The Venga! VG HA 3000 is a versatile kitchen robot designed for a wide range of cooking tasks. It combines multiple functions in one appliance, making it a comprehensive tool for various culinary preparations.
Function Description:
The kitchen robot offers a multitude of functions, including:
- Weighing: Utilizes an electronic scale (17) for precise ingredient measurement.
- Heating, Blending, and Stirring: Employs a dough blade (11) for tasks like preparing risotto, chili con carne, goulash, stew, chowder, curry, and pudding.
- Mixing: Uses a chopping blade (12) for baby food, mashed potatoes, minced meat, milkshakes, and soups.
- Slicing: Achieved with a connection axis (10) and slicing disc - side A (9) for slicing cucumbers, onions, potatoes, and dried sausage.
- Grating: Performed with a connection axis (10) and slicing disc - side B (9) for grating cheese, carrots, celery, cabbage, and zucchini.
- Crushing Ice: Uses the chopping blade (12) for cocktails and iced coffee.
- Kneading Dough: Utilizes the dough blade (11) for pizza dough, bread, pretzels, buns, bagels, and cake batter.
- Emulsifying and Whipping: Achieved with a butterfly whisk (14) for mayonnaise, hollandaise sauce, whipped egg whites, whipped cream, and meringue.
- Steam Cooking: Uses the dough blade (11) and steamer basket or top steamer parts (1, 2, 3) for steaming meatballs, fish, vegetables, hard-boiled eggs, rice, and potatoes.
- Self-cleaning: Utilizes the butterfly whisk (14) and dedicated cleaning pads.
Important Technical Specifications:
- Model: VG HA 3000
- Power Supply: 220-240V~ 50/60Hz
- Power Consumption: 1500W
- Maximum Cooking Bowl Capacity: 2 liters (do not overfill).
- Weighing Range: 0 to 5000g. Objects or pressures exceeding this limit on the platform will damage the scale.
- Temperature Range: Adjustable in 5°C steps up to 120°C. Default starting temperature is 30°C.
- Speed Settings: Adjustable from -3 to 10 (levels -1, -2, -3 are reverse rotation). Maximum speed is 4 when a cooking temperature is selected or when using slicing/grating discs.
- Turbo Function (Pulse): Level 10 rotation, active only when no heating temperature is selected and the internal temperature is below 60°C. Maximum duration is 2 minutes.
- Water for Steam Cooking: Minimum 0.5L for 30 minutes of cooking. Add 0.25L for every additional 15 minutes.
Usage Features:
The device features a control panel with a digital display and various buttons for setting time, temperature, speed, pulse, quick access to preset modes, and weighing.
- Time Setting: The first section (minutes) is adjustable up to 99, and the second section (seconds) is adjustable up to 59. Rotate the knob to increase/decrease and press the TIME button to confirm. Pressing TIME again restarts the setting cycle.
- Temperature Setting: Adjustable in 5°C steps up to 120°C. Rotate the knob to increase/decrease. Pressing TEMP again restarts the temperature setting.
- Speed Setting: Adjustable from -3 to 10. Rotate the knob to increase/decrease. Pressing any other function button confirms.
- Pulse Function: Activates turbo rotation (level 10) during cooking. It only works when no heating temperature is selected and the internal temperature is below 60°C.
- Quick Button: Provides access to a menu of preset cooking modes (e.g., steaming, cooking, jam, sauce, sauté, dough, cake, ice, juice, purée, cleaning).
- Weight Button: Activates the weighing function. The display shows "0000" when ready, then the weight in grams. To tare, press the WEIGHT button for 3 seconds.
- Start/Stop Button: Initiates or pauses the cooking process.
Cooking Modes (Examples):
- Steaming: 25 min, 100-105°C, Low speed.
- Cooking: 42 min 30 sec, 100-120°C, Low speed.
- Jam: 25 min, 100°C, Speed 3.
- Sauce: 25 min, 100-105°C, Low speed - 4.
- Sauté: 12 min 30 sec, 100-120°C, Low speed.
- Dough: 3 min, /, Speed 2.
- Cake: 2 min 30 sec, /, Speed 4.
- Ice: 1 min 15 sec, /, Speed 6.
- Juice: 2 min 15 sec, /, Speed 4.
- Purée: 30 min, 100°C, Speed 2-10.
- Cleaning: 4 min 10 sec, 30°C, Low speed - 4.
Safety Precautions:
- The appliance can be used by children over 8 years old and persons with reduced physical, sensory, or mental capabilities if supervised and instructed. Children should not play with the appliance.
- Cleaning and maintenance should not be done by children unless they are over 8 years old and supervised.
- Never leave the appliance unsupervised when in use or cooling down.
- Ensure mains voltage matches the appliance's rating.
- Do not unplug/plug with wet hands.
- Check for damage regularly; do not use if damaged. Repairs must be done by a qualified technician.
- Use only for domestic purposes.
- Never immerse the appliance or power cord in water.
- Do not use outdoors; keep in a dry place.
- Do not use non-recommended accessories.
- Place on a clean, flat, stable surface.
- Avoid placing on carpets or flammable materials.
- Always keep clean, especially parts in contact with food.
- Accessories can be cleaned in a dishwasher below 60°C, but not the cooking bowl or main unit.
- Do not touch the blades when the appliance is on.
- Do not pull or lift the appliance by the cable.
- Ensure the cable does not touch hot surfaces or open flames.
- Do not use the TURBO button for hot preparations (above 50°C).
- Do not insert objects into the jug during operation.
- Do not lift the jug or open the lid during operation.
- Do not overfill the jug (MAX level).
- Do not move the appliance during operation.
- If the blade is blocked, switch off and remove ingredients.
- The symbol on the surface indicates a hot surface; exercise caution.
Troubleshooting Guide:
- E01: Cooking bowl not properly installed.
- E02: Motor overheating protection activated.
- E03: Lid not properly adjusted.
- E04: Other problem (contact maintenance).
Maintenance Features:
- Before Use: Clean the appliance and accessories with a slightly damp cloth to remove dust. Install on a clean, stable, dry surface away from heat sources.
- Cleaning and Maintenance:
- Always switch off, unplug, and allow the appliance to cool completely before cleaning or changing accessories.
- Clean the cooking bowl and accessories with a damp cloth, water below 60°C, and mild detergent.
- Never use sharp or abrasive objects for cleaning.
- Accessories can be washed in a dishwasher below 60°C, but not the cooking bowl or the main appliance.
- Never immerse the cooking bowl or the main appliance in water.
Environmental Protection:
- Waste electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed of according to specific rules, not with household waste.
- The symbol on the technical data plate indicates that the appliance should not be disposed of in a municipal container. Return to the store or a collection point for recycling.
ERP Declaration:
- The product complies with Regulation 1275/2008/CE. It has no "standby mode" and switches off completely after use, consuming no electricity.
- The user manual is available in electronic format upon request from customer service.