Slow Cooking; Keep Warm - Adesso XJ-14220 Instruction Manual

XJ-14220
OPERATION

Slow cooking

• Prepare the food for your meal.
• Cut meat and vegetables into pieces and place them in
the cook pot. Fry meat to brown it if you will be using the
'Low' heat setting.
• Layer meat over vegetables to improve the flavour.
• Cut food into larger pieces for recipes with longer cooking
times.
Never use frozen food for slow cooking.
• Add water or stock and season as required for the recipe.
• Place the cook pot into the slow cooker.
• Put the lid on the cook pot.
• With the Function switch set to 'Off', connect the power
cable to a mains outlet.
• Turn the Function switch to the 'Low' or 'High' position when
you are ready to start cooking.
The power indicator will light and the cooker will start to heat
up.
• Check cooking progress occasionally through the glass lid.
Avoid removing the lid if possible as heat and cooking liquid
will be lost from the cook pot.
If the food dries out before cooking is finished, stir in a little
water or stock.
If there is too much liquid present at the end of the cooking time,
remove the lid and set the Function switch to the 'High' setting
for about 30 minutes. Check progress occasionally. This should
reduce the liquid content.
• When cooking is complete, turn the Function switch to the
'Off' position.
• The food can now be served from the cook pot. Alternatively,
the cook pot can be lifted out of the cooker and carried to
the table.
If you are removing the cook pot after cooking, it will be heavy
and very hot. Always lift the cook pot carefully with oven gloves/
mitts as it will be full with hot food.
Place the cook pot on a heat-proof mat, ready to serve your
meal.

Keep warm

The keep warm feature can be used to keep your meal warm
once cooked.
• When your meal has cooked, set the Function switch to
the 'Warm' position.
A gentle heat will keep your meal warm.
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