Food cooked in a double boiler preserves vitamins and minerals as much as possible. Products are not exposed to high temperature, retain their natural color and shape.
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Instruction manual
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Inspect the double boiler every time before cooking. It should be clean, with no product residue or signs of deformation. Fill the tank with sufficient water, but not more than to the maximum mark. Place food in a bowl and place it above the water tank. Close the lid and turn on the double boiler.
2
Keep an eye on the water level in the double boiler. Especially if cooking takes a lot of time. During the operation of the double boiler, the water boils and evaporates. Instead of water, pour wine, spicy broth or broth into the tank. Then the dish is saturated with special flavors.
3
Steam almost any kind of food - meat, fish, eggs, vegetables. Dumplings, dumplings, casseroles and desserts are excellent. It is not recommended to steam pasta, as they are very boiled and can stick together. Boiling beans and peas in a double boiler is impractical; this will take at least two hours. Also, do not steam-treat offal and some types of mushrooms, which must be boiled in large quantities of water to remove toxic substances.
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Place food in one layer. If you cook different dishes on several tiers, then arrange them correctly. Put fish and juicy foods at the lower level - moisture from them will not get to the foods from below. At the same time, follow the cooking time to remove the tier with the finished dish in time.
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Cook fish for about 9 minutes, chicken - 12 minutes, vegetables and mushrooms - 20 - 25 minutes, dumplings - about half an hour, a magnificent omelet - 20 minutes.
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Do not open the lid when preparing food, so as not to get a severe burn. In addition, the cooking time increases with each opening of the lid. After cooking, leave the dish in a double boiler to keep it warm.
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Wash a double boiler only when it has completely cooled. Drain the water from the tank, wash all parts of the double boiler with warm water and dry thoroughly.