Cooking with AirCore

Cooking with Aircore- The Walk-Away Cookware

Use your Aircore Walk-Away Cookwarre in place of conventional cookware, electric slow cookers, steamers, and the oven. This is unique cookware covers a wide range of cooking applications including:

SIMMERING, BRAISING, AND ROASTING

For Preparing Soups, Stews, And Roasts

1. Add a small amount of oil (1 to 3 tablespoons) to the aircore Self-Cooker and heat over medium-high heat. Add the meat, fish, or vegetables and brown or saute. Add cooking liquid and any other ingredients.

2. Cover Self-cooker with Look' n' cook glass lid first. Cooking at meidum-high heat until food comes to a rolling boil. Then add the Themalseal Steel Lid and lower to a simmer. Cook until the AutoCook ThermoKNob registers mid-Yellow / Low, Mid-green / Medium, med-red /HIGh as indicated in the recipe.

3. Remove airecore Self cooker From the heat and allow to self cook. You may use the cooking guide or follow the recipes provided in this book.

4. Food can be safely be kept in 3 3.5, 6, or 8 quart aircore Self Cooker for up to 4 hours start from the time the Self-Cooker is removed from the stove, until the food is removed from the Self-Cooker.

5. Food can be safely be kept in the Personal Kitchen Aircore 1 quart Self-Cooker or the Lunch-to-GO air core 2 quart self-cooker for up to 2 hours starting from the time the Self-Cooker is removed fro mt he stove, until the time the food is removed from the Self-Cooker.

NOTE: Do NOT lift the lids once self-cooking begins because this can adversely affect how the food cooks.

NOTE: If necessary reheat food before serving. Or at the end of the end of the self-cook time, refrigerate food and then reheat when ready to serve. For best results, do not allow pasta of rice dishes to cook longer than the recipe or Cooking Guide suggests.

BAKING

Steaming Water Requirements

For Preparing Cakes, Puddings, and Casseroles

1. Pour at least 2 cups of water into Aircore 3.5 quart Casserole Self-Cooker, 4 cups of water into the Aircore 3 quart self-cooker or 10 cups of water into the 6 or 8 quart self-cooker.

2. To bake In the Self-Cooker, place food in the desired pan. Use the guide lines that follow to determine what accessories are needed. If using your own round cake pan or pie pan, they can not have handles.

3 Quart Self-Cooker

- Use 2 quart Multifuction bowl

3.5 Quart, 6 Quart, or 8 Quart Self-Cooker

-Use the 4 quart multifuction bowl

-Use the Cake Pan Adapter Ring to bake with the Aircore Cake Pan

- use the Adapter Ring with holes to bake with your own 8 inch round metal or glass cake or pie pan.

- use the Cake Pan Adapter ring to Bake with your own 9 inch round metal or glass cake or pie pan.

3. Place the Baking Pan with the Prepared food into the Cake Pan adapter ring (if used) or rest the Multi-Funtional Bowls directly in the aircore self-Cooker. Cover self-cooker with look'n'cook glass lid first. Cook over medium-high heat until the water comes to a boil. Then add the Thermalseal Steel Lid and lower to a simmer. Cook until the AutoCook ThemoKnob registers mid-yellow/LOW, mid-green/MEDIUM, mid-red/ HIGH as indicated in the recipe or Cooking Guide.

NOTE: The Adapter rings helps make it easier to remove accessories . Please the steamer/grade plus handle under the rim of the cake pan, aircore cake pan, or steamer grater plus.

4. remove the aircore self-cooker from the heat and let food self-cook. You may use the Cooking guide or use the recipes provided in this book.

5. Food can safely be kept in the 3, 3.5, 6, or 8 quart air core self-cooker for up to 4 hours starting from the time the self-cooker is removed from the stove, until the time the food is removed from the Self-Cooker.

NOTE: Do not lift or remove the lids once self-cooking begins because this can adversely affect how the food cooks.

STEAMING

Prepare seafood, and vegetables using either 3-1.2" 5 or the 5-1/2" Tall steamer insert for larger foods, or use either the Steamer Grater Plus or Inverted Meat Rack/Steamer for smaller foods.

Seaming Water Requirements

1. Pour at least 2 cups of water into the 3.5 Quart Casserole or Chicken Fryer, 4 cups of water into the aircore 3 quart Self-Cooker, or 10 Cups into the 6 of 8 Quart Self-Cooker

Meat Rack/Steamer

2. Using the 3 Quart Self-Cooker, invert the Meat Rack/Steamer and place directly into the rim of the Self-Cooker

3. Using 3.5, 6 quart or 8 quart Self-Cooker, place the Adapter Ring with Holes on the rim of the Self-Cooker. Then place the inverted Meat Rack/Steamer on top of the Adapter ring.

Steamer/Grater Plus

4. Using 3 Quart Self-Cooker, Place the Steamer/Grater Plus directly onto the Self-Cooker.

5. Using the 3.5, 6 quart or 8 Quart Self-Cooker, place the adapter Ring with Holes on the rim of the Self-Cooker. Then place the Steamer/Grater Plus on top of the Adapter ring, in the Self-Cooker

6. Place the food onto the Steamer/Grader Plus. Slip the Steamer/Grater Plus handle in the center tabs to remove the hot steamer.

Steamer Inserts

7. use either the 3-1/2" or 5-1/2" Tall Steamer Insert in the 3.5 Quart, 6 Quart, or 8 Quart Self- Cooker. Place Food to be steamed into the Steamer Insert.

