Operating The Electric Hotplate - Bosch HXC39AG 0Q Series User Manual

en Operating the electric hotplate
9.5 Recommended cooking settings
You can find an overview of different foods with appropriate heat settings here.
Notes
¡ The cooking time will vary depending on the type, weight, thickness and quality of the food.
¡ Select the right cookware size for each hotplate. The diameter of the cookware base should be the same size as
the hotplate.
¡ Use as little water as possible when cooking, so that the food retains its vitamins and minerals.
– Use as little water as possible when cooking, so that the food retains its vitamins and minerals.
– Select short cooking times so that the vegetables remain firm and full of nutrients.
Example
Melting
Warming
Heating and keeping
warm
Steaming*
Braising*
Boiling*
Frying
Note:
Information
¡ * If you are using a pan with a lid, turn the flame
down as soon as the food starts to boil.
10 Operating the electric hotplate
You can find out everything you need to know about
operating your electric hotplate here.
10.1 Before using the electric hotplate for
the first time
WARNING ‒ Risk of harm to health!
When heating up the hotplate for the first time, vapours
are released which may lead to irritation of the mucous
membranes.
The kitchen should therefore be well ventilated.
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Stay in the kitchen for a short time.
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Keep children, pets and particularly vulnerable
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people away from the room.
ATTENTION!
If you operate the electric hotplate without cookware,
this may lead to damage to the electric hotplate.
Except for during initial heating, always operate the
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electric hotplate with cookware.
Ventilate the room while the electric hotplate is heat-
1.
ing.
Switch off the electric hotplate after the specified
2.
cooking time.
Wait until the hotplate has cooled down.
3.
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Food
Chocolate, butter, margarine
Stock, tinned vegetables
Soups
Fish
Potatoes and miscellaneous ve-
getables, meat
Rice, vegetables, meat dishes
(with sauces)
Pancakes, potatoes, schnitzel,
fish fingers
Hotplate
Economy burner
Standard output
burner
Economy burner
Standard output
burner
Standard output
burner
Standard output
burner
Large burner**
Wok burner**
¡ ** Optional. Available for some appliances. Depend-
ing on the appliance type. (For frying on the wok
burner, we recommend that you use a wok.)
10.2 Important information about the
electric hotplate
Follow these instructions when using your electric hot-
plate.
¡ Do not switch on the electric hotplate without pla-
cing cookware on it.
¡ Only use cookware with a dry base. Avoid overflow-
ing liquids and using wet cookware.
¡ Residual heat is present after the electric hotplate is
switched off. Keep children at a safe distance.
¡ Ensure that the selector for the electric hotplate is
switched off in the event of a power failure.
¡ We recommend that, at the beginning of the cook-
ing process, you turn the selector to the highest
level and then select an intermediate position based
on the quantity and consistency of the food.
¡ If the diameter of the cookware base does not cor-
respond to the hotplate or if the cookware base is
uneven, unnecessary energy is consumed. Use
cookware with a thick, flat base, the diameter of
which matches the diameter of the hotplate. Never
use cookware with a smaller base.
¡ The hotplate can be switched off before the end of
the cooking time in order to exploit the thermal iner-
tia. To save energy, you can continue cooking for a
while with the heat that has already been produced.
Power level
Small flame
Small flame
Small flame
Between large and small flame
Between large and small flame
Large flame
Between large and small flame
Between large and small flame