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Cookware recommendations
The following tips can help you save energy and avoid
damage to your cookware.
Suitable cooking vessels
Pots with a diameter of less than 90 mm or more
than 280 mm (320 mm for the Wok burner) should
not be used.
When using large pots, pay attention to
keeping to a minimum distance of 50 mm between the
cooking vessel and combustible surroundings. A
minimum distance of 50 mm must be observed
between the control knob / control panel and the pot
or pan. The pot or pan should not touch the control
panel.
Precautions for use
Care and cleaning
In this chapter you will find tips on how to maintain
and clean your cooktop correctly.
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Risk of burns!
The appliance becomes hot during operation. Allow
the appliance to cool down before cleaning.
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Risk of electric shock!
Do not use high pressure washers or steam cleaners
to clean the appliance.
Cleaning
Clean the appliance after every use once it has cooled
down. Remove spills immediately. Burnt in residues
may be difficult to remove.
Keep the air inlets at the back of the cooktop clean.
Do not cover the air inlets.
The burners (burner lid, burner ring and burner head)
will change their color during operation and become
darker. This change in color will not influence the use-
value.
Cleaning the gas cooktop:
1
First lift one of the pot grids on the side with both
hands. Then remove the remaining two pot grids.
Caution!
Be careful not to scratch the stainless
steel base.
2
Remove the burner lids, burner rings and burner
heads. Only clean the burner parts when cold!
Burner
Pot base, recom-
mended diameter
Pot base, mini-
mum diameter
Standard burner
200 - 240 mm
90 mm
High output burner
240 - 280 mm
90 mm
Wok burner
240 - 320 mm
160 mm
Use pots or pans which are
the right size for each
burner.
Do not use small pots or
pans on large burners. The
flame should not touch the
sides of the pot.
Do not use damaged pots
or pans, which do not sit
evenly on the cooktoop,
they may tip over.
Only use pots or pans with
a thick, flat base.
Do not cook without using
a lid and make sure the lid
is properly fitted. This
wastes energy.
Always centre the pot or
pan over the burner,
otherwise it could tip over.
Do not place large pots on
the burners near the
control knobs. These may
get damaged by the high
temperatures.
Place the pots or pans on
the pan support, never
directly on the burner.
Make sure that the pan
supports and burner caps
are correctly positioned
before using the appliance.
Pots or pans should be
placed on the cooktop
carefully.
Do not strike the cooktop
and do not place excessive
weight on it.
Do not heat a cooking
vessel (e.g. roaster, pan,
grill stone) on more than
one burner at the same
time. The resulting heat
accumulation will damage
the appliance.
