Make Everyday Essentials Easier than Ever
With Ztove, you can easily cook rice, potatoes and pasta without the risk of boiling over, overcooking or undercooking. Read how below.
Automate your everyday dishes and enjoy the benefits
At Ztove, we have tested some of the dishes cooked the most and found out how to prepare them to perfection. You can start the automated recipes, and the food will almost make itself, so you can focus on doing all the fun stuff in the kitchen instead.
You free up more time and are guaranteed a delicious result.
Below we have collected five dishes and side dishes that gain a lot from being automated.
How do you Cook Rice?
Does your rice always stick to the bottom of your pot?
Many people buy a rice cooker because rice can be tricky to cook. You do not have to. Just choose our rice program in the app with the right amount of rice, water and time, combined with the right temperature – you will get the same delicious result every time.

How do you Make a Perfectly Cooked Egg?
The perfect egg. This situation is perhaps one of the most individual opinions in the kitchen. The only certain thing is that you should cook a soft-boiled egg for a shorter time than a hard-boiled one.
With the right temperature, you can make the perfect egg for your taste while lowering water and energy consumption! With Ztove, you can steam your eggs instead of boiling them, saving water.

When is Pasta Cooked Al Dente?
The pasta is al dente when it is soft enough to eat but still has a slight bite.
Pasta doesn’t need to boil vigorously to be cooked perfectly. With Ztove, you can simmer the water at 103 ºC without the risk of it boiling over. You can also confidently cook pasta with the lid on without risking it boiling over. This way, you save a lot of energy. We’ve created a recipe that works for all types of pasta, find it here.

How long does Potatoes need to Cook?
How long should you boil potatoes?
We’ve conducted extensive testing, taste-testing, and experimentation to create the perfect program that guarantees delicious potatoes every single time.
The boiling time for potatoes varies depending on their size, and it’s crucial to adjust the cooking time to achieve the desired texture. With our recipe, you can select the program that suits the size of your potatoes.
If you have plenty of time, you can choose to poach your potatoes at 95 ºC. This method ensures the potatoes become creamy on the inside and firm to the bite, while preserving their minerals and vitamins better. Though it takes longer, it results in perfectly cooked potatoes that are neither overcooked nor undercooked.
We’ve compiled all the methods into one comprehensive recipe, making it effortless for you to cook delicious potatoes every single time, regardless of the potato size you have. Choose the program that suits your potatoes, and the rest will be automatically taken care of with Ztove’s temperature control.

Toast
When toasting bread in a pan, you can decide how light or dark you want the bread to be. The temperature you set the pan to determines how quickly it will brown. If you toast your bread in butter, the crispness and colour of the bread simply depend on the amount of time it sits on the pan.
By toasting your bread on a Ztove pan, you get a much more consistent result across the entire surface. You don’t have to worry about whether it will burn, how powerful your toaster is, where it heats the most, and how thick a slice of bread you can have in it. Perfect for bruschetta, burger buns, sandwich bread, and much more. You can find our recipe for butter-toasted bread here.

More time during the week, better food on the weekends
With a few automations to your cooking, you can experience having much more time in your day. Now you can make oatmeal, eggs, or whatever else you fancy in the morning and be sure you never burn anything.
On weekends, you can focus on improving your culinary skills—even with dishes you’ve never tried before. Or you can explore new ways to make your favourite recipes.
Free up time and achieve great results—use Ztove to automate simple tasks in the kitchen, such as boiling rice, potatoes, and pasta.
Read more about Temperature Controlled Cooking with the Ztove App
More recipe inspiration
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Pan-fried white fish
In this recipe, you'll get a general guideline for how to pan-fry most types of white fish, from cod to weever fish.
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Meatballs in Curry Sauce
Get all the important temperatures to make homemade meatballs in a curry sauce, so you can easily make a delicious dinner without anything burning or boiling over.
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Boil water – an aid for boiling water
With our automatic program, you can easily and quickly bring water to a boil without it boiling over, even when boiling with a lid on.
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Fried halloumi with rocket
Unlike other cheeses, halloumi retains its shape when fried or grilled. At 170°C, you quickly achieve a crispy and golden crust on your halloumi.
