Saving Energy When Using The Cooktop - Bosch HIS8655U Use And Care Manual

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Open the appliance door as little as possible during opera-
tion.
a This will maintain the temperature in the oven cavity
and eliminate the need for the appliance to reheat.
When baking multiple dishes, do so in succession or in
parallel.
a The oven cavity is heated after baking the first dish.
This reduces the baking time for the second dish.
If the cooking time is relatively long, you can switch the
appliance off 10 minutes before the cooking time ends.
a There will be enough residual heat to finish cooking the
dish.
Remove any accessories that are not being used from the
oven cavity.
a Accessories that are not being used do not need to be
heated.
Allow frozen food to defrost before cooking.
a This will save the energy that would otherwise be re-
quired to defrost it.
3.3 Saving energy when using the cooktop
If you follow these tips, your appliance consumes less en-
ergy.
Select a cookware diameter that matches the cooking
zone. Center the cookware on the cooking zone.
Tip: Cookware manufacturers usually state the top diame-
ter of the cookware. The diameter of the cookware base is
usually smaller.
a The energy is targeted at the cookware.
If you use cookware that is too small, energy is wasted.
If the cookware is too large, much energy is used to
heat up the cookware.
Close cookware with a fitting lid.
a Cooking without a lid consumes more energy.
Only lift the lid when necessary.
a If you lift the lid, a lot of energy can escape.
Use a glass lid.
a If you use a glass lid, you can look inside the cookware
without lifting the lid.
Use cookware with a solid flat bottom.
a Curved cookware bases increase energy consumption.
Use a cookware size that matches the amount of food you
want to cook.
a Cookware with little content consumes a lot of energy.
Cook with a small amount of water.
a More water requires more energy to heat it up.
Select a lower power level as soon as possible. Select a
suitable power level to continue cooking.
a For ongoing cooking a lower power level is sufficient.
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