AEG HG755440SM - Manual (Page 8)

5. HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
WARNING!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
5.1 Energy savings
• If possible, always put the lids on the
pans.
• When the liquid starts to boil, turn
down the flame to barely simmer the
liquid.
Use cookware with diameters applicable
to the size of burners.
Burner Diameters of cook-
ware
Rapid 180 - 260 mm
Front
Semi-rapid
120 - 220 mm
Rear Semi-
rapid
120 - 240 mm
Auxiliary 80 - 180 mm
WARNING!
Do not use cast iron pans, pot-
stones, grill or toaster plates on
gas burners.
WARNING!
Make sure that the bottoms of
pots do not stand above the con-
trol knobs. If the control knobs
are under the bottoms of pots,
the flame heats them up.
Do not put the same pan on two
burners.
WARNING!
Make sure that pot handles is not
above the front edge of the
cooktop. Make sure that pots are
centrally put on the rings in order
to get maximum stability and to
get lower gas consumption.
Do not put unstable or damaged pots
on the rings to prevent from spill and in-
jury.
WARNING!
Do not use a flame diffuser.
WARNING!
Liquids spilt during cooking can
cause the glass to break
Information on acrylamides
Important! According to the newest
scientific knowledge, if you brown food
(specially the one which contains starch),
acrylamides can pose a health risk. Thus,
we recommend that you cook at the
lowest temperatures and do not brown
food too much.
6. CARE AND CLEANING
WARNING!
Refer to the Safety chapters.
WARNING!
Deactivate the appliance and let
it cool down before you clean it.
Disconnect the appliance from
the electrical supply before you
do cleaning or maintenance
work.
WARNING!
For safety reasons, do not clean
the appliance with steam clean-
ers or high-pressure cleaners.
WARNING!
Do not use abrasive cleaners,
steel wool pads or acids. They
can cause damage to the appli-
ance.
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