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Pan-fried pork chops
Prepare perfectly juicy and tender pork chops. A classic and delicious piece of meat, easy to fry to perfection with temperature control.
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Breaded pork patties with stewed peas and carrots
When pork is breaded, as with these patties, they can withstand being cooked at a slightly higher temperature than if the meat is not breaded. 190°C is perfect for achieving golden and crispy pork patties.
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Chili sin Carne
Chili sin carne is the vegetarian version of chili con carne, where the meat is replaced with red lentils. This chili is full of flavour from a mix of warm spices. A delicious dish whether you're vegetarian or not.
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French toast
French toast or eggy bread - no matter what you call it, with temperature control, you can give the bread a perfect golden crust.
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Caramel Popcorn
With Ztove, you can easily pop popcorn without burning them. Give your snack an extra layer of luxury by tossing the popcorn in golden and sweet caramel. Crispy, sweet, salty, and delicious!
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Creamy Pasta with Salmon
An easy pasta dish with creamy sauce and perfectly seared salmon pieces. Sear the salmon at 190°C, and you're guaranteed to achieve a nice crust.
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Vegetarian Meatballs
When cooking with temperature control, you can fry your vegetable patties in butter without the risk of the butter burning, ensuring you achieve the perfect crust.
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Churros
Fry perfect crispy and golden churros at 200°C. When deep frying with temperature control, it's easy to achieve consistently perfect frying.
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Roasted Lamb Loin
To achieve a medium-rare lamb loin with a nice and flavourful crust, it needs to be cooked at two different temperatures. First, the meat is seared at a high temperature to create a good crust. Then, it is finished at a lower temperature to ensure that the meat is perfectly medium-rare inside.
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Gluten-free Cream Puffs – Choux Pastry
Gluten-free cream puffs are made just like regular cream puffs by first heating the dough to 110 ºC. This helps prevent the cream puffs from collapsing during baking.
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Cream Puffs – Choux Pastry
The dough for cream puffs is unique in that it needs to be heated on the cooktop first. 110 ºC is the perfect temperature to make the dough, ensuring it's thoroughly heated.
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Goulash
Goulash is an ideal winter dish that warms both body and soul. Temperature control is fantastic for slow-cooked meals, as you can precisely set the temperature and ensure that it neither becomes too high nor too low, regardless of how long the dish simmers.
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Mushroom sauce for game or red meat
A mushroom sauce that tastes like a game sauce but is made entirely without game stock. This way, you can easily make a flavourful sauce without having to first boil a stock. The sauce is made with sautéed mushrooms and blue cheese, providing the depth and flavour you would otherwise get from game meat.
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Pan-fried pointed cabbage with tarragon
A quick and delicious vegetable dish. The mild and sweet flavour of pointed cabbage is combined with the aromatic taste of tarragon and the freshness of lemon, resulting in a tasty and versatile dish. The dish is topped with Parmesan cheese for extra depth and flavour.
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Pan-fried fillet of deer
This method for preparing venison fillet ensures a tender and flavourful result. The meat is seared at a high temperature of 200 °C to create a nice crust, then it's cooked to a medium-rare perfection at 160 °C, so you get a perfectly cooked piece of game.
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Sesame tuna with sweet and sour soy sauce
It's not easy to pan-sear tuna; if the heat is too low, it can easily become dry before achieving the desired sear. A temperature of 230°C is ideal for quickly giving the tuna a flavourful sear while keeping the center juicy.
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Homemade Caramels
Make homemade caramels without the need for a thermometer. Choose whether you want them soft, chewy, or hard like toffee.
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Rice pudding pancakes
Pancakes made with leftover rice pudding. With temperature control, it's easy to fry the pancakes without them burning. Both the first and the last pancake turn out a nice golden brown.
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Honey Glazed Carrots
Make honey-glazed carrots as a side dish for your dinner. With temperature control, you'll achieve easy and consistent cooking, resulting in beautifully glazed and caramelized carrots with a crunch.
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Danish Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Puffs with Passion Fruit
With temperature control, you can easily make a stable Italian meringue for the small cakes, without the need for a boiling hot syrup.
