Cooking Guidelines
Take care when frying as the oil and fat heat up very
quickly, particularly if you're using PowerBoost. At
extremely high temperatures oil and fat will ignite
spontaneously and this presents a serious fire risk.
Cooking Tips
• When food comes to the boil, reduce the temperature
setting.
• Using a lid will reduce cooking times and save energy by
retaining the heat.
• Minimize the amount of liquid or fat to reduce cooking
times.
• Start cooking on a high setting and reduce the setting when
the food has heated through.
Simmering, cooking rice
• Simmering occurs below boiling point, at around 85˚C, when
bubbles are just rising occasionally to the surface of the
cooking liquid. It is the key to delicious soups and tender
stews because the flavours develop without overcooking the
food. You should also cook egg-based and flour thickened
sauces below boiling point.
• Some tasks, including cooking rice by the absorption
method, may require a setting higher than the lowest setting
to ensure the food is cooked properly in the time
recommended.
Searing steak
To cook juicy flavorsome steaks:
1. Stand the meat at room temperature for about 20 minutes
before cooking.
2. Heat up a heavy-based frying pan.
3. Brush both sides of the steak with oil. Drizzle a small amount
of oil into the hot pan and then lower the meat onto the hot
pan.
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