Cooking Guidelines - Klarstein 10029239 Manual Del Usuario

NOTE: Take care when frying as the oil and fat heat up very quickly, particularly if you're using Power-boost. At
extremely high temperature oil and fat will ignite spontaneously and this presents a serious fire risk.
Cooking Tips
• When food comes to the boil, reduce the temperature setting.
• Using a lid will reduce cooking times and save energy by retaining the heat.
• Minimize the amount of liquid or fat to reduce cooking times.
• Start cooking on a high setting and reduce the setting when the food has heated through.
Simmering, cooking rice
• Simmering occurs below boiling point, at around 85°C, when bubbles are just rising occasionally to the sur-
face of the cooking liquid. It is the key to delicious soups and tender stews because the flavors develop wit-
hout overcooking the food. You should also cook egg-based and flour thickened sauces below boiling point.
• Some tasks, including cooking rice by the absorption method, may require a setting higher than the lowest
setting to ensure the food is cooked properly in the time recommended.
Searing steak
• Stand the meat at room temperature for about 20 minutes before cooking.
• Heat up a heavy-based frying pan.
• Brush both sides of the steak with oil. Drizzle a small amount of oil into the hot pan and then lower the meat
onto the hot pan.
• Turn the steak only once during cooking. The exact cooking time will depend on the thickness of the steak
and how cooked you want it. Times may vary from about 2 – 8 minutes per side. Press the steak to gauge
how cooked it is – the firmer it feels the more 'well done' it will be.
• Leave the steak to rest on a warm plate for a few minutes to allow it to relax and become tender before
serving.
Heat Settings
The settings below are guidelines only. The exact setting will depend on several factors, including your cook-
ware and the amount you are cooking. Experiment with the cooktop to find the settings that best suit you.
Power level
1-2
3-4
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Cooking Guidelines

Suitability
• delicate warming for small amounts of food
• melting chocolate, butter, and foods that burn quickly
• gentle simmering
• slow warming
• reheating
• rapid simmering
• cooking rice