Andrew James AJ000552 User manual

Please read the manual fully before using the appliance and keep the
manual safe for future reference.
Digital Slow Cooker
The manual is applicable to the following models:
5L
6.5L
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Important safeguards
When using any electrical
appliance, basic safety
precauons should always be
followed, including:
 This appliance can be used by
children aged from 8 years and
above and persons with
reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilies or lack of
experience and knowledge if
they have been given
supervision or instrucon
concerning use of the
appliance in a safe way and
understand the hazards
involved. Children shall not
play with the appliance.
Cleaning and user
maintenance shall not be
made by children unless they
are older than 8 and
supervised. Keep the appliance
and its cord out of reach of
children less than 8 years old.
 Always ensure the voltage on
the rang label corresponds to
the voltage in your home.
 Check the power cord and
plug regularly for any
damage. If the cord or the
plug is damaged, it must be
replaced by a qualied
electrician or a service repair
centre. If in doubt please
contact our customer service
team.
 The appliance is intended for
domesc use only. Industrial
or commercial use will void
the warranty. The supplier
cannot be held responsible
for injury or damage if the
appliance has been used for
anything other than its
intended use.
 Incorrect operaon and use
can damage the appliance
and cause injury to the user.
 Do not use the appliance if it
has been dropped or
damaged in any way. If the
unit has been damaged take
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or repair by an authorised
service agent.
 Do not immerse or expose the
motor assembly, plug or the
power cord in water or any
other liquid for any reason.
Never handle or operate the
appliance with wet hands.
 If the supply cord is damaged,
it must be replaced by the
manufacturer or by someone
who is suitably qualied to
avoid a potenal hazard.
 Do not let the cord hang over
the edge of a table or counter.
Ensure that the cord is not in a
posion where it can be pulled
or tripped over accidentally.
 Do not allow the cord to touch
hot surfaces and do not place
the cord near hot gas, electric
burners or in a heated oven.
 Use of an extension cord with
this appliance is not
recommended. However if it is
necessary to use an extension
cord, ensure that the
extension cord is equal to or
greater than the power
consumpon of the appliance
to avoid overheang of the
appliance and extension cord.
Do not use any other
appliance on the extension
cord. Do not place the
extension cord in a posion
where it can be pulled on by
children or animals or be
tripped over.
 Always operate the appliance
on a smooth, even and stable
surface. Do not place the unit
on a hot surface.
 Always remove the plug of
the appliance safely. Do not
pull on the appliances cord to
remove the appliance plug
from the electrical socket.
Appliance specic safety
instrucons
 Be cauous at all mes when
moving the slow cooker as it
will contain hot food, water

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or other hot liquids.
 Do not use the slow cooker for
anything other than its
intended use.
 Do not switch on the slow
cooker if the ceramic pot is
empty.
 Allow the lid and ceramic pot
to cool down before cleaning it
with water.
 Never touch the surface of the
slow cooker during operaon
as it can get very hot. Always
use the handles or knobs
provided.
 Do not touch any hot surfaces
of the appliance.
 Always use oven gloves or a
cloth when removing the lid or
handling contents.
 Never cook food directly in the
base unit, always use the
ceramic pot.
 Do not use the appliance if the
ceramic pot or glass is cracked,
chipped or damaged.
 Do not leave the slow cooker
plugged in when it is not in
use.
 Do not switch on the slow
cooker when it is upside
down or on its side.
 Always handle the glass lid
and ceramic pot with care as
they are fragile.
 Please be aware, due to the
nature of manufacturing, the
underside of the ceramic
bowl has a coarse texture.
Take care when placing it on
kitchen and work surfaces.

