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Using the electric hob
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The position of the corresponding electric hotplate is
shown on every knob.
Electric hotplates
The corresponding knob may be turned clockwise
or anti-clockwise and set to any of the six different
positions:
When the selector knob is in any position other than the
off position, the ‘on’ light is illuminated.
Practical advice on using the electric
hotplates
To avoid heat loss and damage to the hotplates use
pans with a flat base, whose diameter is no less than
that of the hotplate itself.
!
Before using the hotplates for the first time, you
should heat them at maximum temperature for
approximately 4 minutes, without placing any pans on
them. During this initial stage, their protective coating
hardens and reaches its maximum resistance.
Setting Normal or Fast Plate
0
Off
1
Low
2 - 5
Medium
6
High
Setting
Normal or Fast Plate
0
Off
1
Cooking vegetables, fish
2
Cooking potatoes (using steam) soups,
chickpeas, beans.
3
Continuing the cooking of large quantities
of food, minestrone
4
For roasting (average)
5
For roasting (above average)
6
For browning and reaching a boil in a
short time.