Sunbeam MU4000 Slow Cooker User Manual


 
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PlacetheSunbeamDuosonaflat,level
surface.
Plugintheunit.Toturntheuniton,press
thePOWERbutton.Theunitwillbeep,
andtheindicatorlightsandthescreenwill
illuminate.TheSunbeamDuoswilldefaultto
theSousVidemenu,onthe50°Csetting.
1.Fillthecookingpanwiththedesired
amountofwater,andreplacethelid.
Ensurethewaterwillcoverthefood
pouchesandisabovetheFILLlineinthe
pan.ViewtheSousVideTemperatureand
Timeguideonpage12.
TIP:Tospeedupthetimeneededtoreach
thedesiredtemperature,fillwithwarmwater.
2.IfthemenuisnotsettoSousVide,set
thecookingmenubyscrollingthrough
theMENUbuttonuntilalightappears
nexttoSousVideonthescreen,andthe
temperatureshows50°C.
3.Thedefaulttemperatureissetto50°C.To
changethetemperature,pressthe
and
buttonsuntilyourdesiredtemperature
appearsinthescreen.
4.Toselectthetime,presstheTIMEbutton,
andthenpressthe
and buttons,
untilyourdesiredtimeappearsinthe
LCDscreen.Eachbuttonpresswilladjust
thetimeby10minutes,orifthebutton
isheldthiswillchangethetimemore
quickly.
5.OnceyouhavesetthedesiredMENU,
TEMPandTIMEsettings,pressSTART.
Theunitwillstarttopreheat.
6.TheSunbeamDuosneedstogain
temperaturebeforethefoodpouchescan
beplacedinthesousvidepan.When
theunitisgainingtemperature,thered
SousVidelightwillflashinthescreento
indicatethesettemperaturehasnotyet
beenreached,andthetime
:symbolwon’t
flashtoindicatethetimerhasnotbegun.
Whentheselectedtemperatureisreached,
theunitwillbeep3timestoindicatethe
settemperaturehasbeenreached,the
SousVidelightwillstopflashingandthe
unitisreadyforthefood.
7.Carefullyremovethelid.Withapairof
tongsgentlyplacethesealedfoodpouches
inthewaterensuringthewaterleveldoes
notexceedtheMAXline,andthatthefood
iscoveredbywater.Replacethelid.
(Forfurtherinformationregardingsealing
yourfood,seeCookingMenusOverviewon
page7.)
TIP:Youcanslotthesealedfoodpouches
verticallyintheslotsoftheracktoensure
thefoodisseparatedandthatwatercan
circulateevenly.
8. Whenthesealedfoodpouchesareinthe
pan,pressSTARTsothetimercanbegin
tocountdown.The
:symbolwillstart
flashingtoindicatethetimerhasstarted
andthattheunitiscountingdown.
Tip:IfyoudonotpressSTARTtoactivate
thetimertheunitwillstillworkasnormal
atthesettemperatureandwillcookforthe
maximumsettingof24hoursoruntilyou
switchthepoweroff.
9. Afterthesetcookingtimehaselapsed,
unitwillbeep3timesandturnoff.
TIP:Duringcooking,onlyliftthelidif
necessaryassousvideuseslowtemperatures
tocook,sotheunitdoesnotrecoverlost
heatquickly.Ifcondensationformson
theinsideofthelidreducingyourvision,
carefullytiltthelidawayfromyousothatthe
condensationfallsbackintothepan.
How to use the Sous Vide menu