Ginnys 742476 User manual

BRAND
4-IN-1 SLOW COOKER
User Guide
Item: 742476
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Important Safeguards 3
Electrical Safety and Specicaons 4
Get to Know Your Appliance 5-6
How to Operate 7-10
Cleaning & Care 11
Trouble Shoong 11
Recipes 12-15
Warranty 16
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Thank you for purchasing a Ginny’s Brand
4-in-1 Slow Cooker! This appliance is a slow
cooker, oven, stovetop and steamer. The
simple-to-use controls give you the
exibility you need for one-pot cooking, and
the 6 quart pot is ideal for cooking family-size
meals. Enjoy!
President, Ginny’s
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
• FOR HOUSEHOLD USE ONLY. Do not use this appliance for other than its
intended use.
• REMOVE all packaging materials and labels before rst use.
• WASH all removable parts before rst use. See Cleaning & Care.
• A SHORT CORD is provided to reduce the hazards resulng from
entanglement or tripping. Do not drape the cord over the counter or
tabletop, where it can be pulled on or tripped over. Never wrap the cord
ghtly around the appliance, as this could cause the cord to fray or
break.
• We do not recommend using an extension cord with this appliance.
However, IF AN EXTENSION CORD IS USED, the marked electrical rang
should be at least as great as the electrical rang of this appliance.
• CLOSE SUPERVISION is necessary when using this appliance near
CHILDREN.
• A re may occur if this appliance is used near FLAMMABLE MATERIALS,
including curtains, towels, walls, etc. Do not place any paper, plasc, or
other non-food items in the appliance. Do not place the appliance or its
cord on or near a heated surface, or in a heated oven.
• This appliance should always be used on a STABLE, DRY, HEAT-RESISTANT
SURFACE. Do not use near water.
• Do not use an accessory or aachment not recommended by Ginny’s, as
this may cause injury, or damage the appliance.
• Always use OVEN MITTS when handling hot food or appliances. Do not
aempt to move an appliance when it is hot, or has hot contents.
• Do not use this appliance for deep frying.
• Always use plasc or wooden utensils to avoid damaging the nonsck
surface.
• Do not use outdoors.
• Turn OFF AND UNPLUG this appliance when not in use.
• NO SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE THIS APPLIANCE.
• DO NOT USE AN APPLIANCE WITH A DAMAGED CORD OR PLUG, OR
AFTER THE APPLIANCE MALFUNCTIONS, OR HAS BEEN DAMAGED IN ANY
MANNER.
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ELECTRICAL SAFETY
SPECIFICATIONS
POWER RATING 120V 60HZ 1350W
CAPACITY 6 QUART
CORD LENGTH 27”
DIMENSIONS 18”L x 12 1/2”W x 11”H
MODEL ES-MC-600D
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This appliance is equipped with a polarized plug in which one prong is wider
than the other. This is a safety feature to reduce the risk of electrical shock.
The plug should be aached to the appliance before connecng to an
electrical outlet. The plug will t into a polarized outlet only one way. If you
are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If it sll
does not t, contact a qualied electrician. Do not aempt to modify the
plug in any way. Ginny’s cannot accept any liability for damage or injury
resulng from failure to observe these safety procedures.

