Hints And Tips - Sunbeam Duos MU4000 Instruction/Recipe Booklet

Hints and Tips

With your Sunbeam Duos you can create a
wide variety of meals. Various foods take
different times to cook perfectly to your
individual taste, so sometimes it may take a
little trial and error to get the cooking times
right for you.
Capacity
• Don't overfill or under fill your Sunbeam
Duos unit. Ensure the level is between the
FILL (minimum) and MAX markings on the
inside of the cooking pan. When using the
sous vide menu, always ensure that the
water covers the food pouches. When using
the slow cooker, always ensure that liquid
covers the food.
• To speed up the time needed for the
unit to reach the desired Sous Vide
temperature, fill with warm (not hot) water.
Food
• Cuts of Meat. Sous Vide and Slow Cooking
are perfect for the cheaper, tough cuts
of meats, as the lengthy cooking process
tenderises these cuts and enhances the
flavours. Note that thinner cuts of meat
will cook more quickly.
• Evenly cooked food. To ensure food cooks
evenly in the same amount of time,
we recommend food is cut to similar
thicknesses/ sizes.
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Lid
• Condensation can accumulate on the
inside of the lid, reducing your vision.
Carefully tilt the lid away from you so that
the condensation falls back into the pan.
• Lifting the lid. Both sous vide and
slow cooker cooking methods use low
temperatures and therefore they do not
recover lost heat quickly. If you need to
lift the lid, do so quickly to minimise heat
loss.
Food Safety Guidelines for Sous Vide Cooking
CAUTION. Food cooked using the Sous Vide
method of cooking is not recommended for
consumption by those in an 'at risk' category
(low immune deficiency);
• Pregnant women
• Small children
• Elderly
• Those suffering from illness/disease
Slow Cooking
• If you are slow cooking, you may wish
to brown your meats first in a frypan.
Browning meat prior to slow cooking not
only gives your food great colour, it also
seals in the juices and flavours and keeps
the meat tender.
• Slow Cooking prevents evaporation,
resulting in the flavours and juices being
maintained. Keep this in mind when
creating your own recipes, as you may not
require as much liquid as you would when
using other cooking methods.