AEG HK854220IB user manual Energy saving, Öko Timer Eco Timer, Examples of cooking applications

14Helpful hints and tips

Energy saving

•If it is possible, always put the lids on the cookware.

•Put cookware on a cooking zone before you start it.

Öko Timer (Eco Timer)

To save the energy, the heater of the cooking zone deactivates before the count down timer signal. The difference in the operation time is depends of the heat setting level and the time you cook.

The examples of cooking applications

The data in the table is for guidance only.

Heat	Use to:	Time	Hints
setting
1	Keep cooked foods warm	as nec-	Put a lid on a cookware.
		essary
1-3	Hollandaise sauce, melt: butter, choco-	5-25	Mix from time to time.
	late, gelatine	min
1-3	Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs	10-40	Cook with a lid on.
		min
3-5	Simmer rice and milkbased dishes, heat-	25-50	Add the minimum two times as
	ing up ready-cooked meals	min	much liquid as rice, mix milk dishes
			at some point of the procedure
			through.
5-7	Steam vegetables, fish, meat	20-45	Add some tablespoons of liquid.
		min
7-9	Steam potatoes	20-60	Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of po-
		min	tatoes.
7-9	Cook larger quantities of food, stews	60-150	Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients.
	and soups	min
9-12	Gentle fry: escalope, veal cordon bleu,	as nec-	Turn halfway through.
	cutlets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux,	essary
	eggs, pancakes, doughnuts
12-13	Heavy fry, hash browns, loin steaks,	5-15	Turn halfway through.
	steaks	min

14Boil large quantities of water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep fry chips.

The Power function is best to heat up large quantities of water.

Information on acrylamides

Important! According to the newest scientific knowledge, if you brown food (specially the one which contains starch), acrylamides can pose a health risk. Thus, we recommend that you cook at the lowest temperatures and do not brown food too much.