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USING THE HOB
Before using the cooker for the first time
you should:
•
Read the operating and safety
instructions thoroughly.
•
If applicable, remove the remnants of
stickers and glue from the gas hob,
surfaces of hobs, pan supports and
oven door.
•
Ensure that all elements of the
burners are positioned correctly.
Press and turn the control knob to the
large flame position. Press and hold the
ignition button downwards until ignition
has started (Fig. 5).
The large flame mark is for maximum
heat output.
For simmering, lower the heat output by
LARGE
FLAME
SMALL
FLAME
OFF POSITION
IGNITION AND
LIGHT
BUTTON
turning the control knob towards the
smaller flame position.
Turn the knob to OFF (● ) when cooking
BACK
LEFT
FRONT
LEFT
FRONT
RIGHT
BACK
RIGHT
has finished.
Fig. 5
•
The flame should not lick around from the bottom of a pan but cover only two-thirds of
its surface. This will reduce the gas consumption and prevent the flame from soiling the
utensils.
•
The size of the flame depends on the position of the knob. The full flame should be
used until the dish begins to boil, then it is better to use the simmering flame.
•
Burners and ignitor tips should be kept clean, as dirt adversely affects the
performance.
•
Before removing an item off a burner, reduce the flame or turn the burner off
completely.
•
Before switching on a burner, make sure that the knob you are going to use
corresponds to the burner you wish to switch on. The relationship between knobs and
burners is shown in Fig. 5.
Operating burners supplied from an LPG cylinder
.
Before lighting the first burner, open the valve on the LPG cylinder. Then light the burner
using one of the methods described above.
When closing the flow of gas before turning off the last burner:
•
Close the valve on the LPG cylinder.
•
When the flame has gone out, close the tap of that burner. When the cooker is not
used, the valve of the LPG cylinder should be closed.
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