A GUIDE TO SLOW COOKING
Slow cooking occurs at temperatures below boiling point, liquids do not boil quickly
at this temperature. There is little steam or evaporation, food will not stick and
virtually no stirring is required. Slow cooking helps retain both flavours and
nutrients.
The slow cooker can operate on LOW all day and night if required.
When on the HIGH heat setting it will cook similarly to a covered pot on a stove,
foods will cook in approximately half the time of that set on LOW.
When cooking on the HIGH heat setting, additional liquid may be required.
Vegetables such as carrots, potatoes and turnips require longer cooking than many
meats. Place them on the bottom of the ceramic bowl and cover with liquid.
If adding fresh milk or yoghurt, this should be done during the last 2 hours of
cooking.
Evaporated milk may be added at the start of cooking.
Rice, noodles and pasta are not recommended for long cooking periods. Cook them
separately and then add to the cooker during the last 30 minutes.
During cooking, ensure liquid ingredients are warmed before adding.
If cooking frozen food, add some warm liquid before putting in the ceramic crock. If
the bowl is hot do not add cold food.
USING THE CONTROL PANEL
The Slow Cooker is equipped with 3 heat settings.
Once your slow cooker is plugged into the power supply, switch the control dial to
either the LOW or HIGH temperature setting. The red display light will activate to
show your slow cooker is turned on.
When the cooking cycle is complete, you can keep the food at serving temperature
by switching the dial to the WARM position.
Switch the control dial to the OFF position before removing the plug from the
mains power supply.
FOOD
REQUIRED TIME
DEFAULT HEAT
Roasts
8:00 hours
LOW
Stews/Soups
6:00 hours
HIGH
Fish/Poultry
5:00 hours
HIGH
Dips/Desserts
2:00 hours
HIGH
