Sencor SPR 5500SS User manual

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EN Slow cooker
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EN Slow cooker
Important safety instructions
READ CAREFULLY AND STORE FOR FUTURE USE.
General warnings
■This appliance must not be used by children 0 to 8 years of age. This appliance may
be used by children 8 years old and older when under continuous supervision.
■Children must not play with the appliance. Cleaning and maintenance performed
by the user must not be performed by children unless they are older that 8 years
of age and under supervision.
■This appliance may be used by persons with physical, sensory or mental
impairments or by persons with insufficient experience and knowledge, if they
are properly supervised or have been informed about how to use the appliance in
asafe manner and understand the potential dangers.
Electrical safety
■Keep this appliance and the power cord out of reach of children that are younger
than 8 years of age.
■Before connecting this appliance to apower socket, make sure the voltage stated
on its rating label corresponds to the voltage in your power socket.
■Connect the appliance only to aproperly grounded socket. Do not use an extension
cord.
■Never connect the appliance to apower socket until it is properly assembled.
■Fully unwind the power cord before using it.
■Do not connect and disconnect the power cord to and from the power socket with
wet hands.
■Ensure that the power plug contacts do not come into contact with water or
moisture.
■Do not disconnect the appliance from the power socket by pulling on the power
cord. This could damage the power cord or the power socket. Disconnect the cord
from the power socket by gently pulling on the plug of the power cord.
■Do not place heavy items on the power cord. Make sure the power cord does not
hang over the edge of atable or that it is not touching ahot surface or sharp
objects.
■If the power cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service
technician or by a similarly qualified person, as this will prevent a dangerous
situation from arising.
■Toavoidthe dangerof injury byelectricalshock,do notrepairthe applianceyourself
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performed at an authorised service centre. Tampering with the appliance during
the warranty period may void the warranty.
■To prevent the risk of injury by electrical shock, never submerge the slow cooker
unit, the power cord or the power plug into water or any other liquid.
■Make sure that no water or any other liquid splashes on the power plug or the
power socket, and that the hot steam emitted from the appliance is also kept away.
If this, nevertheless, occurs, disengage the circuit breaker of the power socket and
then carefully dry the power socket and the power plug before further use.
■Always turn off the appliance and disconnect it from the power socket when you
have finished using it.
Safety during use
■This slow cooker is intended for slow cooking of food, steam cooking and making
yoghurt. Do not use it for purposes other than those for which it was designed.
■This slow cooker is designed for domestic use and similar locations such as:
– kitchens in stores; offices and other workplaces;
– in agriculture;
– for guests of hotels, motels and other similar locations;
– in bed and breakfast establishments.
■This slow cooker is designed for use in indoor areas only. Never use it in an outdoor
or industrial environment.
■This slow cooker must be used only in accordance with the instructions contained
in this user’smanual.
■Only use the slow cooker on an even, dry, clean, stable surface and heat resistant
surface. Do not use the slow cooker on the drip area of the kitchen sink.
■Do not place the slow cooker on the edge of atable, on unstable, inclining or
uneven surfaces, on an electric or gas stove and other sources of heat, or in their
vicinity.
■Do not use the slow cooker on heat sensitive surfaces as such surfaces could be
damaged.
■When cooking, do not place the slow cooker directly on heat sensitive countertops,
i.e. stone countertops. This type of countertop is sensitive to uneven heat, and
when heated in asingle point it may crack. In the event that you wish to use this
slow cooker on aheat sensitive countertop, place acutting board or asimilar heat
resistant material underneath it.
■The slow cooker must be located in astable position with the handles positioned
in such away as to prevent spilling hot liquids.
■Only use the removable cooking bowl supplied with this slow cooker. Never use
any other bowl.
■Do not use acracked, dented or otherwise damaged cooking bowl. Adamaged
cooking bowl must be replaced with anew bowl of the original type.

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■Do not use the slow cooker when it is not functioning correctly or after it has fallen
on the floor, been submerged in water or is damaged in any other way. Hand it
over to an authorised service centre for inspection or repair.
