Thermador POR667, PDR790, PGR657, PDR794 Using Your Cooktop, Cooking Do’s and Don’ts, Cooking Hints

USING YOUR COOKTOP

USING YOUR COOKTOP

CAUTION

The ceramic cooktop is made from ceramic glass,

a tough durable material that withstands heating and cooling without breaking. However, it must be remembered that as it is GLASS, it may break. Treat it accordingly! Should you have any questions about the glass in your new appliance, please contact the Customer Care Centre by phoning 1300 363 640.

The heating elements are concealed under the smooth glass surface which has a pattern to show the location of the elements. The glass will retain heat for a period of time after the appliance has been turned off. This is indicated by a “HOT SURFACE” warning light. It will remain on whenever the glass surface exceeds 60°C.

Utensils

•Use pans with smooth, clean & dry bottoms to avoid scratching or burning residue into the glass.

•Ensure the pan bottom is the same size as the working element.

•We do not recommend ceramic glass pans because they do not conduct heat well Stainless steel or enamelled saucepans are best.

•Do not use pans with copper or aluminium bottoms because they can leave traces which are difficult to remove from the glass.

•If buying new utensils select enamelled steel pans with 2-3mm thick bottoms or stainless steel pans with sandwich bottoms 4-6mm thick. The pan bottom should be flat, or preferably, slightly concave at room temperature so that it lies flat on the glass surface when hot.

Cooking Do’s and Don’ts

•Do use the stored heat in the hotplate by turning the control to “O” before the final few minutes of cooking.

•Do not place heat resistant mats, wire mats or aluminium foil under pots and pans.

•Do not allow pots and pans to boil dry, as damage to both pan and hotplate may result.

•Do not use round bottom woks, wok stands or similar utensils which could lead to overheating of the hotplates and possible damage to the cooking surface.

•Do not slide pans across the surface of the ceramic glass cooktop, it could result in scratching of the surface.

•Do not use the cooktop as extra bench space or as a cutting board.

•Do not allow children on or near the cooktop at any time.

Cleaning your ceramic hotplate

1.Remove all spilt food and fat with a razor blade scraper (supplied with the unit) while the ceramic glass is still warm, but not hot. Wipe clean with dishwashing detergent on a damp cloth.

2.If aluminium foil, plastic items or high sugar content liquids/foods are allowed to melt on the ceramic glass, these should be removed immediately with a scraper before the surface has cooled down, otherwise pitting of the surface can occur.

NOTE: Items with high sugar content not only include jam and fruit but also vegetables such as peas, tomatoes and carrots.

3.When the ceramic glass is cool, apply a suitable cleaner (supplied with the unit).

4.It is important to follow the cleaner manufacturer’s instructions. Remove any cleaning residue from the surface as staining of the cooktop may occur.

5.Do not use abrasive sponges or scourers, oven sprays or stain removers as they may scratch the cooktop.

6.Any pitting, staining, scratches or other surface deterioration is excluded from the warranty.

7.All stains/water marks can be removed by vigorous cleaning, using the supplied ceramic cleaner.

Cooking Hints

Bringing	Use a high setting.
liquids to	Before the liquid begins to boil, turn to a lower
the boil	setting. This will stop the liquid from boiling over.
Using retained	Cooking areas will stay hot after they are
heat	turned off. Turn the cooking area off before
	cooking is finished and use retained heat to
	finish cooking.
Turning to	If the pot does not have a lid, use a higher
higher settings	setting.
Turning to	If the pot has a lid, then use a lower setting.
lower settings	Use a lower setting for foods which will easily
	burn eg milk, white sauce.
Cooking	If food is cooking too fast, take the pot off
too fast	the cooktop. Turn the knob to a lower setting.
	Let the cooking area cool down and replace
	the pot.

Dealing with cooktop problems

Problem	Possible cause		What to do
Heating	1	Power not	• Check cooktop
elements		switched on	is plugged in and
not working			power is on
	2	Controls incorrectly set	• Check correct knob
			turned for element
	3	Household fuse blown	• Replace household
		If the fuse continues	fuse
		to blow, contact the
		Service Centre
Benchtop	1	Wrong type	• Make sure bases
becoming		of cooking pot	are not concave
too hot	2	Pot may overhang	• Place pot on centre
and/or		cooktop	of element so that it
beginning			does not overhang
to discolour	3	Pot is too large	• Use a smaller pot
Food taking	1	Pot base is not flat	• Make sure pot base
too long to			is flat or slightly
cook			convex
	2	Pot may be off centre	• Centre pot over
			element making sure
			it does not overhang
			the cooktop
	3	Need to use larger	• Move pot to a larger
		element	element
	4	Using a round	• Use a flat based wok
		based wok	on electric cooktops
	5	Controls are	• Check control
		incorrectly set	is correct
			• Check setting and
			increase setting
Cannot	1	Control set too high	• Turn control to lower
simmer			setting
food	2	Element too large	• Use a smaller element
Elements	Protective oils being		• Do not worry.
giving off	removed in first cooking		This is normal
smoke or
odours when
first used
Glass	Base of pot is concave		• Use a flat
surface			based pot
becomes
milky white
when pot
removed

USAGE 14 15 USAGE