5. Settings Table

 

Settings Table

Cooking

Cooking method

Examples

level

 

 

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Boiling

Water

 

Searing

Meat

 

Heating

Fat, liquids

 

Boiling

Soup, sauce

 

Blanching

Vegetables

11 - 9

Roasting

Meat, fish, potatoes

8 - 7

Browning

Flour, onions

 

Roasting

Almonds, breadcrumbs

 

Baking

Pancakes, egg dishes

 

Boiling in open pot

Liquids

7 - 6

Frying

Bacon

 

Reducing

Stocks, sauces

6 - 5

Simmering

Sweet sauces

 

Simmering in open pot

Dumplings, sausages, soup garnish,

 

 

meat stock, poached eggs

5 - 4

Boiling with closed lid

Pasta, soup, sauces

 

Steaming

Vegetables, potatoes, fish

 

Stewing

Vegetables, fruit, fish

 

Braising

Goulash, rolled beef steaks, roasts, vegetables

 

Thawing

Frozen foods

3 - 1

Slow cooking

Rice, pulses

 

Reheating / keeping warm

Soup, casserole, vegetables in a sauce

 

Melting

Butter, chocolate

 

Thickening

Egg dishes

 

 

 

Switch to the highest cooking level in order to reach the required temperature quickly. Then always switch back to the lower cooking level.

The cooking levels are identical for all cooking zones.

The values given above must be looked upon as recommended values. The heat required depends not only on the type and condition of the food, but also the size and contents of the pot.

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Gaggenau VC 422-610 manual Settings Table