Gaggenau VK230610 manual Practical tips, Operating areas of the appliance

6. Practical tips

6.1 Operating areas of the appliance

Cooking in steam

–Fill the steam cooker to the bottom marking.

–Place the cooking insert with the food inside it in the appliance.

–Turn the “Temperature" knob to steam cooking level.

–Fit the glass cover.

You can highlight the taste of meals by replacing the water with a liquid that matches the food (vegetable soup, fish stock or meat stock).

Keeping warm

–Fill the steam cooker to the bottom marking.

–Place the cooking insert with the food inside it in the appliance.

–Turn the “Temperature" control knob to the temperature level you require.

–Fit the glass cover.

In this way, you can keep foodstuffs gently and tastily warm over a prolonged time period without them drying out.

Regenerating

Meals that have already been prepared can be regenerated (reheated) in the steam cooker.

–Fill the steam cooker to the bottom marking.

–Place your prepared meal in the corresponding cooking insert and turn the “Temperature" control knob to the steam cooking level setting. Fit the glass cover. Switch back to the required temperature (85-95 °C) as soon as the “Heating" symbol has gone off.

Cooking

–Fill the cooking basin with water or another cooking liquid (no oil!) up to the foaming edge.

–Turn the “Temperature" control knob to a temperature between 45 and 95°C.

–You are advised to fit the glass cover.

Use the noodle basket (accessory FK 023-000)

Cooking in simmering water

–Fill the steam cooker up to the foaming edge.

–Turn the “Temperature" control knob to the steam cooking level.

–Do not fit the cover. Use the noodle basket (accessory FK 023-000) in this case also.

Extracting juice

–Fill the steam cooker to the bottom marking.

–Place fruit in the perforated insert

–Place the unperforated insert in the appliance and then the perforated insert over it.

–Steam until no more juice is extracted.

Sterilising

–Fill the steam cooker to the bottom marking.

–Place jars in the perforated insert in such a way that they do not touch each other.

–Turn the “Temperature" control knob to the steam cooking level setting.

–Switch off the appliance as soon as bubbles start to rise in the jar.

–Do not remove the jars from the appliance until they have cooled down fully.

Blanching

–Fill the steam cooker to the bottom marking.

–Preheat the appliance in the steaming setting.

–Place the vegetables in the unperforated insert.

–After 1-2 minutes, place the vegetables in icy water to cool them down fast. Allow the vegetables to drip dry fully.

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