5 examples of cooking applications, 6 hints and tips for cook assist function – Electrolux EHO8840FOG User Manual
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5.5 Examples of cooking
applications
The relation between the heat setting and
the cooking zone consumption of power is
not linear. When you increase the heat
setting, it is not proportional to the
increase of the cooking zone consumption
of power. It means that the cooking zone
with the medium heat setting uses less
than a half of its power.
The data in the table is for
guidance only.
Heat setting Use to:
Time
(min)
Hints
1
Keep cooked food warm.
as nec-
essary
Put a lid on the cookware.
1 - 3
Hollandaise sauce, melt: but-
ter, chocolate, gelatine.
5 - 25
Mix from time to time.
1 - 3
Solidify: fluffy omelettes,
baked eggs.
10 - 40 Cook with a lid on.
3 - 5
Simmer rice and milkbased
dishes, heating up ready-
cooked meals.
25 - 50 Add the minimum twice as
much liquid as rice, mix milk
dishes part procedure
through.
5 - 7
Steam vegetables, fish, meat. 20 - 45 Add some tablespoons of liq-
uid.
7 - 9
Steam potatoes.
20 - 60 Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g
of potatoes.
7 - 9
Cook larger quantities of food,
stews and soups.
60 -
150
Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredi-
ents.
9 - 12
Gentle fry: escalope, veal cor-
don bleu, cutlets, rissoles,
sausages, liver, roux, eggs,
pancakes, doughnuts.
as nec-
essary
Turn halfway through.
12 - 13
Heavy fry, hash browns, loin
steaks, steaks.
5 - 15
Turn halfway through.
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Boil water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep-fry chips.
Boil large quantities of water. Power function is activated.
5.6 Hints and Tips for Cook
Assist function
To achieve the best results with the
function:
• Start the function when the hob is cold
(no manual heat up of the cookware is
necessary).
• Use cookware made of stainless steel
with sandwich bottom.
• Do not use cookware with
embossment at the center of the
bottom.
Examples of cooking applications for
the function
The data in the table shows examples of
foods for each frying level. The amount,
thickness, quality and temperature ( i.e.
frozen ) of the food have an influence on
the correct frying level. Choose the frying
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