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Toasted Coconut
Toast shredded coconut at 190 ºC for a light brown and aromatic result. This temperature ensures a short cooking time without the risk of the coconut suddenly burning.
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Homemade Bread Croutons
With temperature control, you can easily control the colour of your homemade bread croutons.
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Homemade falafels
Easily deep-fry falafels to make them deliciously crispy and golden brown, while ensuring they are cooked through.
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Easy poached eggs
Easily make multiple poached eggs at once. Perfect for lunch, breakfast, or a delicious brunch.
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Lemon Curd
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Easy Sour Cream Potato Salad
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Sautéed Courgette Salad with Feta
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Corn on the cob with chili butter
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Lemon Mousse
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Easy pan-fried garlic bread
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Coffee Roasting
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Homemade Béarnaise Extract
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Luxury Burger with Glazed Pork Cheeks
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Toasted Burger Buns
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Homemade Fried Onions
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Pork Cheeks Sous Vide
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Creamy Celeriac Purée
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Pickled Red Onions
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Port Wine Glaze
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Curry with Meatballs
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Homemade cream cheese
In this recipe, you'll get a simple method for making homemade fresh cheese, allowing you to customize the flavor to suit both adults and children.
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Vegetable Mash – for both Kids and Adults
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Pan-fried Tiger Prawns with Garlic
Heat the pan to 220 °C and add the prawns. It takes just a few minutes. Serve with a squeeze of lemon if you like.
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Boiled eggs
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Crispy Fries made of Oven-baked Potatoes
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Crème Brûlée
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Manhattan Style Strawberry Cheesecake
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Cook Pasta
Set the pasta to cook at 100°C and let it boil under a lid. You can safely step away without worrying about it boiling over.
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Whole Chicken Cooked Sous Vide
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Focaccia Bread
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Beef Patty Sandwich with Creamy Onion Gravy
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Popcorn Machine
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Roasted Nuts
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English Muffins
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Pork Roast with Crispy Crackling
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Smash Burger
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Peppersauce – Sauce au Poivre
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Medium Rare Duck Breast
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Red Wine Sauce – Bordelaise
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Beurre Monté – Emulsified Butter Sauce
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Glace Beurre Monté
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Dark Chicken Stock – Reduced to a Glace
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Classic French Resturant Sauce – Sauce Espagnole
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Crème Anglaise
Homemade vanilla custard or pastry cream, also known as crème anglaise, is a very temperature-sensitive cream. With temperature control, you eliminate the risk of the custard seperating, as the heat is precisely controlled.
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Triple Stock – Technique for Small Pots
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Stew with Meat and Potatoes
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Mushroom Risotto
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Farmhouse Fries
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Ghee – Browned butter
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Cheeseburger
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Caramelized Onions
Caramelized soft onions are delicious on meatloaf, in a steak sandwich or on burgers. With Ztove it's easy without risking them burning.
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Boiled potatoes with one click
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Slow Cooked Ribeye Steak in a Pan
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Curry Sauce with Chicken and Rice
Perfectly cooked rice with crispy chicken and delicious creamy curry sauce filled with vegetables. Delicious weekday food.
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Light Chicken Stock
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Fried Rice with Crispy Chicken Breast
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Glazed Vegetables
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Danish Rice Pudding
Turn down the temperature, stir occasionally, and follow this recipe. This way, you’ll avoid the milk burning at the bottom without needing to stir constantly while making rice pudding.
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Caramelized Potatoes
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Donuts
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Roasted Pine Nuts
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Automatic Reduction of Liquids
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Crêpes Suzette
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Scallops
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Classisc Hollandaise Sauce
Your hollandaise sauce doesn't have to seperate - in the recipe, you'll get the perfect temperatures to prevent that, and with temperature control, it's as easy as can be.
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Poached Pointed Cabbage with Sauce Beurre Monté
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Poached Sausages
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Danish Meatballs
With temperature controlled cooking, it’s easy to ensure that the meatballs are cooked through and with a nice sear, without burning any of them.
