Abode ASLC5501 User Manual - Cooking Tips
Cooking tips
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The slow cooker must be at least half full for best results.
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If cooking soups, leave 5 cm space between the top of the cook pot and the
food surface to allow for simmering.
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All food should be covered with a liquid, gravy or sauce. In a separate pan or
jug, prepare your liquid, gravy or sauce and completely cover the food in the
ceramic cooking pot.
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Many recipes will take several hours to cook. If you don’t have time to
prepare food in the morning, prepare it the night before, storing the food in
a covered container in the fridge.
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For most recipes, the meat ingredients are browned first to improve their
appearance and flavour.
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If you are short on preparation time and would prefer to skip the browning
stage, simply add your meat and other ingredients into the slow cooker and
cover with boiling liquid/stock. You may need to increase the recipe cooking
time as follows:
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High setting +1 hour,
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Low Setting +2-3 hours.
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Most meat and vegetable recipes require 71/2 -91/2 hours on low, and 31/2
-51/2 hours on high. Note: These are guidelines only.
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Transfer the food to the cooking pot and add boiling liquid/stock.
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Removing the lid will allow valuable heat to escape, reducing the efficiency
of your slow cooker and increasing the cooking time. If you remove the lid
more than a couple of times to stir or add ingredients, then you will need to
allow 10-15 minutes extra cooking time each time you remove the lid.
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Vegetables usually take longer to cook than meat, so try and arrange
vegetables in the lower half of the pot. Carrots should be covered by liquid.
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Pieces of food cut into small pieces will cook quicker. A degree of ‘trial and
error’ will be required to fully optimise the potential of your slow cooker.
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Pre-brown meat and onions in a pan to seal in the juices, this also reduces
the fat content if separated before adding to the cooking pot. This is not
necessary if the time is limited, but improves the flavour.