TIP 1
TEMPTING LOW-ENERGY TREATS QUICKLY:
COOKING WITH QUALITY MAKES SENSE!
In WOLL cookware the heat is distributed and stored particularly well – which
means you can keep the temperature turned down and make great energy
savings while cooking. For example, you will use 1/3 less energy than when
using traditional cast iron pans.
Even more energy-saving tips:
• Use pots and pans whose base is the right diameter for the hotplate. Hotplates
which are too large consume unnecessary energy. The high quality and good
heat conductivity of the WOLL thermo-base mean that even with smaller
hotplates the heat is evenly distributed – even with square pans or the
oval fish pan!
• When using a gas hob, the diameter of the gas flame should never be larger
than the diameter of base of the pan or pot.
• Due to the especially thick WOLL thermo-base, food will stay warm for longer
even when you have turned the hotplate off.
• Choose a pot size to suit the contents. Ideally a pot should be 2/3 full.
• Vegetables such as potatoes, carrots or cauliflower are best steamed without
liquid or with only a little liquid, in a closed pot or casserole – this saves
energy, is healthier and vegetables taste better. And the cooking time can
be reduced by around 30–40%
TIP 2 HEATING
THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE WHEN FRYING:
WOLL PANS GET HOT PARTICULARLY QUICKLY!
When they are empty, WOLL pans reach a temperature of up to 300 °C in just
three minutes when you use the highest heat setting. Reduce the heat in good
time so as to obtain healthy and tasty cooking results. If the temperature is
too high, cooking oils and fats can burn very quickly and also leave so-called
tar resins on the surface of the pan, which under some circumstances can not
be removed and will damage the non-stick properties.
Here’s how to heat a WOLL pan or a WOLL pot correctly when you are
frying or baking with fat or oil:
• Heat your WOLL professional cast product briefly while empty. The high
quality thermo-base will heat up very quickly and evenly.
• Add the fat or oil and heat on the highest setting.
• Do the wooden spoon test to see whether the fat or oil has reached the right
temperature: Hold a dry wooden spoon handle in the fat. If small bubbles
form around it, then the fat is hot enough. It shouldn’t start smoking as this
means it is beginning to burn!
• Reduce the heat supply by around 30% and add the items you wish to fry.
The high quality non stick coating on Woll pans makes them best suited
to the fat free frying of, for example, meat:
• When fat free frying meat the frying pan should be heated up for approximately
2 1/2 minutes at maximum power. The temperature can be tested
by means of the so called drop test: wet your finger and spray a couple of
droplets of water into the pan – if the water droplets dance on the base of
the pan the temperature is just right, if it spits then its too hot.
• Now reduce the temperature by about 30%
• Please ensure meat is at room temperature.
• Put the meat into the pan – it will stick lightly to the base.
• Turn the meat when it loosens itself slightly from the frying pan base
and continue frying.
• Fry the meat until your personal preference is achieved. Rare - using the so
called thumb test, no resistance should be felt; Medium - slight resistance is
felt; Well done – hardly any movement at all should be felt.
• After frying place the meat into a pre-heated oven at 90 °C for approximately
5 minutes.
TIP 3 FATS & OILS
FOR HEALTHY ENJOYMENT:CHOOSE THE RIGHT FATS, BECAUSE THEY DON’T ALL LIKE HEAT!
Depending on what you are cooking, choose an oil or fat which will withstand
the desired cooking temperature. Fats and oils have different levels of
stability when heated; we also talk about the smoke point, in other words
the temperature at which the fat starts to burn, which becomes apparent
as smoke develops.
When cooking at high temperatures, for example for searing meat or when
preparing vegetables in a wok, then cooking fats and oils with a high smoke
point are especially recommended:
• refined safflower oil (smoke point 266 °C)
• refined – and often also referred to as “pure” – olive oil (smoke
point 242 °C)
• refined colza oil – also strongly recommended by nutritionists
(smoke point 240 °C)
• refined sunflower, coconut, corn, soya or groundnut oil (220–230 °C)
• palm kernel oil (220 °C)
For gentle roasting, for example for fish or chicken breasts, or for preparing
pan-roasted dishes such as roast potatoes or breaded dishes, the most suitable
fats or oils are:
• grape seed oil (190–210 °C)
• concentrated butter (clarified butter; up to 205 °C)
• extra virgin olive oil (up to 190 °C)
Butter and margarine can tolerate heat of around 160 °C and are often used
in the preparation of egg and flour-based or breaded dishes, or for gently
sweating vegetables.
Caution:
Diet fats and diet margarines and most virgin or cold-pressed oils (such
as virgin safflower or sunflower oil) are generally not suitable for frying!
Always take note of the manufacturer’s information on the packaging
TIP 4 COATING
CUTTING OR SCRATCH MARKS: NO PROBLEM!
WOLL professional cast products are robust and hardwearing. The patented
hard-base coating makes the frying surface extremely resistant to cutting
and abrasion. If small scratch marks should appear on the surface, the pan
can still be used without any concerns – and without affecting its cooking
and frying properties or your health. WOLL professional cast products are
PFOA-free and meet the recommendations of the German health department
(Bundesgesundheitsamt)
TIP 5 KITCHEN UTENSILS
PRACTICAL UTENSILS: ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
Due to the highly resistant WOLL coating you can use all your kitchen
utensils without any problems, whether they are made of wood, plastic or
even metal. Or why not use our practical WOLL silicone utensils – they are
highly heat-resistant, very easy to clean, hygienic and also further extend
the life of our pans.
TIP 6 CLEANING
CLEANING WOLL COOKWARE: NOTHING COULD BE EASIER!
Thanks to the high quality non-stick coating you only need hot water and a
little detergent after every use, and everything will be sparkling clean as quick
as a flash. But all WOLL professional cast products are also dishwasher-proof.
If you have any tips you would like to let us know about then please leave below, thanks!
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