Gaggenau VK414610 Manual
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Cooking
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Fill the appliance with 7pints (4 liters) of water
and preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
and preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
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Use the pasta basket (special accessory FK 023
000) to prepare pasta.
000) to prepare pasta.
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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.
should clean the appliance particularly thoroughly
afterwards. Salt residues can produce corrosion.
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).
of liquid and set a temperature between 160 °F
and 200 °F (75 and 95°C).
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
vegetables immediately in icy water.
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.
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.
them to boil.
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Remove the food. Chill vegetables in icy water.
First rinse meat hot, and then cold.
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.
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.
the appliance particularly thoroughly afterwards.
Salt residues can produce corrosion.
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.
water and preheat it to the steam cooking setting.
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Place the unperforated cooking insert with the
prepared meal in the basis and switch back to
200°F (95°C).
prepared meal in the basis and switch back to
200°F (95°C).
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The glass cover must be fitted.
Food
Water quan-
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Cooking
insert
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Setting
Cooking
time
time
Notes
Plated meal with meat
0.23 gallons
(1 liter)
(1 liter)
Unperforated 200°F
(95°C)
12 - 15 min.
Pastas, starch-based side
dishes (500 g/1 lb)
dishes (500 g/1 lb)
0.23 gallons
(1 liter)
(1 liter)
Unperforated 200°F
(95°C)
10 - 12 min.
Lightly butter the cooking insert base
Vegetables (500 g/1 lb)
0.23 gallons
(1 liter)
(1 liter)
Unperforated 200°F
(95°C)
10 - 12 min.