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WithyourSunbeamDuosyoucancreatea
widevarietyofmeals.Variousfoodstake
differenttimestocookperfectlytoyour
individualtaste,sosometimesitmaytakea
littletrialanderrortogetthecookingtimes
rightforyou.
Capacity
•Don’toverfillorunderfillyourSunbeam
Duosunit.Ensurethelevelisbetweenthe
FILL(minimum)andMAXmarkingsonthe
insideofthecookingpan.Whenusingthe
sousvidemenu,alwaysensurethatthe
watercoversthefoodpouches.Whenusing
theslowcooker,alwaysensurethatliquid
coversthefood.
•Tospeedupthetimeneededforthe
unittoreachthedesiredSousVide
temperature,fillwithwarm(nothot)water.
Food
• CutsofMeat.SousVideandSlowCooking
areperfectforthecheaper,toughcuts
ofmeats,asthelengthycookingprocess
tenderisesthesecutsandenhancesthe
flavours.Notethatthinnercutsofmeat
willcookmorequickly.
• Evenlycookedfood.Toensurefoodcooks
evenlyinthesameamountoftime,
werecommendfoodiscuttosimilar
thicknesses/sizes.
Lid
• Condensationcanaccumulateonthe
insideofthelid,reducingyourvision.
Carefullytiltthelidawayfromyousothat
thecondensationfallsbackintothepan.
• Liftingthelid.Bothsousvideand
slowcookercookingmethodsuselow
temperaturesandthereforetheydonot
recoverlostheatquickly.Ifyouneedto
liftthelid,dosoquicklytominimiseheat
loss.
Food Safety Guidelines for Sous Vide Cooking
CAUTION. Food cooked using the Sous Vide
method of cooking is not recommended for
consumption by those in an ‘at risk’ category
(low immune deficiency);
•Pregnantwomen
•Smallchildren
•Elderly
•Thosesufferingfromillness/disease
Slow Cooking
• Ifyouareslowcooking,youmaywish
tobrownyourmeatsfirstinafrypan.
Browningmeatpriortoslowcookingnot
onlygivesyourfoodgreatcolour,italso
sealsinthejuicesandflavoursandkeeps
themeattender.
•SlowCookingpreventsevaporation,
resultingintheflavoursandjuicesbeing
maintained.Keepthisinmindwhen
creatingyourownrecipes,asyoumaynot
requireasmuchliquidasyouwouldwhen
usingothercookingmethods.
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