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Adjust the cooking zones correctly.
Select the highest setting for the cooking zones
until the food is brought to the boil. Then reduce
the setting as far as possible, without the food
going off the boil.
Use level saucepans. An uneven saucepan
may increase the electricity consumption by up
to 50 per cent. Check whether your saucepans
have level bases by placing the item in question
upside down on a work top and positioning a
ruler on the base.
A curved base, both inwards and outwards, will
prolong the cooking time and increase the energy
consumption.
The saucepan should match the cooking zone
– or be slightly larger.
Remember that a large saucepan can also hold
small quantities. If the diameter of the base is too
small, the energy consumption will increase,
and any food boiling over will burn onto the hot
cooking zone.
Saucepans with very shiny/bright bases will
prolong the cooking time slightly compared with
cooking utensils with matt/dark bases.
Use a tightly fitting lid on the saucepan. Without
a lid you use more than three times as much
electricity.
Do not slide saucepans across the surface of
the hob - always lift the pan when placing it on,
or removing it from the ceramic surface.
Wipe the bottom surface of the pots and pans
with a clean dry cloth before placing them on the
ceramic surface. This helps to reduce cleaning
and prevents scratching the hob glass.
Wipe off spills whilst the hob is warm.
Rear cooking zone
180 mm
Front cooking zone
145 mm
Cooking Zone
Diameter of
pans to use
Advice and hints for using the
cooking zones
