Cooking assist functions
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Switching off the frying sensor
Touch the
Õ
symbol and select the hotplate. The
hotplate will switch off and the residual heat indicator
will light up.
Cooking functions
You can use these functions to heat, simmer or cook
food, or cook it in a pressure cooker or fry it in a
saucepan with sufficient oil at a controlled temperature.
These cooking functions are available for all hotplates.
Benefits
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The cooking zone only continues heating for as long
as this is necessary to maintain the temperature.
This saves energy and prevents oil or fat from
overheating.
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The temperature is continuously monitored. This
prevents the food from spilling over. In addition, the
temperature setting does not need to be changed.
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A signal sounds once the water or oil has reached
the optimum temperature for adding the food. The
table shows if the food needs to be added right at
the start.
Notes
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Use pots and pans with a thick, flat base. Do not use
pots and pans with a thin or domed base.
■
Fill the pot so that the contents reach high enough to
cover the cooking sensor's silicone patch.
■
Use the frying sensor when frying with a small
amount of oil.
■
Position the cookware in such a way that the
cooking sensor is pointing towards the outer side of
the hob.
■
Do not remove the cooking sensor from the pot
during cooking.
■
Remove the cooking sensor from the pot after
cooking. Be careful as the cooking sensor may be
very hot.
Temperature ranges and settings
Tips for cooking with the cooking functions
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Heating/keep-warm function: Frozen products in
portions, e.g. spinach. Place the frozen product in
the cookware. Pour in the volume of water specified
by the manufacturer. Cover the cookware and select
the setting 1/70 °C. Stir occasionally.
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Poaching function: This function is suitable for
cooking food at low temperatures and for thickening
sauces and stews. Select setting 2/90 °C.
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Boiling function: This function allows you to boil
water with a lid without it boiling over. You can boil
efficiently thanks to the temperature control. Select
setting 3/100 °C.
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Cooking in a pressure cooker function: Follow the
manufacturer's recommendations. Continue cooking
for the recommended time once the signal has
sounded. Select setting 4/120 °C.
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Frying with a large amount of oil in the saucepan
function: To heat the oil with the lid on. Remove the
lid after the signal tone and add the food (insofar as
there are no other instructions in the "Recommended
dishes" table). Select setting 5/170 °C.
Notes
■
Always cook with the lid on. Exception: "Frying with a
large amount of oil in the saucepan", temperature
setting 5/170 °C.
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If an audible signal does not sound, make sure that
the lid is on the pan.
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Never leave oil unattended during heating. Use oil or
fat that is suitable for frying. Do not mix different
cooking fats together, e.g. oil and lard. Mixtures of
different fats may froth up when hot.
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If you are not satisfied with the cooking result, e.g.
when cooking potatoes, next time use less water but
keep the recommended temperature setting.
Setting the boiling point
The point at which water starts to boil depends on the
height of your home above sea level. You can set the
boiling point if water is boiling too strongly or not
strongly enough. To do this, proceed as follows:
■
Select the basic setting
™…
; see the section on
■
The basic setting is 3
as standard. If your home is
between 200
and 400
metres above sea level, there
is no need to set the boiling point. If not, choose the
correct setting from the following table according to
your altitude:
Cooking functions
Temperature setting
Temperature range
Suitable for
Heating, keeping warm
1/70 ºC
60
- 70 ºC
E.g. soups, punch
Poaching
2/90 ºC
80
- 90 ºC
E.g. rice, milk
Cooking
3/100 ºC
90
- 100 ºC
E.g. pasta, vegetables
Cooking in a pressure cooker
4/120 ºC
110
- 120 ºC
E.g. chicken, stew.
Frying with a large amount of oil in the saucepan
5/170 ºC
170
- 180 ºC
E.g. doughnuts, meatballs
Height
Setting
™…
0
- 100
m.
‚
100
- 200
m.
ƒ
200
- 400
m.
„
*
400
- 600
m.
…
* Basic setting
