Helpful Hints And Tips - Electrolux EVY8740AA User Manual

11. HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS

The temperature and baking times
in the tables are guidelines only.
They depend on the recipes and
the quality and quantity of the in-
gredients used.
11.1 Cooking with steam
Cookware for steam cooking
• Use only heat and corrosion resistant
cookware.
Chrome steel food containers are correct
too (see special accessories).
Oven levels
• There are the correct oven levels in the
table below. Count the oven levels from
the bottom to the top.
General notes
• When you cook longer than 30 minutes
or when you cook large quantities of
food, add water if it is necessary.
• Put the food in the correct cooking
containers on the shelves. Keep the
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 the
300
600
800
distance between the shelves to let the
steam get to each food.
• If you do not use the oven for a long
time, remove water from the water
drawer, connecting hoses and steam
generator (refer to section "Cleaning
and Care").
Note on the tables for Steam Cooking
• The tables give data for typical dishes.
The temperature and time are for guid-
ance only and depend on the composi-
tion, size , quantity of food and the cook-
ware.
Use almost the same recipe if you cannot
find the settings for your recipe.
Start the cooking with the cold oven if the
data in the tables does not recommend
differently.
Increase the amount of water for rice to
the ratio 1 : 1.5 - 1: 2 contrary to the
specifications in the table.
1)
Time
15 - 20
30 - 40
50 - 60
largest amount of water specified for indi-
vidual component. Put the dishes on the
oven shelves in the suitable cookware.
Adjust the gap between the dishes to let
the steam circulate.
Sterilisation
• With this function you can sterilise con-
tainers ( 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.