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Control Knob and Temperature Settings
If You’ve NEVER Used a Slow Cooker
The Control Knob on the slow cooker offers Low and
High temperature settings for cooking. The Keep
Warm setting is for holding the prepared recipe at a
perfect serving temperature.
The Keep Warm setting should only be used after a
recipe has been thoroughly cooked.
Food should not
be reheated on the Keep Warm setting. If food has
been cooked and then refrigerated it must be reheated
on Low or High and then switched to Keep Warm.
CAUTION:
The Keep Warm setting should only be used after completely cooking
the recipe according to the instructions. The food must be hot enough to prevent
bacterial growth before using the Keep Warm setting. Do not use the Keep Warm
setting to reheat any food that has been refrigerated or frozen.
Cooking in a slow cooker is easy but
different from conventional methods.
Take a few minutes and read “How to
Use” and “Tips for Slow Cooking.”
Then try some of the recipes in the
Hamilton Beach “One Step Prep
™
Slow Cooker Recipe Book” included
with your slow cooker.
You’ll soon be convinced that a slow
cooker is a necessity. There are also
many slow cooker recipe books available
in the library or bookstore. If you have
any questions, call our toll-free customer
service number. We’ll be glad to help.
If You’ve Used a Slow Cooker Before
You are probably ready to develop
new recipes for use in your slow cooker.
If the recipe was originally cooked in a
saucepan on the stovetop, or slow roasted
in the oven, adapting the recipe should
be easy.
Our slow cooker heats from the sides.
The Base slowly raises the temperature
of the Crock. Whether cooked on Low
or High, the final temperature of the
food is the same, about 200°F. The
only difference is the amount of time
the cooking process takes. Read the
section on “Adapting Recipes” for
more information.
