AEG KS8400501M - Manual (Page 20)

11.3 Cooking with steam
Cookware for steam cooking
• Use only heat and corrosion resistant
cookware.
Chrome steel food containers are cor-
rect 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 mi-
nutes or when you cook large quanti-
ties of food, add water if it is necessa-
ry.
• Put the food in the correct cooking
containers on the shelves. Keep the
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
cookware.
Use almost the same recipe if you can-
not find the settings for your recipe.
Start the cooking with the cold oven if
the data in the tables does not recom-
mend differently.
Increase the amount of water for rice to
the ratio 1 : 1.5 - 1: 2 contrary to the
specifications in the table.
11.4 True Fan Cooking and
Full Steam in succession
• You can cook meat, vegetables and
accompaniments one after the other
by combining functions. All compo-
nents are ready to serve at the same
time.
• Use True Fan Cooking function to ini-
tially roast the food.
• Put prepared vegetables and accom-
paniments in ovenproof dishes. Put in
the oven with the roast.
• Cool down the oven to a temperature
of around 80 °C. To cool down the ap-
pliance quicker open the oven door to
the first position for approximately 15
minutes.
• Start the Full Steam function and cook
it all together until ready.
Maximum water amount is 650
ml.
11.5 Steam water table
Water in the water drawer in ml
Time
1)
in min.
300 15 - 20
600 30 - 40
800 50 - 60
1) The times are for guidance only
11.6 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 largest amount of water specified for
individual component. Put the dishes on
the oven shelves in the suitable cook-
ware. Adjust the gap between the dishes
to let the steam circulate.
Sterilisation
• With this function you can sterilise
containers ( e.g. baby bottles).
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