Blanching; Refreshing (Warming Up); Keeping Warm; Extracting Juice (Soft Fruits) - Gaggenau VK 414 610 Notice D'utilisation

Blanching

Blanching in steam (vegetables):
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Fill the appliance with 1 quart (1 liter) of water and
preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
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Place the perforated cooking insert containing the
vegetables in the basin and close the glass cover.
Blanche a maximum of 500 g vegetables in one go.
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Steam for 4 - 5 minutes and then chill the
vegetables immediately in icy water.
Blanching in boiling water (vegetables or meat):
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Fill the appliance with 4 quarts (4 liters) of water
and preheat it to the steam cooking setting.

Refreshing (warming up)

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Fill the appliance with 1 quart (1 liter) of water and
preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
Food
Plated meal with meat
Pastas, starch-based side
dishes (500 g/1 lb)
Vegetables (500 g/1 lb)

Keeping warm

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Fill the appliance with 1 quart (1 liter) of water and
preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
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Put the unperforated cooking insert with the hot
food into the appliance, switch back to the 170 -
180°F (80 - 85°C) position and close the glass
cover.

Extracting juice (soft fruits)

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Fill the appliance with 1 quart (1 liter) of water and
preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
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Place the unperforated cooking insert in the basin
first and then the perforated cooking insert with the
berries and close the glass cover.
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You should leave the fruit in the appliance until no
more juice appears (about 120 minutes).
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You can then squeeze the berries dry in a dishtowel
to preserved the last remainders of juice.
Water Cooking
quantity insert
1 quart Unperforated 200°F
(1 liter)
1 quart Unperforated 200°F
(1 liter)
1 quart Unperforated 200°F
(1 liter)
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Place the vegetables or meat in water and allow
them to boil.
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Remove the food. Chill vegetables in icy water. First
rinse meat hot, and then cold.
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Use the pasta basket (accessory FK 023 000) for
easy insertion and removal of food.
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You can salt the water, but then you should clean
the appliance particularly thoroughly afterwards.
Salt residues can produce corrosion.
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Place the unperforated cooking insert with the
prepared meal in the basis and switch back to
200°F (95°C).
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The glass cover must be fitted.
Setting Cooking
time
12 - 15 min.
(95°C)
10 - 12 min.
(95°C)
10 - 12 min.
(95°C)
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If you wish to use two cooking inserts at the same
time, first put the perforated insert into the
appliance and then the unperforated insert over it.
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The glass cover must be fitted.
Notes
Lightly butter the cooking insert base
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