Browning/High Temp. Mode 

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Browning/High Temp. Mode 

What is it?

Browning/High Temp. mode is ideal for sautéing, browning and caramelising ingredients to create intense flavours, colours and aromas.

How does it work?

High temperatures above 120°C allows fast, even browning on meat, vegetables, and seafood, which enriches the flavour and caramelises the natural sugars.

Works best for:

  • Flavour lovers who want to improve any dish with a rich, wonderful depth of flavour.
  • Clean cooks who prefer to avoid the fuss of frying on a stovetop.
  • Rapid or relaxed chefs who enjoy a 5-minute stir fry as well as a 4 hour bourguignon.

Browning Mode on TM7

Browning Mode on TM7 gives you two cooking options: Intense or Gentle.

Intense is similar to using high heat on a hob. It used more power and produces crispier browned vegetables and seared meat. This option is recommended for vegetables which release more liquid. When browning meat, the cooking time can be altered depending on well done, medium or medium rare. Gentle is similar to using a low-medium heat on a hob. It browns slower. This allows the ingredients to cook more deeply. For example, when browning opens they will become softer as they brown.

High Temp. Mode on TM6

High Temperature mode is only available on TM6 through Guided Cooking.

When working at high temperatures in TM6, safety is essential. For this reason, recipes using the High Temperature mode are only available through Cookidoo® Guided Cooking recipes. Once you find a recipe using High Temperature mode on Cookidoo®, simply follow the instructions on your Thermomix® screen. For safety reasons, use the splash guard when instructed to avoid hot splashes.

Best Results are Achieved When:

  • • Quantity of oil is between 10 and 50 g. Only use the larger amount of oil for a larger amount of ingredients to be browned.
  • • A minimum of 100 g of any solid ingredient or combination of solid ingredients are placed in mixing bowl to be browned.
  • • When browning meat, poultry or seafood, use between 100 g and 250 g. Repeat in batches to brown larger quantities. For proper browning, set time to 4-8 minutes and temperature to 160°C .
  • • With Intense option, preheating is necessary to brown meat properly. Place 20 g oil in mixing bowl with aromatics and heat the oil in Manual Mode for 2 minutes/120°C/speed 1.

Browning/High Temp. Mode Recipes

Did you know...?

While some foods require low heat for the perfect texture, others need a blast of heat to bring out intense, slightly toasted flavours and crispy textures. Onions, shallots and garlic form part of many dishes. Get your own recipes started by sautéing, browning or caramelising them with Browning/High Temp. mode.

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Top Tips:

  • • Caramelised sugars from Browning/High Temp. can leave some residue in the base of the mixing bowl, the same as when using a frying pan. These rich residues can be deglazed with liquid and will cook into the dish, enhancing the flavour. If using the browned ingredients straight away, without further cooking, simply run Pre-clean mode after emptying the mixing bowl to make cleaning fast and effortless.
  • • Drying pieces of meat with a paper towel before adding them to the mixing bowl will ensure deep browning.
  • • Start your own recipe by sautéing meat with Browning/High Temp. mode for an aromatic and browned outside, and then finish off cooking with Slow Cook mode to create a perfectly tender and flavourful dish.
  • • When using High Temp. mode in TM6, to guarantee the success of recipes the ingredients used must exactly match the quantities and descriptions specified.

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Turn Up the Heat!

Check out this collection of recipes that all utilise high temperature cooking mode to give the dishes more flavour, by browning meat and sautéing or caramelising vegetables.

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