Electrolux EHP 60060 X - Manual (Page 13)

tips on cooking and frying electrolux 13
Examples of cooking applications
The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
Heat
set-
ting
Cooking
process
suitable for Cook time Tips/Hints
0
Residual heat setting, Off po-
sition
1
Keeping
food
warm
Keeping cooked foods warm as required Cover
1-3
Melting
Hollandaise sauce,
melting butter, chocolate,
gelatine
5-25 mins. Stir occasionally
Solidify-
ing
Fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40 mins. Cook with lid on
3-5
Simmer-
ing
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
4-6
Steaming
Braising
Steaming vegetables, fish
Braising meat
20-45 mins.
With vegetables add only
a little liquid (a few table-
spoons)
5-7 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 ingre-
dients
8-9
Gentle
frying
Frying escalope, veal cordon
bleu, cutlets, rissoles, sau-
sages, liver, roux, eggs,
pancakes, doughnuts
as required
Turn halfway through
cooking
10-11
Heavy
frying
Hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks, Flädle (pancakes for
garnishing soup)
5-15 mins.
per pan
Turn halfway through
cooking
11-12
Boiling
Searing
Deep fry-
ing
Boiling large quantities of water, cooking pasta, searing meat (goulash,
pot roast), deep frying chips