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Appliance components illustraon
1. Removable ceramic bowl 7. Start/ Cancel buon
2. Stainless steel housing 8. Keep warm indicator light
3. Control panel 9. Lid handle
4. Tempered glass lid 10. Side handle
5. Delay and set buon
6. Up and Down buon
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Before rst me use
 Before using the cooker for the rst
me, remove all labels and tags from
the product.
 Wash the ceramic pot and glass lid in
hot soapy water with a sponge or a
dishcloth, rinse and dry thoroughly.
 Do not immerse the slow cooker base in
water or any other liquid.
 During inial use you may noce a slight
odour, this is due to the burning o of
residues that have been le on during
the manufacturing process. This is
completely normal and will disappear
aer using the unit.
 Place the cooker on a at level surface.
 Pre-prepare the food that you are going
to place inside the ceramic bowl.
 Do not brown meat in the ceramic pot
before slow cooking. Use a separate pan
on a hob to brown meat and then add it
to the slow cooker.
 Do not overll the slow cooker. Only ll
the slow cooker unl it is three quarters
full.
 Defrost/ thaw meat fully before adding
it to the slow cooker.
 Please note the slow cooker should not
be used to re-heat cooked food.
Operang the appliance
 Plug the power cord into the mains
electrical supply. The LED display will
light up, please note that the heang
element has not turned on. When the
LED display has illuminated, press the
set buon and it will display a default
me of 06.00 hours. The slow cooker
will automacally be set to HIGH on
the display.
 Press the “SET” buon unl the
correct seng (HIGH/LOW/WARM) is
selected, indicated by the red
indicator light.
 Press the UP and DOWN buons to set
the cooking me. The me will jump
by 30 minutes.
 Aer seng the operang mode and
the cooking me, press the “Start/
Cancel” buon. The slow cooker will
now start operang and the cooking
me will start counng down. Ensure
that the lid is on the appliance as it will
retain valuable heat.
 Aer the cooking process has nished,
the keep “WARM” funcon will
automacally illuminate.
 If you wish to stop the process, hold
the “Start/Cancel” buon for
approximately 3 seconds.
 Aer the cooking process has nished
unplug the cord from the electrical
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NOTE: Always wear oven gloves when
handling the ceramic bowl aer cooking as
it will be hot. Allow the ceramic bowl me
to cool completely before cleaning and
storing it.
Seng the pre-cook Timer
If you wish to start your slow cooking at a
later me then you need to set the delay
mer.
 Follow the steps 1-2 as previously
menoned in the secon “operang the
appliance”.
 Aer seng the mer, press the delay
buon. You will see the green light
illuminate.
 The me in the LED display will be
ashing. Set the amount of hours you
wish to delay the mer by using the up
and down buons. For example if you
wanted the slow cooker to start cooking
at 3pm and it was 9am in the morning
you would set the me delay to 6 hours.
 Press the Start/Cancel buon to begin
the operaon.
 The hours unl cooking me will be
displayed in the LED display and will
begin to count down. The cooking will
begin once the countdown reaches
zero.
 To cancel the operaon at anyme
press and hold the Start/Cancel buon
again.
Slow cooking general advice
 Slow cooking has always been the best
way to prepare a nutrious hot meal
with minimum preparaon and fuss.
 The types of meals that are associated
with slow cooking have always been
soups and casseroles, but with the
ceramic pot you can also make most
modern family meals and dinner party
dishes. This pot is convenient as well
as stylish enough to take straight to
the table for serving. (Always place the
ceramic pot on a heat proof mat or
surface).
 Slow cooking is ideal for cooking
tougher cuts of meat, as it gives them
long, gentle simmering that ensures
that they become tender and full of
avour.
Preparaon and suitable slow cooked
foods:
Most foods are suited to slow cooking
methods, however there are a few
guidelines that need to be followed:
 Cut vegetables into small, even pieces
as they take longer to cook than meat.
They should be gently sautéed for 2-3
minutes before slow cooking. Ensure
that root vegetables are always placed
at the boom of the pot and all
ingredients are immersed in the
cooking liquid.
 We recommend you trim all excess fat

