Electrolux EHD60120P, User Manual

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tips on cooking and frying electrolux 25
Examples of cooking applications
The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
The power function is suitable for heating large quantities of liquid.
Heat
set-
ting
Cooking-
process
suitable for
Cooking
time
Tips/Hints
0 Off position
1
Keeping
food
warm
Keeping cooked foods warm as required Cover
1-2
Melting
Hollandaise sauce,
melting butter, chocolate, gela-
tine
5-25 mins. Stir occasionally
Solidi-
fying
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 ingre-
dients
6-7
Gentle
Frying
Frying escalopes, veal cordon
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 gar-
nishing 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