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• Foods cut into uniform pieces will cook faster and more evenly than foods left
whole such as roast or poultry
• Removed excess fat before serving with a slice of bread, or a spoon to skim it off
the top.
• To save time, fill the stoneware pot the night before and refrigerate. You may need
to add some extra cooking time because the food and stoneware pot are cold.
Ingredient Tips:
DAIRY
• Milk products, especially those low in fat, tend to curdle if cooked too long;
add them toward the end of the cooking time.
• Evaporated milk and condensed soups are great substitutes for milk
and cream.
SOUPS AND STEWS
• Because there is little evaporation, soups and stews require less liquid
than usual.
• If too thick, add additional liquid in last ½ hour of cooking or at serving time.
• Condensed soups and dry soup mixes add great flavor and body to sauces
and gravies.
MEATS
• The higher the fat content, the less liquid needed. Also, place thickly sliced
onions under fattier meat to keep it above the drippings.
• Browning before cooking in the slow cooker is not necessary; however,
browning meats, lightly coated in flour gives more body and flavor to
sauces. This works for ground meat as well.
• Make sure top of meat does not touch the lid.
• Cooking times will vary depending upon the size of the meat, the bones and
the cut. Meat with bone-in will take longer to cook. Lean meats and poultry
will cook faster.
• Meats slow cooked in liquids develop great flavor with a minimum of effort.
• Use HIGH for more tender cuts of meat; use LOW for tougher cuts.
• Always thoroughly thaw meats before cooking them in the slow cooker.
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