• Always use plastic or wooden utensils to avoid damaging
the non-stick coating of the cooking bowl. Never cut food
in the bowl.
Liquid quantities
• Programs that cook under pressure – quick cooking,
ingredients menu and recipes menu – always require some
liquid. See the cooking guides on pages 28-29 for advice
on the quantity of liquid to use or follow the instructions
on the Cook4me display screen.
• Always use a liquid that gives off steam when boiled e.g.
water, stock, wine, beer, cider, etc. Never use oil or fat. Do
not used milk as it can froth up under pressure.
• When steaming foods in the basket always use a
minimum of 200 ml of water in the Cook4Me.
Maximum Filling level
• The ingredients plus liquid must not exceed the maximum
fi lling level.
• Some foods such as rice and pulses (e.g. dried beans and
dried peas) swell up and tend to froth during cooking and
the bowl should not be more than half full with these
ingredients and liquid.
Foods which require special care when cooking in Cook4Me
• See the point above about cooking rice & pulses.
• Take care when cooking fruit which froths during pressure
cooking, such as stewed apple. Instead steam some fruits,
such as apple, in the steaming basket instead.
• Never cook dumplings in the Cook4Me under pressure, as
they could rise up and block the safety devices.
Cooking times
• The cooking times programmed into the Cook4Me are
only a guide and can be adjusted to your personal taste by
manually adjusting the advised cooking time.
• For the programs that cook under pressure – quick cooking,
ingredients menu and recipes menu – the pressure cooking
time will vary according to the size of the individual pieces
or thickness of the food, not the weight.
• To prevent overcooking with delicate foods such as
vegetables, fruit and fi sh the suggested cooking times
may need slight adjustment for your personal taste.
Cook4Me Meat & Chicken Cooking Tips
• Choose meat joints of an even shape and thickness to
ensure they cook evenly. Boneless joints which are tied
into an even cylindrical shape are ideal.
• The maximum recommended weight for meat joints is 1 kg.
• The maximum recommended weight for a whole chicken
is 1.5 kg.
• Choose pieces of meat, such as chops, cubed meat for stews,
of the same size and thickness to ensure they cook evenly.
• Before browning meat joints dry the outside with kitchen
paper towel if it is moist on the outside. This helps reduce
spitting during browning,
• Use about ½ – 1 tablespoon sunfl ower or vegetable oil
when browning joints of meat.
• During browning, turn joints or meat using a spatula so
it browns on all sides. Take care as hot oil may spit from
the bowl. For pieces of meat, e.g. chops, or chicken, e.g.
drumsticks, brown in batches, if necessary.
• After browning, take care when adding liquid to the hot
bowl as it may spit or give off hot steam.
• Meat or joints with a layer of fat on the outside, such as chops
or pork joints, will not turn crisp when cooked in the Cook4Me.
Adapting your own recipes for use in Cook4Me
• For the programs that cook under pressure – quick cooking
and ingredients menu – reduce the liquid quantity when
adapting a conventional recipe as there is less evaporation
in Cook4Me.
• The cooking time will be shorter than in a conventional
oven or on the hob. Find a similar recipe in the Recipe
Menu as a guide to the cooking time.
• Recipes are best thickened after cooking using Instant
Thickening Granules available in larger supermarkets and
are usually sold in the aisle near to cornfl our. Just stir the
thickening granules into the boiling hot dish or liquid until
all the granules dissolve and the liquid thickens.
Alternatively, blend cornfl our with a little cold liquid to
form a smooth paste (see packet instructions for advice on
quantities); stir into the hot dish and then bring to the boil
in a separate saucepan.
• To remove any unpleasant odours left in the Cook4Me
after cooking strong foods, such as fi sh or curry, clean the
appliance afterwards including dismantling the metal
plate and cleaning all safety parts. Reassemble and leave
the lid open for a few hours.
About the recipe program
• The cooking times in the recipes are approximate and
may need adjustment to suit your personal taste.
• Eggs used in the recipes are medium size unless stated
otherwise.
• All spoon measures are level unless stated otherwise.
• The weight stated in the recipes are for the prepared
weight of the food, for example, 100 g sliced carrots
is the weight of carrots after peeling and trimming
off the top and bottom.
• The recipes have been specifi cally developed for use in
Cook4Me. If the recipes are prepared in an appliance
other than this, the results and cooking times may vary.
GOLDEN RULES OF COOKING WITH YOUR COOK4ME
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