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USING THE COOKTOP
Porcelain enameled steel or cast iron
• See stainless steel or cast iron.
Stainless steel
• Heats quickly but unevenly.
• Stainless steel cookware with an aluminum or
copper core or bottom provides even heating.
Operating the cooktop burners
WARNING
Fire Hazard
• Do not allow the burner flames to extend
beyond the edge of the pan.
• Turn off all knobs when the range is not in use.
CAUTION
Do not place plastic items such as salt and pepper
shakers, spoon holders or plastic wrappings on top
of the cooktop when it is in use. These items could
melt or ignite. Potholders, towels or wood spoons
could catch fire if placed too close to the flame.
All the appliance's control and monitoring devices are
located together on the front panel. The burner con-
trolled by each knob is shown by a marking on the
bottom left of the knob (see "Control panel"). The
appliance is equipped with an electronic ignition
device that generates small sparks at regular intervals
, necessary for the combustion of the gas.
Simply press the knob and turn it counter-clockwise
until the burner lights. If the burner does not light in the
first 15 seconds, turn the knob to
minutes before trying again. After lighting, keep the
knob pressed in for a few seconds to allow the ther-
mocouple to heat up. The burner may go out when the
knob is released: in this case, the thermocouple has
not heated up sufficiently. Wait a few moments before
repeating the operation and keep the knob pressed in
longer.
IMPORTANT
If it is turned off by accident, a safety device will trip,
shutting off the gas supply, even if the gas tap is
open. Return the knob to
minutes before lighting it again.
and wait 5
and wait at least 5
To operate the cooktop burners
1. Place your cookware on the burner.
2. PUSH-IN and TURN the cooktop knob to the
(SPARK) position to ignite the burner. You
should hear a clicking sound as the burner
ignites
3. Once the burner is lit, continue to PUSH-IN and
HOLD the knob in the
3-5 seconds.
4. Turn the burner knob to desired operating
position; HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW flame setting.
Note: If the burner goes out in point 3, wait a few
moments and try again. Do not cook with the knob in
the
(SPARK) position.
Simmering function
This function is extremely useful for melting food like
butter, chocolate or similar and for simmering small
quantities of food.
1. Switch on one Circular Dual Flame burner inner
ring.
2. Set the flame to the minimum.
3. Leave the outer ring off.
NOTE
If the outer ring switches on at full power, set half
power at least for the inner ring.
Setting the flame size
The cooktop has three types of burners:
1. Circular Dual Flame burners:
These burners can be adjusted to the HIGH or LOW
flame setting for both the outer and inner rings. Note:
the inner ring will be lit when you light the outer ring on
either high or low flame settings. It is not possible to
light the outer ring without lighting the inner one.
2. Circular Single Flame burners and Fish Burner:
These burners can be adjusted to HIGH, MEDIUM or
LOW settings.
(SPARK) position for
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