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Cooking Table
POWER LEVEL
TYPE OF COOKING
LEVEL USE
(indicating cooking experience and habits)
Maximum
power
Boost
Fast heating
Ideal for rapidly increasing the temperature of food to fast boiling in the
case of water or rapidly heating cooking liquids.
8 − 9
Frying − boiling
Ideal for browning, starting to cook, frying deep frozen products, fast
boiling.
High power
7 − 8
Browning − sautéing − boiling
− grilling
Ideal for sautéing, maintaining a lively boil, cooking and grilling (for a
short period of time, 5-10 minutes).
6 − 7
Browning − cooking − stewing
− sautéing − grilling
Ideal for sautéing, maintaining a light boil, cooking and grilling (for a
medium period of time, 10-20 minutes), preheating accessories.
Medium
power
4 − 5
Cooking − stewing − sautéing
− grilling
Ideal for stewing, maintaining a gentle boil, cooking (for a long period of
time), Creaming pasta.
3 − 4
Cooking − simmering −
thickening − creaming
Ideal for long-cooking recipes (rice, sauces, roasts, fish) with liquids
(e.g. water, wines, broth, milk), creaming pasta.
2 − 3
Ideal for long-cooking recipes (less than 4 cups [1 L] in volume: rice,
sauces, roasts, fish) with liquids (e.g. water, wines, broth, milk).
Low power
1 − 2
Melting − defrosting − keeping
food warm − creaming
Ideal for softening butter, gently melting chocolate, thawing small
products and keeping just-cooked food warm (e.g. sauces, soups,
minestrone).
1
Ideal for keeping just-cooked food warm, for creaming risottos and for
keeping serving dishes warm (with induction-suitable accessory).
Zero power
OFF
Support surface
Cooktop in stand-by or off mode (possible end-of-cooking residual
heat, indicated by an “H”).
Assisted Cooking Table
TYPE OF COOKING
DESCRIPTION
Boiling
Ideal for boiling pasta, rice, vegetables, meats and fish.
Frying
Ideal for stir frying vegetables, meat/steaks, fish, or to pan fry with oil (e.g. French fries).
Grilling
Ideal for cooking with griddle and preparing meat, fish or vegetables.