The information given in the following table is for guidance only.
Heat
setting
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,
gelatine
5-25 mins.
Stir occasionally
Solidifying
Fluffy omelettes, baked eggs
10-40 mins.
Cook with lid on
2-3
Simmering
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. ¼L water
for 750g potatoes
Cooking larger quantities of
food, stews and soups
60-150 mins. Up to 3L liquid plus
ingredients
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
garnishing 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
The power boost function is suitable for heating large quantities of liquid.
14 examples of cooking applications
electrolux induction cooktop
Examples of cooking applications
