Instructions / Assembly

Boil
Fresh Vegetables:
Place 1 to 2 cups salted water in the multi-cooker. Set heat control at
250˚ and bring to a boil. Add prepared vegetables. Cover and return to a
boil. Cook vegetables according to chart or until tender. Do not overcook.
Add boiling water if necessary. Use enough water to almost cover strong
 avored vegetables or those requiring long cooking times.
Vegetable
How to Prepare
Boiling Time
Asparagus
Wash. Break stalks, snapping where 10-15 minutes
tender part starts.
Beans
Wash. Snip ends and remove strings.
Green or wax Cook whole or in 1 inch pieces. 20-30 minutes
Lima Shell and wash. 20-30 minutes
Beets
Cut off all but 1 inch of stems and root. 35-60 minutes
Wash and scrub. Peel when cooked.
Or pare and slice or cube. 15-20 minutes
Broccoli
Remove outer leaves and tough part of 15-20 minutes
stalk. Split rest of stalk, almost to  owerets.
Brussels
Cut off wilted leaves. Wash. Cut large 10-15 minutes
Sprouts
Brussels sprouts in half lengthwise.
Cabbage
Remove wilted leaves. Cut in 6 to 8 10-12 minutes
wedges.
Carrots
Wash and pare or scrape. Leave whole. 20-25 minutes
Or slice or cut in quarters or strips. 15-20 minutes
Cauli ower
Remove leaves and some of the stem. 20-25 minutes
Cauli ower Remove leaves and some of the stem. 20-25 minutesCauli ower
Leave whole.
Celery
Cut off leaves; trim roots. Wash. 10-15 minutes
Corn
Remove husks from fresh corn. Remove 6-8 minutes
silks with stiff brush. Rinse. Cook whole.
Or cut off tips of kernels. Scrape cob 5-8 minutes
with dull edge of knife.
Greens
Cut off roots. Wash. 5-10 minutes
Kohlrabi
Cut off leaves; wash, pare, and dice or 25-30 minutes
slice.
Potatoes
Wash. Cook with skins on.
Cook: whole 25-40 minutes
quartered
20-25 minutes
cubed
10-15 minutes
Rutabaga
Wash. Pare thinly. Slice or cube. 25-40 minutes
Turnips
Wash. Pare thinly. Slice or cube. 15-20 minutes
Frozen Vegetables:
Place water and vegetables into multi-cooker according to package
directions. Set heat control at 250˚. Cover and cook until tender.
Pasta
Following package directions, place water and salt into multi-cooker. Set
heat control at 250˚. Bring water to a rolling boil. Add pasta gradually so
that the boiling is not disturbed. Continue to boil until pasta is tender.
Drain. (The steam/fry basket may be used for draining cooked pasta.)
Cranberry Sauce
2 cups sugar
1 pound cranberries
2 cups water
Combine sugar and water in multi-cooker. Set heat control at 250˚. When
mixture boils, turn heat control down until pilot light goes out. Simmer
5 minutes. Add cranberries and simmer until all skins pop. Allow to cool
before serving. 6-8 servings.
Blanch
Vegetables are blanched before freezing to stop enzyme action and to retain
fresh  avor and appearance.
Wash vegetables thoroughly and sort according to size or cut into uniform
pieces. Place 4 quarts of water in the multi-cooker, set heat control at 250˚
and bring to a rolling boil. Place vegetables in the steam/fry basket and lower
into boiling water. Cover and boil for time speci ed. After heating, plunge
vegetables in cold water to cool quickly and thoroughly. When cool, remove
from water, drain, pack, seal, and freeze. For successive batches, return
water to a full boil.
Vegetable
How to Prepare Blanching Time
Asparagus
Trim. Cut to package length or in 2 inch 2-4 minutes
pieces. Sort according to stalk thickness.
Beans
Green or wax Snip ends and remove strings. Cut in 1 3 minutes
or 2 inch pieces or julienne.
Lima Shell.
2-4 minutes
Broccoli
Peel stalks, trim. Cut to package length. 3 minutes
No thicker than 1
1
Peel stalks, trim. Cut to package length. 3 minutes
1
Peel stalks, trim. Cut to package length. 3 minutes
/2 inches.
Brussels Sprouts
Remove outer leaves. 3-5 minutes
Carrots
Scrape or pare. Cut into package 5 minutes
lengths.
Or slice
1
/4 inch thick. 2 minutes
Cauli ower
Cut into 1 inch pieces. 3 minutes
Corn
On Cob
Husk, remove silk, wash, and sort. 7-11 minutes
Kernel
Blanch ears; cool, cut off corn. 4 minutes
Greens
Cut and discard thick stems and 2 minutes
imperfect leaves.
Peas
Shell. 1
1
/2 minutes
Rutabagas and
Pare. Cut into
1
/2 inch cubes. 2 minutes
Turnips