Rival Oval Crock-Pot Owner's Manual page 6

This guide is designed to help you adapt recipes to the Crock-Pot
own favorites and prized recipes collected from friends, food companies, newspapers
and magazines. Our aim is to save preparation time with fewer steps and dishes...and
to keep cooking simple. In most cases, all ingredients can go into your stoneware in
the beginning and can cook all day. Many preparatory steps are unnecessary when
using the Crock-Pot
• Allow sufficient cooking time.*
• Cook with cover on.
• Do not add as much water as some recipes indicate.
• Remember — liquids don't "boil away" as in conventional cooking. Usually you'll
have more liquid at the end of cooking instead of less.
• It's "one-step" cooking: many steps in recipes may be deleted. Add ingredients to
the stoneware at one time and cook 8 to 12 hours (add any liquid last).
• Vegetables do not overcook as they do when boiled in your oven or on your range.
Therefore, everything can go into the stoneware at one time. Exception: milk, sour
cream or cream should be added during last hour.
TIME GUIDE
*Most uncooked meat and vegetable combinations will require at least 8 hours on
IF RECIPE SAYS:
15 to 30 minutes
35 to 45 minutes
50 minutes to 3 hours
PASTA AND RICE
If recipe calls for cooking noodles, macaroni, etc., cook before adding to slow cooker. Don't over-
cook — just till slightly tender. If cooked rice is called for, stir in with other ingredients; add
extra liquid per ⁄ cup of raw rice. Use long grain converted rice for best results in all-day cooking.
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4
LIQUIDS
Use less in slow cooking — usually about half the recommended amount. One cup liquid is enough
for any recipe unless it contains rice or pasta.
GUIDE FOR ADAPTING RECIPES
slow cooker. A few hints:
®
COOK ON LOW:
6 to 10 hours
8 to 18 hours
4 to 6 hours
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slow cooker — your
®
LOW
.
OR COOK ON HIGH:
1 ⁄ to 2 hours
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2
3 to 4 hours
4 to 6 hours
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4
cup