Crock-Pot Cook & Carry 4-7 Quart warranty Your Crock-Pot Slow Cooker Components, Lid Lock, Handles

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YOUR CROCK-POT®SLOW COOKER COMPONENTS

Hinge

Removable

Lid

Lid Lift

Stoneware

Lid Lock	Handles
Control Panel
PREPARING YOUR CROCK-POT®SLOW COOKER FOR USE

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

HOW TO USE YOUR LOCKING HINGED LID

Lid Assembly

1.Place stoneware in the heating base.

2.Mount the hinged lid to the heating base and gently snap into place by pressing down into the slot (See Fig. 1). The hinged lid was designed for convenient serving (See Fig. 2).

Lid Disassembly

1.The hinged lid must always first be removed before the stoneware can be removed. To remove the lid, simply press the button at the back of the hinge to unlock (See Fig. 3).

2.Lift up the lid (See Fig. 4)

Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4

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HOW TO USE YOUR LOCKING HINGED LID

Locking Lid for Transport
1.	Ensure steps 1 and 2 of the Lid Assembly section	Fig. 5
	have been completed.
2.	Lock the lid by simply pressing the bottom of the lid
	lock button (See Fig. 5).
3.	To unlock the lid once you have reached your
	destination, simply press the top of the lid lock
	button (See Fig. 6).	Fig. 6
CAUTION:
NEVER attempt to lift or carry your slow cooker by the
hinge, lid lift or lock. Always use the handles.
NEVER cook with the lid locked. Keep lid unlocked
during use and only lock during transport.

HOW TO USE YOUR CROCK-POT®SLOW COOKER

1.Place the stoneware into the heating base, add your ingredients to the stoneware, and cover with the lid (See Fig. 1).

2.Plug in your Crock-Pot®slow cooker. The POWER light flashes indicating that the unit is plugged in, but not turned on.

3.Press the COOK TIME button to select a programmed time and temperature. Cook time options include 4 or 6 hours on HIGH, or 8 or 10 hours on LOW. When the corresponding light illuminates, the slow cooker heats and the internal timer starts counting down the time.

NOTE: WARM is ONLY for keeping already cooked food warm until you are ready to eat. DO NOT cook on the WARM setting.

4.When the cooking time has completed, the Crock-Pot®slow cooker automatically shifts to the WARM setting and the WARM light illuminates.

NOTE: We do not recommend using the WARM setting for more than 4 hours.

5.To turn the Crock-Pot®slow cooker off, press the OFF button and unplug the unit from the outlet.

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