West Bend cook's essentials 84906 manuale d’uso

1 SLOW COOKER Instruction Manua l Important Safeguard s ............................................................................................... 2 Before using for the first time ................................................................................... 3 Using Your cook’ s essentials™ Slow Cooker ...............................[...]

2 IMPORTA NT SAFEG UARD S To prevent p ersonal injury or propert y dama ge, read and follow all instructions and warnin gs. W hen using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions shoul d always be follo wed including the following: • Read a ll instructions, including these imp ortant safeguards and the ca re and use instructions i n this man[...]

3 • Do not use glass cover if it is chipped o r has deep scratches. W eakened glass can sha tter during use. Discard immediat ely. • Do not place glass cover with metal ring in th e microwave oven. • Glass is breakable. Care should be taken n ot to drop or impact the glass cover. If the cover breaks, it will do so in ma ny pieces. Avoid or di[...]

4 U SING Y OUR cook’s essentia ls™ S LOW C OOKER 1. Place he ating base on dry, level, heat -resistant surface away from any edge. 2. Place foods into cooking pot, cover and place cooking pot onto he ating base. If you wish to brown or precook any foods b efore slow cooking, place slo w cooker pot direc tly on range top unit over med ium heat. [...]

5 H ELPFUL H INTS • Adapting Recipes to Slow Cooking: Many of your favori te oven and ran ge top recipes can be adapted to slow cookin g with a few minor changes. He re are some impo rtant points to remember: Amount of Liqu id: Because little mo isture evaporates du ring slow cooking, reduce amo unt of liquid in your rec ipe by one-half (1 cup of[...]

6 • Using Cooking p ot on Top of Range: The cooking p ot (without heating base) can be use d for range top cookin g. Place vessel on large range unit. Use medium to low heat. The use of lo w to medium heat will prevent foo ds from overcooki ng, reduce spattering and help retain natural juices. Do not use high heat e xcept for bringing liquids to [...]

7 C LEANING Y OUR cook’s essentials™ S LOW C OOKER 1. Allow the e ntire unit (base, metal cookin g pot, cover) to cool completely b efore cleaning. S et metal cooking pot an d cover on dry, heat-p rotective surface for gradual coo ling. NOTE: Do not run co ld water over hot glass cover as i t may crack o r shatter if cooled suddenl y. 2. W ipe [...]

8 Pepper Ste ak 1½ lbs Round steak , cut into thin strips 1 Clove g arlic, minced 1 cup Cho pped onion ½ tsp. Salt ¼ tsp. Pepper ¼ tsp. Ginger 1 tsp. Sugar ½ cup Soy sauce 1 Large g reen pepper, cut into thin strips 4 Tomato es, cut into eighths, or 1 1 - pound can whole tomatoes, undrai ned 1 lb. Can bean sprouts, drained 1 tbsp. Co rnstarch [...]

9 Chili 1½ lbs. Ground bee f 1 cup Onion, chopped 1 cup Gree n pepper, chopped 1 Clove g arlic, minced 1 28 o z. Can whole tomatoes, undrained 1 16 o z Can kidney beans, undrained 1½ tbsp. Chili po wder 1 tsp. Sal t 1 tsp. Grou nd cumin ½ tsp. Pepper 1. Brown ground beef with onion and g reen pepper in cooking pot over medium heat of range unit.[...]

10 Cheese Curried Entrée 2 10 o z. Packages frozen chopped broccoli, p artially thawed 3 cups (¾ pound) diced cooked ham, turkey o r chicken 1 11 o z Can condensed cheddar cheese soup 1 cup W ater ½ cup Salad d ressing or mayonnaise ¼ cup Finely chopped onion 1 tbsp. Lem on juice ½ tsp. Curry po wder 1. Place brocc oli evenly in bottom of cook[...]

11 Cranberr y Nut Brea d 2 cups (8-ounces) fresh or frozen cranberri es ½ cup W alnuts 2 cups Flour 1 cup Sugar 1½ tsp. Baking powder ½ tsp. Baking soda ½ tsp. Salt 6 tbsp. Bu tter or margarine 1 Egg 1 tbsp. Gra ted orange peel ½ cup Orange juice 1. Grease 9 x 5-inc h or 8 x 4-inch lo af pan with solid hydrogenated sh ortening. Dust with fl ou[...]

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