WestBend 87905 Instruction Manual - Page 4

Care and Use for Insulated Carrying Bag (if included): • Food must be prepared in slow cooker to retain safe serving temperature during transportation. To help retain this temperature, cover cooking vessel with storage lid and slow cooker cover, place slow cooker in carrying bag and zip closed as quickly as possible. • Food should not be kept in insulated carrying bag for more than 2 hours to avoid food spoilage. This time will be reduced if bag is kept in a cold area. • Always use storage lid when transporting slow cooker in carrying bag. • DO NOT USE STORAGE LID FOR COOKING. Storage lid is designed for use during transporting and/or storage in refrigerator or freezer ONLY. • Storage lid does not completely seal cooking vessel. Do not overfill cooking vessel as spillage may occur. • When removing storage lid from heated foods, use care as condensation may form on underside of lid. • Insulated carrying bag must be completely zipped and carried level to help reduce leaking or spilling. • Do not put carrying bag or plastic transport cover in any oven. • Do not plug appliance into an electrical outlet while the slow cooker is still in the carrying bag or has the plastic transport cover on. To Use: 1. Unzip insulated carrying bag and open cover. Position interior straps with one to the front and one to the back. 2. Remove cord from slow cooker heating base, fold and place in carrying bag behind back strap. Don't forget to include the cord. 3. Remove cooking vessel, set on heat-resistant surface. Remove slow cooker glass cover and carefully place storage lid onto cooking vessel. 4. Place heating base in carrying bag, covered cooking vessel on base and slow cooker glass cover on top of storage lid. 5. While securing slow cooker cover, carefully lift back strap over covered slow cooker, being sure to go over top knob of cover if featured on your slow cooker. Bring front strap up, insert clip in notch of back strap, securing slow cooker in carrying bag. 6. Close cover and zip bag closed. Bring exterior handles around bag and secure with Velcro strap. 7. Upon arrival at destination, remove slow cooker from insulated carrying bag. Remove storage lid and replace with the glass slow cooker cover. Plug into electrical outlet and heat at "WARM" for serving. HELPFUL HINTS • Adapting Recipes to Slow Cooking: Many of your favorite oven and range top recipes can be adapted to slow cooking with a few minor changes. Here are some important points to remember: Amount of Liquid: Because little moisture evaporates during slow cooking, reduce amount of liquid in your recipe by one-half (1 cup of liquid is enough for most recipes). For soup recipes, add all ingredients except water or broth to vessel; add only enough liquid to cover ingredients. Amount of Seasoning: Reduce amount of seasoning in proportion to reduced amount of liquid. Use whole or leaf herbs and spices rather than crushed or ground forms. English - 4