Viking VICU2666BSB, VICU206 Surface Cooking Guide Suggested Heat Setting, Ingredient Substitutes

Surface Operation

Surface Cooking Guide - Suggested Heat Setting

	Food	Start at setting	Complete at setting
	Rice	Hi - cover, bring water	Lo - cover, finish timing
		to a boil	according to directions
	Chocolate	Lo - until melted
	Candy	Lo - cook	Follow recipe
	Pudding,	Lo - cook according to
	pie filling	directions
	Eggs - in shell	Hi - cover, bring to boil	OFF - let set to desired doneness
	fried	Hi - until pan is hot	Lo - Med, cook to desireddoneness
	poached	Hi - bring water to boil	Lo - finish cooking
	Sauces	Hi - melt fat	Lo-Med, finish cooking
	Soups, stews	Hi - heat up liquid	Lo-Med, finish cooking
	Vegetables	Hi - preheat skillet	Lo-Med, finish cooking until
			desired tenderness is reached
	Breads - french	Med-Hi, preheat	Lo - cook to desired browness
	toast, pancakes	skillet
	Cooked cereals,	Hi - cover, bring water	Lo-Med, add cereal and cook
	grits, oatmeal	to a boil	accordingto directions
	Bacon, sausages	Hi - preheat skillet	Med - cook to desired doneness
	Swiss steaks	Hi - melt fat,	Lo - add liquid, cover, simmer
		Med-Hi- to brown meat	until tender
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	pork chops	Hi - melt fat	desired browness
	Chicken, fried		Lo - cook until tender
		Med-Hi- to brown crust
	Hamburgers,	Hi - preheat skillet	Med - to brown meat and cook to
	Pasta	Hi - bring salted water	Med - maintain boil until tender
		to a boil, add pasta
		slowly

Cooking Substitutes Charts

In many cases, a recipe requires an ingredient which is not readily available or calls for a unit of measure that is not easily recognized. The following charts have been provided as useful guides in these situations.

Ingredient Substitutes
Recipe calls for:	Substitute with:
1 tbsp. cornstarch	2 tbsp. flour (thickening)
1 whole egg	2 egg yolks plus 1 tbsp. water
1 c. whole milk	1 c. skim milk plus 2 tbsp. margarine or
	1/2 c. evaporated milk plus 1/2 c. water
1 oz. unsweetened chocolate	3 tbsp. cocoa powder plus 1 tbsp. margarine
1 tbsp. baking powder	1/2 tsp. cream of tartar plus 1/4 tsp. baking
	soda
1/2 c. butter	7 tbsp. margarine or shortening
1 c. dairy sour cream	1 tbsp. lemon juice plus 1 c. evaporated milk

Canned Food Sizes

Can Size	Contents	Can Size	Contents
8 oz.	1 c.	No. 303	2 c.
Picnic	1-3/4 c.	No. 2	2-1/2 c.
No. 300	1-3/4 c.	No. 3	4 c.
No. 1 tall	2 c.	No. 10	12 c.

Kitchen Equivalent and Metrics

Measure	Equivalent	Metric*
1 tbsp.	3 tsp	15 mL
2 tbsp.	1 oz	30 mL
1 jig.	1-1/2 oz	45 mL
1/4 c.	4 tbsp.	60 mL
1/3 c.	5 tbsp. plus 1 tsp.	80 mL
1/2 c.	8 tbsp.	125 mL
1 c.	16 tbsp.	250 mL
1 pt.	2 c.	30 g
1 lb.	16 oz	454 g
2.21 lb.	35.3 oz	1 kg

Note: Rounded for easier measuring.

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