Hob - Hints And Tips - Electrolux EKC96150AX User Manual

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counterclockwise to the correct heat
setting.
To deactivate the outer ring: turn the
knob to the off position. The indicator
goes out.
5.4 Residual heat indicator
WARNING!
There is a risk of burns from
residual heat.

6. HOB - HINTS AND TIPS

WARNING!
Refer to Safety chapters.
6.1 Cookware
The bottom of the cookware
must be as thick and flat as
possible.
Ensure pan bases are clean
and dry before placing on
the hob surface.
Cookware made of
enamelled steel and with
aluminium or copper
bottoms can cause a colour
change on the glass-ceramic
surface.
Heat setting
- 1
1 - 2
1 - 2
2 - 3
3 - 4
Use to:
Keep cooked food warm.
Hollandaise sauce, melt: but‐
ter, chocolate, gelatine.
Solidify: fluffy omelettes,
baked eggs.
Simmer rice and milkbased
dishes, heat up ready-
cooked meals.
Steam vegetables, fish,
meat.
The indicator comes on when a cooking
zone is hot, but it does not function if
mains power is disconnected.
6.2 Energy saving
• 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 bottom of the pans and cooking
zones must have the same
dimension.
6.3 Examples of cooking
applications
The data in the table is for
guidance only.
Time Hints
(min)
as nec‐ Put a lid on the cookware.
essary
5 - 25 Mix from time to time.
10 - 40 Cook with a lid on.
25 - 50 Add at least twice as much
liquid as rice, mix milk
dishes halfway through the
procedure.
20 - 45 Add a couple of tablespoons
of liquid.