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• If there is a loss of power while slow cooking, the food being cooked may be
unsafe to eat. If you are unable to determine how long the power was out, we
suggest that the food inside of the slow cooker be discarded.
• Use fresh or dried herbs instead of ground; they keep more of their flavour
during long cooking times.
• Cover all food with a liquid, sauce or gravy. Prepare the food in a separate pan
and then add to the slow cooker, completely covering the food in the cooking
pot.
• Prepare everything you need for your slow cooked meal the night before if you
will not have time in the morning.
• Your ingredients should ideally be added to the slow cooker at room
temperature, so take everything out of the fridge 20 minutes before adding to
the cooker.
• Add dairy products last, such as milk and cheese, unless your recipe states
otherwise. They break down in the slow cooker, so make sure you stir them in
during the last 15 minutes of cooking.
• To thicken the flavourful juices produced during slow cooking, remove 1 cup
(250 ml) juice from the Slow Cooker. Place in a small saucepan. Combine
1 tablespoon (15 ml) water and 1 tablespoon (15 ml) cornstarch. Stir into
saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils. Boil and stir for
1 - 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• When cooking soups or stews, leave a 2-inch (5 cm) space between the top
of the removable cooking pot and the food so that the recipe can come to
a simmer. If cooking a soup or stew on HIGH, check its progress regularly as
some soups will reach a boil on HIGH.
• Pasta and seafood should be added towards the end of cooking time.
• Don’t lift the lid of the slow cooker until you need to. Removing the lid affects
the end result and will actually increase the necessary cooking time. Only
remove it when you need to add an ingredient.
• If you are adapting a recipe for your slow cooker, decrease the amount of liquid
you would normally use in the dish by as much as half.
• All food should be cooked with the glass lid in place. Each time the lid is lifted,
both the heat and moisture are diminished. Cooking times should be adjusted
to accommodate this factor.
Slow cooker recipes:
You can also adjust slow cooker recipes depending on the amount of time you
have. If you wish to decrease the cooking time, cook on HIGH and if you wish to
extend the cooking time, cook on LOW. E.g. If the recipe states to cook on low for
6 – 8 hours and you want a shorter cooking time, set your slow cooker to HIGH and
cook for 3 – 4 hours.
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