Using The Electric Hob; Switching The Cooking Zones On And Off - Indesit K6E11/R Operating Instructions Manual

Using the electric hob

Switching the cooking zones on and off

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The control knobs for the hob electric hotplates
The cookers can be fitted with normal and rapid
electric hotplates in a variety of combinations (the
rapid hotplates can be distinguished from the rest
by the red boss in the centre of the same). To avoid
any heat loss and damage to the hotplates, we
advise you to use pans with a flat bottom, with a
diameter which matches that of the hotplate itself.
The table contains the different settings indicated on
the knobs and the use for which the hotplates are
recommended.
Before using the hotplates for the first time, Before using the hotplates for the first time, Before using the hotplates for the first time, Before using the hotplates for the first time, Before using the hotplates for the first time,
you should heat them at maximum you should heat them at maximum you should heat them at maximum you should heat them at maximum you should heat them at maximum
temperature for approximately 4 minutes, temperature for approximately 4 minutes, temperature for approximately 4 minutes, temperature for approximately 4 minutes, temperature for approximately 4 minutes,
without any pans. During this initial stage, without any pans. During this initial stage, without any pans. During this initial stage, without any pans. During this initial stage, without any pans. During this initial stage,
their protective coating hardens and reaches their protective coating hardens and reaches their protective coating hardens and reaches their protective coating hardens and reaches their protective coating hardens and reaches
its maximum resistance. its maximum resistance.
its maximum resistance. its maximum resistance. its maximum resistance.
Electric hotplate indicator light
This light comes on when any of the electrical
hotplates on a hob which features electric hotplates
have been turned on.
Setting Normal or Fast Plate
0 Off
Cooking vegetables, fish
1
Cooking potatoes (using steam) soups,
2
chickpeas, beans.
Continuing the cooking of large quantities of
3
food, minestrone
4 For roasting (average)
5 For roasting (above average)
For browning and reaching a boil in a short
6
time.
18
Practical advice on using the hob
• Use pans with a thick, flat base to ensure that
they adhere perfectly to the cooking zone.
• Always use pans with a diameter that is large
enough to cover the hotplate fully, in order to use
all the heat produced.
• Always make sure that the base of the pan is
completely clean and dry: this ensures that the
pans adhere perfectly to the cooking zones and
that both the pans and the hob remain effective
for a longer period of time.
• Avoid using the same cookware that is used on
gas burners: the heat concentration on gas
burners may have warped the base of the pan,
causing it not to adhere to the surface correctly.
• Never leave a cooking zone switched on without a
pan on top of it, as doing so may cause the zone
to become damaged.