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| with style, convenience and |
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| cooking method does not allow |
| great tasting meals. |
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| fat to evaporate. |
• Traditionally, slow cooking has | • If adapting an existing recipe | |||
| centred on soups and |
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| from conventional cooking, you |
| casseroles, but with this oval |
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| may need to cut down on the |
| ceramic pot you can also |
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| amount of liquid used. Liquid |
| produce most modern family |
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| will not evaporate from the slow |
| meals and dinner party dishes. |
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| cooker to the same extent as |
| This pot is convenient as well |
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| with conventional cooking. |
| as looking good enough to take | • Never leave uncooked food at | ||
| straight to the table for serving | |||
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| room temperature in the slow |
| on a heat proof mat or surface). |
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| cooker. |
• Slow cooking gives you | • Do not use the slow cooker to | |||
| convenient, versatile and |
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| reheat food. |
| flavoursome food. The longer | • Uncooked red beans must be | ||
| cooking times allow better | |||
| distribution of flavours, giving |
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| soaked and boiled for at least |
| them time to blend and season |
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| 10 minutes to remove toxins |
| the food. A slow cooker heats |
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| before use in a slow cooker. |
| food gently, making it a great | • Insert a meat thermometer into | ||
| way to cook meats - in | |||
| particular, |
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| joints of roasts, hams, or whole |
| such as stewing beef, which are |
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| chickens to ensure they are |
| tenderised through the long |
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| cooked to the desired |
| cooking process. |
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| temperature. |
• IMPORTANT: The slow cooker |
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| Care for the | |
| works by building up heat and |
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| maintaining an even |
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| ceramic pot |
| temperature. To get the best |
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| • Authentic stoneware is fired at | |||
| cooking results, do not remove | |||
| the lid during cooking, since |
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| high temperatures, therefore, |
| this will lose heat and therefore |
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| the ceramic pot may have minor |
| slow down the cooking time. |
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| surface blemishes, the glass lid |
| The glass lid allows you to |
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| may rock slightly due to these |
| monitor the cooking progress |
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| imperfections. Low heat |
| without interrupting the cooking |
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| cooking does not produce |
| time. |
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| steam, so there will be little |
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| heat loss. Due to normal wear |
| Suitable foods for |
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| and tear through the product’s |
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| life, the outer surface may start | |
| slow cooking |
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| appearing ‘crazed’. |
• Most foods are suited to slow | • Do not put the ceramic pot or | |||
| cooking methods, however |
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| glass lid in an oven, freezer, |
| there are a few guidelines that |
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| microwave or on a gas / |
| need to be followed. |
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| electrical hob. |
• Make sure all frozen ingredients | • Do not | |||
| are well thawed out. |
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| ingredients. |
• Cut root vegetables into small, | • Do not subject the ceramic pot | |||
| even pieces, as they take longer |
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| to sudden changes in |
| to cook than meat. They should |
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| temperature. Adding cold water |
| be gently sauteed for |
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| to a very hot pot could cause it |
| minutes before slow cooking. |
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| to crack. |
| Ensure that root vegetables are |
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| always placed at the bottom of | • Do not allow the pot to stand in | ||
| the pot and all ingredients are |
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| water for a long time (you can |
| immersed in the cooking liquid. |
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| leave water in the pot to soak). |
• Trim all excess fat from meat |
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| the ceramic pot that has to | ||
| before cooking, since the slow |
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| remain unglazed for |
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manufacturing purposes. This unglazed area is porous, therefore will soak up water, this should be avoided.
•Do not switch the slow cooker on when the ceramic pot is empty or out of the base.
Tips for slow cooking
•The slow cooker must be at least half full for best results.
•Slow cooking retains moisture. If you wish to reduce this, remove the lid after cooking and turn the control to high (if set to low or medium) and reduce the moisture by simmering for 30 to 45 minutes.
•Removing the lid will allow valuable heat to escape, reducing the efficiency of your slow cooker and increasing the cooking time. If you remove the lid more than a couple of times to stir or add ingredients, then you will need to allow
•If cooking soups, leave 5 cm space between the top of the cook pot and the food surface to allow for simmering.
•Many recipes will take several hours to cook. If you don’t have time to prepare food in the morning, prepare it the night before, storing the food in a covered container in the fridge. Transfer the food to the ceramic pot and add boiling liquid/stock. In most of the recipes in this book, the meat ingredients are browned first to improve their appearance and flavour.
•If you are short on preparation time and would prefer to skip the browning stage, simply add your meat and other ingredients into the slow cooker and cover with boiling liquid/stock.You will need to increase the recipe cooking time as follows: High setting +1hr, Medium setting