Zanussi ZKT 651 D - Manual (Page 15)

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Tips on energy saving
2
Place cookware on the cooking zone before it
is switched on.
2
If possible, always place a lid on the cook-
ware.
Examples of cooking applications
The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
The power function is suitable for heating large quantities of liquid.
Heat
setting
Cooking
process
suitable for Cook time Tips/Hints
0 Off position
V
Keeping
food warm
Keeping cooked foods warm as required Cover
1-2
Melting
Hollandaise sauce,
melting butter, chocolate, gelatine
5-25 mins. Stir occasionally
Solidifying Fluffy omelettes, baked eggs 10-40 mins. Cook with lid on
2-3 Simmering
Simmering rice and milk-based
dishes
Heating up ready-cooked meals
25-50 mins.
Add at least twice as much
liquid as rice, stir milk dishes
part way through cooking
3-4
Steaming
Braising
Steaming vegetables, fish
Braising meat
20-45 mins.
With vegetables add only a lit-
tle liquid (a few tablespoons)
4-5 Boiling
Steaming potatoes 20-60 mins.
Use only a little liquid, e. g.:
max. ¼ l water for 750 g of
potatoes
Cooking larger quantities of food,
stews and soups
60-150 mins.
Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredi-
ents
6-7
Gentle
frying
Frying escalope, veal cordon
bleu, cutlets, rissoles, sausages,
liver, roux, eggs, pancakes,
doughnuts
as required Turn halfway through cooking
7-8
Heavy
frying
Hash browns, loin steaks, steaks,
Flädle (pancakes for garnishing
soup)
5-15 mins.
per pan
Turn halfway through cooking
9
Boiling
Searing
Deep frying
Boiling large quantities of water, cooking pasta, searing meat (goulash, pot roast),
deep frying chips