www.team-cuisine.com Contents Device overview ......................4 Intended purpose ......................5 Safety instructions ....................... 6 Items supplied ......................7 The sous-vide cooking method .................. 8 What is sous-vide? ........................9 Advantages of sous-vide ......................10 Things to remember with sous-vide ..................11 Required accessories ........................
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Thank you for your trust! Congratulations on your new sous-vide stick. For safe handling of the product and in order to get to know the entire scope of features: • Thoroughly read these user instruc- tions prior to initial use.
Use the device exclusively for heating and WARNING! Risk of material damage! maintaining the controlled temperature of a Use the sous-vide stick exclusively for water bath for purposes of sous-vide cooking. heating tap water. The device is not suita- The device is designed for private home use ble for other liquids.
The pot must be standing on a stable, vibration-free, level work sur- face. The sous-vide stick must be immersed in water at least up to the MIN marking, and not beyond the MAX marking. Do not insert the mains plug into a wall socket until the sous-vide stick is securely attached, and the water level is between the MIN and MAX markings.
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www.team-cuisine.com If the mains power cable of this device should become damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, the manufacturer's custom- er service department or a similarly qualified specialist, in order to avoid any hazards. The base unit, the mains power cable and the mains plug must not be immersed in water or any other liquids.
Items supplied structure and characteristics of the food. • Large quantities can easily be prepared. 1 sous-vide stick The final preparation can then take place 1 copy of the user instructions very quickly (e.g. briefly searing steaks). •...
www.team-cuisine.com liciously juicy at all times, and do not be- • Before placing the food to be cooked into come dry. the water, ensure that the bag is tightly • The vacuum-sealing process causes mari- sealed. If water gets inside, it would spoil nades to penetrate deeper and more in- the food or make it taste watery and fla- tensively into the food.
www.team-cuisine.com 6.3 Phase 1: heating up 3. The bags should be underwater. If they float on the surface, cover them e.g. with 1. Briefly press the button 13 to start the a plate. program. The LED 10 and the button 4. During long cooking times, water evapo- are lit blue.
• The sous-vide stick is not a device for cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, or broccoli. boiling water. It is therefore advisable for • Green vegetables emit sulphurous gases,...
www.team-cuisine.com Cooking times and reci- 8.2 Cooking table The times indicated in the following table are guidelines. The actual cooking time depends 8.1 Cooking meat to the core • the size and freshness of the food; temperature • the quality and properties of the product; •...
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www.team-cuisine.com Food to be Thickness/ Temperature Cooking time in Cooking level cooked weight of water bath water bath Beef medium rare 30 mm 56 °C 50 min fillet, steak medium rare 40 mm 56 °C 75 min Beef medium Strip 56 °C 6 hours Roast beef...
www.team-cuisine.com 8.3 Recipes 7. At the end of the program, remove the meat from the bag and dab it dry with a Please find the cooking times in the table or in paper towel. your sous-vide cookbook. 8. Heat olive oil in a pan and sear the lamb cutlets briefly from both sides, so that Beef tenderloin they take on a nice colour.
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www.team-cuisine.com Asparagus 3. Repeatedly stab a fork into the pulp of the lemon. 1. Peel and wash the asparagus. 4. Place the salmon, the slices of lemon, and 2. Cut off the bottom ends. 1-2 leaves of sage into the vacuum bag. 3.
(see “Preparing the water bath” on Cleaning the sous-vide stick page 34). The water level should come to 1. Clean the sous-vide stick with a damp just below the MAX marking 7. cloth. 3. Connect the mains plug 1 with a wall 2.
www.team-cuisine.com 10. Disposal 9.3 Removing and reattaching the metal casing (Figure C) This product is subject to the provisions of European Direc- The metal casing 4 can be removed ... tive … so that any stubborn limescale can be 2012/19/EC. The symbol removed more easily or showing a wheelie bin crossed …...
www.team-cuisine.com 11. Troubleshooting Fault Possible causes/Action If your device fails to function as required, The device • Did the water level fall please try this checklist first. Perhaps there is below the MIN mark- switches itself only a minor problem, and you can solve it ing 6? Top up the wa- off before the ter.
www.team-cuisine.com 12. Technical specifications Model: TC-002-001 Mains voltage: 220-240 V ~ 50 - 60 Hz Protection class: I Protection type: IPX7 (protected against tem- porary immersion) Power rating: approx. 1000 W Temperature 0 °C - 90 °C range: (adjustable in 0.5 °C incre- ments) Heating time: 8 L from 24.4 °C to 60 °C in...
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