Congratulations!
The Wonder Pot will make cooking easier than ever! The Wonder Pot has a capacity of 3.2 quarts and offers six different functions for endless cooking options: rice, soup, stir fry, bake, steam, and stew. It includes a measuring cup and a spoon for easy preparation. Steam vegetables, fish, and much more with the included steamer!
What's Included
- Wonder Pot: The main multi-functional cooking appliance.
- Inner Pot: A removable, non-stick cooking vessel.
- Measuring Cup, Spoon, & Steamer: Accessories for measuring ingredients and steaming food.
- Instruction Manual & Recipes: This document.
Important Safeguards
When using electrical appliances, basic safety precautions should be followed:
- Read all instructions.
- Do not use for anything other than intended use.
- Do not place the unit on or near gas or another hot environment to avoid damages.
- Use extreme caution when moving the unit.
- Do not use near an open flame or cook top.
- Never place food or liquids directly into the Wonder Pot without first inserting the inner pot.
- Place the unit on a level surface away from walls and cupboards. Do not let the cord hang over the edge of a table or counter or touch hot surfaces.
- Do not immerse the unit in liquid or allow liquid to be in contact with electrical parts.
- Do not let children operate the unit.
- Do not touch the control panel with any sharp instruments.
- Do not block the air vent during cooking.
- To avoid scalding, never open the lid or put your hands or face close to the steam vent while in operation.
- Do not touch the inner pot during or directly after cooking as it will be extremely hot.
- Rice should not be rinsed in the inner pot as the non-stick coating of the inner pot can be damaged.
- Unplug unit from outlet before cleaning and allow to cool before cleaning; clean after every use.
- Do not use unit with an extension cord; always plug into a wall outlet.
- To prevent electrical shock, do not immerse cord, plugs, or appliance in water or other liquid.
- Do not use the unit if the cord is damaged.
- Do not use outdoors.
- The use of accessory attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer may cause injuries or damage to the unit.
- Always attach the cord to the appliance, then plug the cord into a wall outlet. To disconnect, remove plug from wall outlet.
- Make sure to clean the detachable lid and steam vent after each use.
- SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
Parts Identification
Diagram showing the Cook's Companion Wonder Pot with labels pointing to: Lid, Inner Pot, Control Panel, and Power Socket. A numbered list identifies the components: 1) Inner Pot, 2) Lid, 3) Control Panel, 4) Power Socket.
Before First Use
- Remove all packaging materials, stickers, and labels.
- Clean the inner pot with hot water, dishwashing liquid, and a non-abrasive sponge.
- Wipe the inside and outside of the appliance with a cloth.
Using the Appliance
The control panel features buttons for various cooking functions:
- Rice
- Soup
- Stir Fry
- Bake
- Steam
- Stew
- Time Delay
- Warm/Cancel
- +/- buttons for time adjustment
Rice Function
To begin the rice function, press "Rice". The screen will show "- - - -". This function has a set time and cannot be adjusted. After the cooking cycle finishes, the unit will go into the "Warm" function.
Note: Use the included measuring cup. For every cup of washed white rice, add 3/4 cups of water. For brown, red, or black rice, add 2 1/2 cups of water. For wild rice, add 4 cups of water.
Soup Function
To begin the soup function, press "Soup". The screen will show the default time of 1 hour and 30 minutes. You can adjust the cooking time using the "+" to increase or "-" to decrease time in 5-minute increments. To delay the start time, press "Time Delay", then use "+/-" to adjust the delay time in 30-minute increments.
Stir Fry Function
To begin the stir fry function, press "Stir Fry". The screen will show the default time of 20 minutes. You can adjust the cooking time using the "+" to increase or "-" to decrease time in 5-minute increments. The delay time and warm function cannot be used with the stir fry function.
Time Delay Function
The Time Delay function works with the rice, soup, steam, and stew functions. To use it, select one of the listed functions, then press "Time Delay". The screen will flash "30 minutes"; press "+" or "-" to set the desired delay time (adjustable up to 24 hours in 30-minute increments). After the desired time is selected, ingredients will be ready by that time. For example, if your desired time is 6 hours, your food will be cooked after 6 hours.
+/- Buttons
By pressing "+" or "-" the time will be adjusted.
Bake Function
To begin the bake function, press "Bake". The screen will show the default time of 50 minutes. The time cannot be adjusted on the bake function. The unit will not go into the warm function after baking.
Steam Function
To begin the steam function, press "Steam". The screen will show the default time of 20 minutes. You can adjust the cooking time using the "+" to increase or "-" to decrease time in 5-minute increments. To delay the start time, press "Time Delay", then use "+/-" to adjust the delay time in 30-minute increments. After cooking, the unit will go into the warm function.
Stew Function
To begin the stew function, press "Stew". The screen will show the default time of 2 hours. You can adjust the cooking time using the "+" to increase or "-" to decrease time in 5-minute increments. To delay the start time, press "Time Delay", then use "+/-" to adjust the delay time in 30-minute increments. After cooking, the unit will go into the "Warm" function.
