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Adapting Recipes
Some ingredients are not suited
for
extended cooking in the slow cooker.
Pasta, seafood, milk, cream, or sour
cream should be added 2 hours before
serving. Evaporated milk or condensed
soups are perfect for the slow cooker.
Many things can affect
how quickly a
recipe will cook.
The water and fat
content of a food, the temperature of
the food, and the size of the food will
all affect the cooking time. Food cut
into pieces will cook faster than whole
roasts or poultry.
Most meat and vegetable combinations
require
at least 7 hours
on Low.
The higher the fat content of the meat,
the less liquid is needed.
If cooking
meat with a high fat content,
place
thick onion slices underneath, so the
meat will not sit and cook in the fat.
Some recipes call for browning the
meat before slow cooking. This is only
to remove excess fat or for color;
it is
not necessary for successful cooking.
Slow cookers have very little evapora-
tion. If making your favorite soup, stew,
or sauce,
reduce the liquid or water
called for in the original recipe. If too
thick, liquids can be added later.
If cooking a vegetable-type casserole,
there will need to be
liquid in the
recipe to prevent scorching
on the
sides of the cooking vessel.
Cleaning
1.
Turn the control knob to Off
(
O
)
.
Unplug cord from outlet.
2.
Remove cooking vessel and glass lid
from base and let cool.
3.
Wash the cooking vessel, glass lid
and plastic lid in hot, soapy water.
Rinse and dry. Cooking vessel and
glass lid may also be washed in the
dishwasher.
4.
Wipe the base with a damp cloth.
Do not use abrasive cleansers.
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WARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Do not immerse base in water. This can result in death or electrical shock.
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