Cooking Zone Settings; Recommended Cooking Settings - Bosch 500 Series User Manual

a The residual heat indicators remain lit until the cooking
zones have cooled off sufficiently.
Note: The cooktop turns off automatically when all the
cooking zones have been turned off for more than 20 sec-
onds.
6.3 Cooking zone settings
In order to make settings on a cooking zone, the cooking
zone has to be selected.
Set the desired power level for each cooking zone in the
settings area.
Setting Power level
lowest power level
highest power level
Intermediate setting for all power levels
The intermediate setting is displayed as a dot
in the cooking zone display, for example .
lights up when you set the intermediate level
between power level
Note: The cooktop may temporarily reduce the power au-
tomatically to protect the fragile parts of your appliance
and to prevent the appliance from producing excess noise.
Setting the power level
Requirement: The cooktop is turned on.
Place the cookware on the cooking zone.
1.
Press to select the cooking zone
2.
lights up in the cooking zone display.
a
a lights up under the cooking zone display.
Set the power level in the settings area
3.
Press to set an intermediate level.
Notes
¡ If there is no cookware on the cooking zone, the cook-
ing zone display blinks. This means that the cooking
zone tries to detect the cookware. Place cookware on
the cooking zone within 30 seconds, or the cooking
zone will switch itself off.
¡ If the indicators blink while cookware is present on the
cooking zone, check whether the cookware is suitable
for induction cooking.
→ "Testing cookware suitability", Page 17
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¡ If there is cookware on the cooking zone before switch-
ing the cooktop on, it is detected within 20 seconds after
touching the main switch and the cooking zone is se-
lected automatically. Set the power level within 10 sec-
onds. Otherwise, the cooking zone switches off after
20 seconds.
¡ If there are several pieces of cookware on the cooktop
when it is switched on, only one piece of cookware is
detected.
Changing the power level
Press to select the cooking zone.
1.
Set the power level in the settings area.
2.
Turning the cooking zone off
Press to select the cooking zone.
1.
Select in the settings area.
2.
a The residual heat indicator lights up after approximately
10 seconds.
Note: You can also switch off the cooking zone directly by
touching the cooking zone symbol for longer than 3 sec-
onds.
6.4 Recommended cooking settings
Here you can find recommendations on cooking and an
overview of various dishes with suitable heat levels.
¡ Select heat level 8 or 9 for bringing to a boil or initial fry-
ing.
¡ Stir thick liquids occasionally.
¡ Food that needs to be seared quickly, or food which
loses a lot of liquid during initial frying, is best seared in
several small portions.
¡ When you cook with a lid on, turn the heat setting down
as soon as steam escapes between lid and cookware.
¡ Keep the lid on the cookware after cooking until you
serve the food.
¡ When you cook with a pressure cooker, observe the
manufacturer's instructions.
¡ Do not cook food for too long or in too much water. Oth-
erwise the nutrients will be lost. You can use the kitchen
timer to set the optimum cooking time.
¡ Do not heat oil or grease until it smokes. You will
achieve healthier cooking results.
¡ When you brown food, fry small portions one after the
other.
¡ Cookware may become very hot during cooking. We
recommend the use of pot holders.
¡ → "Saving energy", Page 8
Cooking charts
The cooking chart shows which power level is suitable for
each type of food. The cooking time may vary depending
on the type, weight, thickness and quality of the food.
CAUTION
Stews or liquids can heat up very quickly during cooking
and may overflow or spatter, e.g. soups, sauces or drinks.
Stir continuously.
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Heat the food at a suitable power level.
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Melting
Type of food
Chocolate
Butter
Operation en-us
Power level
1.
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