Warm/Cancel Function
The Wonder Pot will automatically go into the warm function after cooking in the rice, soup, stew, and steam functions, or if the “Warm/Cancel” button is pressed from standby mode. Pressing this function when another function is selected or during the current function will cancel it and switch the Wonder Pot to standby mode. The “Warm” function is set at 163°F.
Cleaning
Clean the lid, inner pot, and gasket after each use. Allow adequate time after cooking for the unit to cool. To clean the lid and gasket, use water and non-abrasive liquids and a sponge, then dry with a soft cloth. Ensure they are placed in the correct position for next use. To clean the inner pot, use non-abrasive liquids and sponges to avoid damaging the coating, and dry with a cloth.
Storage
- Unplug the cord.
- Make sure all parts are clean and dry.
Steam Vent and Condensation Cup
Steam Vent: Located on the backside of the lid. During the cooking process, the steam vent should not be blocked, and caution should be used as the steam will be extremely hot. It is not recommended to remove the steam vent from the lid.
Condensation Cup: Attaches to the outside of the Wonder Pot to collect condensation while the unit is in use. To clean the condensation cup, remove it from the side of the unit, rinse it thoroughly, and let it dry.
Helpful Rice Cooking Tips!
- The wonder pot has markings on the inner pot to make rice cooking easier. Simply add 2 of the measuring cups provided of white rice (Note: This is not equal to 1 US standard cup measurement) into the inner pot, then fill water to the line marked 2. There are also fill lines for 4 and 6 cups of rice.
- Always add uncooked rice to the pot before filling with water. The water level marked on the inner pot is based upon having rice inside.
- In the last 10 minutes of the “Rice” cooking cycle, the unit will display "10" and begin to countdown.
Wonder Pot Recipes
Butternut Squash-Apple Soup
Makes 6-8 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and chopped into 1 inch pieces
- 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled and cored
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups apple cider
- 1 sprig of fresh thyme
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- 1 sage leaf
- 1/2 cup cream
- Sour cream for garnish
Instructions:
- Select the "Soup" function on the Wonder Pot and press the minus button until 60 illuminates.
- Let the Wonder Pot preheat for 5 minutes.
- Add oil and onions to the Wonder pot and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the remaining ingredients, except the cream and sour cream.
- Close the lid to the Wonder Pot and let cook.
- When cook time is complete, remove herbs from the soup and discard.
- Add cream to the soup, and using an immersion blender, puree soup till smooth.
- Garnish with sour cream.
Perfect Rice
Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of Basmati Rice
- 2 cups of water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil (optional)
Instructions:
- Rinse rice in a strainer till water runs clear.
- Place all the ingredients in the Wonder pot and close the lid.
- Select the “Rice” function.
- When rice is completely cooked, approximately 25 minutes, the Wonder pot will switch to “Warm”.
Corn on the Cob
Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 6 ears of corn, husked
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
Instructions:
- Select the “Steam” function on the Wonder Pot.
- Add the ingredients and close the lid.
- When cook time, approximately 20 minutes, is complete, serve with butter.
Cantonese Shrimp with Lo Mein
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 1-pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup stir fry sauce
- 1 red bell pepper julienned
- 1 cup broccoli flowerets
- 4 green onions chopped
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup cooked Lo Mein Noodles
Instructions:
- Select the "Stir Fry" function on Wonder Pot and press the minus button until 15 minutes illuminates. With lid closed, preheat for 5 minutes.
- Add the sesame oil and heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the shrimp and cook for 3 minutes per side, until they just start to curl.
- Add the ginger and garlic, toss to coat shrimp and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the stir fry sauce, peppers, and broccoli and cook for 2 minutes; add the remaining ingredients and toss.
- Close lid and let it cook for 5 minutes longer.
Steamed Fish with Miso
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup white miso
- 1/4 cup of sake
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 1 sliver ginger
- 2 6oz. fresh fish fillets (sea bass, cod, or grouper)
- 1 bunch Bok Choy
Instructions:
- Select the "Steam" function on the Wonder Pot.
- Add the sugar, miso, sake, mirin, and ginger to the wonder pot and close lid.
- Remove the sauce from the Wonder Pot, refrigerate and cool completely.
- Place the fish fillets in a large shallow bowl, cover with half of the cooked miso sauce, and marinate for 15 minutes.
- Select the "Steam” function on Wonder Pot and press the minus button until 10 illuminates.
- Place fish, bok choy, and remainder of the marinade in steamer basket.
- Close the lid and let cook.
- When the cook time is completed, approximately 10 minutes, it is ready to serve.
- Optional: Place the remaining unused marinade in a saucepan and reduce to a syrup. Drizzle over fish and bok choy before serving.
Sweet & Sour Pork
Serves 4 -6
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1-pound lean pork, cut into thin strips
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 small onion, sliced thin
- 1 red bell pepper, julienned
- 1/2 cup sweet and sour sauce
- 2 carrots, sliced thin
- 1 can pineapple chunks, drained
- 3 green onions, sliced thin
Instructions:
- In a medium bowl, combine the soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and pork. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Select the "Stir Fry" function on the Wonder Pot.
- Preheat for 5 minutes, then add the pork mixture.
