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the SousVide™ Instruction Booklet BSV600
CONGRATULATIONS on the purchase of your new Breville SousVide™
Contents 4 Breville recommends safety first 6 Know your Breville SousVide™ 8 Operating your Breville SousVide™ 13 Care & cleaning 15 Troubleshooting 3
Breville recommends safety first At Breville we are very safety conscious. We design and manufacture consumer products with the safety of you, our valued customer, foremost in mind. In addition we ask that you exercise a degree of care when using any electrical appliance and adhere to the following precautions. Important safeguards Read all instructions BEFORE USE AND SAVE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE • Read all instructions carefully before using the machine. Do not touch hot surfaces. Use handles or knobs.
Breville recommends safety first IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FOR ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES • • • • • • • • • Fully unwind the power cord before use. Do not let the power cord hang over the edge of a bench or table, touch hot surfaces or become knotted. To protect against electric shock do not immerse the power cord, power plug or appliance in water or any other liquid.
KNOW your Breville SousVide™
KNOW your Breville Sous Vide K A. Stainless steel lid Contains steam during cooking process, and inverts to hold grill and rack when removing food parcels from water. B. Plastic handles Insulated from stainless steel lid. C. Pouch Rack Arranges food pouches vertically or stacked in the water bath for even cooking. D. Wire handle Under grill for easy removal of contents. E. Grill Separates food parcels from contact with surface. F. Stainless steel water bath 11.
OPERATING your Breville SousVide™
Operating your Breville Sous Vide Before first use 1. Be sure water bath contains water before starting the machine. 2. Properly insert the electrical cord (power lead) into the power socket on the back of the machine and plug it into the wall socket. 3. Press and hold the POWER ON/OFF button for 3 seconds to turn the machine on. You should feel a slight “click” and hear a tone. 4.
Operating your Breville Sous Vide Cooking with the Sous Vide As with any new cooking method, there are some differences in technique that you will want to become familiar with. Here are the basic principles you should understand: • Length of cooking time depends on the thickness of the food more than the weight. Doubling the thickness of a steak, for instance, increases the time needed for the meat to reach target temperature at its center by as much as four times. Thus if a 1–inch (2.
Operating your Breville Sous Vide • Foods in which a caramelized or crisp exterior is preferred—such as roasts, steaks, and chops—require a brief finishing step (on the grill, under the broiler, in a hot skillet, or using a kitchen torch) to sear the exterior before serving. Poultry is best cooked skinless. For crispy poultry skin, remove skin carefully before sous vide cooking. To crisp the skin, cut the skin into strips about ½”/1.5cm wide.
Operating your Breville Sous Vide 4. Vacuum seal the pouch. If for any reason, pumping does not evacuate air from the pouch, discard pouch and begin again, placing food into a new pouch. 5. If using a zip-closure pouch, zip the pouch closed and check to see that it made a good seal. NOTE If for any reason, pumping does not evacuate air from the pouch, discard pouch and begin again, placing food into a new pouch.
CARE & CLEANING for your Breville SousVide™
PAge header Care & cleaning Cleaning after use • Do not leave water sitting in the bath after use. Allow water bath to cool, remove racks, and using the offset handles for stability, pour the bath contents into the sink. • Dry interior with a soft, clean cloth. • Periodically—or in the event of a cooking pouch rupture—you may need to clean the water bath of your sous vide. Use a soft cloth or sponge and mild soapy water to wipe out the interior of the bath.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshooting Possible problem Easy solution Machine won’t start 1. Be sure the unit is plugged in and the outlet is working. 2. You should feel/hear a slight click when you depress the On/Off button. If you do not, reposition your finger and press/hold again. 3. Make certain to press and hold the On/Off button for 3 seconds. If the unit fails to start after that time, reposition your finger and press/hold again. Machine beeps during the cooking process 1.
Troubleshooting Possible problem Easy solution The temperature is not holding to within 2˚F/0.5˚C 1. Check to be sure that there is sufficient water in the unit, i.e., the water level at least reaches the FILL line on the interior wall of the water bath. 2. Check to be sure that cooking pouches are not lying on the bottom, occluding all or most of the holes in the perforated bottom grill or impeding circulation around the perimeter of the bath.
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