Prima PSO003 User's Manual
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1. Slow Cooker lt a gt 6 o A Model PSO003 User Guide amp Recipes Visit our web site www buyprima com Page 1 MECRIANE SAFEGUARDS Please read all of the instructions before using your Slow Cooker Do not leave the unit plugged in when not in use Always remove the plug from the mains socket when cleaning Close supervision is necessary when using this or any other appliance in the presence of children Do not allow the power cord to come into contact with hot surfaces Never allow the power cord to hang over the counter top Do not use the Slow Cooker if the power cord or main unit becomes damaged There are no user serviceable parts inside This appliance gets hot during use Only use the handles when the unit is hot preferably using oven mitts Allow the unit to cool before cleaning Please ensure that the worktop on which the unit will be placed has a heat resistance up to 60 C or place the cooker on a heat resistant base PRECAUTIONS TIPS WHEN USING THE CROCK POT Like any ceramic the stoneware cooking pot cannot withstand severe and sudden changes in temperature Adding cold water to a very hot ceramic crock could cause it to break Don t preheat the crock before adding food Don t put the crock in the freezer Don t put the crock in the oven it is designed to be used with the Slow Cooker base only You can use the crock in a microwave if it will fit but NEVER put the glass lid in a microwave i2. ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THAT CAME WHEN THE UNIT DELIVERED NAME ADDRESS EE PURCHASED FROM ee DATE OF PURCHASE MODEL Copyright 2006 Nu World UK Lid All rights reserved Nu World UK Ltd Prima House 15 2D Springfield Commercial Centre Bagley Lane Leeds LS28 5LY UK Customer Services 0844 581 5000 Page 11
3. EUTRAL and must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK e The BROWN wire is the LIVE and must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED e The wire which is coloured GREEN YELLOW must be connected to the terminal which is marked E or coloured GREEN or GREEN YELLOW Always ensure that the cord grip is positioned and securely fastened WARNING THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED WIRING FOR A 13AMP PLUG EARTH GREEN amp YELLOW NEUTRAL BLUE Page 10 vv Warranty This product is guaranteed for 12 months from the date of purchase when the appliance is used solely for domestic purposes For commercial use the product is guaranteed for 90 days from the date of purchase The guarantee is valid against mechanical or electrical defects if the product is used in accordance with the instructions and provided that it is not connected to an unsuitable electricity supply or dismantled interfered with or damaged in any way IMPORTANT PLEASE RETAIN THIS WARRANTY Please ask your retailer to either stamp this warranty or simply attach your store receipt Keep this warranty somewhere safe DO NOT SEND TO PRIMA This guarantee in no way affects your rights under statutory law IF THE PRODUCT MALFUNCTIONS DURING ITS WARRANTY PERIOD IT MUST BE RETURNED RETAILER FROM WHOM IT WAS PURCHASED FOR REPLACEMENT IF YOU BOUGHT THIS TAMAI ORDER PLEASE KEEP
4. emperature loss Remove the cover only when necessary e g stirring or adding ingredients Only use plastic or wooden utensils for stirring etc Metal utensils may damage the glaze on the ceramic crock Use oven mitts when handling the cover as it will become very hot during cooking After food is cooked reduce heat to LOW or leave at LOW for serving or turn control to OFF position Switch off and unplug the cord from the mains after use and allow the unit to cool before cleaning Page 3 Slow Cooking tips Less tender less expensive cuts of meat are better suited to slow cooking than expensive cuts Remove excess fat from meat when possible before slow cooking It is usually better to remove skin from poultry If you prefer to brown meat or poultry first then this should be done under a conventional grill or in a conventional oven but do not brown the meat whilst it is in the crock pot Raw vegetables typically take longer to cook than meats as the liquid simmers rather than boils To ensure vegetables are completely cooked cut into uniform 2cm cubes before adding to cooking pot If desired ingredients for recipe can be combined in the cooking pot and kept refrigerated but not frozen for up to 2 days before cooking When ready to cook simply place the crock into cooking base and set heat control for desired setting Insert a meat thermometer into roasts hams or whole chickens to ensure they are cooked to the desired or recomm
