Cooking Tips - Redmond RMC-M23E Handbuch

Maintenance
Unplug the appliance if not using it for a long time. The cooking chamber, the
heating disk, the bowl, inner lid and steam valve, the condensate container should
be clean and dry.
Place all the complete units into the bowl and position it inside the housing for
compact storage.
V. COOKING TIPS
Common Cooking Mistakes and Ways of Solving Them
This table familiarizes you with the practical tips and solutions to some common
problems you may experience when using the multicooker.
THE DISH IS UNDERCOOKED
Possible causes Solutions
Try to avoid opening the lid while cooking.
The lid of the device was open or was Close the lid until it clicks into place. Make
not closed properly, so the cooking sure that the rubber sealing ring located on
temperature was not high enough the inner side of the lid is not deformed or
damaged in any way
There should not be any foreign objects be-
tween the lid and the housing of the device,
Cooking temperature was not ob-
remove if any.
served because the bowl and the
Always make sure that the heating element is
heating element did not fit tightly
clean and fits tightly with the bowl before
cooking
Wrong ingredients or settings were
chosen.
We recommend that you use recipes adapted
General proportions were not ob-
for the device. Choose proven recipes only.
served, the foods were cut into pieces
Set the time and cooking programme, choose
that are a bit too big.
ingredients, proportions, and the size of
Wrong time settings.
pieces according to the recipe
Chosen recipe is not appropriate for
the appliance
Steaming: the amount of water in the
Use the amount of water recommended. If in
bowl is not enough to provide enough
doubt, check the water level while steaming
steam density
For regular frying add an amount of vegetable
oil just enough to cover the bottom of the
Too much vegetable
bowl.
oil was added
Follow recommendations given in the recipe
while deep frying
Frying
Do not close the lid of the device while frying
Too much liquid in-
unless specified in the recipe. Defrost and let
side the bowl
drain the ingredients before frying
Certain foods need to be washed or sautéed
Boilng: the broth boiled away while
before cooking. Follow recommendations
cooking acidic foods
given in the recipe
Possible causes Solutions
While proving the
dough has reached
the inner lid and Use a smaller amount of dough
Baking (dough
covered the steam
failed to bake
valve
through)
Take the product out of the bowl, turn it over
Too much dough in
and place back. Bake until ready,
the bowl
Next time use smaller amount of dough
THE DISH IS OVERCOOKED
We recommend that you use the recipes adapted for your
Wrong ingredients or time
model.
settings, the foods were
Set the time and cooking programme, choose ingredients,
cut into pieces that are a
proportions and the size of the pieces according to the
bit too small
recipe
The dish was in the bowl
We recommend that you use the Keep Warm function mode
on the Keep Warm func-
moderately. If your device enables you to switch "Keep Warm"
tion for too long after
off in advance, use it to avoid the problem
being cooked
LIQUID BOILS AWAY DURING COOKING
Depending on both quality and properties of the milk used, it
may boil away. To avoid this, we recommend that you use only
Milk boils away
ultra-pasteurized skimmed milk. Mix the milk with some
water if needed
We recommend that you use the recipes adapted for the device.
Foods were not prop-
Try choosing proven recipes only. Set the time and cooking pro-
erly processed (were
gramme, choose ingredients, proportions, and the size of the
not rinsed well, etc.).
pieces according to the recipe.
Wrong general propor-
Whole grains, meat, fish, and seafood need to be thoroughly
tions or ingredients
rinsed before cooking
THE DISH IS BURNT
The bowl was not properly washed
Before cooking ensure that the bowl is clean and
before cooking.
has no coating defects
Non-stick coating is damaged
General amount of ingredients is
Use proven recipes adapted for the device
smaller than recommended
Reduce the cooking time or follow recommenda-
Cooking time was too long
tions given in the recipe adapted for your model
For regular frying add an amount of vegetable oil just
Frying: oil was not added; the in-
enough to cover the bottom of the bowl.
gredients have not been stirred or
For proper frying stir or turn the ingredients
turned over
occasionally in the bowl while cooking
Add more liquid. Avoid opening the lid while
Stewing: not enough liquid
cooking
RMC-M13E, RMC-M23E, RMC-M33E
Boiling: not enough liquid in the
Follow recommended amounts of liquids and
bowl (proportions were not ob-
solids while cooking
served)
Grease the bottom and sides of the bowl with
Baking: the bowl was not greased
butter or vegetable oil before baking (do not pour
before baking
oil inside)
INGREDIENTS LOOSE THEIR SHAPE WHEN COOKED
The ingredients have been While frying foods, it is enough to stir the ingredients
stirred a bit too often every 5-7 minutes
Reduce cooking time or follow recommendations given
Cooking time was too long
in the recipe adapted for the device
PASTRY IS DAMP
Improper ingredients were used Use ingredients according to the recipe. Avoid
(juicy fruit or vegetables, frozen using ingredients that contain excess moisture or
berries, sour cream, etc.) use them in smaller amounts
We recommend that you take the baked product
The baked product has been left in
out of the bowl right after the baking cycle is over
the multicooker with the closed lid
or leave it on "Keep Warm" mode for a short pe-
for too long
riod of time only
PASTRY WON'T RISE
Eggs and sugar were not whisked well
Use proven recipes adapted
The dough sat for too long before being baked
for the device. Choose, meas-
The flour wasn't sifted or the dough was not kneaded ure and process the ingredi-
well ents according to the recom-
mendations given in the
Wrong ingredients
recipe
Wrong recipe
Certain REDMOND multicookers feature overheat protection in the "STEW" and
"SOUP" programmemes. In case there is not enough liquid in the bowl, the
appliance activates overheat protection, automatically interrupts the program-
meme, and switches to the Keep Warm.
Recommended Steaming Times for Different Foods
Weight, g /
Meal Water, ml Cooking time, min
Quantity, pcs.
Pork/beef fillet (cut into 1.5-2 cm
500 500
cubes)
Mutton fillet (cut into 1.5-2 cm
500 500
cubes)
Chicken fillet (cut into 1.5-2 cm
500 500
cubes)
180 (6 pcs.) /
Meatballs/cutlets 500
450 (3 pcs.)
GBR
20 min / 30 min
25 min
15 min
10 min / 15 min
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