Hamilton Beach 33985-IS, Manual

Page: 6 / 16

6
PREPARATION
1. Some of the recipes call for meat to be browned and/
or vegetables to be sautéed. Do this in a pan – not in
the ceramic bowl. Do not use the ceramic bowl for
cooking anywhere other than inside the slow cooker.
2. Thaw frozen food completely before adding to the
ceramic bowl.
3. Do not cook on the low setting without first
preheating the ceramic bowl in the slow cooker on
High, for at least 20 minutes.
4. Soak dried peas and beans for 8 hours (or overnight)
before cooking, to soften them.
WARNING: Dried beans (e.g. red kidney beans) must
be boiled for at least 10 minutes before being added
to the slow cooker. They are poisonous if eaten raw or
undercooked.
5. Lentils do not need soaking overnight.
6. Store ingredients prepared beforehand (e.g. the night
before) in a refrigerator. Do not put the slow cooker or
the ceramic bowl in the refrigerator.
7. Root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions etc) take
much longer to cook that meat. Cut them into 5mm
slices, sticks or dice. If possible, sauté gently for 2-3
minutes before adding to the ceramic bowl.
8. Dried vegetables must be immersed in the cooking
liquid.
9. When cooking with rice, use at least 150ml of cooking
liquid for each 100g of rice.
10. Pasta is not suitable for slow cooking – it will
become too soft. If your recipe requires pasta, it should
be stirred in 30-40 minutes before the end of the
cooking time.
GENERAL USE
1. Decide when you want to eat and when you want to
start cooking.
2. Find a recipe that suits your timings. If you want to
eat at 6pm and you need to start cooking at 8am, find
a recipe that takes about 10 hours.
3. Prepare the food as described in the recipe.
TIP: Cut food into similar sized pieces to ensure food is
evenly cooked.
4. Sit the slow cooker on a stable, level, heat-resistant
surface and out of reach of children.
5. Connect to the wall power outlet and switch the outlet
on.
6. Turn the switch on the slow cooker to High setting and
allow to preheat for 20 minutes.
7. Remove the lid and place the food in the ceramic bowl.
8. Replace the lid.
9. Turn the switch on the slow cooker to the required
setting for cooking (Low, High or Auto).
NOTE: A recipe that takes 10 hours would only ever be
cooked using Low setting.
10. At the end of the cooking time, turn the switch to
Off.
11. Using oven gloves remove the lid from the slow
cooker and set it on a heat proof surface.
12. Serve the food.