Blodgett BX-14 Blodgett BCX-BX Combi Cooking Guide, When to use the Steam Mode, Vario Steam

STEAM MODE

When to use the Steam Mode

The steam mode is ideal for products that are typically boiled, simmered or poached, including vegetables, rice, shellfish, and waxy potatoes. Many seafood items lend themselves to poaching in the steam mode, as do some poultry and meat dishes. Rice requires the addition of water or a cooking liquid when steaming. Cooking dry pasta in the steam mode is not recommended.

How the Steam Mode Works

The fan circulates pressureless steam throughout the cooking cavity, producing a convection effect. This allows the steam mode to cook at lower temperatures than pressurized steam cookers without signifi- cant increases in cooking times. Pressureless steam preserves the texture and color of foods better than boiling or pressure cook- ing. The lower temperature does not destroy vitamin content.

Tips for Cooking in the Steam Mode

Cooking times should be measured from the time the window is fully fogged over, indi- cating that the cooking cavity has complete- ly filled with steam. Because your unit is cooking with pressureless convection steam, maximizing the exposed surface area of the food to be cooked will yield best results. Covering the pans with film or foil, using deep pans, or crowding the pans too close together without room for air circulation will slow down the steaming process consider- ably and may result in uneven cooking.

Shallow (2-1/2”) steam pans are recom- mended for best results. Solid foods which do not require liquid to be added or saved will cook fastest in perforated pans. This is especially true of frozen foods, which tend to accumulate condensate in solid pans.

Your steamer is a pressureless cooker. This allows you to open the door at any time in the cooking cycle to add or remove prod- ucts. Exercise caution when opening the door to prevent steam burns. The BCX/BX ovens feature a two step safety door latch to keep the operator safe from escaping steam. Turn the handle to the left to vent the steam, then turn to the right to open the door.

Steam On Demand

This EXCLUSIVE blodgett feature allows you to inject up to eight minutes of steam at any time during the cook cycle. A simple timer and push button combination puts you in control. This feature is great for crusty breads, to retard browning and to kick-start the cooking process with heavy loads.

Vario Steam

While the steam mode is generally 212°F/100°C, this EXCLUSIVE blodgett fea- ture allows you to poach in the steam mode at approximately 170-180°F/77-82°C.

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