Meal Maker ™ Slow Cooker Slow Cooker Safety........................ 2 Know Your Slow Cooker .............. 3 How to Use Your Slow Cooker .... 3 Tips for Slow Cooking .................. 5 Cleaning Your Slow Cooker .......... 6 Customer Service ..........................
Slow Cooker Safety IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be observed, including the following: 1. Read all instructions. 2. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs. 3. To protect against electrical shock do not immerse cord, plug, or base in water or other liquid. 4. Close supervision is necessary when used by or near children. 5. Unplug from outlet when not in use and before cleaning. Allow to cool before putting on or taking off parts. 6.
Know Your Slow Cooker Parts and Features 1. Cover 2. Crock 3. Base 4. Control Knob How to Use Your Slow Cooker 1. Before first use, wash Cover and Crock in hot, soapy water. Rinse and dry. Do not immerse Base in water. 2. Prepare recipe according to instructions. Place food in Crock and cover. 3. Plug cord into outlet. Select temperature setting. 4. When finished, turn to Off and unplug Base. Remove food from Crock. 5. Let Crock and Cover cool slightly before washing.
Control Knob and Temperature Settings The Control Knob on the slow cooker offers Low and High temperature settings for cooking. The Keep Warm setting is for holding the prepared recipe at a perfect serving temperature. The Keep Warm setting should only be used after a recipe has been thoroughly cooked. Food should not be reheated on the Keep Warm setting. If food has been cooked and then refrigerated it must be reheated on Low or High, then switched to Keep Warm.
Tips for Slow Cooking The Cover of the slow cooker does not form a tight fit on the Crock but should be centered on the Crock for best results. Do not remove the Cover unnecessarily— this results in major heat loss. Do not cook without Cover in place. Stirring is not necessary when slow cooking. However, if cooking on High, you may want to stir occasionally. Slow cooking retains most of the moisture in foods.
Adapting Recipes Some ingredients are not suited for extended cooking in the slow cooker. Pasta, seafood, milk, cream, or sour cream should be added 2 hours before serving. Evaporated milk or condensed soups are perfect for the slow cooker. Many things can affect how quickly a recipe will cook. The water and fat content of a food, the temperature of the food, and the size of the food will all affect the cooking time. Food cut into pieces will cook faster than whole roasts or poultry.
Optional Features on Selected Models The Lid Latch secures the cover while moving, transporting, or storing the slow cooker. To use Lid Latch, place the white band into the groove located under one of the handles. Stretch the band to the other side of the slow cooker and secure it in the groove under the other handle. Once the band is attached, it can also be crossed over the knob to further secure the lid. The Carrying Case can be used when you need to transport the slow cooker to another location.
Customer Service Call our toll-free customer service numbers. Please note the model, type, and series number on the slow cooker, or have the slow cooker close by when you call. This will help us answer your question. TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. warrants this appliance to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the date of original purchase, except as noted.