Electrolux 180 manual Soft Chilling cycle is for delicate foods e.g, Pasta and similar foods

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air-o-chill®

Soft Chilling

Remember the air temperature inside the cavity will be minus 2 °C

Soft Chilling - cycle is for delicate foods e.g.

•vegetables grown above the ground

•seafood

•small portions of meat e.g. chicken breast fillet, ribs

•egg custard

•pastries, small cakes, biscuits

•pasta

Remember that the maximum depth pan to use is 2 1/2” (65 mm) and a gap of at least 1-1 1/2” (20-30 mm) must be allowed between the top of one pan and the bottom of the pan above, to allow sufficient cold air to circulate around the pans.

Always supervise the chilling process; most foods don’t require the full time of cycle to chill down ready for transferring to a holding chiller or cold room.

Follow these guides for good results:

Pasta and similar foods

Firstly cook the pasta to “just done” (slightly under-cooked), remove from cooking vessel and drain well – do not rinse with cold water as this will remove most of the flavour.

Have ready the required number of 2 1/2” (65 mm) deep stainless steel pans (not plastic as it is a poor conductor of heat and cold), and splash a little good quality olive oil in base of pans.

Pour in the hot pasta – sprinkle a little more olive oil over and give it a stir prior to loading into air-o-chill®.

During the blast chilling cycle, stir the pasta approx. every 5 minutes, touch underside of pan and when cold, the pasta is ready to transfer to normal chiller or walk-in cool room. Always cover with a lid or plastic wrap when transferring to storage.

Don’t allow pasta to remain into air-o-chill®for too long as it will freeze and thus be of poor quality.