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Power level table
Power level Type of cooking
Level use
(indicating cooking experience and habits)
Max.
power
Boost To heat quickly.
Ideal for rapidly increasing the temperature of
food to fast boiling in the case of water or rapidly
heating cooking liquids.
8-9 To fry - boil
Ideal for browning, starting to cook, frying deep
frozen products, fast boiling.
High
power
7-8
To brown - sauté - boil -
grill.
Ideal for sautéing, maintaining a lively boil, cooking
and grilling (for a short period of time, 5-10
minutes).
6-7
To brown - cook - stew
sauté - grill
Ideal for sautéing, maintaining a light boil, cooking
and grilling (for a medium period of time, 10-20
minutes), preheating.
4-5
To cook - stew
sauté - grill
Ideal for stewing, maintaining a gentle boil,
cooking and grilling (for a long period of time).
Medium
power
3-4
To cook - simmer -
thicken - cream pasta
Ideal for long-cooking recipes (rice, sauces, roasts,
fish) with liquids (e.g. water, wine, broth, milk),
creaming pasta.
2-3
Ideal for long-cooking recipes (quantities under 1
litre: rice, sauces, roasts, fish) with liquids (e.g.
water, wine, broth, milk).
Low
power
1-2 To melt - thaw
Ideal for softening butter, gently melting chocolate;
thawing small products.
1
To keep food warm
To cream risotto
Ideal for keeping small portions of just-cooked
food or serving dishes warm and for creaming
risotto.
OFF
Zero
power
Support surface
Hob in stand-by or off mode (possible end-of-
cooking residual heat, indicated by an "H").