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Hob - helpful hints and tips – Electrolux EKC607601 User Manual

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Switching off the child safety device
• Start the hob with . Do not set the

heat settings. Touch

for 4 seconds.

Acoustic signal appears. The symbol
comes on the hob and the symbol
"SAFE" goes out of the oven display.

• Stop the hob with .

The child safety device function locks
the hob and oven at this same time.

RESIDUAL HEAT INDICATOR
The residual heat indicator comes on when
a cooking zone is hot.

Warning! Risk of burns from residual
heat!

HOB - HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS

Warning! Refer to the Safety chapters.

COOKWARE

• The bottom of the cookware must

be as thick and flat as possible.

• Cookware made of enamelled steel

and with aluminium or copper bot-
toms can cause discoloration on
glass ceramic surface.

ENERGY SAVING

• If possible, always put the lids on the

cookware.

• Put cookware on a cooking zone be-

fore you start it.

• Stop the cooking zones before the

end of the cooking time to use resid-
ual heat.

• The bottom of pans and cooking

zones must have the same dimen-
sion.

EXAMPLES OF COOKING
APPLICATIONS
The data in the table is for guidance only.

Heat

set-

ting

Use to:

Time

Hints

1

Keep cooked foods warm

as re-
quired

Cover

1-2

Hollandaise sauce, melt: butter, choco-
late, gelatine

5-25
min

Mix occasionally

1-2

Solidify: fluffy omelettes, baked eggs

10-40
min

Cook with a lid on

2-3

Simmer rice and milkbased dishes,
heating up ready-cooked meals

25-50
min

Add at least twice as much liquid as
rice, stir milk dishes part way
through

3-4

Steam vegetables, fish, meat

20-45
min

Add a few tablespoons of liquid

4-5

Steam potatoes

20-60
min

Use max. ¼ l water for 750 g of po-
tatoes

4-5

Cook larger quantities of food, stews
and soups

60-150
min

Up to 3 l liquid plus ingredients

6-7

Gentle fry: escalope, veal cordon bleu,
cutlets, rissoles, sausages, liver, roux,
eggs, pancakes, doughnuts

as re-
quired

Turn halfway through

7-8

Heavy fry, hash browns, loin steaks,
steaks

5-15
min

Turn halfway through

9

Boil large quantities of water, cook pasta, sear meat (goulash, pot roast), deep fry chips

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