A Guide To Slow Cooking; Lifting The Lid; Stirring; Pre-Heating/Pre-Browning - Sunbeam HP005 Instruction/Recipe Booklet

A guide to slow cooking

Heat setting 1.
Heat setting 1 provides controlled heat for
gentle slow cooking of food.
This setting is ideally used if you would like
meals to be ready after an extended period
of time.
Heat setting 2.
One hour on heat setting 2 is equivalent to
about 2½ hours on heat setting 1.
when baking, cooking dried beans or pulses
and soups, heat setting 2 must be used.
Cooking times can be adapted as a recipe
can be started on 2 for the first 2 hours and
then turned to 1 for the remainder of the
time.
Timing.
All recipes indicate whether to use the heat
settings 1 or 2, with a suggested variation in
cooking times.
On heat setting 1, timing is not critical,
making it almost impossible to overcook food
in the slow cooker.
A couple of extra hours will not ruin the food
because of the slow cooking process.

Lifting the lid.

The temperatures in the slow cooker build up
slowly, therefore avoid lifting the lid whilst
cooking.
Constant removal of the lid will result in a
loss of heat and moisture extending cooking
time.
Note: Each time the lid is lifted, extend
cooking time by 30 minutes.

Stirring.

Stirring food is seldom necessary. The
internal heating element will heat the food
evenly and prevent food from sticking to the
base.
Pre-heating.
It is essential to pre-heat the slow cooker for
at least 20 minutes when baking. You may
also pre-heat the slow cooker while preparing
ingredients for cooking.
Important: Do not place frozen food into a
heated slow cooker - as this may damage the
crock insert.
Pre-browning.
To seal in flavours and juices, it is
recommended to pre-brown meats and
poultry in a frypan before placing in the slow
cooker.
Fat cuts of meat and mince should be pre-
browned and drained thoroughly to remove
any excess fat.
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