Setting The Cooking Time; Setting Procedure; Table Of Cooking Times - Siemens HK1P05020U Instruction Manual

1 Setting the cooking time

T his chapter explains how to set a hotplate. The table
S e t t i n g t h e c o o k i n g t i m e
shows heat settings and cooking times for various
meals.

Setting procedure

Adjust the heat setting of the individual hotplates using
the hotplate controls.
Position 0 = off
Position 1 = lowest heat setting
Position 9 = highest heat setting
Melting
Chocolate, cooking chocolate, gelatine
Butter
Heating and keeping warm
Stew (e.g. lentil stew)
Milk**
Poaching, simmering
Dumplings
Fish
White sauces, e.g. béchamel sauce
Boiling, steaming, stewing
Rice (with double the quantity of water)
Unpeeled boiled potatoes
Boiled potatoes
Pasta, noodles
Stew, soups
Vegetables
Vegetables, frozen
Cooking in a pressure cooker
Braising
Roulades
Pot roasts
Goulash
Frying**
Escalope, plain or breaded
Escalope, frozen
Steak (3 cm thick)
Fish and fish fillet, plain
Fish and fish fillet, breaded
Fish and fish fillet, breaded and frozen, e.g. fish fingers
Stir fry, frozen
Pancakes
* Continue cooking without a lid
** Without lid
When you switch on a hotplate, the indicator lamp lights
up.

Table of cooking times

The following table provides some examples.
Cooking times and heat settings may vary depending
on the type of food, its weight and quality. Deviations
are therefore possible.
When heating thick liquids, stir regularly.
For bringing liquids to the boil, use heat setting 9.
Ongoing cooking
setting
1
1-2
1-2
1-2
4*
3*
1
3
3-4
3-4
5*
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
6-7
6-7
7-8
4-5
4-5
6-7
6-7
5-6
Setting the cooking time
Ongoing cooking
time in minutes
-
-
-
-
20-30 mins
10-15 mins
3-6 mins
15-30 mins
25-30 mins
15-25 mins
6-10 mins
15-60 mins
10-20 mins
10-20 mins
-
50-60 mins
60-100 mins
50-60 mins
6-10 mins
8-12 mins
8-12 mins
8-20 mins
8-20 mins
8-12 mins
6-10 mins
continuous
en
15