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Other cooking styles
Slow Cook
Slow Cook is compatible for use with any common slow cooker recipe, so you can keep
cooking your classics!
If the oat valve rises, make sure the quick release switch is set to Vent. See Pressure
control features: Quick release switch.
Default time Time range
Default
temperature
Temperature
range
Notes and tips
6 hours
(06:00)
30 minutes to
24hours
(00:30 to 24:00)
Med
Low
Med
High
Less is commonly used for low
and slow, all-day cooking, and
should be set for a minimum of
10 hours (10:00) for best results.
You can use a glass lid for slow
cooking if it has a venting hole.
Stage 1: Setting up the Duo Plus for
slowcooking
01 Remove the inner pot from the
multicooker base.
Add food and liquid ingredients
to the inner pot.
Insert the inner pot into the
multicooker base.
02 6 Quart only: Secure the power cord
to the base power socket on the back
of the multicooker base. Make sure
the connection is tight.
All sizes: Connect the power cord to
a 120 V power source.
The display shows OFF.
03 Place and close the lid as described
in Pressure control features: pressure
cooking lid, or use a glass lid with a
venting hole.
04 Move the quick release switch to the
Vent position.
Stage 2: Slow cooking
01 Press Slow Cook.
02 Press Slow Cook again to cycle
through the preset temperature
options in Less, Normal and More.
03 Use the Temp / Pressure buttons
to select a Low, Med or High
temperature.
04 Use the − / + Time buttons to adjust
the cooking time.
Cooking time and temperature level
adjustments are saved to the Smart
Program when cooking begins.
05 Leave the automatic Keep Warm
setting on, or press Keep Warm
to turn it off.
06 Press Start to begin. The display timer
counts down.
When cooking completes, the display
shows End if Keep Warm is turned off.
If not, the timer begins counting from
00:00 up to 10 hours (10:00)