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Getting to know your appliance
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Operating the appliance
This chapter explains how to set a hotplate. The table
shows heat settings and cooking times for various
meals.
Applying hotplate settings
Use the control knob to select the heat setting you
require.
Notes
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To protect the fragile parts of your appliance from
overheating and electrical overloading, the hob may
temporarily reduce the power.
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In order to prevent the appliance from producing
excess noise, the hob may temporarily reduce the
power.
Selecting a heat setting
Push in the control knob and turn it to the heat setting
you require.
The selected heat setting will be lit on the hotplate
display. The illuminated ring around the control knob
will be lit.
Switching off a hotplate
Turn the control knob to position 0.
The residual heat indicator will be lit and the illuminated
ring around the control knob will flash until the hotplate
has cooled down.
Note:
If there is no cookware on the hotplate or if the
cookware is not detected, the selected heat setting will
flash and the illuminated ring around the control knob
will be lit orange. After approximately 9 minutes, the
hotplate will switch off.
In this case, the illuminated ring around the control
knob will flash. Turn the control knob back to position 0;
the illuminated ring will stop flashing.
Chef's recommendations
Recommendations
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When heating up puree, cream soups and thick
sauces, stir occasionally.
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For preheating, select a heat setting between 10
and 12.
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When cooking with the lid on, reduce the heat as
soon as you see steam escaping. The cooking
result is not affected by the steam escaping.
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After cooking, keep the lid on the cookware until
you serve the food.
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To cook with the pressure cooker, follow the
manufacturer's instructions.
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Do not cook food for too long, otherwise nutrients
will be lost. The short-term timer can be used to set
the optimum cooking time.
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For a healthier result, ensure that the oil does not
smoke.
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To brown food, fry it in small batches.
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Cookware may reach high temperatures while the
food is cooking. Use oven gloves.
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You can find recommendations for energy-efficient
cooking in the section entitled
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Hotplate off.
Heat setting 1
Lowest setting
Heat setting 12
Highest setting
