A slow cooker is a universal appliance for cooking. It can boil, fry, stew and bake. A tightly closed lid creates ideal conditions and a suitable temperature for extinguishing in a multicooker. This method of preparation preserves all the taste and aroma of the products. Prolonged languishing of products brings the taste of ready-made foods closer to those prepared in the oven. The longer the process, the richer the taste.
Extinguishing Temperature
Extinguishing principle or how it works
The whole secret of a wonderful and rich taste is that the degrees rise gradually, but do not reach a boil. With a tightly closed lid, all the ingredients for a long time languish in their own juice or separately added liquid.
The duration of the process depends on the ingredients that make up the dish, the specifics of the recipe. After all, vegetables will require significantly less time than meat. When cooking jellied meat, consider the size of the pieces and the type of meat. If this is a tender part of the carcass of a young animal, then you will have to cook less.
In extinguishing mode, you can cook aspic
In all models in this mode, it is possible to set the time and duration of the process (from 60 minutes to 12 hours). Some models are equipped with MULTIPOVAR - a function that allows you to cook products at the desired degrees Celsius. Inexperienced chefs find it easier to use automated programs.
Many are not satisfied with the length of the process. However, it does not need to constantly participate and stir. After cooking, the household appliance switches to the heating mode on its own.
Interesting! To speed up the quenching time, you can use the higher temperature mode at the beginning of the process, and then switch to quenching.
If you do not find this function on your unit, you should not be upset, because it can be replaced by others. When baking meat, you can add a little water to it and close the lid tightly. It will turn out as soft and tasty as when stewed. You can also use the SOUP program. The only difference is that when boiling the soup, the boiling point is reached. Many programs are similar to each other, so can they replace each other?
Extinguishing temperature in a multicooker
Cooking takes place at 90-95 degrees Celsius. They do not fry and do not dry out. These are optimal conditions for the meat or vegetables that are being prepared to let in more juice. If the products are not very juicy, you can add a little water.
You can add some water
Under the influence of these temperatures, all products grind, so they remain taste, aroma and most vitamins. Dishes stewed in a kitchen unit are very useful, even children can be fed with them.
There are some models of multicookers in which the temperature during extinguishing is equal to 105-140 degrees. So you can cook the dish much faster, but the taste will be slightly different. Each owner of a multicooker can set the temperature and time based on experience and culinary preferences.
Some compare this mode with cooking in a double boiler, but this is not at all. In the first case, the vegetables languish, and in the second, they are swept with hot steam. Therefore, the products are whole, healthy, but devoid of the same taste and aroma as when stewed.
Multicook temperature sensor
Any multicooker, regardless of the manufacturer, Redmond, Polaris or Mulineks, is equipped with two temperature sensors. One is located below and in contact with the bottom of the bowl, and the second in the lid.With the help of sensors, the temperature inside the multicooker is regulated. The first sensor responds to heating of the bowl itself, and the second is triggered when exposed to steam.
After cooking in a slow cooker, the ingredients do not mix, they are aromatic and whole. EXTINGUISHING is one of the most multifunctional modes. It helps in the preparation of soups, borscht, cabbage soup, jellied meat. Dishes are no worse than those of the grandmother in the oven. It is used in cases where you need to leave your home, and there is no one to control the process.
In this mode, you can cook:
- baked milk;
- to stew tender fish with vegetables;
- meat or liver stew;
- porridge from a variety of cereals;
- stuffed cabbage.
In EXTINGUISHING mode, you can cook baked milk
Some users claim that this mode is useless, because the dishes have been preparing for a very long time. And others, on the contrary, argue that they cannot imagine life without it. You can throw all the ingredients in the bowl and calmly go for a walk with the children, go shopping or solve any tasks. A slow cooker will make sure that no one is left hungry upon arrival.
To understand which camp belong to oneself (satisfied or dissatisfied), you should try to cook several dishes. For starters, you can try stewing meat with vegetables. To do this, fry the meat, a little onion, add the remaining vegetables and a glass of water. They prepare the dish for an hour or two, due to this, it will turn out fragrant, juicy and incredibly tasty.
Meat with vegetables in a slow cooker
Tips for housewives
Before starting the regime, make sure that all vegetables can let in a sufficient amount of juice. If it is not enough, add some water, cream broth, milk or wine. You can also use a variety of sauces.
Important! Dishes that were cooked at temperatures below 100 degrees contain more vitamins than those that underwent higher heat treatment.
Salt is recommended to be added at the very end of the process. Spices can be sprinkled with other foods. You should not immediately treat everyone with a cooked dish, despite the fact that it has been cooked for so long, he needs to insist a little. Slow cooker helps to get rid of the burden of cooking. After all, while stew is stewed, you can spend time with benefit.
