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COOKING ADVICES
Pan quality
Adapted materials :
steel, enamelled steel, cast iron, ferromagnetic stainless-steel,
aluminium with ferromagnetic bottom.
Not adapted materials :
aluminium and stainless-steel without ferromagnetic bottom,
cupper, brass, glass, ceramic, porcelain.
The manufacturers specify if their products are compatible with induction.
To check if pans are compatibles :
Put a little water in a pan placed on an induction heating zone set at level [ 9 ].This water
must heat in a few seconds.
A magnet should stick on the bottom of the pan.
Certain pans can make noise when they are placed on an induction cooking zone. This noise
doesn’t mean any failure on the appliance and doesn’t influence the cooking operating.
Pan dimension
The cooking zones are, until a certain limit, automatically adapted to the diameter of the pan.
However the bottom of this pan must have a minimum of diameter according to the
corresponding cooking zone.
To obtain the best efficiency of your hob, please place the pan well in the centre of the cooking
zone.
Examples of cooking power setting
(the values below are indicative)
1 to 2
Melting
Reheating
Sauces, butter, chocolate, gelatine
Dishes prepared beforehand
2 to 3
Simmering
Defrosting
Rice, pudding, sugar syrup
Dried vegetables, fish, frozen products
3 to 4
Steam
Vegetables, fish, meat
4 to 5
Water
Steamed potatoes, soups, pasta,
fresh vegetables
6 to 7
Medium cooking
Simmering
Meat, lever, eggs, sausages
Goulash, roulade, tripe
7 to 8
Cooking
Potatoes, fritters, wafers
9
Frying, roosting
Boiling water
Steaks, omelettes, fried dishes
Water
P
Frying, roosting
Boiling water
scallops, steaks
Boiling significant quantities of water
