Settings Table And Tips; Steaming; Cooking; Simmering - Gaggenau VK414 Instrucciones De Uso

Settings table and tips

Notes
‒ Always preheat the appliance.
‒ If possible, always place the glass cover on the
steamer to prevent steam and energy being lost.
‒ The values given must be looked upon as a
guideline. The cooking time required depends on
the condition and temperature of the food as well as
the weight and thickness.

Steaming

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Fill the cooking basin with 1 litre of water. Preheat
the appliance on the steaming setting.
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Put the cooking insert with the food in the cooking
basin and fit the glass cover.
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When you use the perforated cooking insert, the
steam is able to reach the food on all sides. This
ensures uniform cooking even of large quantities of
food. Using the unperforated cooking insert avoids
the soiling of the cooking basin and is also used for
soaking food.
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You can put two cooking inserts in the cooking
basin simultaneously. Insert the perforated insert
under the unperforated insert.

Cooking

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Fill the cooking basin with 4 litres of water. Preheat
the appliance on the steaming setting.
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Use the pasta basket (special accessory: FK 023
000) to prepare pasta.

Simmering

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Fill the cooking basin with 4 litres of cooking liquid.
Set the temperature between 75 and 95°C.
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You can use vegetable, fish or meat stock instead of
water as cooking liquid. Enhance the taste of the
cooking liquid by adding herbs, spices or wine.
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Always fit the glass cover.
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‒ Make sure the residue strainer is placed on the
drain if adding herbs, spices or vegetables to the
cooking liquid. Remove residues before draining.
‒ Thoroughly clean the cooking basin if it had been
filled with salt, bouillon or stock. Remainders of
these substances might cause corrosion.
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Depending on the cooking time you can put both
cooking inserts in the cooking basin at the same
time or after each other.
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Add approx. 10 minutes to the cooking time when
using two cooking inserts simultaneously.
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The steam seals the food that is being cooked and
prevents a loss of nutrients in the foodstuffs.
Steamed food retains its vitamins, minerals and its
shape, its colour and its typical aroma. Therefore
season the food after steaming.
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You can season the water with herbs, spices or
wine to enhance the flavour.
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Always fit the glass cover.
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You can season or salt the water. Thoroughly clean
the cooking basin afterwards. Salt residue might
cause corrosion.