Special applications
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Skinning vegetables and fruit
Procedure
Cut a cross in the top of tomatoes,
nectarines etc. This will allow the skin
t
o be removed more easily.
Place the fruit/vegetables in a
perfor
ated cooking container.
To blanch almonds, it is important to
plung
e them into cold water as soon
as they are taken out of the oven,
otherwise the skin cannot be
removed.
Settings
Steam cooking
Temperature: 100 °C
Duration: see chart
Food
[min]
Apricots 1
Almonds 1
Nectarines 1
Peppers 4
Peaches 1
Tomatoes 1
Duration
Apple storage
You can treat homegrown apples in the
steam oven
to increase the length of
time you can store them for. Once
treated, the apples will keep for 5 to
6 months when stored in a dry, cool
and well-ventilated place. This method
is only suitable for apples and not for
other types of fruit.
Settings
Automatic programmes | Fruit | Apples
| Whole | Preserving
or
Steam cooking
Temper
ature: 50 °C
Duration: 5 minutes