Sunbeam MU2000 Slow Cooker User Manual


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Don’tbescaredtoexperimentwithyour
VersaCook.WithyourVersaCook,thereisa
myriadofpossibilities.
Slow Cooker
• Slowcookingisperfectforthecheaper,
toughcutsofmeatsasthelengthy
cookingprocesstenderisesthesecuts.
• Wheninslowcookermode,theVersaCook
doesnotrecoverlostheatquickly.Onlylift
thelidifnecessaryorifinstructedtodo
sointherecipe.
• Wheninslowcookermodefoodwillbe
broughttoasimmeronbothLOWand
HIGHsetting.Thesettingdetermineshow
longitwilltaketoreachthispoint.
• Itisnotuncommonformeattocook
fasterthanrootvegetables.Itisforthis
reasonthatwerecommendchoppingall
vegetablestoasimilarsmallsize.Meat
canbecutintoinlargerchunksbecause
ifitiscuttoosmall,itwillbreakuponce
cookedandtenderised.
• Slowcookingpreventsevaporation
resultingintheflavoursandjuicesbeing
maintained.Keepthisinmindwhen
creatingyourownrecipes.Youmaynot
requireasmuchliquidasyouwouldwhen
usingothercookingmethods.
• Tothickenacasseroleattheendofslow
cooking,changethemenutoBrown
functionandstirthroughalittlecornflour
combinedwithwater.Allowtosimmer,
stirringuntilthickened.
Saucepan
• Toboilwater,usetheCookfunctionsetto
HIGH,withthelidon.
• TheVersaCookcansafelyboilupto5
litresofwater.
Steamer
• Youcansteammanyfoodsinthe
VersaCook.Anythingfromdumplingsto
vegetables,fishandpoultry.
• UsetheCookfunctionandplacefoodson
theprovidedloworhighrack.Usethelid
tocovertheVersaCookandcreatesteam.
• Besuretokeepaneyeontheliquid
levelandaddasyouneed.Don’tletthe
VersaCookboildry.
• Formoredelicatefoodsyoumayneedto
placeasheetofbakingpaperoverthe
rack.
• Whenremovingdelicatefoodsafter
steamingyoumayfinditeasiertoremove
thewholerackwiththefoodonit.
Frypan
• UsetheBrownfunctiontosearmeats
beforeslowcooking.
Deep fryer
• Alwaysensuretheoilispre-heatedto
temperaturebeforeaddingthefood.The
oilshouldsizzleasthefoodisentering
theoil.
• Oilandwaterdon’tmix!Thiscancause
significantspittingandsplatteringofhot
oil.Whenfryingwetfoodssuchasfish,
patthesurfacedrywithabsorbentpaper
towelbeforefrying.
• Deepfryfoodinbatchestoprevent
overcrowdingandfoodjoiningtogether.
Thiswillalsoensuretheoilmaintainsthe
temperature.
• Sunfloweroilorricebranoilhavea
higherburningpointthanmostother
oils.Thismeanstheycanreachahigher
temperature–perfectfordeepfrying.
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