Electrolux E4431-5 - Manual (Page 28)

Uses, Tables and Tips 28
Uses, Tables and Tips
Cooking table
The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
3
We recommend when boiling or searing foods using the highest heat setting at
first and then letting foods requiring a longer cooking time finish cooking on
the desired heat setting.
1
Overheated fats and oils can ignite very quickly. Warning! Fire hazard!
Heat
setting
Cooking-
process
suitable for
Cooking
time
Tips/Hints
0 Residual heat, Off position
1
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
Simmer-
ing on low
heat
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 little liquid (a few table-
spoons)
4-5 Boiling
Steaming potatoes 20-60 mins.
Use only a little liquid, e.
g.: max.
¼
l water for
750 g potatoes
Cooking larger quantities of
food, stews and soups
60-150 mins.
Up to 3 l liquid plus in-
gredients
6-7
Gentle
Frying
Frying escalopes, veal cor-
don bleu, cutlets, rissoles,
sausages, liver, roux, eggs,
pancakes, doughnuts
Steady frying
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