Principles Of Steam Cooking; Principles Of Convection Cooking - Cadco CAPO-203 User Manual

Principles of Steam Cooking

Steaming is one of the easiest and quickest ways to cook vegetables, and seafood.
• You will almost always want to use a perforated steam table pan for your steaming applications.
• The perforated pan allows the steam to penetrate the product being cooked faster and more
evenly.
• Perforated pans allow the condensation to escape for even steam cooking.
Let's set your Cadco Line Chef™ Combination Oven to steam fresh broccoli spears.
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Adjust the "Time Dial" to the desired length of time you want your broccoli to cook. Ten [10]
minutes is the approximate time it will take for a 12"x20"x2 ½" pan of fresh broccoli to steam.
• Set the humidity dial to 50%.
• Set the temperature dial to 212°F. [boiling point of water].
• Load your product, uncovered, into the Line Chef™ Combination Oven.
• Press the green "Manual Start/Stop" touch pad, and start your next task. The Line Chef™
Combination Oven will "Beep" to let you know when your product is finished cooking.
Low Temperature Steaming
• Most low temperature steaming can be done at 185°F. or lower.
• Delicate seafood can be steamed at temperatures below 212°F.
• Steaming at lower temperatures helps seafood retain more moisture and shrink less.
• Meringues will not lose volume and will remain more light and airy when steamed at lower
temperatures.
• Make beautiful egg custards without a water bath.

Principles of Convection Cooking

The principles of convection cooking are simple:
• Convected air makes heat seem hotter by removing the cool insulating layer of air between the
product being cooked and the heat in the cooking chamber.
• Foods cook faster, and this reduces your energy costs.
• Convected air can all but eliminate the hot spots for more even cooking.
Let's set the Line Chef™ Combination Oven to bake a ½ size sheet pan of thawed 5 ounce skinless
boneless chicken breasts.
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Set the time dial to bake for 10 minutes.
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Set the temperature dial to 350°F.
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Load your product. [After the oven is preheated].
• Press the "Manual Start Stop" touch pad to activate the cooking cycle.
Let's use these same settings but add 20% humidity next time and notice the difference in your finished
product. You will notice more moisture in your finished product, and quicker cooking times.
That is called "Combi Cooking".
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