Ariston CE6VP4: Using the glass ceramic hob

Using the glass ceramic hob

 The glue applied on the gaskets leaves traces of

 Do not stare directly at the halogen heating elements.

grease on the glass. Before using the appliance, we

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Radiant Ceramic Hot Plate

Ceramic Halogen Hot Plate

recommend you remove these with a special non-

Pos.

Normal or Fast Hot Plate

Automatic Hot Plate

abrasive cleaning product. During the first few hours

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of use there may be a smell of rubber which will

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To cook fish To melt butter or chocolate

disappear very quickly.

To cook potatoes (steam),

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soup, chickpeas, beans

Switching the cooking zones on and off

To continue cooking large

To reheat liquids

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quantities of food, vegetable

To switch on a cooking zone, turn the corresponding

soup

knob in a clockwise direction.

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To roast (medium)

For sauces (including cream

To switch it off again, turn the knob in an

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To roast (well done)

sauces)

anticlockwise direction until it is in the 0 position.

To brown or quickly bring to a

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If the COOKING ZONE ON indicator light is lit, this

boil

To cook at boiling point

shows that at least one pf the cooking zones on the

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hob is switched on.

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For roasts

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Cooking zones

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For stews

The hob is equipped with electric halogen heating

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elements. When they are in use the following items on

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the hob become red.

A. The cooking zone with

radiant heating elements.

Practical advice on using the hob

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B. The cooking zone with a

 Use pans with a thick, flat base to ensure that they

halogen heating element.

adhere perfectly to the cooking zone.

C. The residual heat indicator

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light: this indicates that the

temperature of the corresponding cooking zone is

greater than 60°C, even when the heating element has

been switched off but is still hot.

 Always use pans with a diameter that is large

enough to cover the hotplate fully, in order to use all

Cooking zones with halogen heating elements

the heat produced.

These emit heat via radiation from the halogen lamps

they contain. They have similar properties to gas

burners: they are easy to control and reach set

temperatures quickly, allowing you to actually see the

power they are providing.

 Always make sure that the base of the pan is

Description of the heating elements

completely clean and dry: this ensures that the

The circular radiant heating elements become red 10 -

pans adhere perfectly to the cooking zones and

20 seconds after they have been switched on.

that both the pans and the hob remain effective for

The circular halogen heating elements guarantee even

a longer period of time.

heat distribution in addition to the usual advantages

 Avoid using the same cookware that is used on gas

that halogen heating elements bring.

burners: the heat concentration on gas burners may

Halogen lamps emit high levels of heat and light as

have warped the base of the pan, causing it not to

soon as they are switched on, offering the following

adhere to the surface correctly.

practical advantages:

 Never leave a cooking zone switched on without a

· rapid heating (in relation to a gas burner)

pan on top of it, as doing so may cause the zone to

· rapid cooling

become damaged.

· even temperature across the whole surface (due to

the circular heating elements)

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