ZARA GAS COOKER USER MANUAL
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Cooking Tips
To bake meat, pre heat oven at least for 15 minutes in max. temperature.
Pastries
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Pastries must be cooked at moderate temperatures between
and require a 15 minute oven pre-heating.
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Do not open the oven door when cooking yeasted dishes (for example:
bread, yeasted dough ); cold air currents prevents the growing of the
dough. To check baking point, a toothpick must be introduced in the
middle of the food. If the toothpick comes out dry, the pastry is baked to
the point.
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At least 3/4 of the expected baking time must have passed before the
check is made.
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If the pastry is more cooked in the outside then in the inside, a longer
baking time at a lower temperature will be necessary.
Fish
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Roast a small fish at a high temperature. Mid-sized fish must start to
roast at ahigh temperature and then the temperature must be
gradually reduced.
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Big fish must be roasted at a moderate temperature from the
beginning.
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Check if the fish is well roasted by gently lifting one extremity; the
meat must be evenly white and opaque, unless it is salmon, trout or
other fish with a different color.
Meat
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Minimum weight of meat to be roasted is 2.2 lbs. (1 kg) to prevent it to
too dry.
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If the meat roll does not have a lot of fat, use oil, margarine, or a little of
both. Margarine and oil will not be necessary if the meat roll has enough fat
of its own. When the fat is located just at one side of the roll, place it in the
oven with this side up; the fat will melt and spread to the bottom side.
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Start roasting red meat at a high temperature, reducing it afterwards to
finish cooking in the inside.
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Cooking temperature for white meat can be moderate from the beginning to
the end. It is possible to check cooking point by carving the meat with a fork:
if the meat is firm, it means it is cooked to the point. Meat rolls must be
taken out of the refrigerator one hour before cooking, so they do not get
rough with the sudden temperature variation.
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Place roast in the oven in appropriate shallow containers (deep containers
make heat penetration harder), or directly over the grill, placing a large
container in the bottom grill to collect spatters and dripping fat.
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When cooking is finished it is advisable to wait for at least 15 minutes before
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cutting the meat to prevent the sauce from draining. Before serving, plates
can be kept hot in the oven at minimum temperature.
