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Using the glass ceramic hob
!
The glue applied on the gaskets leaves traces of
grease on the glass. Before using the appliance, we
recommend you remove these with a special non-
abrasive cleaning product. During the first few hours
of use there may be a smell of rubber which will
disappear very quickly.
Switching the cooking zones on and off
To switch on a cooking zone, turn the corresponding
knob in a clockwise direction.
To switch it off again, turn the knob in an anticlockwise
direction until it is in the “0” position.
If the COOKING ZONE ON indicator light is lit, this
shows that at least one pf the cooking zones on the
hob is switched on.
Cooking zones
The hob is equipped with electric hilite heating
elements. When they are in use the following items on
the hob become red.
A.
The cooking zone
with radiant heating elements.
B. The residual heat indicator
light: this indicates that
the temperature of the
corresponding cooking zone is
greater than 60°C, even when
the heating element has been switched off but is still
hot.
Description of the heating elements
The circular radiant heating elements become red 10 -
20 seconds after they have been switched on.
The circular hilite heating elements guarantee even
heat distribution in addition to the usual advantages
that hilite heating elements bring.
Hilite elements emit high levels of heat and light as
soon as they are switched on, offering the following
practical advantages:
· rapid heating (in relation to a gas burner)
· rapid cooling
· even temperature across the whole surface (due to
the circular heating elements)
Practical advice on using the hob
• Use pans with a thick, flat base to ensure that they
adhere perfectly to the cooking zone.
• Always use pans with a diameter that is large
enough to cover the hotplate fully, in order to use all
the heat produced.
• Always make sure that the base of the pan is
completely clean and dry: this ensures that the pans
adhere perfectly to the cooking zones and that both
the pans and the hob remain effective for a longer
period of time.
• Avoid using the same cookware that is used on gas
burners: the heat concentration on gas burners may
have warped the base of the pan, causing it not to
adhere to the surface correctly.
• Never leave a cooking zone switched on without a
pan on top of it, as doing so may cause the zone to
become damaged.
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A
A
A
B
Setting
Normal or Fast Plate
0
Off
1
Cooking vegetables, fish
2
Cooking potatoes (using steam) soups,
chickpeas, beans.
3
Continuing the cooking of large quantities of
food, minestrone
4
For roasting (average)
5
For roasting (above average)
6
For browning and reaching a boil in a short
time.
