In this new series for the Winning Kitchen Club Blog we’re debunking popular cookery terms to help you have more Winning Moments in the kitchen.
Sous-Vide
Simply translated from the French, sous-vide means “under vacuum’. In the kitchen, sous-vide is a style of cooking whereby food is sealed in an airtight plastic bag and then cooked in a water bath using precise temperature control.
It’s a popular way of preparing meat and vegetables because it ensures that the food is cooked evenly all the way through and helps maintain moisture too. Sous-vide cooking also has the added benefits of enhanced flavouring as the ingredients infuse the food, plus there is minimal cleaning as all the ingredients are locked tight in the bag.
If you want to try out sous-vide cooking at home the very clever AEG ProCombiPlus™ Steam Oven has an in-built Sous Vide function. The oven can be paired with the AEG PrecisionVac™ SousVide Vacuum Sealer Drawer for a cooking solution that blends seamlessly into your kitchen and requires no use of valuable bench space
Check out this recipe by Mark Best for Succulent Chicken with Celeriac Remoulade for an idea of the delicious dishes you can make with a Sous Vide function.
Combi Cooking
Combi (or combination) cooking is when a combination of moist and hot air is used to ensure outstanding baking and roasting results. Cooking with steam has always been popular with professional and amateur cooks, as increasing the humidity in the oven optimises baking and roasting results. It’s a method that is particularly good for producing soft, delicious-smelling bread with a shiny, appetising crust or a roast as tasty as you’d find in a restaurant.
Check out our range of Combi-Steam Ovens that can help you reproduce these professional results at home. You might also like these tips for baking bread by the Winning Appliances Home Economist Dianne Pollitt.
Pyrolitic Ovens
A Pyrolitic Oven is one that possesses the magical powers of cleaning itself! An oven with a pyrolytic function uses extremely high temperatures of 500c+ to incinerate the grease and reside left behind from cooking, turning them into an ash that you just wipe away with a damp cloth.
With a pyrolitic oven you no longer need to use cleaning chemicals or spend hours scrubbing out the oven. It’s an appliance that does the dirty work for you!
Check out our range of Winning Pyrolitic Ovens here.
