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GOLDEN RULES OF COOKING WITH YOUR COOK4ME +
• Always use plastic or wooden utensils to avoid damaging
the non-stick coating of the cooking bowl. Never cut food
in the bowl.
Liquid quantities
• Programs that cook under pressure – quick cooking,
ingredients menu and recipes menu – always require some
liquid. See the cooking guides on pages 31-32 for advice
on the quantity of liquid to use or follow the instructions
on the Cook4me + display screen.
• Always use a liquid that gives off steam when boiled e.g.
water, stock, wine, beer, cider, etc. Never use oil or fat. Do
not used milk as it can froth up under pressure.
• When steaming foods in the basket always use a
minimum of 200 ml of water in the Cook4me +.
Maximum Filling level
• The ingredients plus liquid must not exceed the maximum
filling level.
• Some foods such as rice and pulses (e.g. dried beans and
dried peas) swell up and tend to froth during cooking and
the bowl should not be more than half full with these
ingredients and liquid.
Foods which require special care when cooking in Cook4me +
• See the point above about cooking rice & pulses.
• Take care when cooking fruit which froths during pressure
cooking, such as stewed apple. Instead steam some fruits,
such as apple, in the steaming basket instead.
• Never cook dumplings in the Cook4me + under pressure,
as they could rise up and block the safety devices.
Cooking times
• The cooking times programmed into the Cook4me + are
only a guide and can be adjusted to your personal taste by
manually adjusting the advised cooking time.
• For the programs that cook under pressure – quick cooking,
ingredients menu and recipes menu – the pressure cooking
time will vary according to the size of the individual pieces
or thickness of the food, not the weight.
• To prevent overcooking with delicate foods such as
vegetables, fruit and fish the suggested cooking times
may need slight adjustment for your personal taste.
Cook4me + Meat & Chicken Cooking Tips
• Choose meat joints of an even shape and thickness to
ensure they cook evenly. Boneless joints which are tied
into an even cylindrical shape are ideal.
• The maximum recommended weight for meat joints is 1 kg.
• The maximum recommended weight for a whole chicken
is 1.5 kg.
• Choose pieces of meat, such as chops, cubed meat for stews,
of the same size and thickness to ensure they cook evenly.
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