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Getting to know your appliance
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Wok function
The wok function is only to be used with the wok pan
and wok accessories; it is not suitable for other types of
cookware.
Wok and wok accessories
(Not included with the appliance)
Wok pans and wok pan supports can be purchased from
our sales partners Gaggenau.
Because the base of the wok pan is round, it can only be
used with a wok pan support.
Make sure the wok is properly positioned on the wok
pan support when using it for cooking. Always position
the wok pan support in the centre of the hotplate.
Do not heat the wok up when it is empty.
Use a special curved turner (chan) or a long-handled
wooden turner.
Use a ladle to spoon the food out of the pan. The
easiest way to spoon out food cooked in hot fat or large
quantities of sauce is with a skimming ladle.
Use a bamboo steamer for steaming.
Notes
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Use the wok and wok pan support in conjunction
with the wok function only.
–
Do not clean the wok pan support in the
dishwasher.
Cooking with the wok
Sautéing is one of the most popular cooking methods to
use with a wok. The ingredients are cut small and
cooked very quickly at a high temperature, with constant
stirring. The large, round-bottomed pan allows you to
stir all the ingredients easily and quickly and turn them
as you would in a normal frying pan. Stirring prevents
the ingredients from sticking to the pan. Any excess fat
collects in the centre of the pan. The meat pores will
close and the meat will remain succulent. Vegetables
will remain crunchy. The flavour and vitamins will be
retained.
Note:
The wok allows you to cook more quickly than
with a conventional frying pan. For this reason, all the
ingredients should be prepared before you start
cooking. The order in which the ingredients are added
is equally important: Ingredients that take longer to
cook (high-fibre vegetables such as carrots) should be
added first, and ingredients with a shorter cooking time
(e.g. mushrooms, bean sprouts) should not be added
until the end.
To cook with the wok, proceed as follows:
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Pour oil into the wok. Groundnut oil and soya oil
work well in woks.
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Cut the food into small pieces, but not so small that
they burn easily.
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Heat the oil to just below its smoke point; you can
now start sautéing the food.
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If you wish to sauté large quantities of food, we
recommend that you do this in batches, otherwise
not all the ingredients will be in contact with the
base of the wok at the same time.
Caution!
The wok and wok accessories become very hot during
cooking. Keep out of reach of children. Do not remove
the wok accessories until the residual heat indicator has
gone out.
Activating
Push in the control knob and turn it to position
¹
.
After a few seconds, an audible signal will sound and
¹
will be lit.
The function has now been activated.
Use the control knob to select the heat setting you
require.
Deactivating
Turn the control knob to position 0.
¹
will go out, the
residual heat indicator will appear and the illuminated
ring around the control knob will flash.
This function has now been deactivated.
