How To Use Your Slow Cooker; Operation - Brabantia BBEK1083D Instruction Manual

HOW TO USE YOUR SLOW COOKER

Important notes
1. Place the Slow Cooker on a flat, dry work surface, away from other sources of heat.
2. Prepare the food to be cooked and place it inside the ceramic bowl.
3. If you need to pre-cook or brown food prior to slow cooking, this must be done in a
pan. Do not try to brown or pre-cook food in the Slow Cooker.
5. Place the lid on the appliance.
6. Please note that the Slow Cooker must not be overfilled. The ceramic bowl should
never be more than 3/4 full.
7. All frozen meat, fish, poultry or game should be completely thawed before being
placed in the Slow Cooker to prevent under-cooked food.
8. The temperature rise of a Slow Cooker is not fast enough to re-heat cooked food.

Operation

1. Plug the power cord into the mains electrical supply. The "POWER" light will
illuminate indicating that the unit is plugged in, but that the heating elements have
not turned on. The digital display will illuminate and display the default time setting
of 06:00 (6 hours). At the same time, the default HIGH indicator will illuminate on
the display.
2. Set the operation mode: Press the MODE button to select the operation mode:
HIGH, LOW or WARM.
3. Set the cooking time: Press the TIMER button once, the time will start to flash and
then press the UP or DOWN buttons to set the cooking time in 30 minute
increments.
NOTE: The cooking time is based on your recipe. The HIGH/ LOW/ WARM setting
has a time range of 2-20 hours. The default time for HIGH or WARM setting is 6
hours. The default time for LOW is 8 hours.
4. Once you have set the operation mode and the cooking time, press the ON/OFF
button. The appliance will start operating and the cooking time on the display will
start counting down.
5. Always cook with the lid in place.
6. When the cooking time is completed, the Slow Cooker will automatically shift to the
keep warm setting, and the indicator for the WARM function will illuminate.
7. The cooking process can be stopped by pressing the ON/OFF button for
approximately 3 seconds. The display will shut off and only the power light will be
illuminated indicating that the unit is still plugged in.
8. When the cooking process is complete, disconnect the plug from the mains
electrical supply.
9. Please note that the ceramic bowl will be hot during and after cooking; therefore
ensure that you use oven gloves when handling the ceramic bowl and allow the