T16003 3.5 ltr Stainless Steel Slow Cooker
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Slow cooking retains moisture. If you wish to reduce moisture in the
cooker, remove the lid after cooking and turn the control to high (if set to
low or warm) and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes.
USING YOUR APPLIANCE
Don’t remove unnecessarily as the built up heat will escape. Each
time you remove the lid, allow an additional 10 minutes to the cooking
time.
If cooking soups, leave a 5 cm space between the top of the cook pot
and the food surface to allow space for simmering.
Many recipes demand all day cooking, if you do not have time to
prepare food that morning prepare it the night before and store the
food in a covered container in the refrigerator. Transfer the food to the
ceramic pot and add liquid/gravy. Select the setting low, high or warm.
Most meat and vegetable recipes require 8-10 hours on low.
Some ingredients are not suitable for slow cooking. Pasta, seafood,
milk, and cream should be added towards the end of the cooking time.
Many things can affect how quickly a recipe will cook, water and fat
content, initial temperature of the food and the size of the food.
Food cut into small pieces will cook more quickly. A degree of ‘trial and
error’ will be required to fully optimise the potential of your slow cooker.
Root vegetables usually take longer to cook than meat, so try and
arrange vegetables in the lower half of the pot.
After food is cooked, switch cooker off and leave covered with the lid.
There will be enough heat in the ceramic pot to keep warm for 30
minutes. If you require longer to keep warm switch to the warm setting.
All food may be covered with a liquid, gravy or sauce. In a separate pan
or jug prepare your liquid, gravy or sauce and completely cover the food
in the ceramic pot.
Pre-browning meat and onions in a pan to seal in the juices also
reduces the fat content before adding to the ceramic pot. This improves
the flavour but is not necessary if time is limited.
When cooking joints of meat, ham, and poultry etc. the size and shape
of the joint is important.
Try to keep the joint in the lower
2
⁄
3
of the pot and fully cover with water.
If necessary, cut in two pieces. Joint weight should be kept within the
maximum limit.