GET TO KNOW YOUR APPLIANCE
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1. Lid with Handle and Vent
2. Cooking Pot
3. Cool Touch Handle of Cooking Pot (2)
4. Funcon Dial
5. LED Display
6. Time/Oven Temp Buon
7. Adjustment Dial
8. Housing
9. Handle of Housing (2)
10. Roasng Rack (not shown)
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GET TO KNOW YOUR APPLIANCE
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Use the FUNCTION DIAL (4) to select which funcon you want to use:
SLOW COOK - Select WARM, LOW, or HIGH and let the cooker
do all the work. See more informaon on page 7.
STOVETOP - Use the cooker as a stovetop. You can simmer or sear.
See more informaon on page 8.
OVEN - Use the cooker instead of the regular oven. You can roast
or bake. See more informaon on page 8.
STEAM - Use the cooker to cook healthy meals with steam. See
more informaon on pages 9 and 10.
THE LED DISPLAY (5) displays the mer sengs for SLOW COOK, OVEN
and STEAMER. It also displays me and temperature for OVEN.
Use the TIME/OVEN TEMP BUTTON (6) to toggle between the me and
temperature when using OVEN.
Use the ADJUSTMENT DIAL (7) to set the mer, or to change the me and
temperature when using OVEN.
CONTROL PANEL
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HOW TO OPERATE
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1. When ready to cook, place the cooking pot inside the housing. This
cooker has a cut o switch which will not allow the appliance to heat
if the cooking pot is not inserted into the housing. (If the cooking pot is
removed during the cooking cycle and then put back, cooking will
connue as though it was not interrupted.)
2. Plug the cooker into an outlet. It will not turn on as long as the funcon
dial is in the OFF posion.
3. Select the funcon you want. The blue light behind the funcon dial will
come on and the red light behind the adjustment dial will come on.
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SLOW COOK:
a. As with any slow cooker, be careful not to over-ll the pot
(contents may boil over).
b. Place the food you wish to cook inside the pot and put the lid on
top.
c. Turn the funcon dial to either WARM, LOW, or HIGH, per recipe
instrucons. The LED display will show “6:00” for WARM, “8:00”
for LOW, or “4:00” for HIGH.
d. Turn the adjustment dial to set the desired me. The me will
increase or decrease in 30 minute increments from 30 minutes to
12 hours. The mer will begin counng down aer 3 seconds.
 Cooking me and temperature can be adjusted at any me
while cooking. Press the me/oven temp buon and turn the
adjustment dial to change.
e. When done, turn the funcon dial to OFF and unplug the cooker.
If you do not turn OFF the cooker, WARM seng will shut o
aer the set me expires. LOW and HIGH seng will go to auto
warm (the LED display will show “On” and the light behind the
adjustment dial will turn green). Auto warm will shut o aer 12
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HOW TO OPERATE
STOVETOP:
a. Place the food you wish to cook inside the pot. Use the lid per
recipe instrucons.
b. Choose STOVETOP LOW (to simmer) or HIGH (to brown or sear).
c. When done, turn the funcon dial to OFF and unplug the cooker.
If you do not turn OFF, LOW will shut o aer 4 hours and HIGH
will shut o aer 1 hour.
Use the stovetop funcon on HIGH to brown or sear meats and
vegetables before slow cooking to enhance avors.
OVEN:
a. Choose OVEN. The LED display will show “350°F”. Turn the
adjustment dial to set the temperature per recipe instrucons. The
temperature will adjust in 25° increments from 250° to 425°F.
b. Press the me/oven temp buon once, and then turn the
adjustment dial to set the cooking me per recipe instrucons. The
me will increase in 5-minute increments from 5 minutes to 6
hours.
c. When nished preheang, place the rack inside the pot and put
the food you wish to cook on the rack. Reset the me and
temperature per recipe instrucons.
 Cooking me and temperature can be adjusted at any me while
cooking. Press the me/oven temp buon and turn the
adjustment dial to change.
d. The mer will begin counng down aer 3 seconds.
e. When done, the cooker will beep 3 mes and the LED display will
blink for 2 minutes. At the end of the 2 minutes, the cooker will
shut o. Turn the funcon dial to OFF and unplug the cooker.
 Food cooked on OVEN will not brown or crisp on top as much as
in a convenonal oven, as there is no upper heang element.
Cooking mes or temperatures from a tradional recipe may
need to be adjusted.

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HOW TO OPERATE
STEAMER:
a. Add water to the boom of the cooking pot. In general, 1 cup of
water equals 10 minutes of steam me. (If addional water is
required during the cooking process, cauously li the lid away
from you and add room temperature water.) Water should NOT
touch the food.
b. Place the rack inside the pot and put the food you wish to cook
on the rack.
c. Choose STEAMER. The LED display will ash “0:00”. Use the
adjustment dial to select the me per recipe instrucons from 1
minute to 1 hour. The LED display will ash “P:” and the me
selected unl the cooker heats up (about 5 minutes). When
the cooker is hot, it beeps 3 mes and then starts to countdown.
Fresh Vegetable Steaming Guide (cooking mes may vary):
Asparagus whole 3-7 minutes
Beans, green or wax whole 6-10 minutes
Beets, small-medium whole 35-40 minutes
Greens whole leaves 3-9 minutes
Broccoli split stalks 5-7 minutes
Brussels sprouts whole 8-15 minutes
Carrots, baby whole 10-12 minutes
Corn on the cob whole, husked 7-10 minutes
Peas, snap whole pods 5-6 minutes
Potatoes large chunks 8-12 minutes
Potatoes, new whole 15-20 minutes
Squash, buernut large chunks 7-10 minutes
Turnips large chunks 8-12 minutes
Sweet potatoes large chunks 8-12 minutes
Zucchini large chunks 4-8 minutes
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HOW TO OPERATE
WARNING: Do not obstruct the lid vent during use. To avoid possible steam
damage, place the cooker away from walls and cabinets during
use.
• Add chopped fresh herbs, before or aer steaming.
• Toss steamed vegetables with onion or garlic sauteed in
olive oil.
• Add soy sauce, ginger, onions, garlic or herbs to your
steam water.
• Drizzle steamed vegetables with lemon juice.
• Toss vegetables with vinegar before steaming.
Easy ways to add avor to your steamed vegetables:
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d. When the me is done, the cooker will beep 5 mes, and go to
auto warm. The LED diplay will show “0:00” and the light behind
the adjustment dial will turn green. Auto warm will shut o aer 1
hour.
e. When done, turn OFF and unplug the cooker.

