Currys Essentials CSPHOBW12 User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
BUILT-IN ELECTRIC HOB
CSPHOBW12 / CSPHOBX12

Contents
Safety Warnings............................................................................................................................ 3
Unpacking..................................................................................................................................... 6
Product Overview......................................................................................................................... 7
Top View.......................................................................................................................................................................7
Control Panel..............................................................................................................................................................7
Before using your New Electric Hob............................................................................................ 8
Choosing the Right Cookware..................................................................................................... 8
Using Your Electric Hob ................................................................................................................ 9
To Start Cooking .......................................................................................................................................................9
When You Have Finished Cooking .....................................................................................................................9
Cooking Guidelines .................................................................................................................... 10
Cooking Tips............................................................................................................................................................10
- Simmering, Cooking Rice ........................................................................................................................10
- Searing Steak ...............................................................................................................................................10
- For Stir-Frying ..............................................................................................................................................10
Cleaning and Maintenance........................................................................................................ 11
Hints and Tips ............................................................................................................................. 11
Specications.............................................................................................................................. 12
Installation .................................................................................................................................. 13
Preparing the Worktop........................................................................................................................................ 13
Ensuring Adequate Ventilation ........................................................................................................................13
Fastening the Fixing Brackets ...........................................................................................................................14
Electrical Connection ................................................................................................................. 15
Fitting Guidelines ..................................................................................................................................................15
Connecting the Hob to the Mains Power Supply ......................................................................................15
Wiring Instructions................................................................................................................................................ 15

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Your safety is important to us. Please read this information before using your electric hob.
Installation
Electrical Shock Hazard
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains electricity supply before carrying out any work or
maintenance on it.
• Connection to a good earth wiring system is essential and mandatory.
• Alterations to the domestic wiring system must only be made by a qualied electrician.
• Failure to follow this advice may result in electrical shock or death.
Important Safety Instructions
• Read these instructions carefully before installing or using this appliance.
• No combustible material or products should be placed on this appliance at any time.
• Please make this information available to the person responsible for installing the appliance as it
could reduce your installation costs.
• In order to avoid a hazard, this appliance must be installed according to these instructions for
installation.
• This appliance is to be properly installed and earthed only by a suitably qualied person.
• This appliance should be connected to a circuit which incorporates an isolating switch providing full
disconnection from the mains power supply.
• Failure to install the appliance correctly could invalidate any warranty or liability claims.
Operation and Maintenance
Electrical Shock Hazard
• Do not cook on a broken or cracked electric hob. If the electric hob surface should break or crack,
switch the appliance o immediately at the mains power supply (wall switch) and contact a
qualied technician.
• Switch the electric hob o at the wall before cleaning or maintenance.
• Failure to follow this advice may result in electrical shock or death.
Health Hazard
• This appliance complies with electromagnetic safety standards.
• Failure to follow this advice may result in death.
Safety Warnings

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Hot Surface Hazard
• During use, accessible parts of this appliance will become hot enough to cause burns.
• Do not let your body, clothing or any item other than suitable cookware contact the electric hob
surface until the surface is cool.
• Never leave metal objects (such as kitchen utensils) or empty pans on the electric hob as they can
become hot very quickly.
• Keep children away.
• Handles of saucepans may be hot to touch. Check that saucepan handles do not overhang other
cooking zones that are on. Keep handles out of reach of children.
• Failure to follow this advice could result in burns and scalds.
Cut Hazard
• The razor-sharp blade of an electric hob scraper is exposed when the safety cover is retracted. Use
with extreme care and always store safely and out of reach of children.
• Failure to use caution could result in injury or cuts.
Important Safety Instructions
• Never leave the appliance unattended when in use. Boilover causes smoking and greasy spillovers
may ignite.
• Never try to extinguish re with water. Switch o the appliance and cover the ame with a lid on
re blanket.
• Never use your appliance as a work or storage surface.
• After use, always turn o the cooking zones and the electric hob as described in this manual.
• Do not allow children to play with the appliance or sit, stand, or climb on it.
• Do not store items of interest to children in cabinets above the appliance. Children climbing on the
electric hob could be seriously injured.
• Do not leave children alone or unattended in the area where the appliance is in use.
• Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance unless specically recommended in the manual.
All other servicing should be done by a qualied technician.
• Do not use a steam cleaner to clean your electric hob.
• Do not place or drop heavy objects on your electric hob.
• The hob must not be used to warm the room, the heating zones must only be switched on after a
pot or pan is placed on top and switched o before removing the pot or pan.
• Do not stand on your electric hob.
• Do not use pans with jagged edges or drag pans across the ceramic electric hob as this can scratch
the surface.

