Care And Cleaning - AEG HC451500EB Notice D'utilisation

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with small quantity of food or oil. There is
the risk of damage to the wok pan.
The frying temperature can be estimated
by testing with a wooden spoon. Hold
the handle of a wooden spoon in the hot
fat. If small bubbles rise to the surface,
the frying temperature has been
reached. If there are no bubbles, the
frying temperature has not yet been
reached.
Cooking methods
Stir-frying
• Swirl the wok with oil.
• Cut the ingredients into small pieces.
Add sauces and seasonings and
quickly fry over a high heat while
stirring continuously.
• The cooking time is very short. Make
sure that the ingredients are prepared
before you start cooking.
• Start with the ingredients with the
longest cooking time.
• Stir-frying is a very healthy cooking
method.
• Vegetables keep their taste and
colour, and stay nice and crunchy.
• Small pieces of meat stay tender.
Deep-frying
• The wok provides a very small drop in
temperature and low oil consumption.
• Because of the constant temperature
the fried food does not absorb much
fat.
• Meat, fish, potatoes, vegetables, etc.
keep an even colour and crust, and
thus also the usual taste.
• Only use fats that are specially
intended for deep-frying.
Poaching / Whipping
• The curved shape of the wok is
suitable for whipping up custards,
sabayons, butter sauces, fatless
sponge or parfait mixtures without a
bain marie at 65° C to 80° C.

6. CARE AND CLEANING

WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
6.1 General information
• Clean the hob after each use.
Simmering
• Boiling: to cook food (for example
spaghetti) at the boiling point.
• Simmering: to cook food (for example
dumplings) just under the boiling
point.
Stewing
• Cook the food in its own juice, or add
of a little fat and other liquid.
• Use this method to cook food with a
high water content (such as
vegetables, fish and fruit) with a lid on
over moderate heat, to keep the
flavour.
Steaming
• This is a gentle cooking method,
which keeps a high level of the food's
nutrient content and colour.
Use of the fats and oils
When the temperature is too high, the
fat begins to produce smoke. This
temperature is called the smoke point.
Fat / Oil Max. tem-
perature °C
Butter 130
Pork fat 170
Beef fat 180
Olive oil 180
Sunflower oil 200
Groundnut 200
oil
Coconut oil 200
Use Power function to heat up large
quantities of water.
• Always use cookware with clean
bottom.
• Scratches or dark stains on the surface
have no effect on how the hob
operates.
Smoke
point °C
150
200
210
200
220
235
240