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CLEANING & CARE
1. Turn o and unplug the appliance.
2. Always allow the appliance to cool completely before cleaning.
3. Remove the lid, rack and pot.
4. Do not use abrasive brushes or pads, or harsh cleaning soluons.
5. Use a so cloth, sponge or rubber spatula to remove any stuck-on food
or residue in the cooking pot. Soaking is recommended, if needed.
6. Wash the lid, rack and pot with warm, soapy water. These items are also
dishwasher safe.
7. Wipe the housing with a damp cloth and dry.
8. Do not immerse any electrical appliance, its cord or plug, into water.
9. Ensure all parts are dried thoroughly before reassembling and using
your appliance.
TROUBLE SHOOTING ERROR CODES
“Err” appears on the LED display:
- This occurs when power to the unit is interrupted or if the unit is
plugged in and the funcon dial is not in the OFF posion. Turn the
funcon dial to OFF and then turn to the desired funcon.
- This may also occur with a power outage. In the event of a loss of
power, it is recommended to dispose of any food that has been at room
temperature for more than an hour.
“E01” appears on the LED display:
- The cooking pot is not inside the housing. Insert the cooking pot.
“E02” or “E03” appears on the LED display:
- Contact Ginnys customer service. Warranty informaon is on page 16 of
this manual.

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RECIPES
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Cooking mes may vary, depending on your slow cooker. You may rst want
to try this recipe on a day when you are home to monitor – who doesn’t
love breakfast for dinner?
30 oz. bag frozen hash browns ½ red bell pepper, chopped
1 lb. sausage 12 eggs
8 oz. cheddar cheese, shredded 1 c. milk
6 green onions, sliced ½ t. salt
1 c. fresh spinach, chopped ¼ teaspoon pepper
1. Brown the sausage on STOVETOP HIGH. Remove from the pot and drain.
Place half the hash browns into the boom of the pot. Layer in half the
cooked sausage, half the cheese, and half the veggies. Repeat layers.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper, then pour over
the top of the other ingredients.
3. Cook on SLOW COOK HIGH for 2-3 hours, or LOW 4-6 hours (unl eggs are
set). If eggs are done, but too moist, remove the lid for 30 minutes or so
to let the moisture evaporate.
Serves 6-8
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This recipe is best with fresh garden tomatoes (or fresh farmers market
tomatoes) for maximum avor. Top the baked tomatoes with chopped fresh
herbs, capers, olives or mushrooms, and serve with a spoon and crackers.
Enjoy!
3 medium tomatoes, cut in half salt & pepper
olive oil ¼ - ½ c. grated Parmesan cheese
1. Preheat OVEN to 400 °F. Place the rack in the pot. Add a piece of
aluminum foil to the rack to minimize clean-up.
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2. Using a spoon, scoop out and discard the tomato seeds that are easy to
get to. Using a pastry brush, generously spread the cut part of the tomato
with olive oil.
3. Sprinkle each tomato half with salt and pepper, and place, cut side up, on
the foil. Bake for 45 minutes (the tomato skin should be slipping away).
4. Turn o the oven and remove the lid, but let the tomato halves sit on the
rack to cool for about 5 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with Parmesan and any other desired toppings.
Serves 6
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1 - 1½ lbs. beef 1 lg. sweet onion, sliced
2 T. our 3 T. brown sugar
¾ t. salt 5 T. soy sauce
¼ t. pepper 2 T. toasted sesame oil
3 T. vegetable oil 1 t. sesame seeds
4 cloves garlic, minced red pepper akes
3 bell peppers, seeded & sliced
1. Heat the cooker on STOVETOP HIGH.
2. Slice beef into thin pieces (¼”- ½” thick) and toss in a bowl with the our,
salt and pepper.
3. When the cooker is hot, add 2 T. oil and the meat to the pot. Cook and
sr for 6-7 minutes unl the meat is browned. Add the garlic, and cook
and sr for another minute.
4. Add the peppers and onion to the pot, along with 1 T. oil. Sr in with the
beef and cook for 2-3 minutes. Cover with the lid and let cook another 5
minutes.
5. In a small bowl, whisk together the sauce: brown sugar, soy sauce and
sesame oil.
6. Turn o the heat and pour the sauce onto the beef/pepper mixture. Sr
in the sesame seeds and a couple shakes of hot pepper akes (to taste).
7. Serve with rice.
Serves 4-6

