8 COOKING ADVICE
Quality of the pots and pans
Suitable cookware, pots and pans include: steel, enamelled
steel, cast iron, stainless steel with magnetic base, aluminium
with magnetic base (100 mm). Unsuitable pans include:
aluminium and stainless steel without magnetic base, copper,
brass, ceramics, porcelain. The manufacturers will state
whether their products are suitable for induction.
In order to ensure your pans are suitable:
– Pour a little water in a pan and place it on an induction
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cooking zone set to
. The water should be hot within a
few seconds.
– Hold a magnet to the base of the pan. The magnet should
stick.
Some cooking pots hum when they are placed on an induction
cooking zone. This does not mean the device is faulty, and it
will not affect operation. This noise decreases when you adjust
the power.
Lift the pans up when you want to move them to
avoid stains and scratches.
– As often as possible, prepare meals with the pan lid on.
Dimensions of the cooking pans
The cooking zones can (to a certain extent) automatically adapt
to the diameter of the pan. The base of the pan must have a
minimum diameter for working with the selected cooking zone.
Place the pan in the middle of the cooking zone in order to
optimise the energy transfer. If the diameter of the pan is much
larger than the zone, this will not result in an optimal cooking
result.
Only the surface of the pan above the induction coil will then
generate the heat. The rest of the surface that is not above the
induction coil will receive heat via conduction through the pan
surface.
Therefore, if the pan is much larger than the cooking zone, it
advised to set the cooking zone to a slightly lower level to allow
the heat to be divided up more evenly.
Examples of power control
(The values indicated below are only indicative)
Melting
Warming up
Rising
Defrosting
Steaming
Water
Simmering
Cooking
Roasting
Roasting
Bringing to cooking
temperature
Cooking
9 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
Follow all instructions described in the Safety
chapter
Before cleaning, check the cooking plate has been
fully switched off and the glass above the cooking
zones has cooled down.
Follow the cleaning instructions below for a long life
and optimum functioning of the device.
9.1 Maintenance of the hob
First let the device cool down, otherwise there is a
risk of burns.
Never use "steam" or "pressure" equipment.
Never use objects that could damage the vitro-
ceramic glass such as an abrasive sponge, abrasive
cleaning liquid or aggressive cleaning agents.
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Application
– Sauces, butter,
chocolate, gelatine
– Pre-prepared meals
– Rice pudding and pre-
prepared meals
– Vegetables, fish, frozen
products
– Vegetables, fish, meat
– Boiled potatoes, soups,
pasta
– Fresh vegetables
– Meat, liver, eggs, grilled
sausages
– Goulash, rolled meat,
black/white pudding
– Potatoes, fritters, flat
biscuits
– Steaks, omelettes
– water
– Bringing large quantities
of water to the boil
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