Zanussi ZEI8640XBA User Manual page 9

Cookware for induction cooking zones
Important! Use the induction cooking zones
with correct cookware.
Cookware material
• correct: cast iron, steel, enamelled steel,
stainless steel, the bottom made of multi-lay-
er (with correct mark from a manufacturer).
• not correct: aluminium, copper, brass,
glass, ceramic, porcelain.
Cookware is correct for an induction hob
if ...
• ... some water boils very quickly on a zone
set to the highest heat setting.
• ... a magnet pulls on to the bottom of the
cookware.
The bottom of the cookware must be
as thick and flat as possible.
Cookware dimensions: induction cooking
zones adapt to the dimension of the bottom of
the cookware automatically to some limit.
The noises during operation
If you can hear
• crack noise: cookware is made of different
materials (Sandwich construction).
• whistle sound: you use one or more cooking
zones with high power levels and the cook-
ware is made of different materials (Sand-
wich construction).
• humming: you use high power levels.
Hea Use to:
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set-
ting
Keep warm the food you
1
cooked
1 - 2 Hollandaise sauce, melt: but-
ter, chocolate, gelatine
1 - 2 Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked
eggs
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• clicking: electric switching occurs.
• hissing, buzzing: the fan operates.
The noises are normal and do not refer to
appliance malfunction.
Energy saving
How to save energy
• If it is possible, always put the lids on the
cookware.
• Put cookware on a cooking zone before you
start it.
• Use the residual heat to keep the food warm
or to melt it.
The cooking zone efficiency
The cooking zone efficiency is related to the di-
ameter of the cookware. The cookware with a
smaller diameter than the minimum receives on-
ly a part of the power generated by the cooking
zone. For the minimum diameters see the Tech-
nical Information chapter.
The Examples of cooking applications
The relation between the heat setting and the
cooking zone consumption of power is not line-
ar.
When you increase the heat setting it is not
proportional to the increase of the cooking zone
consumption of power.
It means that the cooking zone with the medium
heat setting uses less than a half of its power.
The data in the table is for guidance only.
Time
as required Put a lid on a cookware
5 - 25 min Mix from time to time
10 - 40 min Cook with a lid on
Hints Nominal pow-
er consump-
3 %
3 – 5 %
3 – 5 %
tion
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