Gorenje GIK63B User manual

User manual
GIK32B
GIK63B

GB
Manual GB 3 - GB 30
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Important information
Tip

GB 3
CONTENTS
Your induction hob
Introduction 4
Description 5
Safety instructions
What you should pay attention to 7
Connection and repair 7
During use 7
Temperature safety 7
Cooking-time limiter 7
Use
Using the touch controls 10
Induction cooking 10
How does induction work 11
Pans 11
Operation
Switching on the hob and setting the power 13
Easy Cook function 13
Setting 9 14
Residual heat indicator 14
Child lock 14
Cooking
Healthy cooking 15
Cooking settings 15
Maintenance
Cleaning 17
Faults
General 18
Troubleshooting table 18
Installation
What you need to consider 20
Electrical connection 25
Building in 28
Technical details 29
Environmental aspects
Disposal of packaging and appliance 30

GB 4
Introduction
This hob has been designed for the real lover of cooking. Cooking on an
induction hob has a number of advantages. It is easy, because the hob
reacts quickly and can also be set to a very low power level. Because,
moreover, it can also be set to a high power level, it can bring things
to the boil very quickly. The ample space between the cooking zones
makes cooking comfortable.
The cooking zones can be controlled accurately using rotating knobs.
The position indications are intended as a reference; they enable you to
select a particular setting quickly.
Cooking on an induction hob is different from cooking on a traditional
appliance. Induction cooking makes use of a magnetic field to generate
heat. This means that you cannot use just any pan on it. The pans
section gives more information about this.
For optimum safety the induction hob is equipped with several
temperature protections and a residual heat indicator, which shows
which cooking zones are still hot.
This manual describes how you can make the best possible use of the
induction hob. In addition to information about operation, you will also
find background information that can assist you in using this product.
You will also find cooking tables and maintenance tips.
Read the manual thorougly before using the appliance, and store
these instructions in a safe place for future reference.
The manual also serves as reference material for service technicians.
Please, therefore, stick the appliance identification card in
the space provided, at the back of the manual. The appliance
identification card contains all the information that the service technician
will need in order to respond appropriately to your needs and questions.
Enjoy your cooking!
YOUR INDUCTION HOB

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Description
GIK63B GIK32B
YOUR INDUCTION HOB
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11 47 7
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1. Cooking zone front left 70 - 2300 Watt, diameter 20 cm
2. Cooking zone rear left 40 -1400 Watt, diameter 16 cm
3. Cooking zone rear right 70 - 2300 Watt, diameter 20 cm
4. Cooking zone front right 40 - 1400 Watt, diameter 16 cm
5. Cooking zone front 70 - 2300 Watt, diameter 20 cm
6. Cooking zone rear 40 -1400 Watt, diameter 16 cm
7. Rotating knob for power +/-

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What you should pay attention to
• Induction cooking is extremely safe. Various safety devices have
been incorporated in the hob such as a residual heat indicator and a
cooking time limiter. There are nevertheless a number of precautions
you should take.
Connection and repair
• This appliance may only be connected by a qualified installer.
• Never open the casing. The casing may only be opened by the
service technician.
• Disconnect the electricity from the appliance before starting any
repair work Preferably unplug the appliance, switch the (automatic)
fuse(s) off or, in the event of a permanent connection, set the switch
in the power supply lead to zero.
During use
• Do not use the hob in temperatures below 5 °C.
• This cooking appliance is designed for household use. It is to be
used for food preparation only.
• When you use the hob for the first time you will notice a “new smell”.
This is normal. If the kitchen is well ventilated the smell will soon
disappear.
• Remember that if the hob is used on a high setting the heating time
will be incredibly short. Do not leave the hob unattended if you are
using a zone on a high setting.
• Ensure there is adequate ventilation while the hob is in use. Keep all
natural ventilation openings open.
• Do not allow pans to boil dry. The hob itself is protected against
overheating but the pan will get very hot indeed and could be
damaged. The guarantee does not cover any damage caused by a
pan boiling dry.
• Do not use the cooking area as storage space.
• Ensure that there is several centimetres clearance between the hob
and the contents of the drawer.
• Do not keep anything combustible in the drawer under the hob.
• Make sure that flexes of electrical appliances, such as a mixer,
cannot touch the hot cooking zone.
SAFETY