- Brown for 5 minutes with lid open, stirring occasionally.
- Add the remaining ingredients, except the green onions. Stir, close the lid.
- When cook time is complete, approximately 20 minutes, sprinkle with green onions and serve over rice.
Beef Burgundy
Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2-pound chuck roast, cut into 1/2- inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 8 ounces baby Portobello Mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1 cup pearl onions
- 4 garlic cloves
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons black currant jelly
- 1/4 cup crushed tomatoes
- 2 carrots, peeled and sliced into 2-inch pieces
Instructions:
- Select the "Stew" function on the Wonder Pot, with lid closed, preheat for 5 minutes.
- Add the olive oil to the wonder pot and let heat for 2 minutes.
- Add meat and season with salt and pepper. Brown with lid open for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the remaining ingredients into the Wonder Pot, stir, then close the lid.
- When the cook time is complete, approximately 2 hours, the Wonder Pot will switch to "Warm".
- Discard thyme sprig and serve.
Beef Stew
Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon extra- virgin olive oil
- 2-pounds stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 sprig thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 pound small red potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 2 celery stalks, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 package (1 lb.) baby carrots
- 1 can (14 1/2oz.) diced tomatoes
- 1 can (10 3/4oz.) golden mushroom soup
Instructions:
- Select "Stew" function on the Wonder Pot, with the lid closed, preheat for 5 minutes.
- Add oil, heat for two minutes longer.
- Add beef chunks and brown for 5 minutes.
- Season beef chunks with salt and pepper.
- Add beef stock and remaining ingredients; secure lid.
- When cooking is complete, approximately 2 hours, remove thyme sprig and serve.
Almost Homemade Chicken Soup
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
- 2 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces
- 6 cups chicken Stock
- 1 Sprig thyme
- 1/2 cup carrots, peeled sliced and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 stalks celery cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1/2 cup wide egg noodles
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
Instructions:
- Place all the ingredients except the noodles and parsley in the Wonder Pot and secure the lid.
- Select the "Soup" function.
- Skim off any foam from the soup, discard the thyme sprig.
- Add the noodles to the Wonder Pot and close the lid.
- Select the "Steam" function, press the minus button till 5 illuminates.
- When cook time is complete, approximately 90 minutes, sprinkle with parsley and serve.
NOTE: If adding noodles to soup, do not leave in the "Warm" function as noodles will continue to cook.
Creamy Wonder Pot Macaroni & Cheese
Serves 4 - 6
Ingredients:
- 4 cups dry elbow macaroni
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 8 ounces whipped cream cheese
- 1 cup cream or half and half
- 3 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Instructions:
- Place the macaroni, stock, salt, and pepper in the Wonder Pot; close lid.
- Select the “Rice” function.
- When pasta is completely cooked, Wonder Pot will switch to warm, approximately 15 minutes. When it switches to warm, it is ready to add remaining ingredients.
- Stir in cream cheese and cream into the hot pasta.
- Select the steam function, and with the Wonder pot lid open, stir in remaining ingredients and continue stirring till smooth.
- Serve warm.
Chocolate Flan Cake
Serves 8
For the Caramel:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
For the Flan:
- 1 can 14oz. sweetened condensed milk
- 1 can 12oz. evaporated milk
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon
For the Cake:
- 1 Box Devil's Food Cake Mix
Instructions:
- In a non-stick pan, combine sugar and water; stir until sugar is dissolved.
- Heat to medium high and cook until it begins to boil.
- Reduce heat to medium and let sugar mixture cook for several minutes; do not stir.
- When the water evaporates and the sugar turns to a caramel color, remove from heat, pour caramel into Wonder Pot, and let rest for 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients for the flan; mix well.
- In a separate bowl, prepare the devil's food cake mix according to the packaged instructions with a mixer.
- Spray the Wonder Pot with nonstick spray.
- Pour in devil's food cake batter.
- Then pour in the flan mixture.
- Select the bake function on the Wonder Pot and close the lid.
- When cook time is complete, approximately 50 minutes, open the lid and invert cake onto a cake stand.
Quick and Delicious Wonder Pot Cake
Serves 6
Ingredients:
- 1 box cake mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Whipped cream for garnish
Instructions:
- Using a mixer, combine all ingredients. Mix for 3 minutes on high.
- Spray the Wonder Pot inner pot with nonstick spray.
- Pour the cake mix into the Wonder Pot, select the “Bake” function, and close the lid.
- When cook time is complete, approximately 50 minutes, invert cake onto cake stand.
- Serve hot with whipped cream and decorate as desired.
Recipe Notes
Use this space to jot down your own recipe variations and notes.
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Limited One Year Warranty
This warranty covers all defects in workmanship or materials in the mechanical and electrical parts, arising under normal use and care in this product for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase, provided you are able to present a valid proof-of-purchase. A valid proof-of-purchase is a receipt specifying item, date purchased, and cost of item. A gift receipt showing item and date of purchase is acceptable proof-of-purchase. The product is intended for household use only. Any commercial use voids the warranty.
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Model: CC3WP
Brand: Cook's Companion