Cuisinart FRC-800 - Manual (Page 8)


that you will sauté the rice and reduce
the liquid (wine, apple juice if desired).
a. Once the sauté step is complete, add
the broth and any desired spices and
close the lid.
4. During and after cooking:
a. The current time will be displayed
during the first portion of the cooking
process. The Remaining Time will
count down when there are 10 to 15
minutes remaining in the process.
For a list of approximated cooking
times, see page 10.
b. Once cooking time has expired, the
unit will automatically switch to Keep
Warm. The blue Keep Warm LED will
light and the LCD will display the
remaining Keep Warm Time. The unit
will remain on Keep Warm for up to
24 hours. When the Keep Warm Time
expires, the unit will turn off
automatically.
Note: We recommend serving risotto
immediately for best results. If you
use the Keep Warm function, stir
more liquid (broth/stock) into the
risotto to achieve a creamy texture
again.
c. To turn off the unit at any time, press
the Off button.
d. Once you are ready to serve, press
the lid release button to open the lid.
e. Lift and remove cooking pot from the
unit using pot holders.
COOKING SOUP OR SLOW
COOKING
1. If sautéing is necessary for your soup or
slow cooking recipe, add oil or butter to
the cooking pot to sauté soup or slow
cooking ingredients, if desired (see
recipes for tips and hints). If you do not
need to sauté or brown anything before
cooking, add soup/slow cooking
ingredients and skip to step 4b.
2. Select the Quick Cook function by
pressing the Menu button.
3. Start cooking:
a. To start cooking, press the Start
button to heat oil/butter.
The white Start LED will light to
indicate that the unit is cooking.
b. Do not use the Finish Time function
for soup or slow cooking.
4. Once the oil/butter has preheated,
add ingredients to sauté.
a. Once the sauté step is complete,
add remaining ingredients and switch
to the Soup or Slow Cook function.
b. Using the Hour and minute button,
set the desired cooking time and
press the Start button.
5. During and after cooking:
a. To view the current time during
cooking, press the Time Display
button.
b. Once cooking time has expired, the
unit will automatically switch to Keep
Warm. The blue Keep Warm LED
will light and the LCD will display the
remaining Keep Warm Time. The unit
will remain on Keep Warm for up to
24 hours. When the Keep Warm Time
expires, the unit will turn off
automatically.
c. To turn off the unit at any time, press
the Off button.
d. Once you are ready to serve, press
the Lid Release button to open the
lid.
e. Lift and remove cooking pot from the
unit using pot holders.
6. Note: If making a recipe that uses raw
meat that is not browned first, let soup
or slow cook recipe simmer a minimum
of 3½ hours.
KEEP WARm
1. Select and start the Keep Warm
function by pressing the Keep Warm
button.
The blue Keep Warm LED and white
Start LED will light, and the remaining
time will start to count down. Default
time for Keep Warm is 24 hours.
2. To turn off the unit at any time, press
the Off button.
3. Once you are ready to serve, press the
Lid Release button to open the lid.
4. Lift and remove the cooking pot from
the unit using pot holders.
ADDING COOK/KEEP WARm TImE
1. Start cooking as above.