User manual CROCK POT 3040

[. . . ] 3845/3850 3855/3860 Programmable The Original and America's #1 Brand of Slow Cookers Owner's Guide READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. To protect against electrical shock, do not immerse cord, plug, or cooking unit in water or other liquid. Close supervision is necessary when any appliance is used by or near children. Do not operate any appliance with a damaged cord or plug or after the appliance malfunctions or has been damaged in any manner. [. . . ] Significant amounts of heat escape whenever the lid is removed; therefore the cooking time must be extended. Avoid frequent removal of the cover for checking cooking progress or stirring. Never remove cover during the first 2 hours when baking breads or cakes. While using HIGH heat for short periods, occasional stirring improves the distribution of flavors. "How about thickening the juices or making gravy?" Add some quick-cooking tapioca to any recipe when you want to make a thick gravy. Prepare a smooth paste of approximately 1 /2 cup flour or cornstarch to 1/2 cup water or 4 tablespoons melted butter. Press "Cook Time" button to switch to HIGH and when it comes to a boil (about 15 minutes), it's ready. "Can I cook a roast without adding water?" Yes ­ if cooked on LOW setting. The more fat or "marbling" the meat has, the less liquid you need. The liquid is needed to properly soften and cook vegetables. Q A Q A Q A -6- IMPORTANT TIPS LOW-FAT RECIPES · Health professionals recommend that you get no more than 30% of your total DAILY calories from fat. 4 1/2 AND 5 QUART MODEL (3845/3850) · All recipes in this book may be prepared as shown for the 4 1/2 and 5 quart model. · The size and shape of the 4 1/2 and 5 quart Crock-Pot® slow cooker is ideal for larger roasts (3 to 5 pounds), baking hens (3 to 4 pounds), and picnic hams (up to 5 pounds). 51/2 & 6 QUART MODEL (3855/3860) Important: When using the 51/2 or 6 quart model, all recipes may be used but should be doubled according to the guidelines below: · Liquids in soups, stews, sauces, or meat and vegetable combinations should be increased by one-half and not doubled. Begin with 11/2 cups when doubling the recipe; add liquid only if necessary. NOTE: When doubling casserole recipes which contain rice or pasta, it is necessary to double the liquid along with other ingredients. · Do not double strongly flavored food such onions or herbs and seasonings such as garlic, pepper or chili powder. Follow these hints: · Meat quantities in casseroles, soups, stews or sauces should be doubled. · When a recipe calls for "One whole 3-pound fryer", use two whole chickens of a similar weight. · Beef roasts, pork roasts or hams should be increased but not doubled because vegetables are included due to the size and shape of the meat cuts. GUIDE TO ADAPTING RECIPES This guide is designed to help you adapt recipes to the Crock-Pot® slow cooker -- your 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 slow cooker in the beginning and can cook all day. [. . . ] Add stuffing cubes, egg substitute, pecans, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. coarsely ground chuck, browned and drained 1 green bell pepper, coarsely chopped 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 to 3 tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon salt Completely soften beans as directed on page 4. Cover and cook on LOW 10 hours (HIGH 6 hours). -11- SPANISH RICE 2-lbs. ground chuck or beef 1 medium onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 1 can (28-oz. ) tomatoes 2 cans (8-oz. [. . . ]