Practical Work With The Varoma; Working With The Thermomix; Starting The Thermomix - Vorwerk Thermomix TM5 Instruction Manual

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Practical work with the Varoma

NOTICE
30 minutes steam cooking requires 0.5 litres/500 g (2 cups/17.6 oz) of
water, for every additional 15 minutes add 250 g (8.8 oz) of water.
This description explains clearly how easy it is to use the Varoma. Observe
the following basic rules for using the Varoma:
• Place enough water in the mixing bowl.
• The bottom of the Varoma dish and tray are both designed with an even
pattern of small slots to guarantee an even distribution of steam in the
Varoma.
• The food should always be positioned so that as many slots as possible
remain unobstructed. Laying the food in "loosely" is usually enough to
ensure this.
• You can cook foods of different consistency and hardness at the same time.
Place food requiring longer cooking at the bottom and food requiring
less cooking at the top, e.g. vegetables in the Varoma dish and fish on the
Varoma tray.
• The vegetables will be evenly cooked if you cut them into similar-sized
pieces. The cooking times stated are approximate. Cooking time varies
depending on quality, ripeness and size of the ingredients as well as your
personal preferences.
• Grease the Varoma dish and tray to make sure that ingredients such as
meat, fish or dough do not stick.
• Do not thicken your sauces and soups until the steaming process is finished.
Thickeners may prevent steam from forming evenly in the mixing bowl and
slow down the overall cooking process.
• You can also turn the Varoma lid upside down and use it as a drip collector
for the Varoma dish and the Varoma tray 1 . It can also be used as a tray to
serve food directly from the Varoma.
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WORKING WITH THE
THERMOMIX®
1

Starting the Thermomix

WARNING
Your Thermomix® may catch fire if exposed to
an outside heat source.
Do not place on or near a hot surface or stove top.
Falling Thermomix® may lead to injuries
Place your Thermomix® on a clean, solid, even
surface to help prevent it from slipping.
Touching hot surfaces can lead to burns.
Do not touch the surface of the mixing bowl, the mix-
ing bowl lid, the Varoma and parts of the measuring
cup as they will become hot when processing hot food.
NOTICE
Emerging steam may damage property
Ensure that there is sufficient clearance above and
around the Thermomix® and Varoma to help prevent
damage from any released hot steam.
When the Thermomix® is used for the first time it
may emit an odour.
Status bar/Thermomix
Time dial
Home icon
Scales icon
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Pull the power cord lightly from the housing and connect
it to the mains power supply. You can choose whatever
length of power cord you need, up to 1 m. If you do not
need the whole length of the power cord the remaining
length can be kept inside the Thermomix
that there is no strain on the cable so that the scales can
work properly. Do not place the Thermomix
power cord. If you do, the Thermomix
on the surface and the scales will not weigh accurately.
Now the Thermomix is ready to operate.
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Switch the Thermomix ® on by pressing the selector.
The Home screen 2 will then appear.
Press the Home icon to return to the Home screen from
the various menu options. On the Home screen, you
can reset the dials by touching and holding the home
icon. Find a permanent place in your kitchen for your
Thermomix ® right from the start so that it is ready to use
whenever you need it.
® Menu
2
Home screen
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Temperature dial
Speed dial
Icon for forward/
backward operation
Modes icon
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