■Before inserting the removable cooking bowl into the slow cooker unit, check
that the outer surface of the bowl and the inner area of the slow cooker unit are
completely clean and dry. To prevent damaging the slow cooker, there must be
no dried on food remains, etc. on the outer surface of the cooking bowl and the
surface of the heating element.
■Before connecting the slow cooker to apower socket, make sure that the cooking
bowl is properly seated inside the slow cooker unit, that the cooking bowl is filled
with water and foodstuffs and that the lid is correctly positioned on the cooking
bowl. Do not overfill the removable cooking bowl.
■Do not connect the slow cooker to apower socket or turn it on without the cooking
bowl being located inside the slow cooker unit.
■Do not use the slow cooker with an empty cooking bowl.
Warning:
Do not pour water or place any food into the slow cooker unit. Food and
water are put only into the cooking bowl.
■Only use the slow cooker with the original accessories that came with it.
Attention:
Using non-original accessories may result in adangerous situation arising.
■When operating the slow cooker, the lid must be tilted down and properly
secured in place. Do not place any items on to the lid.
■During operation, there needs to be sufficient area for air circulation above
the slow cooker and around it. Do not cover the slow cooker or block its
vents.
■Make sure that the steam exhaust outlet does not point towards heat
sensitive materials or you or other people. Hot steam may cause serious
scalding.
■Do not leave the stirring and serving spoon or any other kitchen utensils
inside the removable cooking bowl when using the KEEP WARM function.
■The temperature of accessible surfaces on the slow cooker is high when the
slow cooker is in operation and for acertain time afterwards.
■The surface of the heating element retains residual heat after use.

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■When handling the slow cooker after finishing cooking, it is necessary to be
very careful not to touch the slow cooker unit or any other parts of the slow
cooker because they may still be hot as aresult of residual heat.
■Do not touch the hot surfaces of the slow cooker. After turning off and
disconnecting the slow cooker from the power socket, use the slow cooker
unit carry handles to lift and carry it. For reasons of increased safety, we
recommend using kitchen gloves.
■Use the lid handle for lifting and carrying the lid. When tilting open the lid,
to prevent scalding, it is necessary to take care that the steam escaping from
the cooking bowl is not directed at you. For reasons of increased safety, we
recommend using kitchen gloves.
■Use kitchen gloves when removing the cooking bowl after you have
finished cooking.
■The water from the lid may only drip into the cooking bowl; it must not,
however, drip into the slow cooker unit.
■When the lid is hot, do not place it on heat sensitive surfaces.
■The slow cooker must not be left without supervision when it is in operation.
■Alwaysturnoffand disconnect theslowcookerfromthe mainspowersocket
when not using it, when leaving it without supervision, before removing the
cooking bowl or steamer insert, before cleaning, maintenance or moving it.
Never move the slow cooker during operation.
■It is necessary to pay exceptional care when moving the slow cooker when
it is filled with hot food or liquids.
■Always allow the slow cooker to fully cool down before removing the
cooking bowl or the steamer insert and before cleaning.
■Regularly clean the slow cooker after each use according to the instructions
in chapter Maintenance and cleaning. Do not perform any maintenance
on the slow cooker apart from the maintenance procedure described in
chapter Maintenance and cleaning.
■To prevent scratching the non-stick surface inside the cooking bowl when
cleaning it, always use wooden, silicone or plastic utensils.
■Apart from the removable cooking bowl, no other part of this slow cooker is
intended for washing in adishwasher.

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SPR 5500SS
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EN Slow cooker
User'smanual
■ Prior to using this appliance, please read the user’smanual thoroughly, even in cases,
when one has already familiarised themselves with previous use of similar types of
appliances. Only use the appliance in the manner described in this user’smanual.
Keep this user’smanual in asafe place where it can be easily retrieved for future use.
In the event that you hand this appliance over to somebody else, make sure to also
include this user’smanual.
