Mussels
Fresh food
Danger of food poisoning from spoiled mussels.
Spoiled mussels can cause food poisoning.
Only cook mussels which are closed.
Do not eat mussels which have not opened after being cooked.
Steep fresh mussels in water for a few hours before cooking to rinse out any sand.
Then scrub the mussels thoroughly to clean them.
Frozen food
Defrost frozen mussels before cooking.
Duration
The longer mussels are cooked, the tougher they become. Use the cooking dura-
tions given in the chart.
Settings
Automatic programmes
or
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Oven functions
Temperature: see table
Cooking duration: see table
Barnacles
Cockles
Mussels
Scallops
Razor clams
Venus clams
Temperature Duration
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Mussels and clams
Steam cooking
Steam cooking
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[°C]
100
100
90
90
100
90
[min]
2
2
12
5
2–4
4
85