Heat
setting
Use to: Time Hints
3-4 Steam vegetables, fish, meat 20-45
min
Add a few tablespoons of liquid
4-5 Steam potatoes 20-60
min
Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of po-
tatoes
4-5 Cook larger quantities of food, stews
and soups
60-150
min
Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients
6-7 Gentle fry: escalope, veal cordon bleu,
cutlets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux,
eggs, pancakes, doughnuts
as re-
quired
Turn halfway through
7-8 Heavy fry, hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks
5-15
min
Turn halfway through
9 Boil large quantities of water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep fry chips
Energy saving
• If possible, always put the lids on the cookware.
• Put cookware on a cooking zone before you start it.
• Stop the cooking zones before the end of the cooking time to use residual heat.
• The bottom of pans and cooking zones must have the same dimension.
HOB - CARE AND CLEANING
Clean the appliance after each use.
Always use cookware with clean bottom.
Scratches or dark stains on the glass ceramic have no effect on how the appliance operates.
To remove the dirt:
1. – Remove immediately:melted plastic, plastic foil, and food with sugar. If not, the dirt
can cause damage to the appliance. Use a special scraper for the glass . Put the scra-
per on the glass surface at an acute angle and move the blade on the surface .
– Remove after the appliance is sufficiently cool:limescale rings , water rings, fat
stains, shiny metallic discolorations. Use a special cleaning agent for glass ceramic or
stainless steel.
2. Clean the appliance with a moist cloth and some detergent.
3. At the end rub the appliance dry with a clean cloth.
• Clean the front of the appliance with a soft cloth and a solution of hot water and some
detergent.
• For metal fronts use some detergent for stainless steel.
• Do not use scouring agents and abrasive sponges.
Hob - Care and Cleaning
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