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Scrambled Eggs
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Omelette with crispy edges
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Raspberry Jam
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Fried Egg with Runny Yolk
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Classic Fried Egg
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Crispy Fried Egg
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Strawberry Jam
Heat the pot to 115 °C. When the strawberries have released liquid, then add the sugar. Cook for around 4 minutes until the liquid thickens
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Crispy Store-bought Fries
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Pan-fried Chicken Breast
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The World’s Easiest Hollandaise Sauce
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Poached Green Asparagus
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Crispy and Sweet Eggplant Tapas
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Sautéed Lettuce with Smoked Cheese Sauce
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Sweet Potato Chips
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Sushi Rice
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Banh Xeo – Vietnamese Pancakes
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Poached Broccolini
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Homemade Pastry Cream
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Pan-fried Brussels Sprouts
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Rice Cooker
Say goodbye to pulling the rice cooker out of the cabinet. With this rice cooker program, you can make exactly the rice you need for your dish.
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Easy Tomato Sauce
A good tomato sauce can be used for all sorts of things, such as a pasta or pizzza sauce, for fish or chicken, or add lots of vegetables and chickpeas and you have a healthy and quick dinner. This sauce is easy to make and packed with flavour.
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Chocolate Mousse with Caramel
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Meatball and Dumpling Soup
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French Chicken Stew – Chicken Fricassée
Chicken Fricassée is a classic French dish made with chicken and vegetables cooked in a cream sauce.
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Pan-seared Salmon with Crispy Skin
Get the temperature and method for a delicious and juicy pan-seared salmon with crispy skin. With temperature control, it's easy to avoid dry and boring fish.
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Pan-seared Salmon
Pan seared salmon is delicious when cooked at the right temperature. 190 ºC on Ztove without skin or 210 ºC with skin is perfect.
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Fried Bacon
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Pan-fried Buttered Toast
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Thick and Fluffy Blueberry Pancakes
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Breaded Fish Fillet
Delicious double breaded fish fillet. Try to serve it as a Danish open-faced sandwich or just with potatoes and vegetables.
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Chocolate Dipped Mousse Cookies
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Sous Vide Chicken Thighs
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Sous Vide Chicken Breasts
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Perfect Pan-fried Steaks
After many, many tests, we have found the best way to pan-fry steaks using temperature control. Fast, convenient and without making too much of a mess, but not compromising on quality.
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Thin Steaks with a Nice Sear
It can be tricky to cook a thin steak. In this recipe, you'll find the temperatures you need to know to cook a perfectly delicious and juicy steak.
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Sous Vide Ribeye Steak
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Vegetable Stock
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The World’s Easiest Bearnaise Sauce
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Easy Chicken Risotto
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Sausages Fried at the Perfect Temperature
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Brown Gravy
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Poached Vegetables
In poaching, the vegetables are cooked just below the boiling point, which helps to give them a delicious texture with a bite, without overcooking.
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Hazelnut Praline Paste
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Homemade Nutella
This Nutella is made with homemade hazelnut praline, which gives the Nutella a deep and complex nut flavour.
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Candied Almonds
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Italian Meringue
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Tartar Sauce
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Pan-fried Cod Roe
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Clarified Butter
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Oatmeal
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One-pot Creamy Pesto Pasta
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Danish Cristmas Dessert – Risalamande
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Pan-fried Pointed Cabbage with Hazelnuts
Pan-fried pointed cabbage is an easy way to prepare vegetables, and it’s a super tasty accompaniment to both meat and fish.
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Tempering Chocolate
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Easy Stovetop Granola
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Fastelavnsboller – Danish Shrovetide Buns
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Creamy Carrot Soup
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Quick Pickled Red Onions
A simple and easy condiment that adds a nice touch to salads, sandwiches, or as a tangy addition to a roast or stew. With Ztove you can easily cook your pickling brine 105 ºC and it won´t boil over.
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Pasta with Meat Sauce
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Thin Pancakes
With temperature control, it’s easy to cook all the pancakes perfectly, both the first and the last.
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Fish Cakes
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Grilled Cheese
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Mac and Cheese
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Easy flat bread
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Indian Dahl