Temperature Dial - Vorwerk Thermomix TM5 Instruction Manual

WORKING WITH THE THERMOMIX®

Temperature dial

WARNING
• The Thermomix® can generate a constant flow of steam while cooking
depending on the chosen settings. Keep away from the steam. Hot steam
will continue to rise up through the hole in the mixing bowl lid when
removing the entire Varoma. Hot steam may escape at the sides and
from the top of the Varoma lid during operation.
• Scalding due to food boiling over may occur if heating large quantities of
food at high temperatures. If boiling over occurs, push the selector to
stop the machine.
The temperature can be set to between 37 °C and 120 °C. The desired temper-
ature will be indicated in the middle of the temperature dial in large numbers.
The temperature of the bowl will be indicated along the top edge of the
temperature dial on a colour scale from blue to red. The current bowl
temperature will also be displayed in smaller writing between the desired
temperature and colour scale 1 . While the heating is active you will also
notice the "°C" pulsing inside the temperature dial.
The preset and current temperatures indicated are approximate values only.
Always ensure that the value for the preset temperature is set to "---" if you
do not wish to heat or cook food. Alternatively, switch off the heating function
by tapping on the temperature dial and turning the selector counter-clockwise
to "---". This will prevent unwanted heating of the ingredients in the mixing
bowl if a time has been preset. The heating function will only be switched on
if a time is preset on the time dial.
The Thermomix ® also uses LEDs on the housing to indicate whether it is
preparing cold dishes (flashing green) or hot dishes (flashing red as soon as
the mixing bowl has reached a temperature of 55 °C – 60 °C) 2 .
Soft heating at speeds 2 and 3
Speeds 2 and 3 are designed for soft heating. When these speeds are selected,
the temperature will be increased slower than at the other speeds. This allows
for the gradual heating of sensitive ingredients (e.g. zabaglione).
Soft start (above 60 °C (140 °F))
If the Turbo mode is activated or the motor is started when the temperature
in the mixing bowl is 60 °C (140 °F) or higher, an electronic system will
help prevent food from escaping by delaying the speed increase. This soft
start will only work if the food has been heated in the Thermomix
can the temperature sensor correctly gauge the current temperature and trigger
the soft start accordingly.
If you want to use the Thermomix to process food that has not been heated
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in the Thermomix ® (e.g. preparing a gravy from hot meat juices), you should
only increase the speed slowly and gradually.
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Color scale Current bowl
temperature
Preset temperature
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Varoma temperature setting
NOTICE
With water the temperature of the mixing bowl content cannot exceed
100 °C (212 °F). Higher temperatures can only be reached with high salt
or sugar content or non water-based liquids like oil.
If the Varoma temperature setting 3 is selected, temperatures of up to 120 °C
(250 °F) may be reached, depending on what ingredients you are using, e.g. oil.
Please note that the value for the current temperature will switch to "Varoma"
as soon as the mixing bowl has reached a temperature of 1oo °C (212 °F),
which is needed for steaming. The color scale will continue to show the current
mixing bowl temperature 1oo °C-12o °C (212 °F-25o °F). During 15 minutes
at Varoma temperature setting, 250 g. (8 oz) water or water based liquids
evaporate. The Varoma temperature setting is used for steam cooking (see
page 25-28) and reducing water based liquids. For sautéing ingredients
the temperature setting of 120 °C (25o °F) is recommended. 120 °C (250 °F)
can be reached only after most of the water content of the ingredients has
evaporated.
Speed dial
Tap on the speed dial and turn the selector to start the Thermomix
The following speeds are available:
Designation Speed / mode
Gentle stir
Stirring 1–3
Mixing/blending 4–10
Turbo mixing Turbo
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Gentle stir setting
The gentle stir setting 4 can be selected using the speed dial. At this setting,
the food is stirred slowly in the same way as if you periodically stirred some
food in a saucepan. If this setting is selected, the food is not chopped and
large chunks remain.
Stirring
Use the lower speeds 1–3 for gentle stirring. This lower speed range is ideally
suited for delicious stews.
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Revolutions/min.
40
100–500
1100–10200
10700
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