Cookware is correct for an induction hob if …
• ... some water boils very quickly on a zone set to the highest heat setting
• ... a magnet pulls on to the bottom of the cookware.
The bottom of the cookware
must be as thick and flat as possible.
Operating noises
If you can hear
• cracking noise: cookware is made of different materials (Sandwich construction).
• whistling: you use one or more cooking zones with high power levels and the cookware
is made of different materials (Sandwich construction).
• humming: you use high power levels.
• clicking: electric switching occurs.
• hissing, buzzing: the fan operates.
The noises are normal and do not refer to any defects.
Energy saving
• If possible, always put the lids on the cookware.
• Put cookware on a cooking zone before you start it.
Öko Timer (Eco Timer)
To save the energy, the heater of the cooking zone switches itself off earlier than count
down timer signal. The heating time reduction depends on cooking level and cooking time.
Examples of cooking applications
The data in the table is for guidance only.
Heat
setting
Use to:
Time
Hints
1
Keep cooked foods warm
as re
-
quired
Cover
1-3
Hollandaise sauce, melt: butter, choco
-
late, gelatine
5-25
min
Mix occasionally
1-3
Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs
10-40
min
Cook with a lid on
3-5
Simmer rice and milkbased dishes, heat
-
ing up ready-cooked meals
25-50
min
Add at least twice as much liquid as
rice, stir milk dishes part way
through
5-7
Steam vegetables, fish, meat
20-45
min
Add a few tablespoons of liquid
7-9
Steam potatoes
20-60
min
Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of po
-
tatoes
7-9
Cook larger quantities of food, stews
and soups
60-150
min
Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients
12
Helpful hints and tips
