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COOKING GUIDELINES

Note: Take care when frying as the oil and fat heat up very quickly, particularly
if you're using Power-boost. At extremely high temperature 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 sur- face of the cooking liquid. It is the key
to delicious soups and tender stews because the flavors develop wit- hout
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
• Stand the meat at room temperature for about 20 minutes before cooking.
• Heat up a heavy-based frying pan.
• 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.
• Turn the steak only once during cooking. The exact cooking time will depend
on the thickness of the steak and how cooked you want it. Times may vary
from about 2 – 8 minutes per side. Press the steak to gauge how cooked it is –
the firmer it feels the more 'well done' it will be.
• Leave the steak to rest on a warm plate for a few minutes to allow it to relax
and become tender before serving.