Surface Operation, Surface Cooking Tips

Operation

Surface Operation

CAUTION

DO NOT heat empty cookware or let cookware boil dry. The cookware can absorb an excessive amount of heat very quickly, resulting in possible damge to the cookware and ceramic glass.

CAUTION

Metallic objects such as knives, forks, spoons, and lids should not be placed on the hob surface since they can get hot.

CAUTION

After use, switch off the hob element by its control and do not rely on the pan detector.

Surface Cooking Tips

•The minimum pot or pan diameter recommended is 5” (13 cm). Use of pots or pans as small as 4” (10 cm) is possible but not recommended.

•Remember to use the proper size cookware for the size element chosen. Smaller cookware should be used for smaller elements and larger cookware should be used for larger elements.

Note: If ALL elements are turned to HI for a long period of time, the internal temperature inside the cooktop may rise, causing the cooktop to turn off.

Surface Operation

Surface Cooking Guide - Suggested Heat Setting

Food	Start at Setting	Complete at Setting

Rice	Hi - cover, bring water	Lo - cover, finish timing
	to a boil	according to directions
Chocolate	Lo - until melted

Candy	Lo - cook

Pudding,	Lo - cook according to
pie filling	directions
Eggs - in shell	Hi - cover, bring to	OFF - let set to desired doneness
fried	boil	Lo - Med, cook to desired
poached	Hi - until pan is hot	doneness
	Hi - bring water to boil	Lo - finish cooking
Sauces	Hi - melt fat	Lo-Med, finish cooking
Soups, stews	Hi - heat up liquid	Lo-Med, finish cooking

Vegetables	Hi - preheat skillet	Lo-Med, finish cooking until
		desired tenderness is reached
Breads - french	Med-Hi, preheat skillet	Lo - cook to desired browness
toast, pancakes
Cooked	Hi - cover, bring water	Lo-Med, add cereal and cook
cereals, grits,	to a boil	according to directions
oatmeal
Bacon,	Hi - preheat skillet	Med - cook to desired doneness
sausages
Swiss steaks	Hi - melt fat,	Lo - add liquid, cover, simmer
	Med-Hi - to brown	until tender
	meat
Chicken, fried	Hi - melt fat	Lo - cook until tender
	Med-Hi - to brown
	crust
Hamburgers,	Hi - preheat skillet	Med - to brown meat and cook to
pork chops		desired browness
Pasta	Hi - bring salted water	Med - maintain boil until tender
	to a boil, add pasta
	slowly

Remember that induction cooking is instantaneous and boiling time is decreased when using the proper induction cookware.

WARNING

Unattended cooking on a hob with fat or oil can be dangerous and may result in fire. NEVER try to extinguish a fire with water, but switch off the appliance and then cover flame e.g. with a lid or a fire blanket. Ref. EN 60335-2-6-A11: Clause 7.12

Operation

Viking F21270AEN manual Surface Operation, Surface Cooking Tips

Operation