Cooking Guidelines
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 there will be a serious fire risk.
Cooking Tips
• When food comes to the boil, reduce the power setting.
• Using a lid will reduce cooking times and save energy by retaining the heat.
• Minimise the amount of liquid or fat to reduce cooking times.
• Start cooking on a high power setting and reduce the power setting when the food has
Simmering, cooking rice
• Simmering occurs below boiling point, at around 85˚C, when bubbles are just rising
occasionally to the surface of the cooking liquid. It is the key to delicious soups and tender
stews because the flavour develop without 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 higher power
setting than the lowest setting to ensure the food is cooked properly in the time
Searing steak
To cook juicy flavoursome steaks:
1. Stand the meat at room temperature for about 20 minutes before cooking.
2. Heat up a heavy-based frying pan.
3. 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.
4. 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. Time may vary from about 2 – 8
minutes per side. Press the steak to gauge how cooked it is – the firmer it feels the more
5. Leave the steak to rest on a warm plate for a few minutes to allow it to relax and become
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