Getting To Know Your Appliance; The Hotplates; Hotplate And Residual Heat Indicators; Setting The Hob - Siemens EA8 Series Instruction Manual

Getting to know your appliance

An overview of the models with their dimensions is given on
page 2.

The hotplates

Hotplate
Single-circuit hotplate
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Dual-circuit hotplate
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Extended cooking zone
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Hotplate and residual heat indicators

The hotplate and residual heat indicators
hotplate is warm:
Hotplate indicator - during operation, shortly after you have
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switched on a hotplate.

Setting the hob

This section informs you how to set the hotplates. The table
shows heat settings and cooking times for various meals.

Switching the hob on and off

You can switch the hob on and off with the hotplate controls.

Table of cooking times

The following table provides some examples.
Cooking times and heat settings may vary depending on the
type of food, its weight and quality. Deviations are therefore
possible.
Melting
Chocolate, cooking chocolate, gelatine
Butter
Heating and keeping warm
Stew (e.g. lentil stew)
Milk**
Poaching, simmering
Dumplings
Fish
White sauces, e.g. béchamel sauce
* Continue cooking without a lid
** Without lid
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Activating and deactivating
To activate: turn the hotplate control clockwise to
turn the hotplate control to 0 and reset. Never turn the hotplate control beyond the
bol to 0.
To activate: turn the hotplate control clockwise to
turn the hotplate control to 0 and reset. Never turn the hotplate control beyond the
bol to 0.
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. Set the heat setting. To deactivate:
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. Set the heat setting. To deactivate:
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Residual heat indicator - after cooking, when the hotplate is
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still warm.
You can use the residual heat to save energy, e.g. to keep a
small dish warm or to melt chocolate.

Setting a hotplate

Adjust the heat setting of the hotplates using the hotplate
controls.
Heat setting 1 = lowest setting
Heat setting 9 = highest setting
Note: Hotplate temperature is regulated by the heat switching
on and off. The heat may also switch on and off at the highest
setting.
When heating thick liquids, stir regularly.
For bringing liquids to the boil, use heat setting 9.
Ongoing cooking
setting
1
1-2
1-2
1-2
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3*
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Ongoing cooking
time in minutes
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20-30 mins
10-15 mins
3-6 mins