Symbols On The Control Panel And The Display; Accessories; Special Accessories; Operating Principle - Gaggenau VK 230 Instrucciones De Uso

Symbols on the control panel and
the display
¥
steaming
[
heating up
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drain valve open
©
overheating protection

Accessories

As standard, your appliance comes with the following
accessories:
cooking insert, perforated
cooking insert, unperforated
glass cover
handle
residue strainer

Special accessories

You can order the following special accessories from
your specialist dealer:
AG 050 000 drain installation set with check valve
drain set (DN 40) and connecting
sleeve (½" on 1½")
AG 060 000 drain installation set enables drainage
of cooking liquid into a suitable
receptacle
FK 023 000 pasta basket
GE 020 010 cooking insert, unperforated
GE 020 020 cooking insert, perforated
VD 201 014 stainless steel appliance cover
VD 201 034 aluminium appliance cover
VV 200 014 stainless steel connection strip for
combination with further Vario
appliances
VV 200 034 aluminium connection strip for
combination with further Vario
appliances
Only use the accessories as specified. The
manufacturer accepts no liability if these accessories
are used incorrectly.

Operating principle

In the steamer you can steam cook, cook, simmer and
blanch.
Steam cooking consists of cooking in a steam flow.
The temperature ranges around 100 °C. The steam
transmits the heat. Suitable foodstuffs are vegetables,
potatoes or fish.
The steam surrounds the food that is being cooked
and prevents a loss of nutrients in the food. Cooked
food retains its shape, its colour and its typical aroma.
Foodstuffs are not browned in the steam cooker.
The appliance offers you the possibility of steam
cooking without pressure in one or two cooking
inserts. When you use the perforated cooking insert,
the steam is able to reach the food on all sides. This
ensures uniform cooking even of large quantities of
food.
You can set the cooking liquid temperature in 5 °C
increments between 45 and 95 °C. This precise
adjustment of the water temperature allows you to
melt a chocolate coating, for example, to poach meat
or to boil pasta.

Operation

Before first use

Please observe the following notes before
steaming for the first time:
1 Thoroughly clean the appliance and accessories.
2 The appliance must be calibrated before first-time
operation.
Note: Failure to adjust the boiling point before
steaming may result in malfunctions. The steamer
might produce too much or too little steam.
3 After calibration, fill the cooking basin up to the
boil-over ledge with water. Heat up the appliance
on the steaming setting for 30 minutes. This will
eliminate any 'newness' smells. Drain the water
and thoroughly dry the cooking basin.

Boiling point detection

The boiling point depends on the air pressure. The
higher the altitude, the lower the air pressure, and
also the boiling point.
The boiling point must be calibrated before steaming
for the first time. During calibration, the appliance is
adjusted to the pressure of the altitude where the
appliance is installed.
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