West Bend L5803A, 84906 USING YOUR cook’s essentials SLOW COOKER, Tips For Safe Use

USING YOUR cook’s essentials™ SLOW COOKER

1.Place heating base on dry, level, heat-resistant surface away from any edge.

2.Place foods into cooking pot, cover and place cooking pot onto heating base. If you wish to brown or precook any foods before slow cooking, place slow cooker pot directly on range top unit over medium heat. After foods are browned or cooked, transfer cooking pot to heating base. NOTE: Use only plastic, rubber, wooden, or non-metal cooking tools in metal cooking pot. Use of metal cooking tools will scratch the non-stick surface.

3.Attach cord to base, then plug cord into a 120 volt AC electric outlet only.

4.Slow cooker base offers heat settings of Keep Warm, LO, Med and HI, or will be numbered 1-5. Heat setting #1 should only be used to warm dinner rolls, muffins, etc. Heat setting Keep Warm (#2) should only be used to keep cooked foods warm for serving, whereas LO (#3), Med (#4) and HI (#5) are to be used for actual cooking of foods. Set dial directly at setting or anywhere between for complete temperature control. NOTE: DO NOT USE A HEAT SETTING BELOW LO (#3) FOR ACTUAL COOKING OF RAW FOODS AS THE SLOW COOKER WILL NOT GET HOT ENOUGH TO COOK FOODS.

Select heat setting and cook food for recommended time as given in recipe. As a general guideline, most meat and vegetable combinations need 7 to 10 hours of cooking at LO (#3), 4 to 6 hours of cooking at Med (#4) or 2 to 3 hours of cooking at HI (#5). Meats will become most tender when cooked for the longer time at the lower heat setting. Avoid removing cover when slow cooking as cooking time will be increased due to loss of heat. Remove cover only when needed to stir occasionally or when adding ingredients.

•Some smoke and/or odor may occur upon heating due to the release of manufacturing oils – this is normal.

•Some expansion/contraction sounds may occur during heating and cooling

– this is normal.

CARE AND USE FOR USING STORAGE LID

Tips For Safe Use:

•Always use storage lid when transporting slow cooker.

•DO NOT USE STORAGE LID FOR COOKING. Storage lid is designed for use during storage in refrigerator or freezer ONLY.

•Storage lid does not completely seal cooking pot. Do not overfill cooking pot as spillage may occur.

•When removing storage lid from heated foods, use care as condensation may form on underside of lid.

•Do not put storage lid in any oven.

•Do not plug appliance into an electrical outlet while the slow cooker has the storage lid on.

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