Mussels
Fresh
,
Only cook mussels which are closed.
N.B. Do not eat mussels which have not opened after
being cooked. Danger of food poisoning.
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
Defrost frozen mussels before cooking.
Duration
The longer mussels are cooked, the tougher they become.
Use the cooking durations given in the chart.
Settings
Automatic programmes > Mussels > ...
or
Oven function > Steam cooking
Temperature: see chart
Duration: see chart
Temperature
in °C
Duration
in minutes
Barnacles
100
2
Cockles
100
2
Bearded mussels
90
12
Scallops
90
5
Razor clams
100
2–4
Venus mussels
90
4
Steam cooking
63