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from the meat before cooking, since
the slow cooking method does not
allow fat to evaporate.
 If you are adapng an exisng recipe
from convenonal cooking, you may
need to cut down on the amount of
liquid used. Liquid will not evaporate
from the slow cooker to the same
extent as convenonal cooking pans
and methods.
 Never leave uncooked food at room
temperature in the slow cooker.
 Do not use the slow cooker to reheat
food.
 Uncooked red beans must be soaked
and boiled for at least 10 minutes to
remove toxins before cooking them in
the slow cooker.
Authenc stoneware is red at high
temperatures, therefore the ceramic pot
may have minor surface blemishes and the
glass lid may rock slightly due to these
imperfecons.
Tips for slow cooking
 The slow cooker pot should be at least
half full for the best results.
 Slow cooking retains moisture. If you
wish to reduce moisture during the
cooking process, remove the lid aer
cooking and turn the control to high (if
already set to low) and simmer for
around 30 to 45 minutes.
 Do not unnecessarily remove the lid
during the cooking process as the
build up of heat will escape. Each me
you remove the lid you will have to
add an addional 10 minutes to the
cooking me.
 When cooking soups allow 5cm of
space between the top of the ceramic
pot and the food surface to allow for
simmering.
 Many recipes demand all day cooking
in the slow cooker. If you do not have
me to prepare food that morning,
prepare the food the night before and
store the food in a covered container
in the refrigerator. Transfer the food
to the ceramic pot and add the liquid/
gravy. Select the low or high seng.
 Most meat and vegetable recipes
require 8-10 hours on low or 4-6 hours
on high.
 Some food or ingredients are not
suitable for slow cooking, such as
pasta, seafood, milk and cream. These
foods or ingredients should always be
added towards the end of the cooking
me.
 Many things can aect how quickly a
recipe will cook: water, fat content
and the inial temperature and size of
the food.
 Cung food into small pieces will
speed up the cooking process. A
degree of “trial and error” will be

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required to fully opmise the potenal
of your slow cooker.
 Vegetables usually take longer to cook
than meat, so try and arrange
vegetables in the lower half of the pot.
 Aer the food is cooked, switch the
slow cooker o and leave it covered
with the lid on. There will be enough
heat in the ceramic pot to keep it warm
for 30 minutes. If you require your food
to be kept warm for longer switch the
cooker to the warm seng.
 All food cooked in the slow cooker may
be covered with a liquid, gravy or sauce.
Tips for slow cooking
 Prepare your liquid, gravy or sauce in a
separate pan and completely cover the
food in the ceramic pot.
 By pre-browning the meat and onions in
a pan it seals in all the juices and
avours. This also helps reduce the fat
content before adding it to the ceramic
pot. This will improve the avour but is
not necessary If me is limited.
 When cooking joints of meat, ham and
poultry etc. the size and shape of the
joint is important. Try to keep the joint
in the lower 2/3 of the pot and fully
cover it with water. If necessary cut the
joint into two pieces. Joint weight
should be kept within the maximum
limit.
Temperatures of cooking
High: Around 95 degrees.
Low: Around 85 degrees.
Warm: Around 70 degrees.
Slow Cooker recipes
Please note these recipes have been
tested in our 6.5 litre slow cooker. If you
have a smaller model, the quanes of
ingredients will need to be adjusted
accordingly.
Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
Ingredients
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
4 red peppers, deseeded and chopped
1 tsp mild chilli powder
6 fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tbsp. tomato puree
1 litre vegetable stock (warm)
Salt and pepper, to taste
Basil oil
Method
1. Add all of the ingredients to the slow
cooker and sr.
2. Turn the slow cooker to low and cook
for 6 hours.
3. Blend before serving, adding a swirl of
basil oil to the nished dish.

