Cooking Tips - Smeg SE2641CX Instruction Manual

7.2.14 Switching off
To switch the hob off, hold down
use or the lock-out function is active, and the hob will turn off completely.
If the cooking zones have just been used,
off to warn that they are still hot.

7.3 Cooking tips

The table below shows the power values which can be set, with the relative type of food alongside.
Setting may vary depending on the amount of food and personal taste.
KNOB
SETTING
1
2
3
4
5
6
For best results and energy saving, only use pans suitable for electric cooking:
-
The bottom of the pan must be very thick and perfectly flat; before placing on
the cooking hob, make sure that the pan, as well as the cooking hob itself, is
perfectly clean and dry.
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To avoid scratching of the cooking hob, never use cast-iron pans or pans with
a rough bottom.
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To avoid waste of energy, make sure that the diameter of the pan bottom is
the same as that of the circle marked on the hob.
7.4 Holding function "A"
Some models of hob feature a new "standby" function indicated by the appearance of the letter "A"
on the display (which normally indicates the zone power level).
This function allows a lower temperature to be obtained on the ceramic hob surface in the selected
zone, enabling foods that have already been cooked (e.g. soups, meat after slicing, fish, sauces, etc.)
to be kept at the required temperature.
7.4.1 Activating the holding function "A"
After switching on the zone with the display showing 0, press the
letter "A", indicating that this holding function has been activated. Pressing the
to power level 9, as is the case on hobs with normal zones. Returning to level 0 and pressing the
key again does not reactivate the "A" function; to activate it, the zone must be switched off and back
on.
The holding function must not be activated on a hotplate that is still "hot" since this could activate one of the
overheating safety mechanisms with which the electronic hob control is equipped.
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Instructions for the user
for 1 second; this deactivates all cooking zones even if they are in
NUMBER ON TYPE OF FOOD
THE DISPLAY
1 To melt butter, chocolate, and the like.
To heat food, keep small amounts of water on the boil, and whip
2-3
up sauces with egg yolk or butter.
To heat solid or liquid food, keep small amounts of water on the
4-5 boil, thaw deep-frozen food, cook omelettes of 2 or 3 eggs, fruit
and vegetables, and the like.
To stew meat, fish and vegetables, simmer food, make jams, and
6
so on.
To roast meat, fish, steaks, and liver; to sauté meat, fish, eggs
7-8
and so on.
9 To deep-fry potatoes, etc and to quick-boil water.
will start flashing a few seconds after the hob is turned
key. The display will show the
key again switches