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Breville recommends safety first
We at Breville are very safety conscious. We design and manufacture consumer products with the safety
of you, our valued customer, foremost in mind. In addition we ask that you exercise a degree of care
when using any electrical appliance and adhere to the following precautions:
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FOR YOU BREVILLE BANQUET™ SLOW COOKER
•Carefully read all instructions before operating
the Breville Banquet™ Slow Cooker for the first
time and save for future reference.
•Remove and safely discard any packaging
material and promotional labels before using the
slow cooker for the first time.
•To eliminate a choking hazard for young
children, remove and safely discard the
protective cover fitted to the power plug of this
appliance.
•Do not place the appliance near the edge of
a bench or table during operation. Ensure the
surface is level, clean and free of water and
other substances.
•Do not operate the Banquet™ Slow Cooker on a
sink drain board.
•Do not place this Banquet™ Slow Cooker on
or near a hot gas or electric burner, or where it
could touch a heated oven.
•Position the slow cooker at a minimum distance
of 20cm away from walls and provide adequate
space above and all sides for air circulation.
•The temperature of accessible surfaces will
be high when the Banquet™ Slow Cooker is
operating and for some time after use.
•Do not touch hot surfaces. Allow the slow
cooker to cool completely before moving or
cleaning any parts.
•Use only the removable crockery bowl and lid
supplied. Do not use any other bowl inside the
stainless steel housing.
•Never plug in or switch on the Banquet™ Slow
Cooker without having the removable crockery
bowl placed inside the stainless steel housing.
•Do not place food or liquid into the stainless
steel housing. Only the removable crockery bowl
is designed to contain food or liquid.
•Never operate the slow cooker without food and
liquid in the removable crockery bowl. Ensure
the removable crockery bowl is at least ½ to ¾
full of food and/or liquid before switching on the
appliance.
•Do not use a damaged or cracked removable
crockery bowl. Replace before using.
•Always have the glass lid positioned correctly
on the removable crockery bowl throughout
operation of the appliance unless stated in the
recipe to have it removed.
•The glass lid has been specially treated to
make it stronger, more durable and safer than
ordinary glass, however it is not unbreakable. If
struck extremely hard, it may break or weaken,
and could at a later time shatter into many
small pieces without apparent cause.
•Extreme caution must be used when the
appliance contains hot food and liquids. Do not
move the appliance during cooking.
•Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles to move
Banquet™ Slow Cooker and dry oven mitts to
remove the removable crockery bowl when hot.
•Do not place the removable crockery bowl when
hot on any hot surface that may be affected by
heat.
•Avoid sudden temperature changes. Do
not place frozen or very cold foods into the
removable crockery bowl when it is hot. Do not
place removable crockery bowl when hot into
cold water.
•The removable crockery bowl is not suitable for
storing food in the freezer.
•Do not use the removable crockery bowl in a
conventional oven or microwave oven. Do not
place the removable crockery bowl onto a gas
or electric burner or any other heated surface.