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INSTRUCTION BOOKLET Recipe Booklet Reverse Side ® Cook Central 3-in-1 Multicooker MSC-400 For your safety and continued enjoyment of this product, always read the instruction book carefully before using.
Warranty for details) for examination, repair USE ONLY or mechanical or electrical adjustment. 7. The use of attachments not recommended by Cuisinart may cause fire, electrical shock, or risk of injury. SPECIAL CORD SET 8. Do not use outdoors or anywhere the...
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CONTROL PANEL a. Cooking Function Buttons Use to select SLOW COOK, BROWN/SAUTÉ or STEAM. b. Time Directionals Use to set cooking time. Press and hold to scroll quickly; press and release to advance more slowly. c. Temperature Directionals Use to set cooking temperatures.
PROGRAMMING 6. When slow cooking on High, Low or Simmer, the unit will beep five times at BROWN & SAUTÉ the end of the cooking time and will automatically switch to the Keep Warm 1. Press BROWN/SAUTÉ. A preset setting for 8 hours. temperature of 350°F will flash, as this is a commonly used Brown/Sauté...
COOKING GUIDELINES SLOW COOKING Slow cooking is perfect for foods that require long, slow simmering, such as soups, stocks, stews, and dried beans. Slow cooking is also ideal for tougher and less expensive cuts of meat like shoulder and pot roast. The Simmer and Low settings are usually used for recipes that cook longer.
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STEAMING Steaming is one of the healthiest methods of cooking. No butter or oil is required and fewer nutrients are lost in the steaming process. Four cups/one quart of water is used for basic steaming. Steaming Chart FOOD AMOUNT PREPARATION COOKING TIME 6 small/ trimmed –...
TIPS & HINTS SLOW COOKING • Browning foods before slow cooking can HEATUP TIMES may vary based on a add more depth and flavor to the number of factors. Approximate times are: finished dish. If time is short skip this •...
ingredients are warmed through and STEAMING then switch to Warm on the Slow Cook • To steam, fill the multicooker pot with function until serving. no more than 1 quart of water. • If using frozen foods, thaw completely • For smaller foods that might not sit before slow cooking.
Troubleshooting Chart Subject Question Answer/Solution Make sure your unit is plugged into a functional outlet. Why won’t my unit turn on? Contact Customer Service at 1-800-726-0190. Cooker will enter sleep mode after 5 minutes of no use and unit will appear off. Press any button except Start/Stop to “wake up”...
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fiber • calc. • 24mg sod. • chol. • sat. • • coating. crumb with over evenly pro. • carb. • fat) from Calories sauce, glaze-like shiny, become servings): (based have juices tender fruit Once serving information Nutritional them. over mushy.) getting poured...
pan. bottom accumulated have that bits brown flavorful Scrape evaporated. almost until cook allow wine white fragrant. until Sauté garlic. browned, sausage Once fiber • 60mg calc. • 182mg sod. • chol. • sat. • • minutes. about sides; pro. •...
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occasionally. Stir sweet softened, fully fennel until burning. avoid 300°F temperature minutes cook Cover Reduce minutes. about golden, 300°F. heat Reduce broth. slightly soft until vegetables Sauté thyme. garlic fennel, shallot, leek, minutes. about evaporated, preheated, unit When 350°F. almost until cook wine...
pot. cooking brown tofu preheated, Once wipe Completely peppers. 400°F. Brown/Saute Multicooker chop roughly seeds skins discard cooking into remove rested, have peppers Once reserve. loosen. skins allow cool pieces; even into pepper. salt hour about place cover with with season then drain.
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minutes. about caramelized, slightly reduced have tomatoes until occasionally, stirring cook, into tomatoes minutes. about browned, lightly softened vegetables until Sauté salt. teaspoon ¼ oregano paprika, onion, garlic, sides. both brown chorizo container. heatproof into grease excess pour base from cooking remove Carefully...
salt teaspoon ½ with pepper sides both thighs chicken Season black ground freshly teaspoon ¼ 400°F. Brown/Sauté Multicooker salt kosher teaspoon ½ cooking into pounds) 2½ (about roast chuck (optional) vinegar wine tablespoon garnish rosemary chopped broth beef ¾ lemon slices thin wedges...
hours. Cook Slow switch unit Cover dill cloves, peppercorns, with beef. vegetables ¾ comes olives. peppers liquid cup) (about water enough cherry sausage, reserved with along beer pour beef pot, cooking into back pieces chicken Multicooker. cooking into celery carrot onion, spoon.
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serve. ready until Warm Keep Leave fiber • 82mg calc. • accordingly. seasoning adjust Taste 347mg sod. • 73mg chol. • sat. • • pro. • carb. • fat) from (20% Calories towel. paper cup): serving information Nutritional with surface blotting gently ladle...
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dumplings prepared Keep wrappers. wonton remaining with Repeat needed. water more using seal, pinch pleat like edges Crimp triangle. making corners opposite bring water with wrappers edges Brush wrapper. each middle filling teaspoon heaping place time, wrappers fiber • 26mg calc.
fiber • 254mg calc. • 500mg sod. • 206mg chol. • sat. • • pro. • carb. • fat) from (55% Calories serving: information Nutritional immediately. served best This Warm. Keep switch automatically will unit expired, time Once hours. 3½ Cook Slow Brown/Sauté...
side lighter Jam. Blueberry Rosemary with Chicken Lemon Pudding Rice Lightened Vegetables with Beef Corned Crisp Fruit Peppers Sweet Pears Poached with Chicken Pudding Bread Leche Dulce Beef Brisket Leche Dulce Entrées Butter Apple Verde Caldo Applesauce Desserts Gumbo Chorizo &...
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MSC-400 Multicooker 3-in-1 Central Cook ® Side Reverse Booklet Instruction Booklet Recipe...
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Version no : IB-11690 Fold Size 216x140mm Saddle Stitched 44 pp Material (Cover): 157gsm matt artpaper (Inside): 120gsm gloss artpaer Coating: Gloss varnishing in cover Color (Cover): 4C(CMYK)+1C(BK) (Inside): 1C(BK) Date: NOV-15-2012 Co-ordinator: Linda Ouyang Hugo Description PDF version : MSC400 Manual IB-11690(1.0) BOOK Hugo Code : LEP0046IB-1-1...