Operation
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Operation
Hints for cookware and for cooking
The following are a few useful hints to help you cut your con-
sumption of energy and use your new hob and the cookware effi-
ciently. The principle is: „The better the cookware, the lower the
consumption of electricity!“
• The base of good-quality pots and pans is sturdy and level.
Uneven pots and pans result in a high consumption of energy
and longer cooking times.
• When buying cooking pots, note that it is frequently the diame-
ter of the top of the pot that it indicated. This is usually larger
than the base of a pot.
• The base of your cooking pots should be the same size as the
cooking zone.
• Pressure cookers are particularly low on energy and time
required thanks to the pressure and the fact that they are
tightly closed. Short cooking times mean that vitamins are pre-
served.
• Always make sure that there is sufficient fluid in your pressure
cooker since the cooking zone and the cooker may be dam-
aged as a result of overheating if the pressure cooker boils dry.
• The diameter of pots and pans may be larger than the cooking
zones but not smaller, since this will result in a loss of heat and
spilled food will burn on the cooking zone.
• Use the right pot for the quantity of food you are cooking.
A large pot which is hardly filled will use up a lot of energy.
• Always close cooking pots with a suitable lid.
• The manufacturer's instructions will also need to be followed
when special cookware is used.
A Cookware base too thin. Becomes uneven when heated up.
Higher energy consumption and uneven distribution of heat
will result.
B Cookware too large or too small. Energy is wasted if pots are
too small or if the lid does not fit properly.
C Good-quality cookware.
Start of operation
• Use a sponge and water with detergent added to wipe lightly
over the surface and then dry.
• Switch on all of the cooking zones one after the other for
around 3 minutes to dry up any moisture that may be in the
heating elements.
Operating the cooking zones
The cooking zones and the dual-circuit cooking zones are acti-
vated with the cooking zone switches on the cooker. This is
described in the instructions for use of the cooker.
HiLight heating element
Cooking zones with HiLight heating elements start to glow very
quickly (see technical data); this is what distinguishes them from
standard heating elements. Cooking can be commenced very
quickly.
Residual heat display
The glass ceramic hob is equipped with a residual heat display; a
lamp has been allocated to each individual cooking zone.
This lamp will light up as soon as the respective cooking zone
has heated up to warn against touching the cooking zone unin-
tentionally.
As long as the lamp lights up after the cooking zone has been
switched off, the residual heat can be used for melting food or for
keeping food warm.
The cooking zone may still be hot when the lamp no longer
lights up. Risk of burns!
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