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Sweet potato, apple and ginger soup
Ingredients
2-3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
(depending on desired strength)
1 onion
2 sweet potatoes, chopped
2 scks of celery, chopped
2 cooking apples, chopped
700ml water or stock
Seasoning to taste
Coriander leaves to garnish
(This recipe requires a hand or sck
blender)
Method
1. Add all the ingredients. Make sure the
stock is warm when you add it as this
will maintain the temperature. Turn
your slow cooker to low for 6-8 hours.
2. Use your electric hand/sck blender and
liquidise the soup unl smooth. Season
and add lemon juice to taste. Reheat
gently before serving. Garnish with cori-
ander leaves.
Lamb, buer bean and tomato casserole
Ingredients
1 onion nely chopped
2 scks of celery, sliced
1 red pepper, nely sliced
1 large carrot, diced
450g stewing lamb, diced
1 punnet of cherry tomatoes
1 n of chopped tomatoes
1 x 400g n of buer beans
500ml lamb stock
2 teaspoons sun-dried tomato paste
1 teaspoon oregano
Seasoning to taste
Method
1. Add all the ingredients to the slow
cooker and set to low. Make sure the
stock is warm when you add it as this
will maintain the temperature. Mix the
ingredients so they are evenly distrib-
uted.
2. Cook for 6-8 hours. Season to taste
before serving.
Tomato, Paprika and Pork Casserole
Ingredients
1 onion, nely chopped
1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
500g lean pork, cut into chunks
1 tbsp. paprika
1 n of chopped tomatoes
50g sundried tomatoes
100ml chicken or vegetable stock (warm)
100ml crème fraiche

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Method
1. Place all of the ingredients except the
crème fraiche into the slow cooker.
Turn the slow cooker to low and cook
for 6 hours.
2. Before serving, add the crème fraiche
and sr through.
Thai Peanut Chicken and Buernut
Squash Curry
Ingredients
6 Chicken Breasts, cut into bite size chunks
2 buernut squash, peeled, deseeded and
cut into cubes
2 cans of coconut milk
125ml sweet chilli sauce
½ jar peanut buer
4 heaped tbsp. Thai red curry sauce
2 tbsp. dark soy sauce
2 tbsp. medium curry powder
150g salted peanuts
Method
1. Add all of the ingredients except the
peanuts into the slow cooker and sr.
2. Turn on low and cook for 4—6 hours
unl the chicken is tender.
3. Serve with fragrant rice, sprinkling pea-
nuts over the nished dish.
Lamb Shanks
Ingredients
2 red onions
3 cloves of garlic crushed
2 scks of celery, nely sliced
1 leek, nely sliced
1 carrot, nely sliced
4 lamb shanks
1 n of chopped tomatoes
300ml red wine
3 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
400ml lamb stock
1 bay leaf
Sprigs of fresh thyme and rosemary
Seasoning to taste
Method
1. Prepare all the vegetables. Place all
the ingredients in the slow cooker,
ensuring that they are combined well
and evenly distributed. Make sure the
stock is warm when you add it as this
will maintain the temperature.
2. Set the slow cooker to low and cook
for 6-8 hours, unl the lamb is tender.
Prior to serving, if your liquid is too
thin, sr in 1-2 teaspoons of cornour,
dissolved in a lile water. Turn up the
heat for 5-10 minutes to thicken it.
3. Season to taste before serving.

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Slow Cooker Chocolate Fudge
Ingredients
500g Dark Chocolate (no more than 60%
cocoa), broken into pieces
20g buer
Cooking spray
1 can of condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cling lm
Method
1. Spray the inside of the pot with cooking
spray.
2. Turn the slow cooker onto low.
3. Add all of the ingredients to the pot.
Cover and cook for 2 hours, sring every
30 minutes.
4. Pour the fudge mixture into a cling lm
lined baking n.
5. Chill in the fridge overnight, then cut
into chunks.
This fudge is so versale. You can add
fruits, nuts, candy and avourings adapng
it for all tastes.
Steamed Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
6oz/150g buer or baking margarine
8oz/200g self raising our
2 large eggs
130ml milk
6oz/150g sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2oz/50g cocoa
40g chocolate chips
Method
1. Beat the buer and sugar together
unl pale and uy.
2. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat unl
combined.
3. Sieve in the our and cocoa into the
mixture and mix unl they are well
combined. Sr in the chocolate chips.
4. Grease a 1 litre glass basin. Pour the
mixture into the basin and cover with
baking parchment. Tie the parchment
around the bowl with string.
5. Place the pudding basin into the slow
cooker. Pour warm water into the
slow cooker unl it comes ¾ way up
the side of the basin. Cook on high for
2- 3 hours.
6. Remove from the slow cooker, remove
the parchment and serve.
Care and Cleaning
Always make sure the slow cooker is un-
plugged and in the OFF posion before
storing the appliance away or cleaning it.
Make sure the unit has cooled down
completely before cleaning.
 Always wash the ceramic pot by hand

