Helpful Hints And Tips - AEG KS8400521 User Manual

11. HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS

The temperature and baking
times in the tables are guidelines
only. They depend on the rec-
ipes and the quality and quantity
of the ingredients used.
11.1 Cooking with steam
Cookware for steam cooking
• Use only heat and corrosion resistant
cookware or chrome steel food con-
tainers (for some models only).
Shelf positions
• The correct shelf positions are in the
table below. Count the shelf positions
from the bottom to the top.
General notes
• When you cook longer than 30 mi-
nutes or when you cook large quanti-
ties of food, add water if it is necessa-
ry.
• Put the food into the correct cooking
containers and put the containers on
11.2 Steam water table
Water in the water drawer in ml
1) The times are for guidance only
11.3 Steam cooking tables
WARNING!
Do not open the appliance door
when the function is active. Risk
of burns.
The function is suitable for all types of
food — fresh and frozen. You can use it
for cooking, warming, defrosting, poach-
ing, or blanching vegetables, meat, fish,
pasta, rice, sweet corn, semolina and
eggs.
Cooking of menus: You can prepare
complete set in one go. To avoid under
or over cooked dishes choose those
which require similar cooking times. Use
300
600
800
the shelves. Make sure that there is
some distance between the shelves to
let the steam circulate around each
container.
• After each use, remove the water from
the water drawer, connecting hoses
and steam generator. Refer to the
chapter "Care and cleaning".
Notes on the tables for steam cooking
• The tables give data for typical dishes.
• The temperature and time are for
guidance only and depend on the
type, dimensions and quantity of the
food and cookware.
• Use a recipe that is almost the same if
you cannot find the settings for your
recipe.
• Start the procedure with a cold appli-
ance unless the data in the tables is
different.
• When you cook rice, use a ratio of
1.5:1 – 2:1 water to rice because rice
absorbs water.
1)
Time
15 - 20
30 - 40
50 - 60
the largest amount of water specified for
individual component. Put the dishes on
the oven shelves in the suitable cook-
ware. Adjust the gap between the dishes
to let the steam circulate.
Sterilisation
• With this function you can sterilise
containers ( e.g. baby bottles).
• Put the clean containers in the middle
of the shelf on the 1st level. Make sure
that the opening faces down at a small
angle.
• Fill the drawer with the maximum
amount of water and set a time of 40
min.
ENGLISH
15
in min.