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Operation
Electric hotplates
To switch on the hotplate, turn the relevant control knob
to the required heat setting.
The control knob is numbered
1 - 6
0 - OFF
1 - Minimum
6 - Maximum
The hob has two types of hotplates:
Normal hotplates (back right and left, front right)
We recommend the plates are switched to maximum (6)
for a short while to boost the plates, and then adjusted to
the required setting.
Rapid hotplate (front left)
The rapid hotplate is indicated by a red dot, and will heat
up more quickly than a normal plate. As the red dot is
painted on the plate, it may deteriorate during use and
even disappear completely after a period of time. This will
not affect the performance of the hob.
It is important to note that the plate may smoke
and produce a slightly unpleasant odour when used
for the first time. This is quite normal and will
disappear after a short while.
Suggestions for the correct setting of the plates are given
in the following table.
Very Gentle
1
To keep food warm
To melt butter and chocolate
Gentle
2
To prepare cream-sauces, stews
and milk puddings or to fry eggs
Slow
3
Dried vegetables, frozen food, fruit,
boiling water or milk
Medium
4
Boiled potatoes, fresh vegetables,
pâtés, soups, broths, pancakes or
fish
High
5
Larger stews, meat roll, fish,
omelettes, steaks
Fast
6
Steaks, escalopes and frying
OFF
0
Mains on Light
The mains on light will come on when the oven function
control knob and/or the hotplate control knobs are set.
