Hamilton Beach 34508 Manual page 13

Non-Pressure Cooking Modes Chart
DEFAULT
SETTINGS
Pressure
Mode Level
sauté/brown N/A
yogurt N/A
slow cook:
low N/A
high
N/A
keep warm/cancel N/A
delay start N/A
Visit www.foodsafety.gov for more information on safe internal cooking temperatures.
Cook Cook Time
Time Range
30 min 1 min – 30 min
8 hours 10 min – 24 hours Open ( ) or
Closed ( )
8 hours 30 min – 20 hours
4 hours 30 min – 20 hours
4 hours 5 min – 24 hours
6 hours 10 min – 24 hours
Pressure
Valve
Position Description and Recommendations
N/A Use for browning meats or poultry, or sautéing vegetables. Also use to
preheat Cooker to speed up pressure building. Cooker heats to 345°F
(174°C) before countdown begins.
Lid should be off while using this mode. Cook time will begin countdown
when Cooker has reached browning temperature.
Use for making plain or flavored yogurt in quantity or individual servings.
Press yogurt button. Cook time begins countdown within 10 seconds.
True Slow™ cooks like a traditional slow cooker to achieve tender, flavorful
meals.
Open ( )
To select heat setting, press slow cook button multiple times to toggle
through settings. Cook time begins countdown within 10 seconds. Once
Open ( )
cycle is complete, Cooker will switch to keep warm/cancel for up to a total
combined cook and warm time of 24 hours.
Open ( ) Keep warm/cancel setting should not be used to cook food, but to keep
already-cooked food warm. Each program mode automatically switches to
keep warm/cancel when cycle is complete. Total time is 24 hours, then keep
warm/cancel shuts off.
N/A Use to delay the start time (from 10 minutes to 24 hours) in rice and steam
modes only.
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