Miele KM 451 manual Cooktop settings, Cooking process Settings

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Using the cooktop

Cooktop settings

The range of settings is the same for all cooking zones:

Cooking process	Settings
Melting butter, chocolate etc.	1 - 2
Dissolving gelatin

Thickening sauces containing egg yolk and butter	1 - 3
Warming small quantities of food/liquid
Warming sticky foods
Cooking rice

Warming liquid and half-set foods	3 - 5
Thickening sauces, e.g. Hollandaise
Cooking rice pudding
Preparing omelettes, lightly fried eggs
Steaming fruit

Defrosting deep frozen food	4 - 6
Steaming vegetables, fish
Cooking dumplings, potatoes, soups
Cooking broths

Boiling and continued cooking of large	7
quantities of food

Gentle braising (without overheating the fat) of meat, fish,	8 - 9
vegetables, fried eggs etc.

Frying pancakes etc.	9 - 11

Boiling large quantities of water	11 - 12

These setting recommendations are only intended as a guide. With deep pans, large quantities or without the lid on, a higher setting is needed. With smaller quantities select a lower setting.

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