•Very hot steam clouds can escape when ope- ning the lid. It is thus best to wear oven mitts when opening the appliance.
6. Preparing the waffle iron
Before taking the appliance into use check to ensure that the appliance, the power plug and the power cable are all in a serviceable condition and that all packaging materials have been removed.
First clean the appliance as described chapter 8.
Lightly grease the baking surfaces with butter, margarine or oil that is suitable for baking.
Heat the appliance briefly to the maximum tempera- ture (Position 4) with the lid closed.
Note:
On this first use the development of a light odour may occur, caused by production residues (a slight smoke development is also possible). This is normal and stops after a short time. Provide for sufficient ventilation. Open a window, for example.
1.To do this, insert the plug into a mains power socket and turn the control knob q all the way to the right.
2.The red operating lamp w glows all the time when the plug is connected to a mains power socket. The green operating lamp w glows for as long as the appliance is heating up – when it goes out, the appliance has reached its preset temperature.
•Remove the power plug and, with the lid open, allow the appliance to cool down .
Clean the appliance again as described under 8. The waffle iron is now ready for use.
7. Baking waffles
When you have prepared a batter for the waffle iron according to your recipe book:
1.Heat the appliance with the lid closed. To do this, insert the plug into a mains power socket and turn to control knob q to the required position (1 - 4). The further you turn the control knob q to the right, the darker the waffles will be after baking.
Note:
Turn the control knob q to at least position 1. The three dots before position 1 do not have a baking function.
2.As soon as the green operating lamp w goes out, the appliance has reached its preset temperature!
Grease the hot baking surfaces lightly with butter, margarine or oil that is suitable for baking.
•Spread the batter evenly across the bottom baking surface. To determine the correct amount of batter, fill it with batter until the batter lightly touches the edge of the baking area. If necessary, increase the amount of batter used in the next waffle. Make certain that the batter does not run over the edge of the baking surface. Now close the lid.
•After no less than 1 minute, you can open the lid to check the baking result. Opening the lid early will only tear the waffle.
•The waffles are finished after about 3 minutes. You can determine the level of browning either by adjustment of the control knob q or by means of the baking time. In this way, the waffles can be baked to a golden yellow or a crispy brown.
•When removing the waffles, be sure not to ac- cidentally damage the coating of the baking sur- faces. If you do, it will be harder to separate the waffles from the surfaces.
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