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USING YOUR SLOW COOKER
You can use your Crock-Pot™ slow cooker with or without the AutoStir attachment depending on the dish you are cooking.
The method of programming your slow cooker remains the same whether you are using the AutoStir attachment or not.
See Using the AutoStir Attachment for more details. If you are not using the stirring attachment remove it (fig. 6) and fit the
detachable handle (fig. 7).
1. Place the stoneware into the heating base, add your ingredients into the stoneware and cover with the lid. Plug in your
Crock-Pot™slow cooker.
2. Select the temperature setting using the mode select button M. The high temperature light ( ) or low temperature
light ( ) will come on.
NOTE: The KEEP WARM setting ( ) is ONLY for keeping food warm that has already been cooked. DO NOT try to
cook on the KEEP WARM setting. We do not recommend using the KEEP WARM setting for more than 4 hours.
3. Press the timer up/down buttons N to select a cooking time. The time can be set in increments of 30 minutes. After
setting the cooking time your Crock-Pot™ slow cooker will start to heat up and the timer will count down in 1 minute
increments.
4. When cooking has finished, your slow cooker will automatically switch to the KEEP WARM setting and the keep warm
light ( ) will come on.
5. To stop cooking, press the standby button O. Follow steps 2 and 3 above to return to cooking. To turn your slow
cooker OFF, unplug it from the supply socket.
Notes
• If there is a power cut during cooking all cooking settings will be lost when the power is restored and the unit will be
in a standby state with the high temperature, low temperature and keep warm lights flashing. If you are unaware how
long the power was off the food may be unsafe to eat and we suggest you discard the food.
• To avoid over or under-cooking, always fill the stoneware ½ to ¾ full and keep to the recommended cooking times.
• Do not overfill the stoneware. To prevent spillover, do not fill the stoneware more than ¾ full.
• Always cook with the lid on for the recommended time. Do not remove the lid during the first two hours of cooking to
allow the heat to build up efficiently.
• Always wear oven gloves when handling the lid or stoneware.
• Always unplug your slow cooker from the supply socket when you have finished using it and before cleaning.
• The removable stoneware is ovenproof. Do not use removable stoneware on a gas burner, electric hob or under a grill.
USING THE AUTOSTIR ATTACHMENT
Most recipes benefit from being stirred during cooking but in order to stir the contents of a slow cooker, you have to open
the lid. This lets out valuable moisture formed during cooking taking away heat and cooling the contents which can take a
long time to heat up again. Your Crock-Pot™AutoStir attachment does the stirring so you don’t have to open the lid. Simply
prepare your ingredients, set the cooking time and fit the AutoStir attachment. After an initial 2 hour delay to allow the
ingredients to soften, your AutoStir attachment activates every 30 minutes and gently stirs the ingredients for 5 minutes to
ensure thorough mixing and even heating.
Choosing the correct paddle
Use the regular paddle F for those recipes with a thinner consistency (sauces, hot drinks, natural yoghurts) etc. For
thicker, denser recipes like hearty soups, stews, chillies, curries etc, use the stirring paddle G.
Fitting the attachment
1. Fit the AutoStir attachment B to the lid. Make sure that the two latches are securely fitted (fig. 1).
2. Turn the lid over and fit the desired stirring paddle (F or G), pushing it onto the shaft until it clicks (fig. 2).
3. Place the lid onto the stoneware cooking pot and fold the two lid clips H downwards to secure the lid (fig. 3).
4. Plug in the AutoStir power cable E into the power socket Q on the rear of the heating base (fig. 4).
5. Press the AutoStir standby button C. The green LED will light up to show that your AutoStir attachment has been
activated (fig. 5). The stirring cycle will continue until you press the standby button again.
