Practical hints for cooking
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Vegetables,
accompaniments,
egg dishes
Cooking
programme
Oven
temperature
Cooking time
Core
temperature
Information
Pasta (durum wheat
semolina)
100°C
10 - 14 mins
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use unperforated containers,
no need to stir, 1 part pasta,
min. parts cold water
Long grain rice
Short grain rice
Basmati rice
100°C
30 mins
35-40 mins
25 mins
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use unperforated containers,
1 part rice, 1.5 - 2 parts cold water
or stock
Boiling
Vegetables fresh, cauliflower,
carrots, asparagus
100°C
8 - 15 mins
-
chopped into pieces
Vegetables, deep-frozen
(small pieces)
100°C
10 - 15 mins
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Vegetables, deep-frozen
(large pieces)
100°C
15 - 20 mins
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Potatoes
(quartered)
100°C
35 - 45 mins
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before cooking, soak in salted
water for 15 minutes or sprinkle
with fine salt
Dumplings
100°C
20 - 25 mins
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place on greased trays, cover
directly after cooking
Eggs
100°C
8 - 15 mins
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No need to pierce,
soft after approx. 10 mins,
hard after approx. 15 mins
Cabbage /pulses
Jacket potatoes
Turnips
110 - 115°C
20-45 mins
25-40 mins
20-40 mins
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Steaming/
Blanching
Poaching
Egg garnish ‘Royale’
Deep-frozen scrambled eggs
Deep-frozen omelette
85°C
20 - 25 mins
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Baking
Vegetable bake
130 - 150°C
40 - 60 mins
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Steam vegetables before
preparing dish
Caution:
Always open the CONVOTHERM
carefully. Escaping steam can cause
scalding.
Mr.C recommends:
•
Seasoning
Rinse, season and butter vegetables
after steaming.
•
Vegetables in sauce
Steam the vegetables in perforated containers
and catch the stock in an unperforated container.
•
Aspargus
Cook bitter asparagus in unperforated containers
in an asparagus stock.
•
Baking/Gratinating
Vegetables and side dishes can be gratinated
with the ‘Convection’ programme at 230°C -
250°C in 2 - 5 minutes.
