Using The Glass Ceramic Hob; Switching The Cooking Zones On And Off; Front Right - Whirlpool WS68V8CCWT/E Manual

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USING THE GLASS CERAMIC HOB

The glue applied on the gaskets leaves traces of grease on
the glass. Before using the appliance, we recommend you
remove these with a special nonabrasive cleaning
product. During the first few hours of use there may be a
smell of rubber which will disappear very quickly.
COOKING ZONES
The hob is equipped with electric radiant heating
elements. When they are in use the following items on
the hob become red.
A A
A A
B
Cooking zones with highlight 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.

SWITCHING THE COOKING ZONES ON AND OFF

To switch on a cooking zone turn the corresponding knob
in a clockwise direction, to a position between 0 and 6,
or 0 and 12 (Dual Highlight).
To switch it off again, turn the knob in an
anticlockwise direction until it is in the "0" position.
Heating only occurs within the marked circular
cooking zones. The zones heat up and cool down
quicker, providing greater controllability for sensitive
foods. Each heating zone is equipped with a thermal
limiter which is a safety cut-out which prevents the
ceramic glass from overheating. After several
minutes at full power without a pan on the heating
zone the thermal limiter will switch the heating
elements off and on automatically to avoid any
damage to the ceramic glass
Rear Right Dual Circuit hotplate
This is a dual purpose hotplate with two elements. The settings
on the glass control panel will show 1-6 when the knob is turned
clockwise to indicate that the central ring is turned on. When the
control knob will show 7-12 to indicate that the whole hotplate.
This is an energy saving feature and is usful for cooking with
smaller pans or for simmering. The control will be OFF the
control knob is turned to the 0 position.
The cooking zone.
A .
The residual heat indicator
B .
light: this indicates that the
temperature of the
corresponding cooking zone is
greater than 60°C, even
when the heating element has
been switched off but is still hot.
Ratings of Cooking Zones
Front left

Front right

Ceramic Ceramic
1800W 1200W
180mm diameter 140mm diameter
(pos. 0-6) (pos. 0-6)
Radiant Ceramic Hot Plate
Pos.
Normal or Fast Hot Plate
0 Off
1 To cook fish
To cook potatoes (steam),
2
soup,chickpeas,beans
To continue cooking large quantities of
3
food,vegetable, soup
4 To roast (medium)
5 To roast (well done)
6 To brown or quickly bring to a broil
7
8
9
10
11
12
PRACTICAL ADVICE ON USING THE HOB
•
Use pans with a thick, flat 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 last 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.
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Back right
Back left
(Dual Highlight)
Ceramic Ceramic
1200W 1800/750W
140mm diameter 180mm diameter
(pos. 0-6) (pos. 0-12)
Ceramic Halogen Hot Plate
Automatic HOT Plate
Off
To melt butter or chocolate
To reheat liquids
For sauces (including cream sauces)
To cook at boiling point
For roasts
For stews
To fry