Sous-vide (vacuum) cooking
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Procedure
Rinse the food with cold water and
dry it.
Place the food in a vacuum sealing
bag and add spices or liquid if
desired.
Vacuum-seal the food in a chamber
system vacuum sealer.
For optimum cooking results place
the rack on shelf level2.
Place the vacuum-sealed food on the
rack (next to each other if there are
several bags).
Select Further programmes.
Scroll through the list until Sous-vide is
highlighted.
Confirm with OK.
Change the recommended
temperature if necessary.
Confirm with OK.
Set the cooking duration. Any time
between 1minute and 10hours can
be set.
Confirm with OK.
Select further settings if required (see
"Operation: Steam cooking -
Advanced operation").
Possible reasons for
unsatisfactory results
The bag has opened:
– The seal was not clean or strong
enough and has opened.
– The bag was damaged by a sharp
bone.
The food has an unpleasant or strange
taste:
– Incorrect storage of the food; the
food was kept out of the refrigerator
for too long.
– The food was contaminated with
bacteria before it was vacuum
sealed.
– Too much of ingredients such as
spices was added.
– The bag or seal was not in perfect
order.
– The vacuum was insufficient.
– The food was not eaten or chilled
immediately after cooking.