8
Using the hob correctly
Practical hints
The burners
To ensure maximum burner efficiency, you
should only use pots and pans with a flat bottom
fitting the size of the burner used.
Triple Crown Burner
diameter 18-26 cm
Rapid Burner
diameter 18-26 cm
Front Semi-rapid Burner
diameter 12-18 cm
Rear Semi-rapid Burner
diameter 12-22 cm
Auxiliary Burner
diameter 8-16 cm
• For easier lighting, proceed before putting a
pan on the pan support.
• Use only pans or pots with flat bottom.
•
Take care when frying food in hot oil or fat,
as the overheated splashes could easily
ignite.
• If you use a saucepan which is smaller than
the recommended size, the flame will spread
beyond the bottom of the vessel, causing the
handle to overheat.
• Prolonged cooking with potstones,
earthenware pans or cast-iron plates is
inadvisable. Also, do not use aluminium
foil to protect the top during use.
•
Make sure pots do not protrude over the
edges of the cooktop and that they are
centrally positioned on the rings in order to
obtain lower gas consumption.
• Do not place unstable or deformed pots on the
rings: they could tip over or spill their contents,
causing accidents.
• Pots must not enter the control zone.
• If the control knobs become difficult to turn,
please contact your local Service Force Cen-
tre.
• As soon as a liquid starts boiling, turn down
the flame so that it will barely keep the liquid
simmering.