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• The zones heat up during use and stay hot for a while afterwards.
Keep young children away from the hob during and immediately
after cooking.
• Grease and oil are inflammable when overheated. Do not stand too
close to the pan. Should oil catch fire, never try to extinguish the fire
with water. Put a lid on the pan immediately and switch the cooking
zone off.
• Never flambé food under the cooker hood. The high flames could
cause a fire, even if the cooker hood is switched off.
• The ceramic top is extremely strong, but not unbreakable. A spice jar
or pointed utensil falling on it, for example, could cause it to break.
• Stop using the hob if a break or crack appears. Switch the appliance
off immediately, unplug it to avoid electric shocks, and call the
service department.
• Never put any metal objects such as baking trays, biscuit tins,
saucepan lids or cutlery on the cooking zone. These can heat up
extremely quickly and cause burns.
• Keep magnetizable objects (credit cards, bank cards, floppy disks,
etc.) away from the appliance. We advise anyone with a pacemaker
to consult their cardiologist before using an induction hob.
• Never use a pressure cleaner or steam cleaner to clean the hob.
• This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including
children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or
lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety.
• Never let children play with this device. Children are not to be
allowed near the device unsupervised.
• As soon as you remove the pan from the hob, the cooking zone
automatically stops. Accustom yourself to stop the cooking zone or
hob manually to avoid unintended switching on of the induction hob.
• Never let an empty pan stand on a hotplate that is switched on.
While the hotplate is protected and will switch itself off, the pan will
be extremely hot. The pan could be damaged.
• A small object like a pan that is too small (diameter of bottom
smaller than 12 cm), a fork or a knife will not be recognised by the
appliance. The display continues to flash and the hob will not switch on.
SAFETY

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• The appliance is not intended to be operated by means of an
external timer or separate remote-control system.
Temperature safety
• A sensor continuously measures the temperature of certain parts
of the hob. Every cooking zone is equipped with a sensor that
measures the temperature of the bottom of the pan to avoid any risk
of overheating when a pan boils dry. In case of temperatures rising
too high, the power is reduced automatically.
Cooking-time limiter
• The cooking-time limiter is a safety function of your cooking
appliance. It will operate if you forget to switch off your hob.
• Depending on the setting you have chosen, the cooking time will be
limited as follows:
Setting The cooking zone switches
automatically off after:
1 520 minutes
2 402 minutes
3 318 minutes
4 260 minutes
5 212 minutes
6 170 minutes
7 139 minutes
8 113 minutes
9 90 minutes
The cooking-time limiter switches the cooking zones off if the time in
the table has elapsed.
Overheating protection
The appliance may become overheated if:
• the pan does not conduct the heat adequately;
• fat or oil is heated at a high setting;
• there is insufficient circulation of air (see also ventilation protection
in the installation part of this manual).
SAFETY

GB 9
In the event of overheating the result will be that the cooking zone
in question or all the cooking zones will display one of the following
reactions:
• the appliance will reduce the power a little;
• in case this will not help the appliance will switch off and E2 will
appear in the displays.
If the appliance has cooled down sufficiently, E2 will disappear and you
can switch the appliance on again.
Prevent the overheating protection becoming activated by:
• using pans that are good conductors of heat;
• heating up fat or oil at a lower setting;
• making sure there is sufficient ventilation.
If, despite the above-mentioned measures having been taken, the
overheating protection becomes activated again, contact the service
department or a professionally qualified specialist.
SAFETY

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USE
Induction cooking
Induction cooking is fast
• To start you will be surprised by the speed of induction cooking.
Especially at higher settings, foods and liquids will boil very rapidly.
It is best not to leave pans unattended to avoid them boiling over or
boiling dry.
The power will be adjusted
• In the case of induction cooking, it is only the part of the zone on
which the pan stands that is used. If you use a small pan on a large
zone, the power will be adjusted to the diameter of the pan. The
power will thus be lower and it will take longer before the food in the
pan comes to the boil.
Attention
• Grains of sand may cause scratches which cannot be removed.
Only put pans with a clean base on the cooking surface and always
pick pans up to move them.
• Do not use the hob as a worktop. Always keep the lid on the pan
when cooking, in order to avoid energy loss.
No heat loss and cold
handles with induction
cooking.

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USE
How does induction work
A magnetic field is generated in the appliance. By placing a
pan with an iron base on a cooking zone, a current is induced in the pan
base. This induced current generates heat in the base of the pan.
Easy
The electronic controls are accurate and easy to set. On the lowest
setting, you can melt chocolate directly in the pan, for example, or cook
ingredients that you would normally heat in a bain-marie.
Fast
Thanks to the induction hob’s high power levels, bringing food to the boil
is very quick. Cooking food through takes just as long as for other types
of cooking.
Clean
The hob is easy to clean. Because the cooking zones do not get any
hotter than the pans themselves, food spills cannot burn on.
Safe
The heat is generated in the pan itself. The glass top does not get any
warmer than the pan. This means that the cooking zone is considerable
cooler compared to that from a Ceramic hob or a gasburner. Once a pan
has been taken away, the cooking zone cools down quickly.
Pans
Pans for induction cooking
Induction cooking requires a particular quality of pan.
Attention
• Pans that have already been used for cooking on a gas hob are no
longer suitable for use on an induction hob.
• Only use pans that are suitable for electric and induction cooking
with:
a thick base (minimum 2.25 mm)
a flat base.
• The best are pans with the ‘Class Induction’ quality mark.
The coil (1) in the hob (2)
generates a magnetic field
(3). By placing a pan with
an iron base (4) on the
coil, a current is induced in
the base of the pan.

