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VITALOK™ Cooking Method for Nutritious and Delicious Results

Although suited for any cooking style, your iCook™ Stainless Cookware is especially designed for the nutritious and delicious VITALOK Cooking Method. The VITALOK Cooking Method forms a water seal between the lid and pan that allows meats, fruits and vegetables to baste in their own natural oils and juices, locking in more natural fl avours and valuable nutrients, while preserving colour and texture.

And the result? You and your family will enjoy meals that look good, taste delicious and deliver more of the vitamins and minerals essential for good nutrition.

Meats can be cooked without the addition of oil. Fresh vegetables and fruit contain enough natural moisture to cook without adding very much water. Simply rinse and place vegetables in utensil. The small amount of moisture still on the vegetables from rinsing is suffi cient for the VITALOK Cooking Method.

Additional water is necessary for rice, pasta, dried cereals, dried fruit, dried vegetables and dried beans, which have had the natural moisture removed.

How to create the water seal

Place the saucepan containing the food and small amount of water, approximately 80 ml, on the cooktop on MEDIUM heat and cover it with the correct lid. In approximately -5 minutes, steam will begin to escape from the lid and perhaps the lid will ‘fl utter’. Spin the lid, but do not lift it. If it spins freely, the water seal has formed.

Reduce heat to LOW. After a few minutes, vapour will stop escaping and the proper cooking temperature will have been reached.

  • If vapour continues to escape, reduce heat setting from LOW to SIMMER.
  • If there is excessive steam and spattering, there may be too much food and/or liquid in the pan.
  • If LOWEST setting is still too hot, use a heat diff user under the pan while cooking.
  • If the lid does not spin freely, increase heat slightly.
  • Electric rings retain heat longer, so it may be necessary to remove the pan from the ring until the escaping vapour subsides.

Temperature settings vary widely from one appliance to another, so only careful observation will tell you how to adjust the heat for the VITALOK™ Cooking Method.

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