Sunbeam MU2000 Slow Cooker User Manual


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Stocks
• Manyrecipesusestockaspartofthe
ingredients.Agoodstockisalsothebase
ofagreatsoup.Stockscanbeboughtat
supermarkets;however,nothingbeatsthe
flavourofahomemadestock.
• Makingyourownstockisagreatwayto
useupbonesorcarcassesthatwould
normallybethrownaway.
• Thereisnoneedtopeelyourvegetables
whenmakingastock.Justensureyou
washthemwellbeforeuse.
• Freshmadestockwillkeepinthe
refrigeratorforupto4days,butcanbe
frozenforupto3months.
• Alwayslabelanddateyourstockbefore
storing.It’sagoodideatofreezestock
inportionedsizes.Soforexampleifyou
generallyusestocksinstews,casseroles,
curriesetc,thenfreezeyourstockin1
cupportions.Ifyoutendtouseyourstock
moreforgraviesandsauces,thenfreezer
itinsmaller¼cupportionsorevenin
icecubetrays,sothatyoudon’tneedto
defrostlargequantitiesatatime.
• Toremovetheexcessfat,coolthestock
inthefridgeovernight,thenskimthe
solidifiedfatfromthesurface.
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