en Safety Further information and explanations are available online: Table of contents ¡ Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit. Safety .............. 2 1.2 Intended use Avoiding material damage........ 4 Only a licensed professional may connect ap- Environmental protection and saving en- pliances without plugs.
Safety en The appliance becomes hot during operation. been instructed on how to use the appliance ▶ Allow the appliance to cool down before safely and have understood the resulting dangers. cleaning. Metal objects on the hob quickly become very Do not let children play with the appliance. hot.
en Avoiding material damage An appliance with a cracked or broken sur- WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! face can cause cuts. Saucepans may suddenly jump due to liquid ▶ Do not use the appliance if it has a cracked between the saucepan base and the hotplate. or broken surface.
Environmental protection and saving energy en Environmental protection and saving energy 3 Environmental protection and saving energy 3.1 Disposing of packaging Lift lids as infrequently as possible. ¡ When you lift the lid, a lot of energy escapes. The packaging materials are environmentally compat- ible and can be recycled.
en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance frying, energy savings as well as greater ease of clean- 5.1 Cooking with induction ing and care. It also offers improved heat control as the In comparison to conventional hobs, induction techno- heat is generated directly in the cookware.
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Basic operation en 5.4 Cooking zone 5.5 Residual heat indicator Before you start cooking, check whether the size of the The hob has a residual heat indicator for each cooking cookware fits the cooking zone that you want to use for zone. Do not touch the cooking zone if the residual cooking: heat indicator is lit.
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MoveMode en ¡ Recommended oblong cookware : 7.2 Switching on FlexInduction Place the cookware on the cooking zone. Select the cooking zone. a The cooking zones split or connect automatically depending on the size and position of the cook- ware. a The FlexZone is connected and lights up.
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en Time-setting options a The function is switched on. 8.3 Deactivating MoveMode Note: You can change the power levels during cook- Touching ▶ ing. a The display beside switches off. a The function has been deactivated. Time-setting options 9 Time-setting options Your hob has various functions for setting the cooking 9.2 Timer time: Enables the activation of a timer of 0–99 minutes.
PanBoost en PanBoost 11 PanBoost You can use this function to heat up pans more quickly ¡ Use pans with a completely flat base. Do not use than with . pans with a thin base. This function is available for all cooking zones, provided the other cooking zone in the same group is 11.2 Switching on PanBoost not in use.
Bacon Teppanyaki Flex Zone Grill Flex Zone Minced meat 6-10 Hamburgers, 1.5 cm thick 6-15 The recommended cookware is available from cus- tomer service, specialist retailers or our online shop Meatballs, 2 cm thick 10-20 www.bosch-home.com. Sausages 8-20 Chorizo, fresh sausages 10-20...
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Childproof lock en Cookware Cookware Skewers, kebabs 10-20 Green asparagus 4-15 Gyros 7-12 Mushrooms 10-15 Vegetables, braised in oil 10-20 Fish and seafood Fish fillet 10-20 Vegetables in tempura batter 5-10 Fish fillet, breaded 10-20 Frozen products Fish, fried, whole 10-20 Chicken nuggets 10-15 Sardines...
en Individual safety switch-off Individual safety switch-off 17 Individual safety switch-off The safety function is activated if one cooking zone is The time from 1 to 10 hours depends on the selected in operation for an extended period and you do not power level.
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To keep your appliance working efficiently for a long 20.1 Cleaning products time, it is important to clean and maintain it carefully. You can obtain suitable cleaning products and glass scrapers from customer service, a retailer or the online shop www.bosch-home.com.
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en Troubleshooting Requirement: The hob must be cold. Do not allow the ATTENTION! hob to cool down if it has sugar stains, rice starch, Unsuitable cleaning products may damage the sur- plastic or aluminium foil on it. faces of the appliance. Remove heavy soiling using a glass scraper. Never use unsuitable cleaning products.
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Disposal en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The electronics have overheated and one or all of the cooking zones have been switched , , , off. , Wait until the electronics have cooled down sufficiently.
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en Test dishes If you contact Customer Service, you will require the The rating plate can be found: product number (E-Nr.) and the production number ¡ on the appliance certificate. (FD) of your appliance. ¡ on the lower section of the hob. The contact details for Customer Service can be found The product number (E no.) can also be found on the in the enclosed Customer Service directory or on our...
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Test dishes en ¡ 20 cm saucepan without lid, ingredients: 250 g short-grain rice, 120 g sugar, 1 l milk with 3.5% fat content and 1.5 g salt – Heating up: Duration approx. 5 min. 30 sec., power level 8.5 – Simmering: Power level 2.5 24.7 Cooking rice Recipe in accordance with DIN 44550 Water temperature: 20 °C...
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