Before Using - Lagrange FROMAGERE Instruction Book

LA FROMAGERE:LAGRANGE 22/07/09
First Use and Daily Operation
FIRST USE
• When unpacking the appliance, take care to remove and check
all packing for parts.
• Make sure that no parts or accessories are missing or defective.
• Clean all parts thoroughly before using the appliance (see
Maintenance section).

BEFORE USING

• Ensure that the appliance is plugged in before using.
• Wipe the base thoroughly before placing cheese pots in the
appliance.
IMPORTANT: Never place the cheese maker on a surface that
vibrates (e.g., top of refrigerator) or is exposed to air currents.
Never disturb the appliance during the cheese-making process:
moving it or removing pots or strainers during this process could
compromise the quality of the resulting cheese.
MAKING FROMAGE BLANC
• Use ingredients at room temperature. The cooler the room tem-
perature, the longer the cheese will need to form.
• If you are using fromage blanc or petit suisse cheese to start,
beat it alone before adding other ingredients.
• Note: unlike homemade yoghurt, sugar should not be added
before making the fromage blanc or it will not set.
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• In a bowl, mix the selected ferment with a little of the milk (see
'Usage Tips' section for advice on choosing ingredients).
• Beat the mixture until it is uniform and smooth. Add the remai-
ning milk gradually while continuing to beat. As a rule of thumb,
use 1 L of milk to make enough of the mixture for 4 pots (0.25 L
per pot) or 1.5 L for the large pot.
• Add the rennet and blend in gently. Important: for best
results, do not beat the mixture after adding the rennet.
• Place the strainer(s) for fromage blanc in the corresponding
pots. The side tabs of each strainer should be in the low posi-
tion, that is, sitting as low as possible in the pot (see picture 1).
Place the large pot or 4 small pots in the cheese maker.
• Pour the mixture into the large pot or distribute evenly among
the 4 small pots. Take care not to fill above the high mark on
the strainer.
• Important: do not leave the pot covers on the faisselle
pots during the cheesemaking process.
• Place the cover on the cheese maker. Plug the appliance into a
mains outlet. The screen will begin flashing '00'.
• Press the timer button until the screen displays the desired time
(see the 'Quantities and Timer Settings' section). The timer can
be set for up to 15 hours. To scroll through time settings quick-
ly, press and hold the button for 2 seconds.
• Press the on/off button. The ready signal sounds and the blue
light comes on to confirm that the timer has been set. The
screen then displays the time left before the end of the cycle.
• When the cycle ends, the screen displays '00' without flashing,
and the signal sounds 5 times. To stop the signal from sounding,
simply press the on/off button.
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