Using The Glass Ceramic Hob; Switching The Cooking Zones On And Off; Cooking Zones - Indesit CI6V E97 A1 HA Operating Instructions Manual

Using the glass ceramic hob

! The glue applied on the gaskets leaves traces of grease on
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the glass. Before using the appliance, we recommend you
remove these with a special non-abrasive cleaning product.
During the fi rst few hours of use there may be a smell of
rubber which will disappear very quickly.

Switching the cooking zones on and off

To switch on a cooking zone, turn the corresponding knob
in a clockwise direction.
To switch it off again, turn the knob in an anticlockwise
direction until it is in the "0" position.
If the COOKING ZONE ON indicator light is lit, this shows
that at least one pf the cooking zones on the hob is
switched on.

Cooking zones

The hob is equipped with electric heating elements. When
they are in use the following items on the hob become red.
A. The cooking zone with radiant heating elements.
B. The cooking zone with a hilite heating element.
A
C
hot.
Cooking zones with hilite heating elements
These emit heat via radiation from the hilite lamps they
contain. They have similar properties to gas burners: they
are easy to control and reach set temperatures quickly,
allowing you to actually see the power they are providing.
Description of the heating elements
The circular radiant heating elements become red 10 - 20
seconds after they have been switched on.
The circular hilite heating elements guarantee even heat
distribution in addition to the usual advantages that
halogen heating elements bring.
Hilite lamps emit high levels of heat and light as soon
as they are switched on, off ering the following practical
advantages:
· rapid heating (in relation to a gas burner)
· rapid cooling
· even temperature across the whole surface (due to the
circular heating elements).
They are similar to the other cooking zones on the hob
and are therefore easy to use. To ensure you use the hob
correctly, all you need to do is consult the cooking tables in
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C. The residual heat indicator
light: this indicates that the
temperature of the corresponding
B
cooking zone is greater than 60°C,
even when the heating element
has been switched off but is still
the instruction booklet.
Radiant Ceramic Hot
Plate
Pos.
Normal or Fast Hot
Plate
Spento
0
To cook fish
1
To cook potatoes (steam),
2
soup, chickpeas, beans
To continue cooking large
quantities of food, vegetable
3
soup
To roast (medium)
4
To roast (well done)
5
To brown or quickly bring to a
6
boil
7
8
9
10
11
12
Practical advice on using the hob
• Use pans with a thick, fl at base to ensure that they
adhere perfectly to the cooking zone.
• Always use pans with a diameter that is large enough
to cover the hotplate fully, in order to use all the heat
produced.
• Always make sure that the base of the pan is completely
clean and dry: this ensures that the pans adhere
perfectly to the cooking zones and that both the pans
and the hob remain eff ective for a longer period of time.
• Avoid using the same cookware that is used on gas
burners: the heat concentration on gas burners may
have warped the base of the pan, causing it not to
adhere to the surface correctly.
• Never leave a cooking zone switched on without a pan
on top of it, as doing so may cause the zone to become
damaged.
Ceramic Halogen Hot
Plate Automatic Hot
Plate
Spento
To melt butter or chocolate
To reheat liquids
For sauces (including cream
sauces)
To cook at boiling point
For roasts
For stews
To fry