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SecretChef Sear ™ and Slow Cooker Electronic, All-in-One Sear and Slow Cooker 5.5L Instruction/Recipe Booklet HP8555 Please read these instructions carefully and retain for future reference.
Contents Sunbeam’s Safety Precautions Features of your SecretChef Sear and Slow Cooker The Control Panel Mode settings Using your SecretChef in the Slow Cook mode Using your SecretChef in the Browning mode Care and Cleaning Hints and Tips Recipes Important instructions – retain for...
• Never leave an appliance unattended while in use. If you have any concerns regarding the performance and use of your appliance, please visit www.sunbeam.com.au or contact the Sunbeam Consumer Service Line. Ensure the above safety precautions are understood.
Features of your Sunbeam HP8555 SecretChef Sear and Slow Cooker Tempered Glass Lid The glass lid allows you to view the food during slow cooking without lifting the lid, preventing the heat from escaping. Control Panel Non-slip feet Keeps the unit secure on the bench top during use and prevents scratching of bench top surfaces.
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Non-stick Aluminium Pan The pan is to be used inside the unit for browning and slow cooker modes. There is no need to move the pan to the stovetop. The pan is non-stick and dishwasher safe. Grip Pan Handles Large 5.5 litre capacity For cooking large family-sized meals.
The Control Panel EADY ROWNING 00 : 00 The control panel on the SecretChef Sear 5. Ready indicator and Slow Cooker is designed to ensure easy In the BROWN mode, the pan needs to use and to make cooking a pleasure. Choose heat up to reach your desired selected from the two cooking modes –...
Mode Settings Browning The SecretChef has two cooking modes, Slow Cook or Browning. The Browning or Frypan mode has five heat settings 100°C, 120°C, 150°C, 180°C Slow Cooking and ‘Sear’, making the SecretChef an ideal Slow Cooking achieves flavour filled meals, everyday multifunctional cooker.
Using your SecretChef in the Slow Cook mode Note: If you do not press the START button 1.Before using your SecretChef for the first time, remove the aluminium pan and lid within 1 minute the unit will sound 5 short and wash them in warm soapy water.
Using your SecretChef in the Browning mode Note: the minimum cooking time is 10 1. Before using your SecretChef for the first time, remove the aluminium pan and lid minutes, and the maximum cooking time is and wash them in warm soapy water 2 hours.
Power Interruption Protection Your SecretChef has a 1 minute Power greater than 1 minute during your cooking, Interruption Protection that protects the the machine retains the settings programmed program memory in the advent of power into the control panel and will continue surges, or short term power failure (black- cooking when the power supply returns.
Hints and Tips • When in Browning mode, always remember to • Slow Cooking prevents evaporation, press START after the pan has pre-heated and resulting in the flavours and juices being displays "READY", even if you don’t need the maintained. Keep this in mind when timer.
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Hints and Tips continued Roasting Meat (such as beef, lamb and veal) Stocks To get the best roasting results, we • Many slow cooker recipes use stock as part recommend sealing your meat first. Trim of the ingredients. A good stock is also the away any excess fat.
Recipes All the recipes have been specifically created and tested by our Sunbeam Test Kitchen for the SecretChef. We hope you enjoy. Chicken Stock Fish Stock Makes 2.5 litres Makes 2.5 litres 2 chicken carcasses 1kg fish bones 2 onions, chopped...
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Recipes continued Pearl Barley and Mushroom Risotto Tofu and Chickpea Curry Serves 6 Serves 4 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon peanut oil 20g butter 1 onion, finely chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 200g button mushrooms, quartered 2 long red chillies, finely chopped 200g Swiss brown mushrooms, sliced 2cm piece fresh ginger, finely grated...
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Recipes continued Spiced Breakfast Fruit Choc-Cherry and Coconut Self-Saucing Pudding Serves 4-6 Serves 8-10 4 large green apples, peeled, cored, halved 2 cups self-raising flour 4 large pears, peeled, halved ¹⁄ ³ cup cocoa ½ cup dried apricots 1 cup caster sugar 400g fresh dates, pitted 200g unsalted butter, melted 1 tablespoon finely grated orange rind...
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You are also Alternatively, you can send a written claim entitled to have the goods repaired or to Sunbeam at the address listed below. replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable On receipt of your claim, Sunbeam will...
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Sunbeam Corporation Limited 2011. ABN 45 000 006 771 Units 5 & 6, 13 Lord Street Botany NSW 2019 Australia Unit 3, Building D 26 Vestey Drive Mt Wellington Auckland New Zealand Sunbeam Corporation is a division of GUD Holdings Ltd. 8/11...