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•Most meat and vegetable recipes require
•Do not use frozen meat or poultry unless it is thoroughly thawed out first.
•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.
•Pieces of food cut into small pieces will cook quicker.
A degree of ‘trial and error’ will be required to fully optimise the potential of your slow cooker.
•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 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 low setting.
•All food should 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.
COOKING GUIDE
The cooking times given in the following recipes are for the ‘MEDIUM’ setting. Should you want to increase or reduce the time, please refer to the cooking guide. A Please note that these cooking times are for guidance only and may vary depending on food type and personal tastes. For your convenience, a conversion table for weight and volume has been included on page 19.
Eg. If the recipe says cook for
The recipes are based on
MAXIMUM WORKING VOLUMES which are:
6.5litres: Working capacity of
4.5litres / 8 pts. This allows a 3cm space between the top of the ceramic pot and the food.
3.5litres: Working capacity of
2.5litres / 41/2 pts. This allows a 2cm space between the top of the ceramic pot and the food.
NOTE: THE CAPACITY CAN BE FOUND ON THE RATING PLATE UNDERNEATH THE PRODUCT.
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•When cooking joints of meat, ham, 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 into two pieces. Joint weight should be kept within the maximum limit: 1 kg for a medium sized slow cooker, and 1.5 kg for a large sized slow cooker.
A Equivalent cook times for (LOW) and (HIGH) settings
Cook on | Cook on | Cook on |
(MEDIUM) | (LOW) | (HIGH) |
31/2 - 51/2 hours | 51/2 - 71/2 hours | 21/2 - 31/2 hours |
51/2 - 71/2 hours | 71/2 - 91/2 hours | 41/2 - 51/2 hours |
71/2 - 91/2 hours | 91/2 - 111/2 hours | 61/2 - 71/2 hours |
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