Electrolux EHG6341FOK, User Manual

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• Touch for 4 seconds.
Set the heat
setting in 10 seconds. You can oper-
ate the appliance.
• When you deactivate the appliance with
, The Child Safety Device operates
again.
5. HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
5.1 Cookware
Information about the cookware
• The bottom of the cookware must be
as thick and flat as possible.
• Cookware made of enamelled steel and
with aluminium or copper bottoms can
cause the colour change on the glass-
ceramic surface.
INDUCTION COOKING ZONES
For induction cooking zones a strong
electro-magnetic field creates the heat in
the cookware very quickly.
5.2 Cookware for induction
cooking zones
Use the induction cooking zones
with correct cookware.
Cookware material
• correct: cast iron, steel, enamelled
steel, stainless steel, the bottom made
of multi-layer (with correct mark from a
manufacturer).
• not correct: aluminium, copper, brass,
glass, ceramic, porcelain.
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 possi-
ble.
Cookware dimensions : induction cook-
ing zones adapt to the dimension of the
bottom of the cookware automatically to
some limit.
5.3 Cookware
Information about the cookware
• The bottom of the cookware must be
as thick and flat as possible.
• Cookware made of enamelled steel and
with aluminium or copper bottoms can
cause the colour change on the glass-
ceramic surface.
5.4 The noises during operation
If you can hear
• crack noise: cookware is made of dif-
ferent materials (Sandwich construc-
tion).
• whistle sound: 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 re-
fer to appliance malfunction.
5.5 Energy saving
How to save energy
• If it is possible, always put the lids on
the cookware.
• Put cookware on a cooking zone be-
fore you start it.
• Use the residual heat to keep the food
warm or to melt it.
The cooking zone efficiency
The cooking zone efficiency is related to
the diameter of the cookware. The cook-
ware with a smaller diameter than the
minimum receives only a part of the pow-
er generated by the cooking zone. For the
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