Examples of cooking applications

The information given in the following table is for guidance only.

HeatCooking-suitable forCooking timeTips/Hints
settingprocess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

Residual heat, Off position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Keeping

Keeping cooked foods warm

as required

Cover

food warm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Melting

Hollandaise sauce,

5-25 mins.

Stir occasionally

1-2

melting butter, chocolate, gelatine

 

 

 

 

Solidifying

Fluffy omelettes, baked eggs

10-40 mins.

Cook with lid on

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simmering

Simmering rice and milk-based

 

Add at least twice as much

3-4

dishes

25-50 mins.

liquid as rice, stir milk dishes

on low heat

 

Heating up ready-cooked meals

 

part way through cooking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-5

Steaming

Steaming vegetables, fish

20-45 mins.

With vegetables add only a lit-

Braising

braising meat

tle liquid (a few tablespoons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use only a little liquid, e. g.:

 

 

Steaming potatoes

20-60 mins.

max. ¼ l water for

5-6

Boiling

 

 

750 g potatoes

 

 

Cooking larger quantities of food,

60-150 mins.

Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredi-

 

 

stews and soups

ents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frying escalopes, veal cordon

 

 

7-8

Gentle

bleu, cutlets, rissoles, sausages,

Steady frying

Turn halfway through cooking

Frying

liver, roux, eggs, pancakes,

 

 

 

 

 

doughnuts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heavy

Hash browns, loin steaks, steaks,

5-15 mins.

 

8-9

Flädle (pancakes for garnishing

Turn halfway through cooking

Frying

per pan

 

soup)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boiling

Boiling large quantities of water, cooking pasta, searing meat (goulash, pot roast),

9-10

Searing

deep frying chips

 

 

Deep frying

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20