West Bend Slow Cooker manual

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    1 WEST BEND 4 – QUART SLOW COOKER Regist e r thi s and o t he r We st B e nd ® products through our websit e: www. wes tb end .c om To prevent pers onal injury or property d a mage, read and foll o w the instructio ns a n d warnings in this care a nd use instructi o n m anua l. CARE AND USE INST RUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFEGARDS Use electricity safel[...]

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    2 • ALWAYS follow care and use instructions in this booklet to avoid chips , cracks and sc ratches due to hitting rims us ing metal ut ensils, using abrasiv e scouring pads or clean sers or f rom accidental impact. CAUTION: To prevent person al injury when removing cover from pot: • ALWAYS use oven mitts wh en removing cover from pot. • ALWAY[...]

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    3 • Using Coo king Pot in Ov en The slow cook er pot (without heating bas e) can be used in an conv entional or convection oven to preh eated temperatures of 400 ° F. If cookin g pot is cov ered, use only glass co ver in oven; do not use plastic cover a s da mage will occur. Cooki ng pot m ay be cove red with alum inum foil f or oven use. ALWAYS[...]

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    4 Always un plug cord from electric outl et and allow bas e to cool before clean ing. Wipe bas e with dam p cloth and dry with a soft cloth . CAUTION: To prevent person al injury or electric shock , do not imm erse slow cook er base, its cord or plugs in water or other l iquid. • Special Care For Non-Stick Finish or Slow Cooker Pot 1. A spotted w[...]

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    5 Just before u sing base as a grill, condition the non-stick finish with a teaspoon of cooking oil. Wipe oil even ly over finish, leav ing a light film of oil. Do Not use shortening or butter to conditio n finish. • Grilling Instructio ns Follow recommended heat setti ng and cooki ng times for s pecific foods as listed i n Grilling Ch art later [...]

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    6 RECIPES Beef Vegetable Soup 1½ pounds beef soup bones or 1 poun d beef short ribs 1 ½ quarts w ater 1 Teaspoon salt ¼ Teaspoon pepper 2 Carrots, chopped 2 Ribs, celery , chopped 2 Potatoes, peeled and chopped 1 Small o nion 1 Bay leaf 1 16-oun ce can whole tomatoes, undrained 1. Place soup bon e, water, salt, pepper, ca rrots, celery , potatoe[...]

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    7 Fish Chowder 2 pound f resh or frozen fish f illets (haddock , perch, cod, fl ounder) 2 tablespoon s, lem on juice 4 slices bacon 1 cup chopped on ion ¼ cu p diced celery 4 medium potatoes, cu t into cubes 4 cups h ot water 1 16-oun ce can stewed tomatoes 1 cup diced carrots 2 teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon Worcestersh ire sauce [...]

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    8 Beef Roast with V egetables 3 ½ to 4 pound rolled beef roas t seasoning 1 onion, quartered and s liced 6 carrots, peeled and cut in to 1-inch pieces 6 medium potatoes, s crubbed, quart ered and hal ved 1. Brow n roast on range top ov er medium h eat. Season as desired. Transf er cooking pot to heating base using hot pads.* 2. Place onion , carro[...]

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    9 Porcupine M eatballs 1½ pounds lean ground beef ½ cup raw rice ½ cup fin ely chopped on ion ½ cu p finely chopped green pepper 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 1 10 ½ - ou nce condens ed tomato soup. 1. In m ixing bowl com bine ground beef , rice, onion, g reen pepper, egg, sal t, and pepper. Mi x well t o blend. 2. Shape m eat mixtu[...]

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    10 Hot’n Spicy Stew 3 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes 4 carrots, cut into ½- inch pieces 2 medium potatoes , cut into ½-inch pieces 1 large on ion, chopped 1 6-ounce can small pitted, ripe olives, undrained 1 16-oun ce jar mild sal sa 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chili pow der ¼ t easpoon g round cumi n 1 tablespoon corn starch ¼ c[...]

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    11 Quick & Easy Sweet-So ur Chicken 3 pounds chicken parts, skinned if des ired 1 20-oun ce can pineapple slices, drained (reserv e juice) 1 8-ounce bottle creamy French salad dr essing 1 envel ope dried oni on soup mix 1 tablespoon grated lem on peel 1 small green pepper, cut into thin strips 1. Place chick en pieces in slow cooking pot. In bo[...]

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    12 Honey Glazed Ham 4 pound bon eless, fu lly cooked ham 1 12-oun ce can lemon-lim e (7-UP) soda ¼ cup hone y ½ teaspoon prepared mus tard ¼ teaspoon g round clov es ¼ t easpoon g round cinn amon 1. Place ham and soda into slow coo king pot. * Cover and cook at setting # 3 for 6 to 8 hours or at settin g # 5 for 3 to 4 hour s. 2. Thirty minutes[...]

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    13 Ham St roganoff 2 tablespoon s but ter or marg arine 1 cup minced onion 8 cups (2 pou nds) precooked h am, cu t into ¼ in ch strips. 1 8-oun ce can mushroom stems and pieces , drained, reserv e liquid 2 10½ - ou nce cans con densed cream of mus hroom soup 1 cup sour cream 1. Sau té onion in butter in slow cooking pot over m edium-low heat on [...]

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    14 2. Place roast in slow cooking pot. Cover and cook at setting # 3 for 7 to 9 hours or at setting # 5 for 4 to 5 hours. Insert me a t thermometer into roast to ensure internal temperature is 170 ° F or highe r before serving . Allow roast t o stand 10 – 15 m inut es before carving. R emove garlic pieces. Juices m ay be thickened for gravy , if[...]

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    15 base using hot pads. Add salt, o nion and salt po r k, stirri ng to blend. Cover and cook at setting # 3 for 3 to 4 hours until b ean s are tender. 2. Drain beans, rese rving 2 cups of l iquid. Retu rn beans to coo king pot. In bowl com bined reserve bean liquid w ith remaining ingred ient s. Pour over beans and stir to blend. Cover and cook at [...]

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    16 90-Da y Warranty Your West Ben d Warranty covers f ailures in the ma terials and w orkmanshi p of this Slow Cooker for 90 day s from the date of ori gi nal purchase . This warranty does not cov er discoloration or dam age to the non-s tick surface cause by misuse, abus e, scratches or o verhe atin g. Any failed part of the Slow Cooker will be re[...]