Starting Up The Appliance; Non-Stick Coating - WMF KITCHENminis Série Mode D'emploi

Use
The emphasis on raclette dining is on relaxed and sociable dining, where each
person seated at the table prepares his or her own mini pan with gourmet food.
Besides the typical Swiss raclette recipes using raclette cheese and potatoes
boiled in their skins, you can also prepare other specialities in the pans according
to your tastes. You can also grill sausages, vegetables or meat at the same time
on the top grill plate. You can further refine the grilled food by placing it in the
pans, topping it with cheese and grilling it.
Food cooked on the raclette must be served on warm plates.
Reversible hot plate
The reversible hot plate has two different sides. On the ribbed surface you can
grill meat, fish and vegetables, for example. There is also a recess here for the
chocolate fondue pot.
The reverse side of the hot plate is suitable for cooking vegetables.

Starting up the appliance

Before using the appliance for the first time, clean the pans and the reversible
hot plate in hot water using washing-up liquid and dry carefully. Then add a drop
of oil to some kitchen towel and rub onto the pans and the hot plate. If you use
too much oil during preparation or grilling, it can burn onto the grill plate. This is
then very difficult to remove.
Position the reversible hot plate correctly on the frame and place the pans on the
pan parking level. As an alternative to the two mini pans, you can also use the
maxi pan.
Before using the appliance, heat up the reversible hot plate for approximately 15
minutes. Insert the mains plug into the socket and switch on the appliance using
the On/Off button. The indicator light comes on to show that the appliance is in
operation. The appliance starts to heat up.
Please note: Unwind the connection cable completely.

Non-stick coating

When cooking the food, always use the raclette spatulas provided. Never touch
the scratch-sensitive coating with sharp or pointed objects.
When using your new appliance for the first time there may be a little smoke or
odour. This is for technical reasons and is perfectly normal.
Grilling
Cut up the food you wish to grill into smaller pieces that are no thicker than 1
cm. Season meat before grilling, but add salt after grilling to help retain the juice.
Small sausages, tender steaks, minced steaks, meat loaf and fish are ideal for
cooking on the raclette. Sliced courgettes, aubergines and peppers also work well
and are extremely tasty.
Pierce thick sausages before you grill them to prevent fat splashes. The cooking
time depends on the type and thickness of the food. Never cut meat or other
foods on the reversible hot plate.
Where possible, you should take the food out of the refrigerator and leave it to
stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. This helps the food to cook quicker
and prevents thick meat from remaining cold in the centre.
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