Settings Just purchased unit and when made a stew it boiled it on every setting including warm. Stew set on 8 hours and was ready in 3 hours.

All West Bend slow cooker models eventually simmer at the boiling point, or 212 degrees. The setting simply determines how quickly the cooker will reach that temperature.

300 watt is not a huge consumption of electricity, depending of course on, how often, how long and how high temperature.

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• 3 pounds corned beef, rinsed and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3 tablespoon quick cooking tapioca
• 3 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 medium onions, quartered
• 1 small head cabbage, cut into 8 wedges (do not remove the heart)
• 1- 10 1/2 ounce can beef broth
• 1 soup can water
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon horseradish (optional)
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 bay leaf

1. Place corned beef in pot. Sprinkle tapioca evenly over meat.
2. Spread carrots, onions, and cabbage evenly around and over meat. In a mixing bowl, combine beef broth, water vinegar, dry mustard, horseradish, molasses, cloves and bay leaf. Add to pot.
3. Cover and simmer at Setting #4 for 6 to 8 hours or until vegetables are fork tender. Remove cloves and bay leaf. Keep warm for serving at Setting #2.

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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http://www.westbend.com/catalog.cfm?dest=dir&linkon=Category&linkid=252

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