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Tip
You can check for yourself whether your pans are suitable using a
magnet. A pan is suitable if the base of the pan is attracted by the
magnet.
Suitable Unsuitable
Special stainless steel pans Earthenware
Class Induction Stainless steel
Hard-wearing enamelled pans Porcelain
Enamelled cast-iron pans Copper
Plastic
Aluminium
Attention
Be careful with enamelled sheet-steel pans:
• the enamel may chip (the enamel comes loose from the steel), if you
switch the hob on at a high setting when the pan is (too) dry;
• the base of the pan may warp - due, for example, to overheating or
to the use of too high a power level.
Attention
Never use pans with a misshapen base. A hollow or rounded base can
interfere with the operation of the overheating protection, so that the
appliance becomes too hot. This may lead to the glass top cracking and
the pan base melting. Damage arising from the use of unsuitable pans
or from boiling dry is excluded from the guarantee.
Minimum pan diameter
The diameter of a pan must be at least 12 cm. You will achieve the best
results by using a pan with the same diameter as the zone. If a pan is
too small the zone will not work.
Pressure cookers
Induction cooking is very suitable for cooking in pressure cookers. The
cooking zone reacts very quickly, and so the pressure cooker is quickly
up to pressure. As soon as you switch a cooking zone off, the cooking
process stops immediately.
USE

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Switching on the hob and setting the power
The induction hob is fitted with a residual heat indicator, automatic
cooking-time limiter, Easy Cook function and a childproof lock. On this
page and the following ones, you can read how to use these facilities.
Switching on and power setting
• Put a pan on a cooking zone.
• For the zone required, turn the knob clockwise to set it to the
desired power. The cooking zones have 9 levels.
Switching off
• Turn the zone off by turning the knob concerned back to the starting
position.
Power
The power for the large zone(s) can be set between 70 and 2300 Watts,
for the small zone(s) between 40 and 1400 Watts.
Easy Cook function
The Easy Cook function is suitable for bringing food to the boil rapidly
and then continue cooking at a lower setting. The hob will automatically
switch to the lower setting to finish cooking.
• Put a pan on a cooking zone.
• For the zone required, turn the knob anticlockwise or fully to the right.
“A” appears in the display.
• Set the desired heat-through setting within 5 seconds using the
rotary knob. If you do not set a heat-through setting, the zone will be
turned off.
Once the heat-through setting has been set, the display will alternately
flash “A” and the set heat-through setting. After the cooking time
has elapsed, the flashing stops and the heat-through setting will be
continuously shown in the display.
• Turn the cooking machine off by turning the knob back to setting 0
or further to setting 9.
OPERATION

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Setting 9
Only switch the hob on at setting 9 if you want to boil water. This setting
is too high for heating butter or milk and much too high for defrosting.
Consult the cooking tables in the section “Comfortable cooking” to help
you learn the techniques.
Residual heat indicator
After intensive use of a cooking zone, the cooking zone can stay hot for
some minutes. As long as the cooking zone is hot, the display will show
H.
Child lock
You can secure the hob with the child lock. With this setting, the
hob cannot be switched on and the cooking zone settings cannot be
changed.
Switching on the child lock
• Turn both (middlemost) knobs to the left (while the other knobs
remain in the zero position).
An “L” appears in the display to show that the childproof lock has
been enabled.
Switching off the child lock
• The childproof lock can be disabled in the same way.
A “0” appears in the display after the childproof lock has been
disabled.
OPERATION

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Healthy cooking
Burning point of different types of oil
To ensure your food is fried as healthily as possible, Gorenje+
recommends choosing the type of oil according to the frying
temperature. Each oil has a different burning point at which toxic gasses
are released. The below table shows the burning points for various
types of oil.
Oil Smoke point °C
Extra virgin olive oil 160 °C
Butter 177 °C
Coconut oil 177 °C
Canola oil 204 °C
Virgin olive oil 216 °C
Sunflower oil 227 °C
Corn oil 232 °C
Peanut oil 232 °C
Rice oil 255 °C
Olive oil 242 °C
Cooking settings
Because the settings depend on the quantity and composition of the
contents of the pan, the table below is intended as a guideline only.
Use setting 9 to:
• bring the food or liquid to the boil quickly;
• ‘shrink’ greens;
• heat oil and fat;
• bring a pressure cooker up to pressure.
Use setting 8 to:
• sear meats;
• fry flatfish;
• fry omelettes;
• fry boiled potatoes;
• deep fry foods.
Use setting 7 to:
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COOKING
• fry thick pancakes;
• fry thick slices of breaded meat;
• fry bacon (fat);
• fry raw potatoes;
• make French toast;
• fry breaded fish.
Use setting 6 and 5 to:
• complete the cooking of large quantities;
• defrost hard vegetables;
• fry thin slices of breaded meat.
Use settings 1-4 to:
• simmer bouillon;
• stew meats;
• simmer vegetables;
• melting chocolate;
• melting cheese.

