AEG MCD3881E-M - Manual (Page 2)

HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
WARNING!
Refer to "Safety information"
chapter.
The temperature and baking
times in the tables are guidelines
only. They depend on the recipes
and the quality and quantity of the
ingredients used.
ADVICE FOR SPECIAL
HEATING FUNCTIONS OF THE
OVEN
Keep Warm
Use this function if you want to keep food
warm.
The temperature regulates itself automat-
ically to 80 °C.
Plate Warming
For warming plates and dishes.
Distribute plates and dishes evenly on the
oven shelf. Move stacks around after half
of the warming time (swap top and bot-
tom).
The automatic temperature is 70 °C.
Recommended shelf position: 3.
Dough Proving
You can use this automatic function with
any recipe for yeast dough you like. It
gives you a good atmosphere for rising.
Put the dough into a dish that is big
enough for rising and cover it with a wet
towel or plastic foil. Insert a wire shelf on
level one and put the dish in. Close the
door and set the function dough proving.
Set the necessary time.
Add some water into the water
drawer.
COOKING WITH STEAM
Cookware for steam cooking
• Use only heat and corrosion resistant
cookware or chrome steel food contain-
ers (for some models only).
Shelf positions
• The correct shelf positions are in the ta-
ble below. Count the shelf positions
from the bottom to the top.
General notes
• When you cook longer than 30 minutes
or when you cook large quantities of
food, add water if it is necessary.
• Put the food into the correct cooking
containers and put the containers on
the shelves. Make sure that there is
some distance between the shelves to
let the steam circulate around each
container.
• After each use, remove the water from
the water drawer, connecting hoses
and steam generator. Refer to the
chapter "Care and cleaning".
Notes on the tables for steam cooking
• The tables give data for typical dishes.
• The temperature and time are for guid-
ance only and depend on the type, di-
mensions and quantity of the food and
cookware.
• Use a recipe that is almost the same if
you cannot find the settings for your
recipe.
• Start the procedure with a cold oven if
the data in the tables is different.
• When you cook rice, use a ratio of 1.5:1
– 2:1 water to rice because rice absorbs
water.
STEAM COOKING TABLES
WARNING!
Do not open the appliance door
when the function is active. Risk of
burns.
The function is suitable for all types of
food — fresh and frozen. You can use it
for cooking, warming, defrosting, poach-
ing, or blanching vegetables, meat, fish,
pasta, rice, sweet corn, semolina and
eggs.
Cooking of menus: You can prepare
complete set in one go. To avoid under or
over cooked dishes choose those which
require similar cooking times. Use the
largest amount of water specified for indi-
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