for easy clean up.
• The Removable Ceramic Cooking Pot is
ovenproof and microwave safe.
• Do not use the Removable Ceramic
Cooking Pot on gas or electric burners or
under the broiler.
• Do not use the lid in the microwave or
oven.
• Frozen foods such as vegetables and
shrimp may be used as part of a specific
recipe.
• If there is a loss of power while slow
cooking, the food being cooked may
be unsafe to eat. If you are unable to
determine how long the power was out,
we suggest that the food inside of the slow
cooker be discarded.
• Use fresh or dried herbs instead of ground;
they keep more of their flavour during long
cooking times.
• Cover all food with a liquid, sauce or gravy.
Prepare in a separate pan and then add to
the slow cooker, completely covering the
food in the cooking pot.
• Prepare everything you need for your slow
cooked meal the night before if you will not
have time in the morning.
• Your ingredients should ideally be added to
the slow cooker at room temperature, so
take everything out of the fridge 20 minutes
before adding to the cooker.
