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Before switching on, place a saucepan
containing water or food to be cooked
on the cooking area. This prevents un-
necessary use of energy or the hot-
plates warping or burning themselves
out.
Keep the hob and pan bases clean
and dry.
Take care before starting to cook
that there is no grit or sand on the
surface of the hob.
This would scratch the surface, espe-
cially if a pan was pushed across.
Do not use any pots or pans where
the base has ridges or a pro-
nounced edge.
These could also cause scratches.
Do not push roasting tins or baking
trays etc across the ceramic sur-
face. Scratches could occur.
Aluminium or stainless steel pans
with aluminium bases can leave
marks with a metallic sheen on the
ceramic surface. Clean these away
at the earliest opportunity, (see Sec-
tion on Cleaning and Care).
Never leave boiled-over sugar or sy-
rups, plastic items or aluminium foil
on the hob. If this does happen,
turn the hob to a lower setting, but
on no account switch it off. Use a
shielded scraper blade to scrape
off the sugar, plastic or foil residue
thoroughly.
If these residues are allowed to cool be-
fore the hob surface has been cleaned,
the ceramic surface will be susceptible
to pitting or even cracking.
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