Electrolux E1101-5 - Manual (Page 16)

Uses, Tables and Tips 16
Uses, Tables and Tips
Cooking table
The information in the table is for guidance only.
3 We recommend when boiling or searing foods using the highest heat setting at first and
then letting foods requiring a longer cooking time finish cooking on the desired heat
setting.
1 Overheated fats and oils can ignite very quickly. Warning! Fire hazard!
Heat
setting
Cooking-
process
suitable for
Cooking
time
Hints
0 Residual heat, Off position
1
Keeping
food warm To keep cooked foods warm
as necessary Cover
1-2
Melting
Hollandaise sauce,
to melt butter, chocolate,
gelatine
5-25 mins. Stir occasionally
Solidifying Fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40 mins. Cook with lid on
2-3
Simmer-
ing on low
heat
To simmer rice and milk-
based dishes
To heat up ready meals
25-50 mins.
Add minimum twice as
much liquid as rice, stir
milk dishes some times
3-4
Steaming
Braising
To steam vegetables, fish
to braise meat
20-45 mins.
With vegetables add only
some liquid (some table-
spoons)
4-5 Boiling
To steam potatoes 20-60 mins.
Use only some liquid, e.g.:
max.
¼
l water for
750 g potatoes
To cook larger quantities of
food, stews and soups
60-150 mins.
3 l liquid maximum plus
ingredients
6-7
Gentle
Frying
To fry escalopes, veal cordon
bleu, cutlets, rissoles, sausag-
es, liver, roux, eggs, pancakes,
doughnuts
Steady frying Turn occasionally
7-8
Heavy
Frying
Hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks, Flädle (pancakes for
garnishing soup)
5-15 mins.
per pan
Turn occasionally
9
Boiling
Searing
Deep
frying
To boil large quantities of water, to cook pasta,
to sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep frying chips