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Other cooking styles
Sauté
Sauté can be used in place of a frying pan, griddle or at-top grill.
Default time Time range
Default
temperature
Temperature
range
Notes and tips
30 minutes
(00:30)
1 minute to
1hour
(00:01 to 01:00)
High
Low
Simmering, thickening, and
reducing liquids.
Med Pan searing or sautéing.
High Stir-frying or browning meat.
Stage 1: Setting up the Duo Plus for sautéing
01 Insert the inner pot into the
multicooker base. Do not use a lid.
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 Press Sauté.
04 Press Sauté again to cycle through the
preset temperature options in Less,
Normal and More.
05 Use the − / + Time buttons to adjust
the cooking time.
Cooking time and temperature level
adjustments are saved to the Smart
Program when cooking begins.
06 Press Start to begin. The multicooker
displays On to indicate that it has
begun heating.
Stage 2: Sautéing
07 When the display switches from On
to Hot, add your recipe ingredients.
If recipe ingredients are added before
the Hot message appears, it may not
appear at all. This is normal!
08 If you nish sautéing before the timer
runs out, press Cancel. Otherwise,
when cooking nishes the display
shows End.
Delay Start and Automatic Keep Warm are not available on the Sauté Smart Program.