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Cleaning
Tip
Set the child lock before you start cleaning the hob.
Daily cleaning
• Although food spills cannot burn into the glass, we nevertheless
recommend you to clean the hob immediately after use.
• Best for daily cleaning is a damp cloth with a mild cleaning agent.
• Dry with kitchen paper or a dry teacloth.
Stubborn stains
• Stubborn stains can also be removed with a mild cleaning agent
such as washing-up liquid.
• Remove water marks and lime scale with vinegar.
• Metal marks (caused by sliding pans) can be difficult to remove.
Special agents are available.
• Use a glass scraper to remove food spills. Melted plastic and sugar
is also best removed with a glass scraper.
Never use
• Never use abrasives. They leave scratches in which dirt and lime
scale can accumulate.
• Never use anything sharp such as steel wool or scourers.
MAINTENANCE

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General
If you notice a crack in the glass top (however small), switch the hob
off immediately, unplug the hob, turn off the (automatic) fuse switch(es)
in the meter cupboard or, in the event of a permanent connection,
set the switch in the power supply lead to zero.) Contact the service
department.
Troubleshooting table
If the appliance does not work properly, this does not always mean that
it is defective. Try to deal with the problem yourself first by checking the
points mentioned below.
Symptom Possible cause Solution
Symbols appear in the
displays when the hob is
activated for the first time.
This is the standard set-up
routine.
Normal operation.
The fan runs on for several
minutes after the hob has
been switched off.
The hob is cooling. Normal operation.
A slight smell is noticeable
the first few times the hob is
used.
The new appliance is heating
up.
This is normal and will
disappear once it has been
used a few times. Ventilate
the kitchen.
You can hear a ticking sound
in your hob.
This is caused by the capacity
limiter on the front and back
zones. Ticking can also occur
at lower settings.
Normal operation.
The pans make a noise while
cooking.
This is caused by the energy
flowing from the hob to the
saucepan.
At high settings this is
perfectly normal for some
pans. It will not damage either
the pans or the hob.
You have switched on a
cooking zone, but the display
shows .
The pan you are using is not
suitable for induction cooking.
or has a diameter of less than
12 cm.
Use a suitable pan, see page
11 and 12.
The hob is not working
and nothing appears in the
display.
There is no power supply due
to a defective cable or a faulty
connection.
Check the fuses or the electric
switch (if there is no plug).
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Symptom Possible cause Solution
A fuse blows as soon as the
hob is switched on.
The hob has been wrongly
connected.
Check the electrical
connections.
Fault code E2. The hob has overheated. Let the hob cool down and
then use a lower setting.
Fault code E3 The pan is not suitable for
induction cooking.
Use a suitable pan, see page
11 and 12.
Fault code E4, E5, E6 or E9. Defective generator. Contact the service
department.
Fault code You held a button too long. Do not hold the button too
long.
Fault code The childproof lock is
switched on.
See “Child lock”, page 14.
TROUBLESHOOTING

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What you need to consider
Safety instructions for the installation
• The connection must comply with national and local regulations.
• The appliance must always be earthed.
• This appliance may only be connected by a competent electrical
installer.
• For the connection, use an approved cable (for example type
HO7RR) in accordance with the regulations. The cable casing
should be of rubber.
• The connection cable must hang freely and is not to be fed through
a drawer.
• If the connecting cable is damaged, it may only be replaced
by the manufacturer, the manufacturer’s service organisation
or equivalently qualified persons, in order to avoid dangerous
situations.
• If you want to make a fixed connection, make sure that a multi-polar
switch with a contact separation of at least 3 mm is fitted in the
supply line.
• The worktop the hob is built into must be flat.
• The walls and the worktop surrounding the appliance must be heat
resistant up to at least 85 °C. Even though the appliance itself does
not get hot, the heat of the hot pan could discolour or deform the wall.
• Damage caused by incorrect connection, installation or use, will not
be covered by the guarantee.
Clearance
Sufficient all-round clearance is essential to the safe use of the hob.
Check that there is enough clearance.
INSTALLATION
cooker hood
cabinet
side wall
hob
* GIK63B: min. 60 cm