Hints And Tips - Crock-Pot EXPRESS Easy Release 10 Qt Owner's Manual

HINTS AND TIPS

Hints and Tips to get the best use of your Crock-Pot
Express Easy Release Pressure Cooker: Go to the Crock-
Pot website at www.crockpot.com for additional recipes,
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hints, tips and much more.
With your Crock-Pot ® Express Easy Release Pressure Cooker
you can create a large variety of delicious meals, snacks and
desserts. Various foods take different times to cook perfectly,
so sometimes it may take some trial and error to get the
cooking times right for you.
1. Please refer to your Crock-Pot
Owner's Manual when using your Cooker.
2. Never fill the Cooking Pot past the MAX line.
3. Do not leave Cooker plugged in when not in use.
4. Make sure Cooker is kept away from cabinets and walls
when in use.
5. The Cooking Pot is designed to be used only in this
Cooker. Do not use on stovetop, in microwave, or in
oven.
6. The provided Steaming Rack is designed to be used in
this Cooker. It should not damage the surface of the
Cooking Pot. Do not stir ingredients while Steaming
Rack is in Cooking Pot.
7. When removing the Lid, use a pot holder to grasp the
Lid Handle and lift away from your body to allow steam
to escape.
8. Always place a trivet or pot holder under the Cooking
Pot if it is removed from the Heating Base.
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HINTS AND TIPS FOR SLOW COOKING
If you are slow cooking, you can use the BROWN/SEAR
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or SAUTÉ functions first to brown meats and sauté
vegetables at the beginning. Browning meat prior to
slow cooking not only gives your food great color, but
it also seals in the flavorful juices and keeps the meat
tender.
• When using the SLOW COOK function, make sure the
Steam Release Dial is in the "Release" position.
• When using the SLOW COOK function, the Cooker
does not recover lost heat quickly, so only lift the Lid
if necessary or if instructed to do so in the recipe.
It's a good idea to monitor your slow cooking results
throughout the cooking cycle by quickly removing
the Lid and checking, then quickly replacing the Lid.
Different cuts and thickness of meats and vegetables can
vary in required cook time.
• It is not uncommon for meat to cook faster than root
vegetables. It is for this reason that we recommend
chopping all vegetables to a similar small size. Meat can
be cut into larger chunks because if it is cut too small, it
will break up once cooked and tenderized.
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