Gaggenau VI 422 10, Instruction Manual

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Operating the appliance
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Operating the appliance
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.
Note: Only use cookware with a suitable diameter. The
base of the cookware should not protrude over the
marked cooking zones.
Notes
– To protect the fragile parts of your appliance from
overheating and electrical overloading, the hob may
temporarily reduce the power.
– 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.
Changing the shade of orange for the illuminated
ring
The illuminated ring on the control knob lights up
orange during operation. You can choose between two
shades.
1 Carry out the following operating steps one after
the other without interruption.
2 Push in the control knob and turn it anti-clockwise
to
Ž
. Keep the control knob pressed in.
3 Turn the control knob clockwise to position 1. Keep
the control knob pressed in.
4 Turn the control knob anti-clockwise to position 0.
The
t
symbol will be lit. The illuminated ring
around the control knob will be lit yellow.
5 Push in the control knob and turn it clockwise to
ª
.
After approx. five seconds, the illuminated ring
around the control knob lights up green. The colour
has changed.
6 To change the setting back, push in the control
knob in and turn it anti-clockwise to position 0
and
then back to
ª
.
The control knob lights up yellow.
7 To save the setting, exit the menu in the same way:
Press the control knob in and turn it anti-clockwise
to
Ž
. Turn the control knob clockwise to position 1.
Turn the control knob anti-clockwise to position 0.
The illuminated ring around the control knob goes
out.
The settings have been saved.
0 Hotplate off.
Heat setting 1 Lowest setting
Heat setting 12 Highest setting
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Operating the appliance
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Chef's recommendations
Recommendations
▯
Stir occasionally when heating up purees, creamy
soups and thick sauces.
▯
For preheating, select a heat setting between
10
and 12.
▯
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.
▯
After cooking, keep the lid on the cookware until
you serve the food.
▯
To cook with the pressure cooker, follow the
manufacturer's instructions.
▯
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.
▯
For a healthier result, ensure that the oil does not
smoke.
▯
To brown food, fry it in small batches.
▯
Cookware may reach high temperatures while the
food is cooking. Use oven gloves.
▯
You can find recommendations for energy-efficient
cooking in the section entitled
~
"Energy-saving
advice" on page 8
.
Cooking table
The table shows which heat setting is suitable for each
type of food. The cooking time may vary depending on
the type, weight, thickness and quality of the food.
Heat
setting Cooking methods Examples
11 - 12 Parboiling Water
Searing Meat
Heating Fat/oil, liquids
Bringing to the boil Soups, sauces
Blanching
Vegetables
7 - 10 Frying Meat, potatoes
6 - 8 Frying Fish
8 - 9 Baking Flour-based and/or egg-
based dishes, e.g. pan-
cakes
Simmering in an
uncovered dish Dough-based foods, liq-
uids
7 - 8 Browning Flour, onions
Toasting Almonds, breadcrumbs
Rendering Bacon
Reducing Stocks, sauces
6 - 7 Poaching in an
uncovered dish Dumplings, soup vegeta-
bles, soup meat, poached
eggs
5 - 6 Poaching in an
uncovered dish Boiled sausages
6 - 7 Steaming Vegetables, potatoes, fish
Stewing Vegetables, fruit, fish
Braising Roulade, roasts, vegeta-
bles
3 - 4 Braising Goulash
4 - 5 Cooking with the
lid on Soups, sauces
3 - 4 Defrosting Frozen products
Soaking Rice, pulses, vegetables
Thickening Egg-based dishes, e.g.
omelette
1 - 2 Heating/keeping
warm Soup, vegetables in sauce
1 Heating/keeping
warm Stews
Melting Butter, chocolate