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• Do not use scourers or any other harsh abrasive cleaning agents to clean your electric hob, as these
can scratch the surface.
• If the mains cable is damaged, it must be replaced by a qualied technician.
• Do not operate your electric hob by means of an external timer or separate remote-control system.
• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been
given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the
hazards involved. Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall
not be made by children without supervision.

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Unpacking
Remove all items from the packaging. Retain the packaging. If you dispose of it please do so according to local
regulations.
The following items are included:
Sealing Strip x 2 Instruction / Installation Manual
Screws × 4Main Unit Brackets × 4
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Instruction
Manual
Thank you on the purchase of your new Currys Essentials Built-in Electric Hob.
We recommend that you spend some time to read this manual in order to fully
understand how to install and operate it correctly.
Read all the safety warnings carefully before use and keep this manual for future
reference.
If items are missing, or damaged please contact Partmaster (UK only).
Tel: [phone] for assistance.

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Product Overview
Top View
1. Max.1000 W Zone
2. Max.1500 W Zone
3. Control Panel
Control Panel
1. Power Regulating
Controls
2. Power Indicator Light
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Before Using Your New Electric Hob
• Read this guide, taking special note of the ‘Safety Warnings’ section.
• Remove any protective lm that may still be on your electric hob.
• The hob must not be used to warm the room, the heating zones must only be switched on after a pot or pan is
placed on top and switched o before removing the pot or pan.
• The indicator light will NOT switch on, even when the unit is plugged in. When the hob is in use, however, the
indicator light will light up.
• Before using your New Electric Hob heat each heating zone in turn on setting 3 while placing a pot of water on
top. Ensure the room is well ventilated as there may be a little smoke and odour. This is normal, and is due to the
protective substance on the appliance which protects it during shipping from the factory. Switch the appliance
o once the smoke and odour has stopped. This can take up to 30 minutes.
Choosing the Right Cookware
Do not use cookware with jagged edges or a curved base.
Make sure that the base of your pan is smooth, sits at against the surface, and is the same size as the cooking
zone. Always centre your pan on the cooking zone.
Always lift pans o the electric hob – do not slide, or they may scratch the surface.

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When You Have Finished Cooking
Turn the cooking zone o by turning the power regulating
control to“0“ position.
The hob must not be used to warm the room, the heating zones
must only be switched on after a pot or pan is placed on top and
switched o before removing the pot or pan.
2. Adjust the power regulating control to the desired level to
turn on the control.
Setting 1 – Lower heat setting
Setting 6 – Higher heat setting
Using Your Electric Hob
The indicator light will NOT switch on, even when the unit is plugged in. When the hob is in use, however, the
indicator light will light up.
To Start Cooking
1. Place a suitable pan on the cooking zone you wish to use.
• Make sure the bottom of the pan and the surface of the
cooking zone are clean and dry.
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Cooking Guidelines
Cooking Tips
• When food comes to the boil, reduce the temperature setting.
• Using a lid will reduce cooking times and save energy by retaining the heat.
• Minimise the amount of liquid or fat to reduce cooking times.
• Start cooking on a high setting and reduce the setting when the food has heated through.
Simmering, Cooking Rice
• Simmering occurs below boiling point, at around 85˚C, when bubbles are just rising occasionally to the surface
of the cooking liquid. It is the key to delicious soups and tender stews because the avours develop without
overcooking the food. You should also cook egg-based and our thickened sauces below boiling point.
• Some tasks, including cooking rice by the absorption method, may require a setting higher than the lowest
setting to ensure the food is cooked properly in the time recommended.
Searing Steak
To cook juicy avoursome steaks:
1. Stand the meat at room temperature for about 20 minutes before cooking.
2. Heat up a heavy-based frying pan.
3. Brush both sides of the steak with oil. Drizzle a small amount of oil into the hot pan and then lower the meat
onto the hot pan.
4. Turn the steak only once during cooking. The exact cooking time will depend on the thickness of the steak
and how cooked you want it. Times may vary from about 2 – 8 minutes per side. Press the steak to gauge
how cooked it is – the rmer it feels the more ‘well done’it will be.
5. Leave the steak to rest on a warm plate for a few minutes to allow it to relax and become tender before
serving.
For Stir-Frying
1. Have all the ingredients and equipment ready. Stir-frying should be quick. If cooking large quantities, cook
the food in several smaller batches.
2. Preheat the pan briey and add two tablespoons of oil.
3. Cook any meat rst, put it aside and keep warm.
4. Stir-fry the vegetables. When they are hot but still crisp, turn the cooking zone to a lower setting, return the
meat to the pan and add your sauce.
5. Stir the ingredients gently to make sure they are heated through.
6. Serve immediately.
• Take care when frying as oil and fat heat up very quickly. At extremely high temperatures oil and fat will
ignite spontaneously and this presents a serious re risk.
• The hob must not be used to warm the room, the heating zones must only be switched on after a pot
or pan is placed on top and switched o before removing the pot or pan.