■ Carefully unpack the appliance and take care not to throw away any part of the
packaging before you find all its parts. We recommend saving the original cardboard
box, packaging material, purchase receipt and responsibility statement of the vendor
or warranty card for at least the duration of the legal liability for unsatisfactory
performance or quality. In the event of transportation, we recommend that you pack
the appliance in the original box from the manufacturer.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SLOW COOKER
A1 Lid handle
A2 Steam exhaust outlet
A3 Lid from hardened glass
A4 Stainless steel steamer insert
Suitable for cooking in steam or
baking large portions.
A5 Cooking bowl handles with lid
fastening locks
Serves to hold the lid to the cooking
bowl when cooking and when
storing the slow cooker.
A6 Removable 6-litre aluminium
cooking bowl
With anon-stick inner layer and cool
handles.
A7 Slow cooker unit handles
A8 Slow cooker unit
Contains aheating element.
A9 Control panel
B1 Keep warm button with indicator
B2 Plus (+) and minus (-) buttons
Serve to increase or decrease the
cooking time.
B3 Cancel button
B4 LED display
B5 On/Off / start button with indicator
B6 MENU button
It is used for selecting acooking
mode.
C1 Browning mode – gentle heat
C2 Browning mode – low heat
C3 Browning mode – medium heat
C4 Browning mode – sauté
C5 Browning mode – high sear
C6 Cooking mode – yoghurt
C7 Cooking mode – steam cooking
C8 Cooking mode – slow cooking on
high heat
C9 Cooking mode – slow cooking on
low heat
PURPOSE OF USE
■ A slow cooker is intended for slow cooking of food, steam cooking and making
yoghurt.
■ Slow cooking currently belongs to recent healthy and tasty cooking trends. Thanks
to this method, food acquires new, more intense flavours, making it possible to
use smaller amounts of flavour enhancers like salt and fat. The slow cooker is used
to cook, bake and stew. Cooking is simple and economical. The result is always
exceptional and anyone can do it.
Attention:
This appliance is not intended to be operated using an external
timer switch or aremote control system.
USING THE SLOW COOKER
PREPARING FOR USE
■ Before using it for the first time, wash the cooking bowl A6, glass lid A3 and the
steamer insert A4 using ahot detergent solution and dry thoroughly.
■ Before inserting the cooking bowl A6 into the slow cooker unit A8, check that the
slow cooker unit and the external side of the removable cooking bowl A6 are clean
and free of food scraps. Place the glass lid A3 on to the cooking bowl A6 so that it is
horizontal and sits evenly on the edge of the bowl. Press the locks on both handles
A5 of the cooking bowl and slide them toward the lid handle A1 until they slide into
place, see figure D.
■ The lid A3 is locked on to the cooking bowl A6, however, the cooking bowl can easily
be taken out of the slow cooker unit A8 using the cooking bowl handles A5.
■ The removable cooking bowl A6 is made from aluminium with anon-stick surface,
it is not suitable for use on burners or gas, electric or ceramic hotplates and may not
be used in ovens. All cooking processes must be performed with the cooking bowl
A6 being safely located inside the slow cooker unit A8.
Warning:
Do not lift the removable cooking bowl A6 using the lid handles
A1. Only use the cooking bowl handles A5 located on both sides.
TURNING ON
■ Connect the power cord plug of the slow cooker to apower socket. The slow cooker
will beep and switch to stand-by mode.
STAND-BY MODE
■ The stand-by mode means that the slow cooker is ready for use. Four lines are shown
on the display B4.
■ Put the slow cooker into stand-by mode by connecting it to mains power or by
pressing button B3 at any time when making or changing cooking settings or while
actually cooking.
SLEEP MODE
■ Put the slow cooker into sleep mode:
– automatically, when nothing is done in the stand-by mode for 1 minute;
– by holding down button B5 for 3 seconds.
■ Wake the slow cooker from sleep mode by pressing any button B1 to B6.
TURNING OFF
■ To completely turn off the slow cooker, disconnect the power cord from the power
socket.
SELECTING ACOOKING MODE
■ Press button B6 repeatedly to activate the individual modes C1 to C9. The mode C1
is always activated first, the other modes follow sequentially in aclockwise direction.