5. ended degree of doneness Fresh or thawed fish and seafood fall apart during long hours of cooking To avoid this add these ingredients about an hour before serving Because milk soured cream and natural cheese break down during long hours of cooking add these ingredients just before serving or substitute with undiluted condensed creamed canned soups or evaporated milk Processed cheese tends to give better results than naturally aged cheese Rice and pasta may either be cooked separately or added uncooked during the last hour of cooking time If added uncooked make sure that there are at least 2 cups half litre of liquid in the cooking pot Stir occasionally to prevent pieces from sticking together An extra hour of cooking won t ruin your recipe so don t worry if you get home a little later Your meal will not be spoiled Page 4 Recipes e Many of your favourite recipes can be adapted to the slow cooker Use the following table as a rough guide If recipe says Cook on LOW Cook on HI Cook on AUTO to cook 30 minutes 6 8 hours 3 4 hours 5 7 hours 35 60 minutes 8 10 hours 5 6 hours 6 8 hours 1 3 hours 10 12 hours 7 8 hours 8 10 hours MINESTRONE SOUP serves 8 10 750ml Water 2 x 300g cans chicken broth 1 Medium onion chopped 4 Carrots diced 1 Medium Zucchini halved and cut in 2cm slices Vo Small cabbage chopped 1x 425g can garbanzo beans undrained 2x 800g cans whole tomatoe
6. ime given AOU LAMB STEW WITH BEANS serves 6 1kg Boned breast or shoulder of lamb 2 3 Tablespoons butter 1 Large onion chopped 2 Cloves garlic crushed 1x 400g can plum tomatoes Page 8 1 Teaspoon dried rosemary 100g Navy beans soaked overnight and drained 400g Carrots sliced Cook at LOW for 10 to 12 hours or HI for 7 to 8 hours or AUTO for 7 to 10 hours 1 Cut the lamb into cubes Melt 2 tbsp of butter in a skillet and brown the lamb 2 Melt the remaining butter and fry the onion stir in the garlic Add the tomatoes with the juices rosemary salt and pepper Simmer for 5 minutes 3 Add the meat and beans to the crock pot and cover with water Add the carrots tomatoes onion etc to the crock pot 4 Place crock pot into heating base cover and cook at desired heat setting for time given Add a little water if the mixture becomes dry MORE INFORMATION Please note that Prima does not have any more recipes other than those listed above However there are many more commercial recipe books available from most bookshops Page 9 CONNECTION TO THE MAINS SUPPLY The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code BROWN LIVE L BLUE NEUTRAL N GREEN YELLOW EARTH E As the colours of the wires inthe mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows e The BLUE wire is the N
7. nd cook at desired heat setting for time given BOEUF BOURGUIGNONNE serves 4 575g Chunk steak cut into cubes 25g Plain flour 2 3 Tablespoons oil 1 Onion sliced 1 Clove garlic crushed 100g Mushrooms sliced 300ml Dry red wine 600ml Beef stock Pinch salt and pepper Cook at LOW for 10 to 12 hours or HI for 7 to 8 hours or AUTO for 7 to 10 hours Page 6 1 Coat the meat cubes in the flour Heat the oil in a frying pan and brown the meat transfer to the crock pot 2 Add all the vegetables uncooked to the crock pot and pour in the red wine and beef stock Add the salt and pepper 3 Place crock pot into heating base cover and cook at desired heat setting for time given BEEF ROAST WITH VEGETABLES serves 8 2kg Beef roast Salt and pepper 1 Large onion quartered or sliced 8 Carrots cut into 2cm pieces 8 Medium potatoes quartered and halved 125ml Water Cook at LOW for 9 to 10 hours or HI for 5 to 6 hours or AUTO for 7 to 8 hours 1 If desired brown roast in skillet over a medium heat on a hob before placing in to the crock pot Season as desired Place vegetables around roast Add water 2 Place pot into heating base cover and cook at desired heat setting for time given or until meat and vegetables are tender Meat thermometer should read 170 F for well done Thicken juices with mixture of 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water if desired Set control to HI and slowly stir mixture in
