Hints For Slow Cooking; Operating Instructions - Westinghouse WST3012ZE Owner's Manual

6 quart oval slow cooker
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Prepare recipe according to instructions. Place food in stoneware
liner and cover with the glass lid. Do not fill the stoneware liner to
the brim with food. Always cook with the lid on and the liner in posi-
tion. Remember that frequent lifting of the lid during cooking delays
cooking time. When cooking a meat and vegetable combination,
place the vegetables in the bottom of the liner first. Then add the
meat and other ingredients. If the liner is hot, DO NOT add cold
food and vice versa. The stoneware liner cannot stand the shock of
sudden temperature changes.
2. Plug into a 120 V ~ 60 Hz outlet.
3. Turn control knob to the desired cooking setting, high, low or auto.
CAUTION: COOKING BASE UNIT WILL GET VERY WARM DURING
COOKING. THIS IS WHERE THE HEATING ELEMENT IS LOCATED.
IF NECESSARY TO HANDLE, USE POT HOLDERS OR OVEN MITTS.
4. Cook according to recipe instructions.
5. When cooking time is complete, turn control knob to off position and
unplug from outlet.
6. Using oven mitts, carefully remove the glass lid by grasping the knob
and lifting the lid slightly away from you. This will allow the steam to
escape before removing the lid.
7. Allow a few seconds for all steam to escape. Then, using oven mitts,
remove the stoneware liner from the cooking base unit.
NOTE: If you are moving the Slow Cooker, grasp the unit by
the Base Unit Handles; use pot holders or oven mitts. (See
Figure 1.)
8. Even when switched OFF and
unplugged, the Slow Cooker remains
hot for some time after using; set aside
and allow unit to cool before cleaning
or storing.
9. Allow to cool completely before clean-
ing, see CARE AND CLEANING.

HINTS FOR SLOW COOKING

1. Meats will not brown during the cooking process. If you desire
browning, heat a small amount of oil in a skillet and brown meats
prior to putting into stoneware liner.
2. Whole herbs and spices flavor better in slow cooking than crushed
or ground.
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Figure 1

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