Mellerware 1300W Hot Beverage Maker User Manual


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Turningmeatandfishonlyoncewhilstfrying
willhelppreventitfromdryingout.Thiswill
alsobeavoidedbyturningoverthefoodwitha
spatularatherthanprickingitwithafork.
Fryingorcookingfishfortoolongwillmakeit
tough,andwillspoiltheflavour.Ingeneral,fish
isdonewhenthetissuereadilyseparates(into
layers)andhaslostitstransparency
orrawcolour.
Frying/Grilling
Donotusemorethanasmallquantityofoilor
fryingfatwhenfryingorgrillingfood.
Coatingfishwithbreadcrumbsorflourbefore
youfryitwillprotectthefishfromtheheatand
preventitfromdryingout.Afterfryingthefish
placeitonapieceofpaperkitchentowelto
drain.
Stir-frying
Stir-frieddishesarepreparedbycontinually
stirringandturninguntiltheingredientsare
done.Onlyalittleoilisrequired;thepotisset
toahightemperature.Putthemeatorfishin
thepot,andturnitrepeatedlyuntilitisabout
three-quartersdone.Youcanthenaddthe
furtheringredients,suchascarrots,onions,
mushrooms,paprikas,courgettes,and/ora
littlethinsauce,etc.,etc.,andcontinuecook-
inguntilthemeatorfishisdone.
Stir-fryingishealthysinceonlyalittleoilisre-
quired,littleornosaltneedstobeadded,and
thevitaminsareretained.Moreoverthefood
isdelicioussincethismethodofpreparation
doesfulljusticetotheflavouroftheingredients
–andthevegetablesremaincrisp.
Cooking
Foodiscookedbyheatingitinboilingliquid
untilitisdone.TheElectricPotisverysuitable
forcookingmoderatequantitiesofpastaand
rice.TheElectricPotis,inparticular,ideally
suitedtocookingspaghetti;thepothasa
largerdiameterthanmanyotherpotsavailable,
andyoudonotneedtoshortenthespaghetti.
Thecookingtimesstatedintheenclosed
recipesserveonlyasguidelines.Theactual
cookingtimesdependonthequalityofthe
meatandthefreshnessofthevegetables,etc.,
andwillvaryfromdishtodish.
Poaching
Poachedfoodsarecookedslowlyinaliquid
justbelowboilingpoint.Theliquidisatthe
correcttemperatureforpoachingoncethe
surfacejustbeginstomove.Thequantityand
temperatureoftheliquidusedforpoaching
dependsonthefoodbeingcooked.Meat,fish
andpoultryareusuallypoachedinbouillon;
eggsarepoachedinwatercontainingalittle
saltand,often,adropofvinegar.Fruitcanbe
poachedinathinsyrup.Poachingimpartsa
delicateflavourtothefood,sincealittleflavour
fromtheliquidisaddedtothepoachedingre-
dients.
Stewing
Foodisstewedbybrieflyfryingthesurfaceand
thenallowingittocookveryslowlyatalow
temperature.Stewingisidealforpreparinga
hash,sincetheElectricPotoffersyouanop-
portunitytocombineawidevarietyofprepa-
rationmethods.Lightlyfrythemeat,addthe
variousingredients,suchasonions,cloves,
cream,mushroomsandgarlic,etc.,andthen
allowtosimmerforacoupleofhours.
Thawing
YoucanalsousetheElectricPottothawfood.
Setthethermostattoposition1andputthe
foodtobethawedinthepot.
Maintenanceandcleaning
•Nevermovetheappliancewhilstitis
switchedonorisstillhot.Switchoffthe
appliance,andwaituntilithascooleddown
beforeyoumoveit.
•Donotimmersetheapplianceinwaterorin
otherliquidswhenthethermostatisplugged
inthesocket.Ifthishappensdonotusethe
applianceanymore;dispose
oftheappliance.
•Donotusecorrosiveorscouringcleaning
agentsorscouringpads.
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