16
Using your cooktop
The following tables contain guidelines to show recommended heat settings for cooking
different types of food with your cooktop.
Exact settings will depend on the type of pan and quantity of food being cooked.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Temperature control knob
=
Warming
=
Cooking
=
Frying
Temperature control knob
=
Warming
=
Cooking
=
Frying
Electric hotplate usage table
Fig. 16 Suggested heat settings
for cooking different types of
food
Knob
setting Type of cooking
O
Switched OFF
1
2
For melting butter or chocolate.
2
To keep foods warm or heat small
quantities of water.
3
To heat greater quantities of
water, and to reheat and simmer
soups and stews.
4
For all kinds of fried foods, steaks,
cutlets and boiling without a lid,
eg pasta.
4
5
For browning meat, cooked pota-
toes, fried fish.
6
Boiling large quantities of water,
rapid frying, grilled steaks, etc.
