Ninja CS970Q Series Owner's Manual page 13

WARNING: Place the vent hole on the lid facing away from you.
WARNING: Use oven mitts when moving the unit, opening the lid, and when inserting or removing food.
NOTE: Foods or sauces that are high in sugar (like barbecue sauce) or oils with a low smoke point (like olive oil) are prone to burning
when exposed to high heat. To avoid burning these foods when cooking them in Stove Top High mode, limit cook time for high-
sugar foods and/or use oils with higher smoke points (like canola, peanut, sunflower, and safflower oils).
7 The temperature and time can be adjusted during the
cooking cycle. Press the TEMP or TIME button to switch
between the two, and then use the adjustment knob as
you did when choosing your initial settings.
8 When the countdown timer reaches zero, the unit will beep
3 times and then switch to Stay Warm for up to 12 hours.
Alternately, you can press the START/STOP button to stop
cooking prior to the end of your set time (the unit will NOT
switch to Stay Warm in this case).
NOTE: If you press the START/STOP button accidentally,
you can press it again within 5 seconds to resume the set
cooking time.
9 When you are ready to turn off the unit, press the Power
button. The Temp/Time display will show the word OFF.
NOTE: If you accidentally press the Power button, you can
press it again within 5 seconds to resume all prior settings.
TIP: For best results, remove foods immediately after the
bake time is complete to avoid overcooking.
CAUTION: Be alert when handling hot foods to keep
from being burned.
CAUTION: Take care when removing the steaming/
roasting rack.
Stay Warm and Auto Shutoff for Bake:
As a safety feature, the unit will automatically shut off based on
the setting that has been selected.
When in the Oven Dry or Steam modes, at the end of the cooking
cycle the unit will automatically switch to Stay Warm for 12 hours.
At the end of the 12 hours, the unit will automatically shut off.
Stove Top:
1
Place the cooking pot into the unit's main housing. Plug in
the unit and press the Power button to turn it on.
2 Place the ingredients you want to sear, saute, brown, or
simmer into the pot in an even layer.
3
Press the STOVE TOP button to select either LOW or HIGH.
The button will default to HIGH. Pressing the button again
will set it to LOW. Pressing it a third time will cycle it back
to HIGH.
TIP: To sear meats or saute vegetables, set to HIGH.
NOTE: The Temp/Time display will show the word ON. The
temperature and timer functions are not available in Stove
Top mode.
4
Once you have selected LOW or HIGH, the unit will begin
the cooking cycle after 3 seconds. You can also press
the START/STOP button before 3 seconds is up to start
cooking.
5
When you have finished cooking your ingredients, press
the START/STOP button to stop cooking.
NOTE: If you press the START/STOP button accidentally,
you can press it again within 5 seconds to resume
cooking.
NOTE: The Stay Warm function is not available in Stove
Top mode.
6
When you are ready to turn off the unit, press the Power
button. The Temp/Time display will show the word OFF.
NOTE: If you accidentally press the Power button, you
can press it again within 5 seconds to resume all prior
settings.
Auto Shutoff for Stove Top:
As a safety feature, the unit will automatically shut off
based on the setting that has been selected.
When set to Stove Top High, the unit will automatically
shut off after 1 hour. When set to Stove Top Low, the unit
will automatically shut off after 4 hours.
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