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Getting to know your appliance
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Getting to know your
appliance
Getting
to know y
our appli
ance
The instruction manual is the same for various different
hobs. You can find the hob dimensions in the overview
of models.
The hotplates
Notes
■
Any dark areas in the glow pattern of the hotplate
are due to technical reasons. The function of the
hotplate is not affected.
■
Hotplate temperature is regulated by the heat
switching on and off. The heat may also switch on
and off at the highest setting.
■
With multi-circuit hotplates the heater elements of the
inner filament circuits and the heater element of the
activations may switch on and off at different times.
Hotplate and residual heat indicators
The hotplate and residual heat indicators light up when
a hotplate is warm:
■
Hotplate indicator - during operation, shortly after
you have switched on a hotplate.
■
Residual heat indicator - after cooking, when the
hotplate is still warm.
You can use the residual heat to save energy, e.g. to
keep a small dish warm or to melt chocolate.
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Operating the appliance
Operating
the appl
iance
In this section, you can find out how to set the hotplates.
The table shows heat settings and cooking times for
various meals.
Switching the hob on and off
You can switch the hob on and off with the hotplate
controls.
Setting a hotplate
Adjust the heat setting of the hotplates using the
hotplate controls.
Heat setting 1 = lowest setting
Heat setting 9 = highest setting
Table of cooking times
You can find a few examples in the following table.
Cooking times and heat settings may vary depending
on the type of food, its weight and quality. Deviations
are therefore possible.
For bringing liquids to the boil, use heat setting 9.
Stir thick liquids occasionally.
Food that needs to be seared quickly or food which
loses a lot of liquid during initial frying is best seared in
several small portions.
Tips for energy-saving cooking can be found in the
"Environmental protection" section.
Hotplate
Activating and deactivating
$
Single-circuit
hotplate
ð
Dual-circuit
hotplate
Activation: turn hotplate switch to the right as far
as
ð
. Setting the heat setting. Switching off:
Turn the hotplate switch to 0 and reset. Never
turn the hotplate switch past the symbol
ð
to 0.
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Frying zone
Activation: Turn hotplate switch to the right as far
as
æ
. Setting the heat setting. Switching off:
Turn the hotplate switch to 0 and reset. Never
turn the hotplate switch past the symbol
æ
to 0.
Ongoing
cooking set-
ting
Ongoing
cooking time
in minutes
Melting
Butter, gelatine
1
-
Heating and keeping warm
Stew (e.g. lentil stew)
1
-
Milk**
1-2
-
Poaching, simmering
Dumplings
3-4*
20-30 min.
Fish
3*
10-15 min.
White sauces, e.g. Béchamel sauce 1
3-6 min.
Boiling, steaming, stewing
Rice (with twice the water quantity) 3
15-30 min.
Unpeeled boiled potatoes
3-4
25-30 min.
Boiled potatoes
3-4
15-25 min.
Pasta, noodles
5*
6-10 min.
Stew, soups
3-4
15-60 min.
Vegetables and frozen vegetables 3-4
10-20 min.
* Ongoing cooking without the lid
** Without lid
