About Slow Cooking - Morphy Richards Slow Cooker Instructions Manual

4
With the control knob › set to the
3
OFF position, plug the unit into the
mains socket.
4 Set the heat control to low, medium
or high and cook for the
recommended time given in the
recipes or use the cooking guide in
page 6.
5 Switch off and unplug the slow
cooker after cooking and remove
the crock pot using oven gloves.
CAUTION: BE CAREFUL NOT TO
TOUCH THE BASE UNIT AFTER
COOKING AS IT REMAINS HOT.

About slow cooking

• Slow cooking has always been the
best way to prepare a nutritious hot
meal with minimum preparation and
maximum free time away from the
kitchen. Morphy Richards has
brought this style of cooking into this
modern, cooking system; providing
you with style, convenience and
great tasting meals.
• Traditionally slow cooking has
centred on soups and casseroles but
with this oval ceramic crock pot you
can also produce most modern
family meals and dinner party dishes.
This pot is convenient as well as
looking good enough to take straight
to the table for serving. (Always
place the crock pot on a heat proof
mat or surface).
• Slow cooking gives you convenient,
versatile and flavoursome food. The
longer cooking times allow better
distribution of flavours, giving them
time to blend and season the food. A
slow cooker heats food gently,
making it a great way to cook meats
in particular less-expensive cuts,
such as stewing beef, which are
tenderized through the long cooking
.
process Remember, there are no
limits to the potential uses of your
slow cooker, only your imagination!
IMPORTANT: The slow cooker works
by building up heat and maintaining
an even temperature. To get the best
cooking results, do not remove the
lid during cooking, since this will lose
heat and therefore slow down the
cooking time. The glass lid allows
you to monitor the cooking progress
without interrupting the cooking time.
Suitable foods for slow
cooking
• Most foods are suited to slow
cooking methods, however there
are a few guidelines that need to be
followed.
• Make sure all frozen ingredients are
well thawed out.
• Cut root vegetables into small, even
pieces, as they take longer to cook
than meat. They should be gently
sauted for 2-3 minutes before slow
cooking. Ensure that root
vegetables are always placed at the
bottom of the pot and all ingredients
are immersed in the cooking liquid.
• Trim all excess fat from meat before
cooking, since the slow cooking
method does not allow fat to
evaporate.
• If adapting an existing recipe from
conventional cooking, you may
need to cut down on the amount of
liquid used. Liquid will not
evaporate from the slow cooker to
the same extent as with
conventional cooking.
• Never leave uncooked food at room
temperature in the slow cooker.
• Do not use the slow cooker to
reheat food.
• Uncooked red beans must be
soaked and boiled for at least 10
minutes to remove toxins before use
in a slow cooker.
• Insert a meat thermometer into
joints of roasts, hams, or whole
chickens to ensure they are cooked
to the desired temperature.
Do's and do not's for the
crock pot
• Authentic stoneware is fired at high
temperatures therefore the crock
pot may have minor surface
blemishes, the glass lid may rock
slightly due to these imperfections.
Low heat cooking does not produce
steam so there will be little heat
loss. Due to normal wear and tear
through the products life, the outer
surface may start appearing
'crazed'.