PowerXL STIRMAX MC107D Series Use & Care Manual page 10

Stirring
Saute onions, garlic, peppers, and other ingredients with the auto stir and shred
paddle. Use oil or butter for best results. Use the SAUTE preset with the default
STIR LOW setting or adjust it to STIR HIGH if you want to constantly move ingredients.
Use a silicone spatula to push the ingredients back to the center as needed.
Shredding
StirMax shreds chicken, pork, and other proteins and can also break up whole
ingredients like canned tomatoes. Shredding happens slowly over a long cooking
cycle. In order to shred or break apart food, the food must be tender.
To shred meat, use the SLOW COOK preset and use the STIR HIGH setting for at least
an hour at the end of the cooking cycle. Set the Stir Setting to STIR DELAY if you want
to automatically start the stirring halfway through the cooking cycle. The motor may
temporarily stall by food getting jammed in the pot. This is a normal part of the process
and the auto-reversing motor will clear up the jam. The motor will pause less as the
food gets more tender. Some tougher meats like pork may require more cooking time
(7 hours or more) to be tender enough to shred. Depending on the type of meat and
your recipe, it may be necessary to finish shredding any remaining pieces at the end of
your cooking cycle.
Mixing
No more mixing by hand! Add your ingredients based on your recipe steps and let the
auto stir and shred paddle mix them together. The presets STIRMAX, STEW/SOUP, and
RISOTTO have the stirring set to STIR LOW as default and you can adjust the stirring as
needed throughout the cooking process.
Stir Settings
Each cooking preset has a default stir setting. Change the setting anytime by pressing
the stir button.
STIR LOW: Intermittent stirring
STIR HIGH: Constant stirring
STIR DELAY: Stirring starts halfway through the cooking timer
STIR OFF: Stirring is not active
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