Residual Heat Indicator; Setting The Hob; Switching The Hob On And Off; Setting A Hotplate - Bosch PKF6 Instruction Manual

Residual heat indicator

The hob has a two-stage residual heat indicator for each
hotplate.

Setting the hob

This section informs you how to set the hotplates. The table
shows heat settings and cooking times for various meals.

Switching the hob on and off

The main switch is used to switch the hob on and off.
To switch on: touch the
#
indicator above the main switch and the
light up. The hob is ready for use.
To switch off: touch the
#
main switch and the hotplate indicators
are switched off. The residual heat indicator remains on until
the hotplates have cooled down sufficiently.
Note: The hob switches off automatically if all hotplates have
been switched off for more than 15 seconds.

Setting a hotplate

Set the required heat setting in the settings range.
Heat setting 1 = lowest setting
Heat setting 9 = highest setting
There is an intermediate setting between each heat setting. This
is marked in the control panel with the

Table of cooking times

The following table provides some examples.
Cooking times and heat settings may vary depending on the
type of food, its weight and quality. Deviations are therefore
possible.
Melting
Chocolate, cooking chocolate, butter, honey
Gelatine
Heating and keeping warm
Stew (e.g. lentil stew)
Milk**
Heating sausages in water**
Defrosting and heating
Frozen spinach
Frozen goulash
Poaching, simmering
Dumplings
Fish
White sauces, e.g. béchamel sauce
Emulsified sauces, e.g. béarnaise sauce, hollandaise sauce
* Continue cooking without a lid
** Without lid
6
symbol. A signal sounds. The
hotplate indicator
$
symbol until the display above the
go out. All hotplates
$
symbol.
Û
If • appears in the display the hob is still hot. It may be used,
for example, to keep a small meal warm or to melt cooking
chocolate. As the hotplate cools down further, the display
changes to œ . The display remains lit until the hotplate has
cooled sufficiently.
Set the heat setting
Touch the $ symbol to select the hotplate.
1.
. lights up on the heat setting display and the
‹ ‹
for the selected hotplate lights up brightly.
Set the desired heat setting on the control panel.
2.

 
Note: Hotplate temperature is regulated by the heat switching
on and off. The heat may also switch on and off at the highest
setting.
To change the heat setting:
Select the hotplate and set the desired ongoing cooking setting
in the settings range.
To switch off the hotplate:
Select the hotplate and set to 0 in the settings range.
When heating thick liquids, stir regularly.
For bringing liquids to the boil, use heat setting 9.
Ongoing cooking
setting
1-2
1-2
1-2
1.5-2.5
3-4
2.5-3.5
2.5-3.5
4.5-5.5
4-5*
1-2
3-4
symbol
$

 
Ongoing cooking
time in minutes
-
-
-
-
-
20-30 mins
10-15 mins
20-30 mins
10-15 mins
3-6 mins
8-12 mins