8. s undrained cut up 6 Slices bacon cut into 2cm pieces optional 2 Cloves garlic minced 1 Teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 Teaspoon salt Vp Teaspoon pepper 50g Small elbow macaroni or other pasta uncooked Cook at LOW for 8 to 10 hours or HI for 6 to 7 hours or AUTO for 5 to 6 hours 1 Combine all ingredients except macaroni in to the crock pot stir to blend Place crock pot into heating base cover and cook at desired heat setting for time given or until vegetables are tender 2 Increase heat to HI setting and add macaroni stir to blend Cover and cook for 30 minutes Set at LOW for serving Page 5 BEEF IN BEER serves 4 8 Small onions 100g Baby carrots 2 Celery sticks cut in chunks 1 Green pepper deseeded and sliced into rings 100g Button mushrooms 2 Tablespoons oil 575g Lean braising steak cut into cubes 40g Plain flour 4 Teaspoon mustard powder Pinch salt and pepper 300ml Beer 300m Beef stock Cook at LOW for 10 to 12 hours or HI for 7 to 8 hours or AUTO for 7 to 10 hours 1 Add all vegetables uncooked to the crock pot 2 Coat the meat cubes in a mixture of flour mustard salt and pepper Fry a few pieces at a time in the oil until just starting to brown Add to crock pot 3 Stir any remaining flour into the fat in the pan and gradually add the beer and stock and bring to the boil Pour into the crock pot Add the salt and pepper 4 Place crock pot into heating base cover a
9. t has metal parts Don t put the crock on a gas burner electric hob or place the slow cooker on top of an oven PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CORD ATTACHMENT ON THIS APPLIANCE IS NOT REPLACEABLE IF THE POWER CORD BECOMES DAMAGED THE UNIT CANNOT BE REPAIRED Please read and retain these instructions for future reference Page 2 USING YOUR SLOW COOKER Before using your Slow Cooker for the first time it is good practice to wash the ceramic crock first Simply wash with warm soapy water rinse and dry Your Slow Cooker is now ready for it s first use General 1 Place the base on a dry level heat resistant surface away from the counter edge 2 Place ingredients into the ceramic crock cover with the lid and put the crock into the base If you need to pre cook or brown foods prior to slow cooking this must be done by some other method Do not try to brown or pre cook food in the slow cooker 3 With the selector switch set to the OFF position plug the unit into the mains socket 4 Set the heat control to LOW HI or AUTO and cook for the recommended time given in the recipe Cooking Guidelines Most meat and vegetable combinations will need 8 10 hours of cooking at the LOW setting or 4 6 hours at HI or 5 7 hours at AUTO When set to AUTO cooking will start at the HI level then automatically switch to LOW after several hours Avoid removing the cover during cooking as this will increase cooking time due to t
10. to juices until thickened IRISH STEW serves 4 2 Tablespoons oil 450g Potatoes thinly sliced 675 1kg Middle end neck of lamb or mutton 3 Onions thinly sliced 900ml Lamb stock Pinch Salt and pepper Cook at LOW for 10 to 12 hours or HI for 7 to 8 hours or AUTO for 7 to 10 hours Page 7 1 Heat the oil in a large frying pan and brown the sliced potatoes Set aside 2 Cut the lamb or mutton into neat joints then layer the lamb onion and potato in the crock pot Adding salt and pepper if desired to each layer 3 Pour over the stock place crock pot into heating base cover and cook at desired heat setting for time given COC AU VIN serves 4 2 Garlic cloves crushed Vo Teaspoon salt 4 6 Chicken pieces 25g butter 2 Tablespoons oil 12 Button onions 100g Button mushrooms 25g Plain flour 300ml Red wine 150ml Chicken stock 1 Teaspoon brown sugar Pinch Salt and pepper Cook at LOW for 10 to 12 hours or HI for 7 to 8 hours or AUTO for 7 to 10 hours 1 Rub the crushed garlic and salt into the chicken pieces 2 Heat the butter or margarine and oil in a frying pan and cook the chicken until golden on all sides Transfer to crock pot Add the vegetables uncooked to the crock pot Add the wine and flour to a cooking pan and bring to the boil Pour over the chicken Add the stock sugar salt and pepper to the crock pot 5 Place crock pot into heating base cover and cook at desired heat setting for t
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