Activation of the individual modes is accompanied by abeep, by the flashing of the
respective mode indicator and the default cooking time on the display B4 and by the
flashing of the indicator of button B5.
ADJUSTING THE COOKING TIME
■ Each cooking mode has apreset default time value, which is shown on the display
B4. This value can be increased or decreased using buttons B2, always in certain
intervals and within the scope of the available range, see the table below.
Default cooking time values and adjustable range:
MODE DEFAULT
VALUE
ADJUSTABLE
TIME RANGE
KEEP WARM
BROWNING
Gentle heat 15 minutes
5 to 60 minutes
(in 5 minute
increments)
manual
Low heat 15 minutes
5 to 60 minutes
(in 5 minute
increments)
manual
Medium heat 15 minutes
5 to 60 minutes
(in 5 minute
increments)
manual
Sauté 15 minutes
5 to 60 minutes
(in 5 minute
increments)
manual
High sear 15 minutes
5 to 60 minutes
(in 5 minute
increments)
manual
COOKING
Slow cooking at low
temperature
(Slow Cook Low)
8 hours
6 to 14 hours
(in 10 minute
increments)
auto / manual
Slow cooking at high
temperature
(Slow Cook High)
6 hours
2 to 8 hours
(in 10 minute
increments)
auto / manual
Steam cooking
(Steam) 20 minutes
10 to 120 minutes
(in 1 minute
increments)
manual
Yoghurt 8 hours
6 to 12 hours
(in 10 minute
increments)
manual
Note:
All browning modes have automatic preheating. The set time will
start counting down only after the preheating phase is finished.
In the event of apower outage while running in the BROWNING or
COOKING mode, the slow cooker will remember the current mode
and set cooking time if the power outage does not last longer than
15 minutes. After power is restored, the slow cooker will continue
in the given mode. In the event that the power outage exceeds 15
minutes, it is necessary to again select acooking mode and set the
cooking time.
■ Amanually set time can be cancelled at any time by pressing button B3.

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STARTING COOKING
■ Press button B5 to confirm the mode selection, time setting and to start cooking.
Note:
There is a 60-second time limit for confirming the selected mode,
cooking time and to start cooking. After this time, the slow cooker will
start beeping, which indicates that it is turned on but not cooking yet.
In the event that you do not perform any action within 5 minutes, the
slow cooker will automatically switch back to the stand-by mode and
cancel any settings.
BROWNING MODE
■ This slow cooker has 5 browning modes C1 to C5 for all tasks of sautéing, browning
and high searing. These modes are ideal for sautéing meat and pre-cooking
vegetables prior to subsequent slow cooking, which will enable sautéing in spices
and meat juices, which will make slow cooked meals even juicier.
BROWNING function Temperature
(approx.)
Gentle heat 100 °C
Low heat 120 °C
Medium heat (Medium) 150 °C
Sauté 170 °C
High sear 180 °C
■ Use button B6 to select the desired mode. If necessary, adjust the time using buttons
B2 and confirm the selection using button B5. Aflashing rectangle will appear on
the display B4, and the slow cooker will start the preheating phase. When the slow
cooker beeps and the timer starts counting down the time, the preheating phase
is finished and the slow cooker will start the actual cooking phase. When the timer
reaches zero, the cooking process will end. The slow cooker will beep and switch to
stand-by mode.
Note:
You can end the cooking process at any time by pressing button B3.
COOKING MODE
■ This slow cooker has 2 slow cooking modes C8 and C9. After safely inserting the
cooking bowl A6 into the slow cooker unit A8, put all the ingredients into the
cooking bowl, ensuring that they are evenly arranged on the bottom of the bowl.
Put the lid A3 on to the cooking bowl A6 and secure the lid in place using the locks
on the cooking bowl handles A5, see fig. D.
■ Use button B5 to select the desired function C8 or C9. If necessary, adjust the
cooking time using buttons B2. Press button B5 to confirm the selection and start
the cooking process. The indicator of the selected function will be lit and the display
B4 will show the countdown.
