Zanussi ZEI3921 User Manual page 16

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. But the
minimum diameter of the magnetic part of the
bottom of the cookware is in relation to the di-
ameter of the cooking zone:
Cooking zone
Front
Heat
setting
1 Keep cooked foods warm
1-2 Hollandaise sauce, melt: butter, chocolate,
gelatine
1-2 Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs
2-3 Simmer rice and milkbased dishes, heating
up ready-cooked meals
3-4 Steam vegetables, fish, meat
4-5 Steam potatoes
4-5 Cook larger quantities of food, stews and
soups
6-7 Gentle fry: escalope, veal cordon bleu, cut-
lets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux, eggs,
pancakes, doughnuts
7-8 Heavy fry, hash browns, loin steaks, steaks
9 Boil large quantities of water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep fry chips
Operating noises
If you can hear
• cracking noise: cookware is made of different
materials (Sandwich construction).
• whistling: 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.
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Minimum diameter of
cookware
120 mm
Use to:
Cooking zone
Rear
Energy saving
• If possible, always put the lids on the
cookware.
• Put cookware on a cooking zone before
you start it.
Examples of cooking applications
The data in the table is for guidance only.
Time
as re- Cover
quired
5-25 min Mix occasionally
10-40 Cook with a lid on
min
25-50 Add at least twice as much liquid as
min rice, stir milk dishes part way through
20-45 Add a few tablespoons of liquid
min
20-60 Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of pota-
min toes
60-150 Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients
min
as re- Turn halfway through
quired
5-15 min Turn halfway through
• clicking: electric switching occurs.
• hissing, buzzing: the fan operates.
The noises are normal and do not refer to
any defects.
Information on acrylamides
Important! According to the newest scientific
knowledge, if you brown food (specially the one
which contains starch), acrylamides can pose a
health risk. Thus, we recommend that you cook
Minimum diameter of
cookware
145 mm
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