Tips On Energy Saving; Examples Of Cooking Applications - AEG Electrolux 88101K-MN User Manual

Tips on energy saving

Place cookware on the cooking zone before it is switched on.
If possible, always place a lid on the cookware.

Examples of cooking applications

The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
Heat Cooking process
setting
0
Keeping food
warm
1
1-2 Melting
1 - 2 Solidifying
2-3 Simmering on
low heat
3-4 Steaming
Braising
4-5 Boiling
4-5 Boiling
6-7 Gentle frying
7-8 Heavy frying
9 Boiling Searing
Deep frying
The power function is suitable for heating large quantities of liquid.
suitable for
Off position
Keeping cooked foods
warm
Hollandaise sauce,
melting butter, choco-
late, gelatine
Fluffy omelettes, baked
eggs
Simmering rice and
milkbased dishes
Heating up ready-
cooked meals
Steaming vegetables,
fish
Braising meat
Steaming potatoes
Cooking larger quanti-
ties of food, stews and
soups
Frying escalope, veal
cordon bleu, cutlets, ris-
soles, sausages, liver,
roux, eggs, pancakes,
doughnuts
Hash browns, loin
steaks, steaks, Flädle
(pancakes for garnish-
ing soup)
Boiling large quantities of water, cooking pasta, searing meat (gou-
lash, pot roast), deep frying chips
Tips on cooking and frying
Cook time
as required Cover
5-25 mins. Stir occasionally
10-40 mins. Cook with lid on
25-50 mins. Add at least twice as
much liquid as rice, stir
milk dishes part way
through cooking
20-45 mins. With vegetables add
only a little liquid (a
few tablespoons)
20-60 mins. Use only a little liquid,
e. g.: max. ¼ l water
for 750 g of potatoes
60-150 mins. Up to 3 l liquid plus in-
gredients
Steady frying Turn halfway through
cooking
5-15 mins. per Turn halfway through
pan cooking
13
Tips/Hints