– When mode C9 is selected, the meal is gently heated for alonger time without
overcooking or burning on. Then no stirring is necessary.
– When mode C8 is set, the meal is cooked in approximately half the time
compared to mode C9. In mode C8, certain meals may reach the boiling point,
so it is necessary to add water. This will depend on the recipe and cooking time.
Stirring occasionally will help flavours to be distributed more evenly.
■ When the timer reaches zero, the slow cooker will beep five times and switch to the
KEEP WARM mode, and the indicator on button B1 will be lit. The slow cooker will
remain in this mode for 4 hours and then switch to the stand-by mode.
Warning:
In the event that you are not home during the slow cooking
process and apower outage occurs, throw out the food even
when it looks like it is cooked.
■ For more information, see chapter Slow cooking guide.
STEAM COOKING MODE
■ Before cooking in steam, make sure that the cooking bowl A6 is clean. Place the
steamer insert A4 on to the bottom of the cooking bowl. Pour 1 to 1.3 litres of water
into the cooking bowl A6 so that the water level is just below the level of the steamer
insert A4.
■ Depending on the type of meal and the desired cooking method, you may
place food on to the steamer insert A4 before selecting the cooking function or,
alternatively, only after the water starts to boil. The 1 to 1.3 litres of water will start
boiling in approximately 10 minutes.
■ Place the food on to the steamer insert A4, put the lid A3 on to the cooking bowl A6
and lock it. Do not remove the lid A3 while steam cooking. Tilting open the lid will
cause the steam to be released, which will extend the cooking time.
■ Use button B5 to select mode C7. If necessary, adjust the cooking time using buttons
B2. Check that the set time is sufficient for bringing the water to aboil. While steam
cooking, monitor the water level in the cooking bowl A6. If it is necessary to add
water, unlock and take off the lid A3 using adry pair of kitchen gloves, pour in hot
water, put the lid A3 back on and lock it in place.
■ After finishing steam cooking and tilting open the lid, you may remove the steamer
insert A4 from the cooking bowl A6. Or you may remove the cooked meal from the
steamer insert A4 using apair of tongs, and leave the steamer insert A4 to fully cool
down before removing it from the cooking bowl A6.
■ For more information, see chapter Steam cooking guide.
YOGHURT MODE
■ All equipment and utensils used when making yoghurt must be sterilised before
use. Mix all the ingredients in aseparate bowl before putting them into the cooking
bowl A6.
■ Put the lid A3 on to the cooking bowl A6 and lock it.
■ Use button B5 to select mode C6. If necessary, adjust the cooking time using buttons
B2.
Attention:
For safety reasons, do not attempt to use this function for other
purposes. This function is intended only for making yoghurt.
■ For more information, see chapter Yoghurt making guide.
KEEP WARM MODE
■ This slow cooker has an automatic and amanually adjustable keep warm mode:
– The keep warm mode is activated when the timer for mode C8 or C9 reaches zero.
– The keep warm mode can be manually set when the slow cooker finishes the
browning mode, cooking mode or automatic keep warm mode.
■ When the manual keep warm mode is selected, indicator B1 is lit and the display
starts counting up the time. When the manual and automatic keep warm modes
are set, the slow cooker will remain in this mode for 4 hours and then switch to the
stand-by mode. The keep warm function can be cancelled at any time by pressing
button B3.
SLOW COOKING GUIDE
■ This slow cooker is designed for an even arrangement of ingredients, which will
enable you to intensify and deepen the flavour of the meat using the same pan
for browning, high searing and slow cooking. Depending on the temperature and
ingredients, slow cooking may take 3 to 12 hours.
■ It is recommended to include the browning before the actual slow cooking process,
however it is not essential. High searing and browning lock moisture inside the meat,
intensify its aroma and deliver delicious results.
