AEG E3000-1 manual Uses, Tables and Tips, Settings for Cooking on the Rings

Uses, Tables and Tips

Cooking

The information given in the following tables is for guidance. The switch setting required for cooking depends on the quality of the pans and the type and quantity of food.

Settings for Cooking on the Rings

		Switch	Cooking/
			Continuation	Suitable for
		Setting
			Cooking level
		9	Bringing to the	Heating up large quantities of water, cooking
			boil	pasta
			Hot fat	Deep-frying chips,
		7-9		browning meat, e.g., stewing steak,
			frying
				frying, e.g., potato cakes, chops, steaks
			Light	Frying meat, escalopes, veal cutlet cordon bleu
		6-7		chops, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux, lightly frying
			frying
				eggs, pancakes, deep-fried fritters
				Cooking larger quantities of food,
		4-5	Boiling	stews and soups, steaming potatoes,
				simmering meat stock
		3-4	Steaming	Steaming vegetables, braising meat
			braising	cooking rice puddings
				Poaching and simmering rice and milk dishes
		2-3	Poaching	(stir occasionally),
				steaming small quantities of potato or vegetables,
				heating prepared dishes
				Soufflé omelet, cooked-egg garnish or royale,
		1-2	Melting	hollandaise sauce,
				keeping foods warm,
				melting butter, chocolate, gelatine
		0		Residual heat, off position
3	We recommend using setting "9" to heat up or brown food and then
	reducing the heat settin to the appropriate level for those foods that

require longer cooking.

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