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Tips for saving energy
The following information will help you to use
your appliance in an ecological way, and to
save energy:
• Defrost frozen dishes before cooking them.
• Use pots/pans with cover for cooking. If
there is no cover, energy consumption may
increase 4 times.
• Select the burner which is suitable for the
bottom size of the pot to be used. Always
select the correct pot size for your dishes.
Larger pots require more energy.
• Pay attention to use flat bottom pots when
cooking with electric hobs.
Pots with thick bottom will provide a better
heat conduction. You can obtain energy
savings up to 1/3.
• Vessels and pots must be compatible with
the cooking zones. Bottom of the vessels
or pots must not be smaller than the
hotplate.
• Keep the cooking zones and bottom of the
pots clean. Dirt will decrease the heat
conduction between the cooking zone and
bottom of the pot.
• For long cookings, turn off the cooking
zone 5 or 10 minutes before the end of
cooking time. You can obtain energy
savings up to 20% by using the residual
heat.
Initial use
First cleaning of the appliance
1. Remove all packaging materials.
2. Wipe the surfaces of the appliance with a
damp cloth or sponge and dry with a cloth.
The surface might get damaged
by some detergents or cleaning
materials.
Do not use aggressive detergents,
cleaning powders/creams or any
sharp objects during cleaning. Do
not use harsh abrasive cleaners
or sharp metal scrapers to clean
the oven door glass since they
can scratch the surface, which
may result in shattering of the
glass
.
How to use the hob
General information about cooking
• Before frying foods, always dry them well
and gently place into the hot oil. Ensure
complete thawing of frozen foods before
frying.
• Do not cover the vessel you use when
heating oil.
• Place the pans and saucepans in a manner
so that their handles are not over the hob
to prevent heating of the handles. Do not
place unbalanced and easily tilting vessels
on the hob.
• Do not place empty vessels and
saucepans on cooking zones that are
switched on. They might get damaged.
• Operating a cooking zone without a vessel
or saucepan on it will cause damage to the
product. Turn off the cooking zones after
the cooking is complete.
• As the surface of the product can be hot,
do not put plastic and aluminum vessels on
it.
Clean any melted such materials on the
surface immediately.
Such vessels should not be used to keep
foods either.
• Use flat bottomed saucepans or vessels
only.
• Put appropriate amount of food in
saucepans and pans. Thus, you will not
have to make any unnecessary cleaning by
preventing the dishes from overflowing.
Do not put covers of saucepans or pans on
cooking zones.
Place the saucepans in a manner so that
they are centered on the cooking zone.
When you want to move the saucepan onto
another cooking zone, lift and place it onto
the cooking zone you want instead of
sliding it.
Never fill the pan with oil more than
one third of it. Do not leave the hob
unattended when heating oil.
Overheated oils bring risk of fire.
Never attempt to extinguish a
possible fire with water!
When
oil catches fire, cover it with a fire
blanket or damp cloth. Turn off the
hob if it is safe to do so and call the
fire department.