PREPARING MEAT
■ When buying meat for slow cooking, select thinner cuts and remove any visible fat
from the meat. In recipes that require apan for preparing the meat, cut the meat into
cubes measuring approximately 2.5 to 3 cm. Slow cooking enables thinner meat cuts
to be used. If necessary, it is possible to leave bones in the meat, which helps keep
the meat tender during the cooking process, however, this will extend the required
cooking time.
Cuts suitable for slow cooking:
Beef Neck, hanger steak, top side, silver side, boneless shank, bone-in
shank (Osso Bucco)
Lamb Feet, shanks, neck cutlets, boneless front quarter or shoulder
Veal Rump cubes, shoulder / cutlet cubes, front steaks, neck cutlets,
shank
Pork Leg of pork steaks, sliced brisket, sliced shoulder, boneless chops
Chicken Drumsticks, thighs, Maryland thighs, skinless thighs and wings
PREPARING VEGETABLES
■ To ensure an even cook, cut all vegetables into equal-size pieces (approximately 2-3
cm). It is necessary to defrost frozen vegetables prior to putting them into the slow
cooker with the other ingredients.
PREPARING DRY BEANS AND LEGUMES
■ It is recommended to soak dry beans and legumes overnight. Then strain them,
rinse with water and put them into the cooking bowl A6 together with asufficient
amount of water to enable the beans and legumes to double in size. Cook in mode
C8 for 2-4 hours.
ROASTING MEAT
■ Roasting meat in aslow cooker makes for delicate and juicy meals. The long slow
cooking process under the lid tenderises and softens the binding and muscular
tissues, which makes carving much easier. With this method, cheaper cuts of meat
can be used.
■ The meat does not brown during the slow cooking process, for this purpose use
mode C5 before starting slow cooking.
■ It is not necessary to add water when roasting meat. Prior to baking, place the meat
on the steamer insert A4. This enables the surface of the meat to remain dry and free
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Cuts suitable for roasting:
Beef Shoulder, bottom round steak, rib, slices, bottom sirloin, top round
steak
Lamb Leg of lamb, saddle, chops, ribs, feet, shoulder, mini roast
Veal Round steak, veal sirloin, crown roast, shoulder / front
Pork Tenderloin, neck, leg of pork, crown roast (skinless without fat)
MEAT ROASTING
Sautéing meat in this slow cooker requires the addition of water. Add the appropriate
amount of water to the cooking bowl A6 so that athird of the meat is submerged.
The meat does not brown during the sautéing process, for this purpose use mode C5
before sautéing.
Cuts suitable for sautéing:
Beef Top round steak, shoulder, bottom round steak, roast, breast
Lamb Front, feet, shoulder
Veal Shoulder / front
Pork Tenderloin, neck of pork, steaks
COOKING TIME SETTINGS
General slow cooking time:
Mode C9: 6-14 hours
Mode C8: 2-8 hours
Traditional cooking time Slow cooking time
(without roasting)
Mode C9 Mode C8
35-60 minutes 6-10 hours 3-5 hours
1-3 hours 8-10 hours 4-6 hours
Traditional cooking time Slow cooking time (with roasting)
Mode C9 Mode C8
35-60 minutes 4-5 hours 2-3 hours
1-3 hours 5-6 hours 3-4 hours
Note:
Please take the above cooking times only as aguide. The cooking time
setting will depend on the used ingredients, temperature and meal size.
TIPS
■ Remove all visible fat from the meat and poultry.
■ Meat and poultry requires at least 6-7 hours of cooking time in mode C9 or 3-4 hours
in mode C8.
■ Ensure that the ingredients and liquids fill the cooking bowl A6 to only ¾ of its
capacity.
■ If there is an excessive amount of water after the cooking process has finished,
remove the lid and start cooking mode C8 for 30-45 minutes or until the liquid starts
to reduce. You may also reduce the amount of liquid by adding amixture of corn
starch and water into the hot liquid.
■ Always defrost frozen meat and poultry before cooking it.
■ When lifting the lid A3 or removing the cooking bowl A6, use dry kitchen gloves.
■ When serving the meal, place the cooking bowl A6 on to aheat resistant material.
■ Do not start the slow cooker unless the cooking bowl A6 is placed inside the slow
cooker unit A8.