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with warm and soapy water.
 To remove any foods that have been
cooked onto the boom of the pot,
simply soak it overnight in soapy water
and rinse it the next day.
 The exterior of the slow cooker can be
wiped with a damp cloth and dried.
 Do not use harsh abrasive cleaners or
scouring pads to clean any parts of the
slow cooker as this will damage the sur-
face.
UK & EU Guarantee
Your new Andrew James product comes
with a 24 month guarantee and a 2 year
xed warranty, eecve from receipt con-
rmaon. Your receipt or order number is
required as proof of purchase date so it is
imperave that you keep it safe. This guar-
antee only applies if the item has been
used solely for the use intended, and all
instrucons have been followed according-
ly. Please note this product is only for do-
mesc use only and is not for commercial
use.
Abuse of your product will invalidate the
guarantee. Returned goods can only be
accepted if repackaged properly within the
original colour product box, and presented
with the original receipt of sale/order
number. This does not aect your statuto-
ry rights.
Returned products must be cleaned and
returned to us in as close to delivery condi-
on as possible.
If your product develops a problem with-
in the rst 12 months of the xed war-
ranty, we will pay all shipping costs to
have it returned to us. Aer 12 months
the customer will be liable for the cost of
returning the product to us. We will then
pay to have the repaired/replaced item
shipped back to the customer.
If you wish to return your item for a full
refund, you have the right to do so within
the rst 7 days. For our returns policy
please go to:
www.andrewjamesworldwide.com
Customers are responsible for any taxes
applied to our products when they are
shipped outside of the EU.
All of our prices are inclusive of VAT.
Once a product has been returned to us,
we will aim to repair or replace it within
30 days of receipt.
The guarantee does not cover any defect
arising from improper use, damage, build
-up of lime scale or repair aempts made
by third-pares. Also, the guarantee does
not cover normal wear and tear of indi-
vidual parts.
Electrical Informaon
Always ensure the voltage on the rang
label corresponds to the power supply
where the product is being used.
WARNING! This product must be con-

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nected to an earthed electrical power
supply. The green/yellow conductor in
the supply cord must be connected to the
Earth terminal in the plug. The power
supply must have an Earth connecon.
Precauons should be followed for safe
cable management and connecon to the
power supply
If a new mains plug needs to be ed fol-
low the ng instrucons supplied with
good quality BS1363A plugs. If in doubt
consult a qualied electrician or appliance
repair agent.
Recommended fuse: 13A
If an extension cable is required, it must
have an earth conductor. To avoid over-
heang the extension cable should be rat-
ed no less than 13A and be fully unwound
before use.
Do not aempt to modify electrical plugs
or sockets or aempt to make an alterna-
ve connecon to the electrical supply.
Disposal of the appliance
Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) Waste & Recycling
Disposal of Electrical and Electronic
Waste
Non-household waste. This product must
not be disposed of together with ordinary
household waste.
Separate collecon of used products,
baeries and packaging allows the recov-
ery and recycling of materials. Re-use of
materials helps prevent environ-mental
polluon and reduces the demand for
raw materials.
Local authories, retailers and collecon
organisaons may provide for separate
collecon of elec-trical products, baer-
ies and packaging.
 Safely dispose of the old plug.
 Connect the brown lead to the live ter-
minal “L” in the new plug.
 Connect the blue lead to the neutral
“N” terminal.
 Connect the green/yellow lead to the
earth “E” terminal.

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Contact details
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Unit 1
P C Henderson Premises
Bowburn North Industrial Estate
Bowburn
Co Durham
DH6 5NG
Customer Service / Technical Support
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