THE CHOICE OF COOKWARE
- The following information will
help you to choose cookware which will give good performance.
Stainless Steel :
Highly recommended.
Especially good with a
sandwich clad base. The sandwich base combines the benefits
of stainless steel (appearance, durability and stability) with the
advantages of aluminium or copper (heat conduction, even heat
distribution).
Aluminium :
Heavy weight recommended.
Good conductivity.
Aluminium residues sometimes appear as scratches on the hob,
but can be removed if cleaned immediately.
Because of its low melting point, thin aluminium should not be
used.
Cast Iron :
Usable, but not recommended.
Poor performance.
May scratch the surface.
Copper Bottom / stoneware:
Heavy weight recommended.
Good
performance, but copper may leave residues which can appear
as scratches. The residues can be removed, as long as the hob
is cleaned immediately. However, do not let these pots boil
dry. Overheated metal can bond to glass hobs. An overheated
copper pot will leave a residue that will permanently stain the hob.
Porcelain/enamel :
Good perfomance only with a thiny smooth,
flat base.
Glass-ceramic :
Not recommended.
Poor performance. May
scratch the surface.
7. USE
• RESIDUAL HEAT INDICATOR
The control panel tells the user when the surface temperature of
the cooking zones exceeds about 60°C, by the following displaying:
. When the temperature goes back below 60°C, the display
goes off.
For ending the cooking, we advise switching off the cooking zone
and using the residual heat of the zone to finish cooking gently.
N.B. After a cut in the current, the residual heat indicator disappears
completely, even if the surface temperature exceeds 60°C.
• OPERATING THE ADDITIONAL COOKING ZONE
(TWO ZONES)
The cooking zone with two zones is fitted certain models. It can
be either concentric or extendable.
It is active in totality when the cooking zone is in function ;
the control led of the additional cooking is displayed.
To desactivate the additional cooking zone :
- Press on the additional cooking zone button . The corresponding
control led for the additional cooking zone goes off when it is
desactivated.
To re-activate the additional cooking zone :
- Press on the additional cooking zone button . The corresponding
control led for the additional cooking zone is active.
• O P E R AT I N G T H E A D D I T I O N A L C O O K I N G Z O N E
(THREE ZONES)
The additional cooking zone is fitted only one model.
It is active in totality when the cooking zone is in function ;
the two control leds of the additional cooking are displayed.
To desactivate the additional cooking zones :
- Press one time the additional cooking zone button . The
corresponding control led for the external additional cooking
zone goes off when it is desactivated.
- Press two times the additional cooking zone button . The
corresponding control led for the central additional cooking zone
goes off when it is desactivated.
To re-activate the additional cooking zones :
- Press on the additional cooking zone button, one or two times
on the additional cooking zone button, according to the need.
- Press the
-
or
+
button to select a heat level between 1 and
9. Hold down the
+
or
-
button and the heat level increases
or decreases gradually.
The following examples are for information only. Personal
experience should then let you adapt these settings to your taste
and habits.
0 :
Off
1 :
)
2
:
) ..... Melting heat
3 :
Keeping
hot
4 :
Heating
up
5
:
Thawing, stewing, full cooking, low temperature
cooking
6
:
Cooking without lid
7
:
Frying, meat browning and roasting
8
:
High temperature cooking and roasting, seizing
9
:
Frying, boiling large quantities of water.......
• STOPPING A COOKING ZONE
- Press the selection button of the required cooking zone.
- Press the
-
button to display heat level . Now the zone goes
off, the indicator goes off after 10 seconds.
- To stop rapidly, press the
-
and
+
buttons at the same time.
The heat level automatically goes down to .
The cooking zone goes off.
• PROGRAMMING A COOKING ZONE (according to the model)
Every cooking zone can be programmed for a maximum time of
99 minutes.
- Start the required zone by following the previous instructions.
The control LED near the heat level must be displayed, it shows
that the zone is live.
- Press the Timer button.
The zone mark around the timer display shows the controlled
zone.
- Press again on the timer button to select a time in minutes
between 0 and 99 minutes or press on the "-" button to decrease
the time between 60 minutes and 0.
The programmed time can be modified at any moment reactivating
the cooking zone and then the timer button.
When the time is run, the cooking zone goes off automatically
and an audible beep sounds for 1 minute, press the timer button
to stop it.
The time can be used alone as reminder, it will ring at the end of
the programmed time.
• After powering up the hob, wait some seconds to activate the
electronic controls.
-Press the button .
Electronic control of the hob is activated. In each display zone
the heat level is displayed and the control LED blinks.
- After 20 seconds whithout use, the electronic control goes off
and the starting operation has to be repeated.
• STARTING A COOKING ZONE
- Press the selection button of
the required cooking zone. In
the display zone, the control
LED is on steady. It shows that
the zone is live.
• GENERAL STOP
The cooking zones and the timer can be stopped at any
moment by pressing the On-Off button.
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