Cooking setting table for popular dishes
See which heating setting to use for each tpye of food in the tables below. Cooking times may vary depending on type, weight, size and quality of the food. The set heat setting varies depending on the cookware that is used. The hotplate only heats when required to maintain the selected temperature. This supports controlled cooking and helps prevent the oil or fat from overheating.Side dishes and soups
Potatoes
100 °C
30–45 minutes
Potato dumplings
90 ºC
30–40 minutes
Pasta
100 ºC
7–10 minutes
Stuffed pastas (e.g. ravioli)
100 °C
6–15 minutes
Polenta
stir continously
90 °C
3–8 minutes
Rice
90 °C
25–35 minutes
Beef broth
100 °C
60–90 minutes
Pottage
100 °C
45–60 minutes
Vegetable soup
100 °C
60–90 minutes
Canned (e.g. goulash)
70 ºC
10–15 minutes
Instant soups (e.g. noodle soup)
100 ºC
5–10 minutes
Instant soups (e.g. cream soups)
90 ºC
10–15 minutes
Meat, fish and eggs
Meatballs
100 ºC
20–30 minutes
Chicken for soup
100 °C
60–90 minutes
Boiled veal
100 ºC
60–90 minutes
Sausages
90 ºC
10-20 minutes
Sautéed fish
90 ºC
15–20 minutes
Hard-boiled eggs (set to cook in cold water)
100 ºC
5–10 minutes
Vegetables
Fresh vegetables e.g. broccoli
100 ºC
10-20 minutes
Fresh vegetables e.g. Brussels sprouts
100 ºC
30-40 minutes
Frozen vegetables e.g. Brussels sprouts, beans
Add liquid according to manufacturer instructions.
100 ºC
15-30 minutes
Vegetables in cream sauce, frozen e.g. creamed peas
Add liquid according to manufacturer instructions.
100 ºC
15–20 minutes
Lentils, peas, chickpeas
100 ºC
15–20 minutes
Sweet food
Semolina purée
90 ºC
10–15 minutes
Compote
100 ºC
15–25 minutes
Rice pudding
90 ºC
40–50 minutes
Chocolate pudding
90 ºC
3–5 minutes
Dishes cooked with pressure cookers
Chicken
120 ºC
15–25 minutes
Rice
120 ºC
5–8 minutes
Potatoes
120 ºC
10–12 minutes
Pottage
120 ºC
15–20 minutes
Deep-fried
Pastries (e.g., doughnuts, beer-battered fruit, jelly doughnuts)
170 ºC
5–10 minutes
Meat (e.g., chicken nuggets, dumplings)
170 ºC
10–15 minutes
Vegetables, breaded or beer battered
170 ºC
4–8 minutes