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Uses, Tables and Tips
Cooking table
The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
Heat
set-
ting
Cooking-
process
suitable for
Cooking
time
Tips/Hints
0
Residual heat, Off posi-
tion
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
Solidi-
fying
Fluffy omelettes, baked
eggs
10-40 mins.
Cook with lid on
2-3
Simmer-
ing on
low heat
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 little 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 potatoes
Cooking larger quantities
of food, stews and soups
60-150
mins.
Up to 3 l liquid plus in-
gredients
6-7
Gentle
Frying
Frying escalopes, veal
cordon bleu, cutlets, ris-
soles, sausages, liver, roux,
eggs, pancakes, dough-
nuts
Steady
frying
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
