I've been given a Dazey brand slow cooker that seems to double as a
frier/roaster. There is a metal shell that seems to be covered with
Teflon, into which a ceramic pot goes. The temperature control goes
from "simmer," to 400 degrees.

My question is: do you fry, brown, roast etc. in the metal shell
alone?
Does anyone know how to get a manual for this thing. Apparently Dazey
is out of business.