Convotherm OEB, User Manual

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Layout and function
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Basic principle of operation
In your combi steamer you can cook a range of food. The combi steamer can employ the following
main cooking programs to do this:
ƒ Steam
ƒ Convection
ƒ
Superheated steam.
You can use these main cooking programs to cook food in almost all possible ways. The main cooking
programs can be applied to the following cooking techniques:
ƒ Steaming ƒ Braising ƒ Low-temperature cooking
ƒ Blanching ƒ Baking ƒ Defrosting
ƒ Poaching ƒ scalloping ƒ Sous-vide cooking
ƒ
Stew
ƒ
Grilling
ƒ
Δ
T cooking
ƒ Boiling ƒ Gratinate ƒ Cook & Hold
ƒ Roasting ƒ Regenerate ƒ Overnight cooking
Basic procedure for working with your combi steamer
These are the basic principles of working with the combi steamer:
ƒ Place food, held in containers or on shelf racks, into your combi steamer.
ƒ Set the cooking program, the cooking temperature or core temperature and start the combi steamer.
ƒ Once the cooking program has finished, take out the food, which is in the required state.