24
PANS
OPERATION
25
Pans
Suitable
– Stainless steel pans made specially for
induction cooking
– Enamelled pans
– Enamelled cast iron pans
Not suitable
– Earthenware
– Aluminium
– Plastic
– Copper
– Ceramic/Porcelain
– Stainless steel
Induction cooking uses magnetism to
generate heat. The pan base must then
contain iron (be magnetic). You can check this
with a magnet.
If the magnet is attracted to the bottom of the
pan and the pan is suitable for electric
cooking, then it is suitable for induction
cooking.
While enamelled pressed steel pans are
certainly magnetic they can be damaged if
they are used for induction cooking. Enamel
has poorer heat conducting properties than
the aluminium contained in the bottoms of
stainless steel pans suitable for induction
cooking. It is thus possible for:
■ enamel that comes loose from the steel if,
for example, you put the pan when dry or
nearly dry on a high setting;
■ the pan bottom to warp due to, for example,
overheating through using a power that is
too high.
Use only pans with a thick (minimum 2.25 mm)
smooth base that is suitable for induction
cooking, possibly bearing the approval mark
"Class induction". When pans with a warped
base (warped inward or outward) are used the
overheating protection system cannot work,
as a consequence the hob becomes too hot.
This can lead to breakage of the ceramic plate
and melting of the pan base.
During induction cooking you may hear a
rattling sound in the bottom of the pan. This
will damage neither the pan nor the hob.
This sound is caused by the high power of the
cooking zone acting on the bottom of the pan.
You can prevent the rattling sound by
selecting a lower setting.
Damage caused by the use of unsuitable pans
and by pans boiling dry is excluded from the
warranty.
Operation
Fig. 8: Control panel
Switching on
Press the on/off button (E).
Setting the power
When you press the or button (G or H),
the hob is immediately set at power setting 6.
To set the hob at a higher or lower power
setting, press the or button again.
The button (G) gives a lower setting.
The button (H) gives a higher setting.
Switching off
By pressing the on/off button (E) once more
the cooking zone will be switched off.
Childproof lock
Attention: The appliance is equipped with a
childproof lock. To lock: keep the on/off button
(E) depressed for 3 seconds. The red (D) light
above (E) comes on. To unlock: keep the on/off
button (E) depressed for 3 seconds. The red
light (D) above (E) goes off.
Kitchen timer
You can set the timer only if the hotplate is
switched on. You can use the timer to switch
off the rear hotplate on the left.
■ Place the pan on the rear hotplate on the
left and switch the hotplate on.
The appliance begins to work.
■ Set the kitchen timer. You can set the
desired number of minutes (max. 3 hours
59 minutes) with the aid of the and
buttons (B and C) beside the clock.
The number of minutes is shown in the
display (A).
■ At the end of the cooking time, you will hear
a beep. The cooking zone switches off.
■ Switch the tone off at the end of the cooking
time. Press the and buttons (B and
C) of the clock or the on/off button (E). The
bleep signal stops and the cooking zone
switches off.
■ If the bleep signal does not switch off, the
zone will switch itself off and the tone will
stop after half an hour.
