Electrolux CM 600 BLK, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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Examples of cooking applications

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

Heat 

setting

Cooking 

process

suitable for

Cook time

Tips/Hints

0

Residual heat setting, Off position

1

Keeping 

food warm

Keeping cooked foods warm

as required

Cover

1-2

Melting

Hollandaise sauce,

melting butter, chocolate, gelatine

5-25 mins.

Stir occasionally

Solidifying

Fluffy omelettes, baked eggs

10-40 mins.

Cook with lid on

2-3

Simmering

Simmering rice and milk-based 

dishes

Heating up ready-cooked meals

25-50 mins.

Add at least twice as much 

liquid as rice, stir milk dishes 

part way through cooking

3-4

Steaming 

Braising

Steaming vegetables, fish

Braising meat

20-45 mins.

With vegetables add only a lit-

tle liquid (a few tablespoons)

4-5

Boiling

Steaming potatoes

20-60 mins.

Use only a little liquid, e. g.: 

max. 

¼

l water for 750 g of 

potatoes

Cooking larger quantities of food, 

stews and soups

60-150 mins.

Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredi-

ents

6-7

Gentle

frying

Frying escalope, veal cordon 

bleu, cutlets, rissoles, sausages, 

liver, roux, eggs, pancakes, 

doughnuts

as required

Turn halfway through cooking

7-8

Heavy

frying

Hash browns, loin steaks, steaks, 

Flädle (pancakes for garnishing 

soup)

5-15 mins.

per pan

Turn halfway through cooking

9

Boiling 

Searing 

Deep frying

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

deep frying chips