Steam cooking
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Mussels
Fresh food
Danger of food poisoning from spoiled mussels.
Spoiled mussels can cause food poisoning.
Only cook mussels which are closed.
Do not eat mussels which have not opened after being cooked.
Steep fresh mussels in water for a few hours before cooking to rinse out any sand.
Then scrub the mussels thoroughly to clean them.
Frozen food
Defrost frozen mussels before cooking.
Duration
The longer mussels are cooked, the tougher they become. Use the cooking dura-
tions given in the chart.
Settings
Automatic programmes
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Mussels and clams
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Oven functions
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Steam cooking
Temperature: see table
Cooking duration: see table
[°C]
[min]
Barnacles
100
2
Cockles
100
2
Mussels
90
12
Scallops
90
5
Razor clams
100
2–4
Venus clams
90
4
Temperature
Duration
