en Basic operation
a The indicator lamp above
a The displays go out.
a All hotplates are switched off.
a The residual heat indicator remains on until the hot-
plates have cooled down sufficiently.
5.4 Setting the hotplates
To set a hotplate, it has to be selected.
Select the required heat setting on the control panel.
Heat setting
1
Lowest setting
9
Highest setting
.
Every heat setting has an intermediate
setting, e.g. 4. .
5.5 Selecting heat settings
Requirement: The hob is switched on.
Select the hotplate with
1.
lights up in the heat setting indicator.
a
Touch
or
.
2.
The basic setting appears.
–
Heat setting 9
–
Heat setting 4
5.6 Changing heat settings
Select the hotplate with
1.
Touch
or
until the required heat setting ap-
2.
pears.
5.7 Switching off the hotplate
There are 2 ways to switch off the hotplate
Touch
twice.
1.
appears on the heat setting display.
a
a After approx. 10 seconds the residual heat indicator
appears.
Select the hotplate and touch
2.
pears on the heat setting display.
a After approx. 10 seconds the residual heat indicator
appears.
Note: The hotplate last selected remains activated. You
can adjust the hotplate without selecting it again.
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goes out.
.
.
or
until
ap-
5.8 Recommended cooking settings
You can find an overview of different foods with appro-
priate power levels here.
The cooking time varies depending on the type, weight,
thickness and quality of the food. The ongoing power
level depends on the cookware used.
Cooking tips
¡ To bring food to the boil, use heat setting 9.
¡ Stir thick liquids occasionally.
¡ 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 24
Melting
Food
Chocolate, cooking chocolate
Butter, honey, gelatine
Heating or keeping warm
Stew, e.g. lentil stew
1
Milk
1
Sausages in water
1
Prepare the dish without the lid.
Defrosting and heating
Spinach, frozen
Goulash, frozen
Poaching or simmering
1, 2
Dumplings
1, 2
Fish
White sauce, e.g. béchamel
Whisked sauces, e.g. sauce
béarnaise or hollandaise
Bring the water to the boil with the lid on.
1
2
Continue to cook the dish without a lid.
Boiling, steaming or stewing
Rice with double the volume of
water
Rice pudding
Unpeeled boiled potatoes
Boiled potatoes
1, 2
Pasta, noodles
Stew, soup
Vegetables, fresh
Vegetables, frozen
Food in a pressure cooker
Bring the water to the boil with the lid on.
1
Continue to cook the dish without a lid.
2
Ongoing
Ongoing
cooking
cooking
setting
time in
minutes
1-1.
-
1–2
-
1–2
-
1.-2.
-
3–4
-
2.-3.
10–20
2.-3.
20–30
4.-5.
20–30
4–5
10–15
1–2
3–6
3–4
8–12
2–3
15–30
1.-2.
35–45
4–5
25–30
4–5
15–25
6–7
6–10
3.-4.
15–60
2.-3.
10–20
3.-4.
10–20
4–5
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