Page EN-12
The hob
Glass ceramic hob
Unlike cast-iron hobs, your cooker has a flat
hob made from glass ceramic with clearly vis-
ible cooking zones. So that the glass ceramic
does not become damaged and lasts for a
long time, you need to care for it and maintain
it and use suitable cookware.
WARNING
Risk of electric shock!
Touching live parts may result in severe
injury or death.
■
Do not continue to cook if you find
cracks in the glass ceramic. Water
that runs through cracks inside the
device may be live! If there are cracks
in the glass ceramic, disconnect the
glass ceramic hob from the mains
supply (switch off circuit breaker(s)/
unscrew fuse[s]) and then Contact
(see „Service“ on page EN-36) our Ser-
vice Centre.
NOTICE
Risk of damage!
Improper handling of the appliance
may result in damage.
■
Do not push heavy pans across the
appliance; The glass ceramic may be-
come scratched.
■
Wipe the hob and the base of the
pots prior to use to wipe away any
dirt which may cause scratches.
■
Use the hob as a work surface or to
place objects on only once it has com-
pletely cooled off. Materials which
are sensitive to heat such as plastic
dishes could become damaged if this
is the case.
The hob
The right cookware
NOTICE
Risk of damage!
Glass is a poor heat conductor. Because
of this, thermal stress and breakages
may occur when using glass cookware
on the hob.
■
If possible, only use metal cookware
on the cooking zone.
The best thing to use is cookware for electric
hobs
– with a completely even base, or if neces-
sary with very little curvature towards the
inside (base expands when heated!). This
allows heat to be transferred better and
more quickly.
– with a sufficiently thick base, for example
enamelled steel pans with 2-3 mm and
stainless steel pans with 4-6 mm, which
can be identified with the label “Base thick-
ness in line with DIN 44904” [Bodenstärke
nach DIN 44904].
– of a size that corresponds to the size of the
cooking zones.
d2
d1
The
d1
diameter is always provided as a
pan and pot size.
d2
base diameter is al-
ways around 2 cm smaller. Pots that are
too big can cause paintwork damage.
