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en Operating the appliance
Setting a hotplate
Set the required hotplate using the twist knob.
Heat setting 1 = lowest setting.
Heat setting 9 = highest setting.
Every heat setting has an intermediate setting. This is
shown in the hotplate display as .5.
Notes
– To protect the fragile parts of your appliance from
overheating and electrical overloading, the hob may
temporarily reduce the power.
– In order to prevent the appliance from producing
excess noise, the hob may temporarily reduce the
power.
Selecting a hotplate and heat setting
The hob must be switched on.
1Select the hotplate. To do this, touch the twist knob
in the appropriate area for the required hotplate.
2Within the next 10 seconds, turn the twist knob until
the required heat setting appears in the heat setting
display.
The heat setting is set.
Notes
– When placing an item of cookware on the flexible
cooking zone, it must be positioned correctly
according to size; see section ~ "Flex function".
The cookware is detected and the hotplate is
selected automatically. You can change the
settings.
– If the indicators flash after you have changed the
settings, check whether the cookware is suitable for
induction cooking. See section ~ "Cookware
check"
Changing the heat setting
Select the hotplate and change the heat setting using
the twist knob.
Switching off the hotplate
Select the hotplate and turn the twist knob until ‹
appears. The hotplate switches itself off and the
residual heat indicator lights up.
Notes
– If there is no cookware on the induction hotplate,
the heat setting display flashes. After a while, the
hotplate will switch itself off.
– If there is cookware on the hotplate before
switching the hob on, this is detected at most 20
seconds after touching the main switch and the
hotplate is selected automatically. Set the heat
setting within the next 10 seconds. Otherwise the
hotplate will switch itself off again after 20
seconds.
Even if there are several pots and pans on the hob
when it is switched on, only one item of cookware is
detected.
Chef's recommendations
Recommendations
▯When heating up puree, cream soups and thick
sauces, stir occasionally.
▯Set heat setting 8 to 9 for preheating.
▯When cooking with the lid on, turn the heat setting
down as soon as steam escapes between the lid
and the cookware. Steam does not need to escape
for a good cooking result.
▯After cooking, keep the lid on the cookware until
you serve the food.
▯To cook with the pressure cooker, observe the
manufacturer's instructions.
▯Do not cook food for too long, otherwise the
nutrients will be lost. The kitchen clock can be used
to set the optimum cooking time.
▯For a more healthy cooking result, smoking oil
should be avoided.
▯To brown food, fry small portions in succession.
▯Cookware may reach high temperatures while the
food is cooking. We recommend that you use oven
gloves.
▯You can find recommendations for energy-efficient
cooking in section ~ "Environmental protection"
ZZ
type of food. The cooking time may vary depending on
the type, weight, thickness and quality of the food.
Stew, e.g. lentil stew 1.5 - 2 -
White sauces, e.g. Béchamel sauce 1 - 2 3 - 6
Whisked sauces, e.g. Béarnaise sauce, Hollandaise sauce 3 - 4 8 - 12
