Electrolux EK 5147, Instruction Book, Page: 9 / 28

The hob
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The hob
The cooker has four hotplates. Fast-heating hotplates are
marked with a red dot and have an overheating cut-out
function.
Using the hob
Never leave the cooker unattended while deep
frying, or when using it for melting fats, paraffin
wax or other flammable substances. In the event
of a fire, turn off all the controls and turn off the
cooker hood fan.
SMOTHER THE FIRE WITH A PAN
LID
, never use water.
The front left hotplate and the back right hotplate are
graduated from 0 to 12. The front right and back left
hotplates have fixed settings, 0-6 (6 is the hottest).
They can all be turned both clockwise and anticlock-
wise.
The control setting you choose will depend on your
pans, what you are cooking and the quantity. You will
soon learn to select the correct control setting. When a
hotplate is switched on, the cooker’s red indicator light
comes on.
Boiling
You normally start cooking with the hotplate switched
to maximum heat before turning it down to a lower
heat. The sound and size of the water bubbles can help
you to choose the correct setting:
GENTLE HEAT
: Simmering with tiny bubbles as in carbonated
water. Suitable for cooking rice, fish and vegetables such as
sugar peas and broccoli.
MEDIUM HEAT
: Gently boiling with larger bubbles.
Suitable for boiling most foods, such as meat,
root vegetables and potatoes.
HOT
: The sound disappears before the water starts
bubbling vigorously. Suitable for boiling water for
pasta and rice. Then turn the heat down for more
gentle cooking.
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