Relax. Now that you have a VersaWare™ slow cooker, your life just got a little easier. With this new Rival® stoneware innovation, one pot truly does it all. Whether you use it for sautéing on the stovetop, roasting in the oven, slow cooking in the heating base, or a combination of all three, the versatile crock cooks delicious food in the most convenient manner. And when the meal is complete, you can use the same crock as a fashionable serving piece as well as an easy solution for storing leftovers in the refrigerator and then reheating them in the microwave or oven for tomorrow night’s dinner. Minimal mess, minimal cleanup.

Cooking with a slow cooker allows you to draw the fullest flavors from your food in a braising process that consistently produces tasty results. Yet with the VersaWare™ slow cooker stoneware, that’s just the beginning! In the same crock you can also brown the meat and caramelize the vegetables as directed in many slow cooking recipes. You can season and roast a meatloaf in the oven and then use the slow cooker heating base to keep it warm until serving time. You can simmer soups and stews to enhance flavor and make them table-ready by broiling cheese on top.

It’s easy to be a chef in your own home when you have a tool this versatile at your fingertips. The VersaWare™ slow cooker is more than a cooking appliance; it’s the ultimate single-pot meal solution. So relax, dinner’s almost ready!

BEFORE YOU USE YOUR VersaWare™ SLOW COOKER

Before you use your slow cooker, wash the lid and stoneware in warm, soapy water and dry thoroughly.

NEVER immerse the heating base in water or any other liquid.

HOW TO USE YOUR VersaWare™ SLOW COOKER

Lid

Stoneware

Heat Diffuser

Heating Base

Control Panel

SAUTÉING

1.Place the VersaWare™ slow cooker stoneware onto one of the large burners on the stovetop.

IMPORTANT: When using the stoneware on an electric stovetop (coil or ceramic), the heat diffuser (included) must be used. Place the heat diffuser onto one of the large burners and position the stoneware on top of the heat diffuser.

2.Coat the inside of the stoneware with oil or butter and place food into the stoneware. DO NOT heat empty stoneware on the stovetop. Always ensure there is liquid or food inside the stoneware when heating.

3.Set the stove temperature to Low before increasing to Medium. Turn down heat as necessary to avoid overcooking. DO NOT use your stoneware on the High setting on stovetop burners.

4.Stir food in the stoneware often, when cooking on the stovetop.

DO NOT use metal utensils, because they will scratch the stoneware.

Stoneware

Heat Diffuser

SLOW COOKING

1.Insert VersaWare™ slow cooker stoneware into the heating base, place your food into the stoneware, and plug in the unit. Slide the control to the desired setting. Your VersaWare™ slow cooker has three temperature settings. LOW (I) is recommended for slow “all-day” cooking. One hour on HIGH (II) equals about

1½ to 2 hours on LOW (I). WARM ( ) is ONLY for keeping already cooked food at the perfect serving temperature until you are ready to eat. DO NOT

cook on the WARM ( ) setting. Always cook with the lid on when using your stoneware in the slow cooker heating base.

2.When cooking is done, slide control to OFF ( ). Unplug from outlet and allow it to cool before cleaning.

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