Cooking; Poaching; Blanching; Regenerating (Warming Up) - Gaggenau VK 414 610 Notice D'utilisation

Cooking

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Fill the appliance with 7pints (4 liters) of water
and preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
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Use the pasta basket (special accessory FK 023
000) to prepare pasta.

Poaching

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Fill the appliance with about 0.91 gallons (4 liters)
of liquid and set a temperature between 160 °F
and 200 °F (75 and 95°C).

Blanching

Blanching in steam (vegetables):
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Fill the appliance with 0.23 gallons (1 liter) of
water and preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
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Place the perforated cooking insert containing
the vegetables in the basin and close the glass
cover. Blanche a maximum of 500 g vegetables in
one go.
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Steam for 4 - 5 minutes and then chill the
vegetables immediately in icy water.

Regenerating (warming up)

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Fill the appliance with 0.23 gallons (1 liter) of
water and preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
Food
Plated meal with meat
Pastas, starch-based side
dishes (500 g/1 lb)
Vegetables (500 g/1 lb)
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Water quan- Cooking
tity insert
0.23 gallons Unperforated 200°F
(1 liter)
0.23 gallons Unperforated 200°F
(1 liter)
0.23 gallons Unperforated 200°F
(1 liter)
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You are advised to fit the glass cover.
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You can flavor or salt the water, but then you
should clean the appliance particularly thoroughly
afterwards. Salt residues can produce corrosion.
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Instead of water, you can use vegetable bouillon,
fish stock or meat broth. You can also flavor the
cooking liquid with herbs, spices or wine.
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Always fit the glass cover.
Blanching in boiling water (vegetables or meat):
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Fill the appliance with 0.91 gallons (4 liters) of
water and preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
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Place the vegetables or meat in water and allow
them to boil.
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Remove the food. Chill vegetables in icy water.
First rinse meat hot, and then cold.
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Use the pasta basket (accessory FK 023 000) for
easy insertion and removal of food.
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You can salt the water, but then you should clean
the appliance particularly thoroughly afterwards.
Salt residues can produce corrosion.
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Place the unperforated cooking insert with the
prepared meal in the basis and switch back to
200°F (95°C).
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The glass cover must be fitted.
Setting Cooking
time
12 - 15 min.
(95°C)
10 - 12 min. Lightly butter the cooking insert base
(95°C)
10 - 12 min.
(95°C)
Notes