Table Of Cooking Times - Bosch PKC8..N Series Instruction Manual

Set the heat setting
Touch the symbol to select the hotplate.
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for the selected hotplate lights up brightly.
Set the desired heat setting on the control panel.
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Table of cooking times

The following table provides some examples.
Cooking times and heat settings may vary depending on the
type of food, its weight and quality. Deviations are therefore
possible.
Melting
Chocolate, cooking chocolate, butter, honey
Gelatine
Heating and keeping warm
Stew (e.g. lentil stew)
Milk**
Heating sausages in water**
Defrosting and heating
Frozen spinach
Frozen goulash
Poaching, simmering
Dumplings
Fish
White sauces, e.g. béchamel sauce
Emulsified sauces, e.g. béarnaise sauce, hollandaise sauce
Boiling, steaming, stewing
Rice (with double the quantity of water)
Rice pudding
Unpeeled boiled potatoes
Boiled potatoes
Pasta, noodles
Stew, soups
Vegetables
Vegetables, frozen
Cooking in a pressure cooker
Braising
Roulades
Pot roasts
Goulash
* Continue cooking without a lid
** Without lid
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Note: Hotplate temperature is regulated by the heat switching
on and off. The heat may also switch on and off at the highest
setting.
To change the heat setting:
Select the hotplate and set the desired ongoing cooking setting
in the settings range.
To switch off the hotplate:
Select the hotplate and set to 0 in the settings range.
When heating thick liquids, stir regularly.
For bringing liquids to the boil, use heat setting 9.
Ongoing cooking
setting
1-2
1-2
1-2
1.5-2.5
3-4
2.5-3.5
2.5-3.5
4.5-5.5
4-5*
1-2
3-4
2-3
1.5-2.5
4-5
4-5
6-7*
3.5-4.5
2.5-3.5
3.5-4.5
4-5
4-5
4-5
2.5-3.5
Ongoing cooking
time in minutes
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20-30 mins
10-15 mins
20-30 mins
10-15 mins
3-6 mins
8-12 mins
15-30 mins
25-35 mins
25-30 mins
15-25 mins
6-10 mins
15-60 mins
10-20 mins
10-20 mins
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50-60 mins
60-100 mins
50-60 mins