■ Do not cook frozen meat or poultry.
■ Do not unnecessarily remove the lid A3 from the cooking bowl A6 as this results in
asubstantial loss of heat.
■ Do not use mode C8 when you plan on being away from your home for longer than
3 hours.
STEAM COOKING GUIDE
■ Meals cooked in steam retain amajority of their nutritional values. When cooking in
steam, you may place the meal on the included steamer insert A4 that is placed into
the cooking bowl A6. Check that the meal is located above the level of the water
or stock.
■ When steam cooking it is important that the lid A3 is tilted down and secured in the
closed position because opening the lid will release the steam, which will extend
the cooking time. Depending on the type of meal and the desired cooking method,
you may place the meal on to the steamer insert A4 before selecting the cooking
function or, alternatively, only after the water starts to boil. The tables below are
based on 1.2 litres of water being used and include the pre-heating time.
VEGETABLES
■ To ensure even cooking, vegetable pieces should be of the same size .
■ Smaller vegetable pieces will be cooked sooner.
■ It is possible to cook both fresh and frozen vegetables in steam, however, frozen
vegetables will require alonger cooking time, however, it is not necessary to defrost
them before cooking.
■ The size and shape of the vegetables and personal preferences may require specific
cooking time settings. If you wish to have softer vegetables, extend the cooking
time.
■ Make sure that the level of the water or stock does not reach the level of the steamer
insert A4.
Examples of cooking vegetables:
Asparagus trimmed shoots 2 bunches 12-16
minutes
Beans with cut off ends, whole 200 g 12-16
minutes
Broccoli cut into roses 250 g 12-15
minutes
Brussels sprouts roses cut into across 200 g 17-20
minutes
Carrot Cut into strips 3 medium-sized
(300 g)
20−25
minutes
Cauliflower cut into roses 300 g 22−25
minutes
Corn whole ears of corn 2 small ears of
corn
20−25
minutes
Sugar peas with cut off ends 250 g 12-15
minutes
Peas fresh, peeled 250 g 15-18
minutes
Peas frozen 250 g 12-15
minutes
Potatoes early potatoes, whole 8 (80 g each) 40-50
minutes
Sweet potatoes cut into 3 cm pieces 400 g 25-30
minutes
Pumpkin cut into 3 cm pieces 400 g 24-29
minutes
Spinach (English) cleaned leaves and stems 1 bunch 8-10
minutes
Squash cut off ends 350 g 20−25
minutes
Rutabaga peeled and cut into 3cm
pieces 150 g 20−25 minutes
Zucchini cut into 3 cm pieces 330 g 17-20
minutes
FISH AND SEAFOOD
■ Season fish with fresh herbs, onion, lemon, etc. before cooking
■ Make sure that the fish slices are in asingle layer on the steamer insert A4 and do
not overlap.
■ Fish are cooked until they can be easily broken up using afork and until they have
lost their translucence.
TYPE RECOMMENDATIONS AND TIPS COOKING TIME
(approx.)
Fish
- fillets Cook in steam until they can be easily
broken up using afork and until they have
lost their translucence. Fillets are ready
when it is easy to remove the spine.
20-24 minutes
-whole 25-30 minutes
- fillets 22−25 minutes
Mussels – in shells Clean and remove the whiskers, cook in
steam until they open up 15-18 minutes
Mussels and clams
"Pipi"
Clean, cook in steam until they open up 15-20 minutes
Prawns – in shells Cook in steam until they acquire apink
colour 15-20 minutes
Scallops Cook in steam until they lose their
translucence 15-20 minutes
POULTRY
■ Select poultry pieces of approximately the same size to ensure that they are cooked
evenly.
■ To achieve even cooking results, arrange the poultry pieces on the steamer insert
A4 in asingle layer.
■ Remove any visible fat and skin.
■ If you wish to achieve browning of the poultry, then prior to the steam cooking
process you may roast them in mode C5.
■ Prick the thickest part to check that the poultry is done. Aclear juice must flow out.