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2 lb. corned beef brisket w/ seasoning packet ½ large onion, sliced
½ c. water ½ head cabbage
aluminum foil parsley, chopped
6 medium red potatoes, cut in half salt & pepper
1. Put the brisket in the pot. Add the water, and top the brisket with the
seasoning packet.
2. Loosely crumble pieces of aluminum foil to surround the brisket (this will
keep the potatoes from geng greasy).
3. Add potatoes on foil and onion on top of the brisket.
4. Cook on SLOW COOK LOW for 8 hours or HIGH for 3 ½ - 4 hours. Meat is
done when internal temperature reaches 160°. Chop the cabbage into
wedges and add on top of the meat and potatoes. Connue cooking unl
cabbage is tender.
5. When serving, sprinkle the potatoes with parsley. Make sure your guests
have salt & pepper and a variety of mustards to choose from.
Serves 6
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6 large baking apples (we used Jonathan) ½ c. brown sugar
⅔ c. walnuts, chopped ¼ t. ground cloves
½ c. raisins pinch salt
5 T. so buer 1 c. orange juice
1. Core the apples starng from the stem side – leave ½” intact on the
blossom side to hold the stung.
2. In a medium bowl, combine walnuts, raisins, buer, brown sugar, cloves
and salt. Mix well. Stu apples with this stung and place in slow
cooker pot.
3. Add orange juice to the pot. Cook on SLOW COOK LOW for 2 hours.
Check for tenderness of apples and allow more me if needed.
Serves 6

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This is a delicious, Asian-style dish that is WAY healthier than take-out. It’s
quick, easy and inexpensive, too!
2 c. water 2 heads broccoli
3 cloves garlic, smashed and broken ¼ c. soy sauce
2“ ginger, sliced 2 T. vinegar
4 chicken thighs, skinned 1 t. sesame oil
salt & pepper 1 can (20 oz.) pineapple chunks,
in pineapple juice
1. Put the water, garlic and ginger in the boom of the pot. Put in the rack.
2. Cover and set to STEAMER unl the water boils.
3. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper (both sides) and place the
chicken on the rack. Steam for 15 minutes. When done, slice the broccoli
stalks into 2, and place these on top of the chicken in the pot. Steam for
another 5 minutes unl the broccoli is bright green.
4. While the chicken/broccoli is steaming, warm the soy sauce, vinegar, oil
and pineapple (and juice), over medium heat in a sauce pan on the
stovetop. Sr occasionally.
5. Remove the broccoli from the steamer and chop. Remove the chicken and
shred with 2 forks. Toss all together with the pineapple mixture and serve
hot.
Serves 2- 4

WARRANTY
Ginny’s warrants this product free from defects in material and
workmanship for one year from provable date of purchase.
Within this warranty period, Ginny’s will repair or replace, at its opon,
defecve parts at no charge, provided the product is returned, freight
prepaid with proof of purchase to Ginny’s. Allow 2-4 weeks for return
shipping.
This warranty does not cover improper installaon, misuse, abuse or neglect
on part of the owner. Warranty is also invalid in any case that the product is
taken apart or serviced by an unauthorized service staon.
This warranty gives you specic legal rights and they may vary from
state to state.
THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE
OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Ginny’s, Inc.
1112 7th Avenue
Monroe, WI 53566
Customer Service: 800-544-1590
8:00 a.m. to Midnight CST, Monday through Friday
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