8. Cover Self-Cooker with Look'n'cook Glass Lid. Cook over medium-high heat until the food comes to a rolling boil. Then add the ThermalSeal Steel Lid and lower heat to a simmer. Cook until the AutoCook THemroKnob registers Mid-yellow LOW, mid-green / MEDIUM, mid-red / HIGH, as indicated in the recipe or follow the Recipe/Cooking Guide.

9. Remove the aircore Self-Cooker from the heat and let self-cook. See Recipe/Cooking Guide.

10. DO NOT overcook steamed food. Remove both the ThermalSeal Stainless Steel lid and Look'nCook glass lid according to the times called for on the recipe or Cooking Guide. Otherwise the food will continue cooking and your vegetables or seafood may overcook.

11. Experiment with various vegetables and combinations. Using the recipes and Cooking Guide supplied in this book as a guide, you may experiment and adjust your cooking times according to your personal taste.

Double or Triple Tier Cooking

For Preparing Entrees, Side dishes & Desserts ALL at ONCE!

Using the different accessories that come with your Walk-Away Cookware, Triple Tier Cooking becomes possible in the 6 or 8 quart Self-Cookers. Cook two different foods or dishes with ease in the aircore 3, 3.5, 6 and 8 Quart Self-Cookers.

NOTE: If you want to omit the food in the first Teir, be sure to add water instead, and follow the rest of the cooking temperatures and times. You may also omit the second/third Teir(s) and follow the rest of the recipe cooking temperatures and times.

First Tier: Always start cooking on the bottom of the aircore Self-Cooker using any of the cooking methods mentioned in this cookbook including: simmering, brazing, roasting, steaming, and even poaching. Cover with the Look'n' cook glass lid and bring the food or liquid to a boil over medium-high heat.

-If Cooking in the second and their Tiers, prepare food and place in the cooking accessory.

- Remove the Look'n'cook glass lid. Add the second (and third) Tier(s).

- Add both the Look'nCook Glass Lid and ThermalSeal steel lisds.

-Lower the heat to a simmer. Cook until the AutoCook Themokob registers mid-yellow / LOW mid-green / MEDIUM, mid-red / HIGH as indicated in the recipe. Remove the aircore self-cooker from the heat and let the food self-cook according to the recipe/cooking guide.

To Bake, use the 2 quart multifuction bowl and place on the self cooker

To steam, place either the steamer/grader plus or the inverted Meat rack/steamer directly onto the inner lip of the cooker

Second Tier when using the 3.5, 6, or 8 Quart Self-cookers:

-To bake use 4 Quart multi-fuction bowl and place it on the self cooker.

-Or use the aircore cake pan and cake pan adapter ring

- or use your own 8 inch round cake or pie pan and the adapter ring on the rim of the self-cooker.

-OR you may use a 9 inch cake or pie pan and the Cake Pan adapter ring (if it fits)

Third Teir when using 6 or 8 Quart Self-cookers

- To steam, place the steamer/grater plus on the top of the cake pan, or if using the 4 quart Multi-fuction bowl, place the adapter ring with holes on the multi-fuction bowl before adding the steamer.

NOTE: Do not lift or remove the lids once self-cooking begins because this can adversely affect how the food cooks.

Use extreme caution when cooking with the Look'n'cook Glass and thermal seal steel lids over t he multi-fuction bowl as part of double or triple tier cooking. The lids do not fit as tightly.

DEEP FRYING

Use the 8 quart self cooker ONLY to deep fry foods u sing the fryer basket. This will allow ample room for the hot oil and food.

1. Add a maximum of 3 quart of vegetable oil (canola or corn) to the air quart 8 quart self-cooker and heat on medium-high until oiil reaches recommended temperature in the package or recipe instructions.

2. Insert Handle, curved end first securely into the Fryer Basket.

3. Rest the Fryer Basket on the side of the Self-Cooker by putting the "hook" over the rim of the self-cooker.

4. Fill the Fryer Basket with food, never filling more than 1/2 full. When the Fryer Basket is lowered into hot oil, all food should be immersed.

5. Carefully lift Fryer Basket from rim of Self-cooker and lower into the bottom of the Self-Cooker. Cook food according package recipe time.

6. At the end of the desired cooking time, using protective cooking mitts or pot holder, carefully grasp the handle to remove the Fryer Basket from the hot oil. Allow to rest on the rim of the Self-Cooker. Allow oil to drain from food for 30 seconds. Carefully tip Fryer basket and remove food onto a plate covered with adsorbent paper towels.

CAUTION: Handle does not lock into Fryer Basket, use with caution. Always use oven mitts or pot holders when cooking with hot oil.

7. When finished cooking, carefully move self cooker to a cool burner. Allow oil to cool completely before removing it from the Self-Cooker. If oil can be used again, strain food particles from oil and store in a covered container in the refrigerator for future use.

Hints for Deep Frying

-When heating oil, use a food thermometer to assure that the oil is the right temperature in order to cook recipes within package or recipe time.

-Fry more batches of smaller amounts of food. Best results are obtained when hot oil can freely circulate all around the food.

-Cut or sort the food into uni8form sizes. Cook same-size pieces together so that they will be done in the same amount of to time.

-Be sure foods are free from ice Crystals and excess moisture before frying. Water can cause the oil to splatter and foam.

-When using a breading, evenly coat the food to be fired. Uniform and fine crumbs stick better than coarse and uneven ones. Shake off all extra breading to help keep oil clean.

- Foods with a coating should be spaced in the Fryer Basket so they do not touch while cooking.

- For best results when frying doughs or foods dipped into a liquid batter, lower the empty Fryer Basket first into the hot oil. Use a heat resistant metal spoon to carefully place the food into the oil. After the food is friend golden brown, use the Fryer Basket to remove the cooked food.