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GLASS CERAMIC COOKING SURFACE
•The hob is resistant to temperature changes.
•The glass-ceramic plate is very solid but it is not unbreakable. The plate can break when an object falls with its edge
on the plate. Such damage comes out immediately or after a while. Disconnect the damaged hotplate from the main
immediately and do not use it.
•Using the glass ceramic hob as a storage area may result in scratches or other damage to it.
•Hob surface is completely flat and smooth, without edges to accumulate dirt.
•Make sure the cooking zone and the cookware bottom is clean and dry. This will allow better conduction of heat and
prevent any damage to the heating surface. Do not place empty cookware on the cooking zone.
INDUCTION COOKING ZONE OPERATING PRINCIPLE
•The cooking hob is fitted with highly efficient induction cooking zones. The heat is
generated directly in the bottom of the pan where it is needed the most.
•This avoids any losses through the glass ceramic surface. Power consumption is
considerably lower than in conventional cooking zones with radiation heaters.
•The glass ceramic cooking zone is not heated directly, but only indirectly with the
heat radiated back by the pan. After the cooking zone is switched off, this heat is
indicated as "residual heat".
•In induction cooking zones, heating is made possible by the induction coil installed
under the glass ceramic surface. The coil induces a magnetic field which generates
eddy currents in the bottom of a ferromagnetic pan (i.e. a pan that a magnet will
adhere to), which in turn heats the pan.
1. magnetic field
2. induction coils
If sugar or food with high sugar content is spilled over a hot class ceramic hob, immediately wipe the
hob or remove the sugar with a scraper, even if the cooking zone is still hot. This will prevent any damage to
the class ceramic surface. Do not use detergents and other cleaners to clean a hot glass ceramic hob as this
could damage the surface.
INDUCTION COOKWARE
COOKWARE SUITABLE FOR AN INDUCTION HOB
•The induction will work correctly if you use suitable cookware.
•Make sure the pot or pan is in the middle of the cooking zone.
•Suitable cookware includes cookware made of steel, enamel-coated steel pans, or cast iron pans.
•Unsuitable cookware: alloy steel cookware with copper or aluminium bottom, and glass cookware.
•The magnet test: Use a small magnet to check whether the pan or pot bottom is
ferromagnetic. If the magnet sticks to the bottom of the pan, then it is suitable for
an induction cooker.
•When using a pressure cooker, keep an eye on it until the right pressure is reached. First, set the cooking zone to
maximum power; then, following the pressure cooker manufacturer's instructions, use the relevant sensor to
decrease the cooking power at the right time.
•Make sure there is enough liquid in the pressure cooker, or any other pot or pan. Due to overheating, using an empty
pot on the cooking zone may result in damage to both the pot and the cooking zone.
•When using special cookware, observe the manufacturer's instructions.
•Only use cookware with flat bottom! Concave or convex (indented or bulging) bottom may impede the operation of
overheat protection mechanism and the cooking hob may become too hot. This could lead to cracks in the glass
surface and melting of the pan bottom. In case of damage resulting from the use of unsuitable cookware or
overheating of empty, dried-out pots or pans (with nothing in them), the warranty is void.
Only use cookware suitable for electric and induction cooking, with a:
•thick bottom (at least 2.25 mm)
•flat bottom.