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Important
Never leave the appliance unattended when in use. Boilover causes smoking and greasy
spillovers that may ignite.
Take care when deep-frying: oil or fat can overheat very quickly, particularly on a high
setting.
General Cooking Tips
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Using a lid will reduce cooking times through retaining the heat.
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Minimise the amount of liquid or fat to reduce cooking times.
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Start cooking on a high setting and reduce it when the food has come to the boil or
heated through.
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Even after a cooking zone has been turned off, its glass surface retains enough heat
to continue cooking. To avoid overcooking, remove pans from hot cooking zones
when the food is cooked.
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Care and Cleaning
Important!
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For your safety, switch the power to the cooktop off at the wall before any cleaning.
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In this case, there will be no
‘
Hot surface
’
indication, but the cooking zones may
still be hot! Take extreme care.
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Do not use a steam cleaner to clean your cooktop.
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Do not use scourers or any harsh/abrasive cleaning agents to clean your cooktop,
as these can scratch the ceramic glass or stainless steel.
What?
Everyday soiling on glass (fingerprints, marks, stains left by food or non-sugary spillovers
on the glass)
How?
1、
Switch the power to the cooktop off at the wall.
2、
Apply cooktop cleaner while the glass is still warm (but not hot!)
3.
Rinse and wipe dry with a clean cloth or paper towel.
4.
Switch the power to the cooktop back on at the wall.
Important!
1.
When the power to the cooktop is switched off, there will be no
‘
hot surface
’
indication but the cooking zone may still be hot! Take extreme care.
2.
Heavy-duty scourers, some nylon scourers and harsh/abrasive cleaning agents may
scratch the glass. Always read the label to check if your cleaner or scourer is
suitable.
3.
Never leave cleaning residue on the cooktop: the glass may become stained.
What?
Non-sugary boilovers, spills and food stains on glass
burnt-on food or grease
pasta water, milk, soup
How?
1.
Remove the soiling with ceramic cooktop cleaner using a sponge or non-abrasive
scourer suitable for ceramic glass.
2.
Remove any excess cleaner and wipe dry with a clean cloth or paper towel.
3.
Apply ceramic cooktop conditioner or protector following the instructions on the
dispenser. A micro fiber or
‘
glass
’
cloth is ideal for this.
IMPORTANT!
Heavy-duty scourers, some nylon scourers and harsh/abrasive cleaning agents
may scratch the glass. Always read the label to check if your cleaner or scourer is suitable.
Never leave cleaner residue on the cooktop: the glass may become stained.
What?
Boilovers, melts, and hot sugary spills on the glass
How?
Remove these immediately with a fish slice, palette knife or razor blade scraper suitable
for ceramic glass cooktops, but beware of hot cooking zone surfaces:
