Temperature Dial; Varoma Temperature Setting; Gentle Stir Setting - Vorwerk THERMOMIX TM5 Manuel D'utilisation

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Temperature dial

WARNING
• The Thermomix® TM5 can generate a constant flow of steam while cook-
ing depending on the chosen settings. Keep away from the steam. Hot
steam will continue to rise up through the hole in the mixing bowl lid
when removing the entire Varoma. Hot steam may escape at the sides
and from the top of the Varoma lid during operation.
• Scalding due to food boiling over may occur if heating large quantities of
food at high temperatures. If boiling over occurs, push the selector to
stop the machine.
The temperature can be set to between 100 °F (37 °C) and 250 °F (120 °C).
The desired temperature will be indicated in the middle of the temperature
dial in large numbers. The temperature of the bowl will be indicated along
the top edge of the temperature dial on a color scale 1 from blue to red.
The current bowl temperature will also be displayed in smaller writing
between the desired temperature and color scale. While the heating is active,
you will also notice the "°F" pulsing inside the temperature dial.
The preset and current temperatures indicated are approximate values only.
Always ensure that the value for the preset temperature is set to "---" if you
do not wish to heat or cook food! Alternatively, switch off the heating function
by tapping on the temperature dial and turning the selector counter-clockwise
to "---". This will prevent unwanted heating of the ingredients in the mixing
bowl if a time has been preset. The heating function will only be switched on
if a time is preset on the time dial.
Note that the maximum Varoma temperature is 250 °F (120 °C), depending
on the ingredients you are using, e.g. oil.
The Thermomix™ also uses LEDs on the housing to indicate whether it is
preparing cold dishes (flashing green) or hot dishes (flashing red as soon as the
mixing bowl has reached a temperature of 130 °F–140 °F (55 °C–60 °C)) 2 .
Soft heating at speeds 2 and 3
Speeds 2 and 3 are designed for soft heating. When these speeds are selected,
the temperature will be increased more slowly than at the other speeds.
This allows for the gradual heating of sensitive ingredients (e.g. zabaglione).
Soft start (above 140 °F (60 °C))
If the Turbo mode is activated or the motor is started when the temperature
in the mixing bowl is 140 °F (60 °C) or higher, an electronic system will
help prevent food from escaping by delaying the speed increase. This soft
start will only work if the food has been heated in the Thermomix™. Only
then can the temperature sensor correctly gauge the current temperature and
trigger the soft start accordingly.
If you want to use the Thermomix™ to process food that has not been heated
in the Thermomix™ (e.g. preparing a gravy from hot meat juices), you should
only increase the speed slowly and gradually.
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Color scale Current bowl
temperature
Preset temperature
2

Varoma temperature setting

NOTICE
With water the temperature of the mixing bowl content cannot exceed
212 °F. Higher temperatures can only be reached with high salt or sugar
content or non water-based liquids like oil.
If the Varoma temperature setting 3 is selected, temperatures of up to 250 °F
(120 °C) may be reached, depending on what ingredients you are using, e.g. oil.
Please note that the value for the current temperature will switch to "Varoma"
as soon as the mixing bowl has reached a temperature of 212 °F (1oo °C),
which is needed for steaming. The color scale will continue to show the current
mixing bowl temperature (212 °F-25o °F (1oo °C-12o °C)). During 15 minutes
at Varoma temperature setting, 8.8 oz (250 g) water or water based liquids
evaporate. The Varoma temperature setting is used for steam cooking (see
page 22-26) and reducing water based liquids. For sautéing ingredients the
temperature setting of 25o °F (120 °C) is recommended. 250 °F (120 °C) can
be reached only after most of the water content of the ingredients has evaporated.
Speed dial
Tap on the speed dial and turn the selector to start the Thermomix™.
The following speeds are available:
Designation Speed / mode
Gentle stir
Stirring 1–3
Mixing/blending 4–10
Turbo mixing Turbo

Gentle stir setting

The gentle stir setting 4 can be selected using the speed dial. At this setting,
the food is stirred slowly in the same way as if you periodically stirred some
food in a saucepan. If this setting is selected, the food is not chopped and large
chunks remain.
Stirring
Use the lower speeds 1–3 for gentle stirring. This lower speed range is suited
for delicious stews.
Revolutions/min.
40
100–500
1100–10200
10700
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