en Familiarising yourself with your appliance
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Familiarising yourself with your appliance
4.1 Hotplates
You can find an overview of the different activations of
the hotplates here.
If you operate the activations, the relevant displays light
up.
If you switch on a hotplate, it will switch to the setting
last selected.
Hotplate
Single-circuit
hotplate
Dual-circuit
hotplate
Extended
cooking zone
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Basic operation
5.1 Switching the hob on or off
You can switch the hob on and off with the hotplate
switch.
5.2 Setting the hotplates
You can use the hotplate control to adjust the heat out-
put of the hotplate.
Heat setting
1
Lowest setting
9
Highest setting
5.3 Recommended cooking settings
You can find an overview of different foods with appro-
priate heat settings here.
The cooking time will vary depending on the type,
weight, thickness and quality of the food. The ongoing
cooking setting depends on the cookware used.
Cooking tips
¡ To bring food to the boil, use heat setting 9.
¡ Stir thick liquids occasionally.
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Activating and deactivating
Turn the hotplate switch to
the right until
. Select the
heat setting.
Deactivating: Turn the hot-
plate switch to 0 and reset.
Never turn the hotplate
switch past the
symbol to
0.
Turn the hotplate switch to
the right until
. Set the heat
setting.
Switching off: Turn the hot-
plate switch to 0 and reset.
Never turn the hotplate
switch past the
symbol to
0.
Notes
¡ Dark areas in the glow pattern of the hotplate are
part of the technical design. They do not affect the
functionality of the hotplate.
¡ The hotplate regulates the temperature by switching
the heat on and off. The heat may also switch on
and off when on the highest setting.
– This protects easily damaged components from
overheating.
– The appliance is protected from electrical over-
load.
– Better cooking results are achieved.
¡ With multi-circuit hotplates, the heating of the inner
filament circuits and the heating of the activations
may switch on and off at different times.
4.2 Hotplate display and residual heat
indicator
The hob has a hotplate display and a residual heat in-
dicator. The display lights up when a hotplate is warm.
Display
Meaning
Hotplate
Lights up during operation, shortly after
display
switching on.
Residual
Lit up after cooking when the hotplate is
heat indic-
still warm.
ator
Note: You can keep small dishes warm
or melt cooking chocolate.
¡ Food that needs to be seared quickly or that initially
loses a lot of liquid during frying should be fried in
small portions.
¡ "Tips for saving energy when cooking." → Page 11
Melting
Food
Butter, gelatine
Heating or keeping warm
Stew, e.g. lentil stew
1
Milk
1
Prepare the dish without the lid.
Poaching or simmering
1, 2
Dumplings
1, 2
Fish
White sauce, e.g. béchamel
1
Bring the water to the boil with the lid on.
2
Continue to cook the dish without a lid.
Ongoing
Ongoing
cooking
cooking
setting
time in
minutes
1
-
1
-
1-2
-
3-4
20-30
3
10-15
1
3-6