Power Level Table - KitchenAid KHID4 65510 Instructions For Use Manual

Power level table

Power level
Boost
Max.
power
8-9
7-8
High power
6-7
4-5
Medium
3-4
power
2-3
1-2
Low
power
1
Zero
OFF
power
NOTE:
When making quick-cook foods that require perfect heat distribution (e.g. pancakes) on the 28 cm double
cooking zone (where present), use pans no greater than 24 cm in diameter. For delicate cooking (for
example, melting chocolate or butter) use the smaller diameter single zones.
Type of cooking
Fast heating
Frying - boiling
Browning - sautéing
- boiling - grilling
Browning - cooking -
stewing - sautéing -
grilling
Cooking - stewing -
sautéing - grilling
Cooking - simmering
- thickening - creaming
Melting - defrosting -
keeping food warm -
creaming
Support surface
Level use
(indicating cooking experience and habits)
Ideal for rapidly increasing the temperature of
food to fast boiling in the case of water or
rapidly heating cooking liquids
Ideal for browning, starting to cook, frying
deep frozen products, fast boiling
Ideal for sautéing, maintaining a lively boil,
cooking and grilling (for a short period of time,
5-10 minutes)
Ideal for sautéing, maintaining a light boil,
cooking and grilling (for a medium period of
time, 10-20 minutes), preheating accessories
Ideal for stewing, maintaining a gentle boil,
cooking (for a long period of time). Creaming
pasta
Ideal for long-cooking recipes (rice, sauces,
roasts, fish) with liquids (e.g. water, wines,
broth, milk), creaming pasta
Ideal for long-cooking recipes (less than a litre
in volume: rice, sauces, roasts, fish) with liquids
(e.g. water, wines, broth, milk)
Ideal for softening butter, gently melting
chocolate, thawing small products and keeping
just-cooked food warm (e.g. sauces, soups,
minestrone)
Ideal for keeping just-cooked food warm, for
creaming risottos and for keeping serving
dishes warm (with induction-suitable
accessory)
Hob in stand-by or off mode (possible end-of-
cooking residual heat, indicated by an "H")
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